Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis met Amazon CEO Andy Jassy and urged the American tech leader to invest in data centers, healthcare facilities, and artificial intelligence-driven skill enhancement in the state.

Maharashtra serves as the data center hub of the nation. We are building a robust ecosystem for the growth and advancement of data centres. In addition to this, there are notable prospects in healthcare, technological infrastructure, and AI-driven skill enhancement. A government statement quoted the chief minister saying, "The state should receive investment from Amazon."

The government intends to increase the economy's size from the current estimated $ 660 billion to $ 1 trillion by 2030, having already surpassed more than half of that goal, according to Fadnavis.

The state government is progressively using artificial intelligence to enhance service delivery to citizens and developing AI-integrated systems in agriculture, infrastructure, healthcare, and education, he informed Jassy.

Acknowledging that AI is changing job dynamics, the chief minister stated that skill development initiatives aligned with emerging technologies are crucial, and Maharashtra is keen to collaborate with Amazon in this domain as well.

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The state, boasting a robust micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSME) foundation, is also cultivating the necessary ecosystem for AI-based skill development initiatives for the sector, according to reports.

The chief minister highlighted that Maharashtra became the first state in India to adopt a public cloud policy and had previously collaborated with Amazon Web Services on public cloud projects.

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The state has revealed a specific data centre policy prioritizing green data centers, which encourages the use of renewable energy and offers incentives, according to Fadnavis.

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According to reports, the chief minister emphasized the investment prospects in the forthcoming Medicity project in Navi Mumbai, which is being built as a comprehensive healthcare ecosystem.