Rs 1 Lakh Crore Bombshell: Adani’s Mega Investment Set to Transform India’s East!

New Delhi(The Uttam Hindu): Providing a big lift to the economic outlook of the northeastern states, Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani on Friday made a commitment of Rs one lakh crore of investment in Assam and the entire northeastern region over a period of ten years.

Addressing the 'Rising Northeast Global Investors Summit' in New Delhi amidst the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and northeast Chief Ministers, Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia and a gathering of senior leaders and industrialists, Gautam Adani stated that his group's investment will be in green energy, power transmission, roads, digital infrastructure, logistics and human capital development.

"Everything will be done from the soil to the energy transmission, infrastructure to the digital, the logistics as well as the skill-building and vocational training facilities," the industrialist billionaire declared.

The commitment more than doubles the Rs 50,000 crore investment made by the Adani Group three months ago during the 'Advantage Assam 2.0' summit in February.

Honored and motivated by your leadership," Gautam Adani stated, while speaking to PM Modi, "I declare that the Adani Group will be investing another Rs 50,000 crore in the northeast within the next 10 years.

In his speech, Gautam Adani lauded the northeast's change under PM Modi's leadership, referring to the huge infra push encompassing Rs 6.2 lakh crore of investment since 2014, the twofold expansion in the road network to 16,000 km and raising operational airports from 9 to 18.

He attributed the Prime Minister's 'Act East, Act Fast, Act First' policy as a game-changer for the country's growth. "This is not merely policy. It is your signature of big thinking," Gautam Adani stated.

Accentuating a people-centric agenda, Gautam Adani underlined that in addition to physical infrastructure, the investments of the Adani Group would focus on job creation, entrepreneurship, and community participation. "More than infrastructure, we will invest in people. Every initiative will give maximum importance to local jobs, local entrepreneurship, and community participation," he stated.

Emphasizing the Group's commitment to the national vision of Viksit Bharat 2047, the Chairman of the Adani Group signed off with a call to partnership: "To our northeastern brothers and sisters, we at Adani will stand by your dreams, your dignity and your destiny." The announcement places the Adani Group at the forefront of the northeast's economic transition as a major private sector player, with long-term impact in energy, connectivity, and livelihoods.