Guwahati: Billionaire industrialist Gautam Adani today committed an additional Rs 50,000 crore investment in India’s North Eastern states over the next decade. This substantial pledge, announced at the Rising NorthEast Investors Summit in Guwahati, signals a concerted effort to accelerate development in green energy, transportation, and digital infrastructure across the region. Prime Minister Narendra Modi was in attendance as Adani delivered the keynote.
This fresh commitment follows closely on the heels of a similar Rs 50,000 crore investment pledge made by the Adani Group in Assam just three months prior. The combined Rs 1 lakh crore investment underscores the conglomerate’s strategic pivot towards India’s eastern frontier, with a declared focus on fostering inclusive growth and robust local development.
“Three months ago, in Assam, we pledged an investment of Rs 50,000 crore. Today, once again, humbled and inspired by your leadership, I announce that the Adani Group will invest an additional Rs 50,000 crore across the Northeast over the next 10 years,” Adani stated at the summit.
The newly allocated funds are earmarked for a diverse portfolio of projects, including renewable energy initiatives such as hydro and pumped storage, significant upgrades to power transmission networks, and the deployment of smart meters. Additionally, the investment will fuel road and highway construction, alongside the establishment of advanced digital and logistics infrastructure. A crucial component of this initiative also involves the creation of vocational training and skill development centres, designed to equip the local workforce for emerging economic opportunities.
Adani emphasized a commitment beyond mere physical infrastructure. “But more than infrastructure, we will invest in people. Every initiative will prioritise local jobs, local entrepreneurship, and community engagement,” he affirmed, aligning the group’s vision with the national ‘Viksit Bharat 2047’ development agenda.
Historically viewed as a peripheral zone in India’s economic narrative, the North East is now being strategically repositioned as a vital cultural and economic nexus. Adani highlighted this transformative shift, attributing it to the current government’s intensified focus on regional integration.
He described the region’s evolution as “A story rooted in diversity, resilience, and untapped potential,” adding, “This region is now a source of our cultural pride, economic promise, and strategic direction.”
Since 2014, the central government has directed approximately Rs 6.2 lakh crore into the region, leading to a doubling of the road network to 16,000 km and an increase in the number of operational airports from 9 to 18. Prime Minister Modi himself has visited the region 65 times, underscoring its escalating importance in national planning.
“This is not just policy. It is your hallmark of big thinking. It is the hallmark of your conviction in Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas!” Adani told the Prime Minister, commending the government’s inclusive development approach.
Concluding his address, Adani reiterated the group’s steadfast commitment: “To our brothers and sisters of the Northeast, we at Adani will stand beside your dreams, your dignity and your destiny.”
This significant announcement firmly establishes the Adani Group as a pivotal force in the North East’s ongoing transformation and lends considerable momentum to the Centre’s ‘Act East’ policy, which aims to bolster connectivity and economic ties within the region and with Southeast Asia.
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