Global Investors’ Summit
AMN / GUWAHATI
Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani Saturday announced plans to invest Rs 2,500 crore in Assam in the next three years. Ambani said Jio offices will be opened in 150 Tehsil headquarters in the State, while the number of petrol pumps will be increased from 27 to 165. The number of retail division outlet will be increased to 40 from two.
Ambani was speaking at the Global Investors’ Summit here.
“We have given livelihood opportunities to 20,000 people in the State and in the next three years we plan to increase it by five folds to 100,000,” he said.
Knowing the passion towards football in Assam, the Indian Super League, run by IMG Reliance, will set up a football academy in partnership with the State government, he added.
The Reliance Foundation will establish a centre at a university in Assam to promote wildlife protection and sustainable eco-tourism in the State.
Assam, he said, was a low priority State for telecom operators, but for Reliance it is a Category A State and the company is the largest private sector investor of the State, having invested Rs 5,000 crore.
“Advantage Assam is advantage India. The State’s development potential is limitless as it has a huge pool of human resource,” he said.
