Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced an investment of $8.3 billion to enhance cloud infrastructure in the state of Maharashtra until 2030. The initiative is meant to address India’s increasing requirement for cloud services and artificial intelligence (AI).
It is estimated that this investment would add $15.3 billion to the Indian GDP and create more than 81,300 full-time jobs every year in the data center supply chain in Maharashtra. These jobs will be in the telecommunication, construction, electricity generation and data center operations sectors.
The commitment of AWS is part of a wider plan, with a total planned investment of $12.7 billion across India until 2030. This move is in line with India’s efforts to enhance the local cloud storage capabilities. The Indian cloud services market is estimated to be worth $8.3 billion in 2023 and is expected to grow to $24.2 billion by 2028.
The MoU between the Maharashtra government and AWS was signed on January 22, 2025, at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis called AWS’s presence in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region as a game changer for the state’s digital economy and would help in the growth, innovation, and employment.
David Zapolsky, the Senior Vice President of AWS, also announced the company’s continued devotion to the digital growth of Maharashtra and explained how it will help ‘democratize’ technology access for businesses, start-ups, and public sector organisations.
This investment will go a long way in enhancing Maharashtra’s status as a significant player in India’s cloud computing and Artificial Intelligence future.
