Mumbai — Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis met Amazon CEO Andy Jassy on Wednesday to discuss opportunities for expanding the company’s partnership with the state.
Fadnavis said the discussions focused on Maharashtra’s position as India’s technology capital and Amazon’s role in the state’s digital transformation.
“It was a great pleasure to meet and welcome the CEO of Amazon in Mumbai today. I re-appreciated how Amazon chose Mumbai for its first Indian cloud infrastructure region back in June 2016. Since then Maharashtra and Amazon’s partnership has only deepened over the last decade. I was glad to know about the progress of the projects announced via MoU with Amazon Web Services (AWS) at Davos in 2025 — an $8.3 billion expansion in Maharashtra — Amazon’s biggest single-state commitment — generating 83,100 jobs in India,” Fadnavis said in a post on X.
Amazon operates six fulfillment centers and more than 200 delivery stations in Maharashtra, according to the chief minister. More than 22,000 entrepreneurs and small businesses in the state use Amazon to export products worldwide, with Thane, Mumbai, Pune and Kolhapur ranking among India’s top 50 exporting cities on the platform.
“I also appreciate Amazon’s social commitment for Maharashtra’s environment — including a Rs 10 crore investment in the Vaitarna hydrobasin expected to replenish 1.3 billion litres of water annually and benefit 700 farmers; planting 300,000 trees in the Western Ghats, and investing $1.2 million to restore flamingo habitats around Thane Creek and skilling lakhs of youth for Maharashtra’s future workforce. Look forward to collaborate more for even greater work,” Fadnavis said.
Jassy’s visit comes as Amazon faces growing competition in India’s quick-commerce market from Blinkit, Zepto, Swiggy Instamart and Walmart-owned Flipkart.
Amazon said Wednesday that it plans to expand Amazon Now, its ultra-fast delivery service, to more than 300 Indian cities as it seeks to build what it calls the country’s largest delivery-in-minutes network. (Source: IANS)
