Overview

• The ground‑breaking was conducted remotely from Varsha, the chief minister’s official residence, according to the CMO.
• The launch marks the first phase of AWS’s $8.3 billion commitment that followed an MoU signed at the World Economic Forum in Davos earlier this year.
• AWS estimates the additional investment could contribute $15.3 billion to India’s GDP by 2030 and support an annual average of more than 81,300 full‑time equivalent jobs in the data‑centre supply chain.
• The state says it is reducing approval timelines, simplifying processes and using a dedicated war room to provide real‑time updates on project proposals.
• Fadnavis also flagged off India’s first Think Big Mobile Van under Amazon’s Mobile STEAM Lab initiative to give Mumbai students exposure to modern technology and research.