'AI will soon also mean Assam Intelligence': Mukesh Ambani announces over Rs 50,000 cr investment in state

Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani on Tuesday announced an investment of over Rs 50,000 crore in Assam over the next five years, stating that the state will transform from a "tea paradise" to a "technology paradise."

Speaking at the Advantage Assam 2.0 summit, he underscored Assam’s potential as a hub for growth and innovation.

Here are the key quotes from his address:

• “AI, which stands for Artificial Intelligence, will also soon mean Assam Intelligence. Assam’s tech-savvy youth will redefine its future.”


•  "Assam's tech-savvy youth will give a new meaning to AI in the coming decades".


•  “Because of the popularity of Assam tea, until now, Assam is known as the tea paradise. In the coming years and decades, I am sure Assam will be known to the world as a technological paradise.”


• "PM Narendra Modi ji, the title of this Summit is Advantage Assam but the greatest advantage for every Assamese and every Indian is that we are blessed with your visionary leadership."


• "You (PM Modi) have visited the North East over 70 times more than any other Prime Minister in the past."


• "You (PM Modi) have brought Assam from the periphery to the centre of India’s development map.”


• "You (PM Modi) have given an inspiring new mantra to Assam, Act East, Act Fast, and Act First."


• "You (PM Modi) have heralded an unprecedented era of connectivity revolution in Assam and Northeast. Not only physical connectivity, not only digital connectivity, not only developmental connectivity, but above all you have promoted emotional connectivity between the people of this region and the rest of India."


• “Assam has the potential to develop so fast that Southeast Asia and East Asia will begin to look westwards towards Assam as the land of growth opportunities.”


• "World will look at Assam as land of growth opportunities."


• “CM Himanta ji, under your passionate and youthful leadership, Assam has emerged as one of the fastest-
  growing states in India.”

The Advantage Assam 2.0 summit, inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, witnessed participation from national and international leaders, ambassadors, and industry stalwarts, marking a key milestone in shaping Assam’s investment and infrastructure landscape.