Mumbai: Maharashtra sarkar ne data centre sector mein bada daav khelte hue lagbhag ₹16.69 lakh crore ke investment pipeline par focus badha diya hai. Rajya ab desh ka sabse bada data centre hub banne ki race mein sabse aage nazar aa raha hai.
Rajya ke Industries Department aur MIDC ke mutabik, Maharashtra mein is waqt 44 mega data centre projects pipeline mein hain. In projects se 1.46 lakh se zyada direct jobs create hone ki sambhavna hai aur lagbhag 23,800 MW ki IT capacity develop hogi.
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis ki aguvai mein Maharashtra ne global technology aur digital infrastructure companies ko attract karne ke liye aggressive policy push diya hai. State ki Green Integrated Data Centre Park Policy aur naye investment agreements ki wajah se kai bade players Maharashtra mein projects announce kar rahe hain.
Haal hi mein global data centre company AirTrunk ne bhi Maharashtra ke Raigad district mein mega data centre project ke liye kareeb ₹2 lakh crore investment ki yojana ka elaan kiya hai. Iske alawa Lodha Group aur anya companies bhi data centre infrastructure mein bade investments kar rahi hain.
Experts ka maanna hai ki Artificial Intelligence (AI), cloud computing aur digital services ki badhti demand ke beech Maharashtra ka yeh mega push state ko Asia ke leading data centre destinations mein shamil kar sakta hai. Agar yeh projects ground par utarte hain, to Maharashtra ki economy, employment aur technology ecosystem ko zabardast boost milne ki ummeed hai.