Adani Group to invest ₹1 lakh crore in Bengal by 2035, ₹4,000 crore in Kolkata healthcare project: Gautam Adani
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Adani Group plans to invest more than ₹1 lakh crore in West Bengal by 2035 across ports, logistics, power, roads, bridges, green cement and hyperscale data centres, Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani said on Thursday.
“We expect to invest in Bengal over ₹1 lakh crore by 2035 - in sectors spanning ports, logistics, power generation, power transmission and distribution, roads, bridges and ropeways, green cement and hyperscale data centres,” Adani said at the foundation stone-laying ceremony of the healthcare project in Kolkata.
The power-to-port conglomerate will invest over ₹4,000 crore in a 2,000-bed healthcare project in Kolkata as part of its broader commitment to the state, he said.
The Adani Arogya Mandir will comprise a hospital, medical college and research facilities and is expected to generate more than 10,000 jobs across West Bengal’s healthcare ecosystem.
“We, at Adani, want to help build that chapter alongside the people of Bengal. And today, our commitment begins with the Adani Arogya Mandir,” Adani said.
The not-for-profit medical institution will have 2,000 beds, including 1,000 beds for economically weaker sections eligible under state and central health insurance schemes.
“At the heart of this institution will be a medical college supported by advanced research and care facilities. This will lay the foundation for a highly skilled healthcare workforce for Bengal,” Adani said.
Group’s Bengal investment plan
The ₹1 lakh crore investment commitment will span ports, logistics, power generation, power transmission and distribution, roads, bridges and ropeways, green cement and hyperscale data centres.
Adani said Bengal’s geographical position gives it a structural advantage as a maritime and logistics bridge connecting India’s industrial heartland and the Northeast with the Bay of Bengal and Southeast Asia.
“Bengal is the natural maritime and logistics bridge connecting India’s vast industrial heartland and the Northeast with the Bay of Bengal,” Adani said, adding that the state has the potential to become “one of Asia’s greatest integrated industrial and economic platforms”.
He said the development of infrastructure could create a multiplier effect across industries and employment.
“Ports strengthen logistics. Logistics attracts industry. Industries drive manufacturing. Manufacturing needs energy. Energy enables digital infrastructure - and digital infrastructure brings in the industries of the future. And, most importantly, jobs multiply,” Adani said.
Focus on Kolkata’s heritage
Alongside its industrial and healthcare investments, Adani Group will support the restoration of Kolkata’s historic Writers’ Buildings, the revitalisation of Kumartuli Ghat and initiatives to showcase the city’s Durga Puja art globally, Adani said.
“Progress cannot be measured only in kilometres of roads, megawatts of power or rupees invested. A society must also care for its people and protect the culture, memories and institutions that give it identity,” he said.
Adani described Bengal as a potential second “karmabhoomi” for the group after Mundra in Gujarat.
“Because, for me, Bengal is not simply an investment destination. It is a place where I want to build, to serve and most importantly, to belong,” he said.