UP Investors' Summit 2018: Jio to invest Rs 100-bn in 3 years, says Ambani

Mukesh Ambani also mentioned that Jio has already created over 40,000 direct and indirect jobs in Uttar Pradesh

Reliance Jio will invest another Rs 100 billion in Uttar Pradesh over the next three years, Reliance Industries Limited Chairman Mukesh Ambani said here on Wednesday.

"Today I am happy to inform this audience that Jio is one of the largest investors in Uttar Pradesh with investments of over Rs 200 billion. Jio is providing the highest quality data at the lowest price in the world to over 20 million citizens of Uttar Pradesh," Ambani said while addressing the Uttar Pradesh Investors' Summit 2018.

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"I have come to Lucknow to assure the Prime Minister and the Chief Minister that Jio's Digital Revolution is here to make the maximum contribution to UP's development revolution," he added.

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While talking about affordable handsets, JioPhone, Ambani said: "Jio will make available over 20 million JioPhones in UP within the next two months on a priority basis."

He mentioned that Jio has already created over 40,000 direct and indirect jobs in the state. | Reliance Industries Stock Price

"Jio will establish a Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution within the campus of a reputed university in Uttar Pradesh," Ambani added.

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UP Investors' Summit: Jio to invest Rs 100 bn in 3 yrs, create 100,000 jobs

Jio's digital revolution is here to make the maximum contribution to UP's industrial revolution

Reliance Industries Chairman and Managing Director Mukesh Ambani on Wednesday committed to investing Rs. 100 billion in Uttar Pradesh over the next three years.

"Jio has invested Rs. 200 billion already in the state, and plans to invest another Rs. 100 billion over the next three years.

We aim to bring Jio to every village in state by the end of this year," he said at the Uttar Pradesh Investors' Summit here.

Furthermore, the top businessman stated that over 20 million Jio phones will be sanctioned and 100,000 new jobs would be created in Uttar Pradesh, which he said, was India's "most popular state." | Reliance Industries Share Price

"If UP gets up and running, nobody can stop India from being a global superpower. It is a key investment area for us, and hence, we would like to support development at every level," he said.

He said that RIL has built world-class digital infrastructure all over India and UP which is the most populous state can soon enough be the Centre of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, within the visionary approach of the PM.

RIL has rebuilt the next generation digital communication services to help hospitals, schools, small, medium businesses grow.

Ambani also extended his commitment to developing the Centre's Namami Gange project to clean River Ganga.

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Reliance can produce 10 mn Jio Phones in a year at its Tirupati plant

The government did not disclose the investments entailing these and other facilities proposed to be set by the company

Reliance Group would set up an electronic manufacturing park in 150 acres at Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh. | Reliance Industries Stock Price

The park will have a mobile phone manufacturing plant that can produce 10 million Jio Phones per year besides other electronic product facilities, including that of television sets, batteries, set-top boxes among other things, the state government announced after a high level meeting between Reliance Group chairman Mukesh Ambani and chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday.
The government did not disclose the investments entailing these and other facilities proposed to be set by the company.

According to the government, Reliance Group will aim to create an end-to-end ecosystem in the electronics sector, right from chip design to product development and also provide training to students in electronics manufacturing at the proposed electronics park.

Reliance will also set up citizen service centres (CSCs) across 5,000 villages in the state and these centers will make the government services available to the public at a most affordable cost, the government said.

The company will also establish a digital infrastructure, telecom and start-up ecosystem development center in 50 acres at Amaravati, a 150 mw solar power plant in Peddapuram.

Reliance Group chairman has flown to Vijayawada on Tuesday evening and met with chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu to discuss the company's investment plans among other things.

During his visit, Ambani also visited the Real Time Governance (RTG) center, which was established by Naidu government in Amaravati secretariat complex.

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RIL to acquire 5% stake in Eros international for Rs 10 bn to produce films

Both the companies have agreed to partner in India to jointly produce and consolidate content from across the country

RIL on Tuesday said it will acquire 5 per cent stake in NYSE listed Eros International for Rs 10 billion with a view to producing and acquiring Indian films and digital originals across all languages. | Reliance Industries Stock Price

Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) and Eros International Plc announced that RIL, through a subsidiary, "has agreed to subscribe to a 5 per cent equity stake" in Eros at a price of $15 per share, the company said in a statement.

Both the companies have agreed to partner in India to jointly produce and consolidate content from across the country.

"The parties will equally invest up to Rs 10 billion in aggregate (about $150 million) to produce and acquire Indian films and digital originals across all languages," it said.

It further said that Jyoti Deshpande, Group CEO and MD of Eros International Plc, the parent company of Eros India, will be stepping down from her executive role and move on to head the media and entertainment business at RIL as President of the Chairmans Office.

Deshpande will start her new role at RIL from April 2018, but will continue to remain as a director on the board of Eros India as well as Eros Plc, it added.

Kishore Lulla will resume his position of Group Chairman and CEO of Eros Plc.
" The parties will equally invest up to Rs 10 billion in aggregate to produce and acquire Indian films and digital originals across all languages," it said.

Mukesh Ambani, Chairman & Managing Director, RIL said: "We are pleased to join hands with Eros, as it will bring further synergies into our plans, making for a win-win partnership".

In her new role at RIL, Deshpande will lead the companys initiatives in media and entertainment to organically build and grow businesses around the content ecosystem such as broadcasting, films, sports and music.

Besides, she will help integrate RILs existing media investments such as Viacom and Balaji Telefilms with a view to build, scale and consolidate the fragmented USD 20 billion Indian M&E sector.
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