Amazon announced its plans to bring artificial intelligence (AI) to millions of Indians by 2030, supporting the Government of India's AI Mission to boost accessibility, productivity, and digital inclusion. Amazon is on track to invest $12.7 billion in local cloud and AI infrastructure. The investment will bring the benefits of AI to over 15 million small businesses through its various businesses.

Amazon has also committed to bringing AI literacy and career awareness to 4 million government-school students by 2030. The company will continue to leverage AI to make shopping easier, and more immersive for hundreds of millions of customers on Amazon.in.

"AI has the potential to be the great equaliser in India—breaking down barriers of language, literacy, and access that have historically held people back," says Samir Kumar, Country Manager, Amazon India. "When a small business owner in a tier-3 city can use AI to create professional product listings in minutes, or a student in a government school learns skills that opens doors to new careers, or a customer shops in their local language without needing to type—that's when technology truly serves everyone. We're building AI infrastructure and tools at scale because we believe every Indian deserves to benefit from this transformation, and we're proud to support the government's AI mission to make it a reality."

The growing demand for cloud and AI means Amazon continues to invest in local cloud and AI infrastructure, skills, and innovation to help India become a leader in global technology. In May 2023, Amazon announced plans to invest $12.7 billion in India by 2030 into its local cloud and AI infrastructure across Telangana and Maharashtra.

AWS is helping organisations across India’s public and private sector leverage its agentic AI capabilities, with customers including DigiYatra, Apollo Tyres and Axis Bank. As part of its global skill development initiative AWS is building a pipeline of skilled people ready for an agentic AI future. Since 2017, AWS has trained over 6.2 million individuals in India with cloud skills through several programs such as AWS Skill Builder, AWS Educate, AWS re/Start, and recently announced new AI courses.