ITC Ltd is going to invest Rs 20,000 crore in the medium term across businesses, chairman and managing director Sanjiv Puri told shareholders on Friday.
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Addressing the company’s 113th annual general meeting, Puri said despite the headwinds the investments made across all our businesses to enhance structural competitiveness and build an enterprise of the future, position the company well to leverage emerging opportunities in the market.
“Our confidence in the India story is unwavering and is reflected in your company’s investment outlay of about Rs 20,000 crore in the medium term,” he said. He did not elaborate further on the investment plans.
Puri said contributing to the ‘Make in India’ vision, ITC continues to invest in building world-class infrastructure and eco-systems linked to its products and services. He said in the last two years, the company has invested in 3-owned luxury hotels, 8 state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities, including for products covered under the production linked incentive scheme, and has grown distribution of FMCG products two times.
He said investments are currently underway in two