Gandhinagar, Jan. 11 -- Leading industrialists on Sunday announced large-scale investment commitments in Gujarat at the Vibrant Gujarat Regional Conference for Saurashtra-Kutch, underlining the state's growing role as a hub for green energy, manufacturing, technology and infrastructure.

Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani announced that the conglomerate will invest Rs 7 lakh crore in Gujarat over the next five years, doubling its investment of the previous five years. Addressing the conference in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Ambani said Reliance's commitment to Gujarat's development was a "resolution", adding that "Reliance is the identity of Gujarat, and Gujarat is the heart of Reliance."

Ambani said the investm...