Electronic component supply giant Jabil- supplier to Apple, Cisco and HP- plans to invest Rs 2,000 crore to set up a manufacturing facility in Trichy which is set to create around 5,000 jobs in Tamil Nadu, as per a statement by the state government.

Jabil inked an agreement with the state in presence of Chief minister MK Stalin in the US.

Confirming the investment, MK Stalin said in a post on X (formerly Twitter): "Key investments secured for Tamil Nadu’s industrial progress! A significant investment of ₹2,000 crore at Tiruchirapalli by Jabil, a global leader in EMS. This will create 5000 jobs and create a new cluster for electronics manufacturing."

Following this, Tamil Nadu will have all major Apple suppliers - Foxconn , Pegatron, Tata electronics and Jabil. "This will transform Trichy and create a new electronics cluster," the statement said.