The investment will create 25,000 jobs in the first phase, K. T. Rama Rao said in a tweet.
Apple has been shifting production away from China, where prior COVID restrictions disrupted the manufacturing of new iPhones and other devices. The tech company is also looking to avoid a hit to its business due to tensions between Beijing and Washington.
Foxconn in late March received approval from the Karnataka government for a $968 million investment in the state.
