NEW DELHI: Japan's Suzuki group plans to set up three plants in Gujarat's Hansalpur, which will exclusively supply to Maruti Suzuki India Limited Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel today laid the foundation stone for Suzuki's Gujarat vehicle manufacturing plant According to Suzuki, the 'state-of-the-art' facility will be set up in line with PM Narendra Modi-led NDA government 's ' Make in India ' initiative. Suzuki Group will set up three plants with a total annual capacity of 750,000 vehicles. The first plant is scheduled to start production in mid-2017. It is being set up at an investment of about Rs 3,000 crore, and will have an annual capacity of 250,000 units.The vehicles manufactured at these facilities will be supplied exclusively to Maruti Suzuki and support its objective of reaching annual sales of two million units in the medium term.The foundation laying ceremony was held in the presence of H.E. Mr. Takeshi Yagi, Ambassador of Japan to India, Rajnikant S Patel, Home Minister of Gujarat, Osamu Suzuki, Chairman & CEO Suzuki Motor Corporation, Japan, RC Bhargava, Chairman, Maruti Suzuki India and Kenichi Ayukawa, Managing Director, Maruti Suzuki India at the Hansalpur premises.Speaking on the occasion, Osamu Suzuki said:. "For the Suzuki group, setting up of this new manufacturing facility in Gujarat is the start of a new era. Under the "Make in India" program proposed by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi , we will set up a state-of-the-art production plant here in Gujarat, with high focus on productivity and efficiency."Suzuki added: "We want to manufacture vehicles together with you, which we can provide for the domestic and global markets. Your support and cooperation will be greatly appreciated". "Thanks to this project, many more Japanese people will travel to Gujarat. Let us deepen friendship and mutual understanding between India and Japan".The campus, spread over 640 acres, will also have an integrated suppliers' park.