Google intends to train two million Android developers in India by 2019 as well as boost internet coverage in the country’s remoter regions via Project Loon, said CEO Sundar Pichai.

Pichai (pictured) made a number of pledges on his first official visit to the country of his birth as Google’s CEO, as the search giant hopes to raise its profile in the world’s second largest mobile market.

In addition, Pichai said the search giant will work with the Indian government to offer free Wi-Fi at the country’s railway stations. The aim is to offer a wireless connection in 100 stations by the end of 2016. The first Wi-Fi hotspot is due to go live at Mumbai Central in January.

“Every day there are thousands of Indian internet users who are coming online for the first time,” said Pichai. “We are just barely getting started. We think what we build in India will apply globally to many, many places.”

His comments were reported by a number of outlets including Reuters, the Financial Times and the Wall Street Journal.

The search giant is hoping that initiatives to expand connectivity in India will also benefit its own position in a key market.

In addition to training additional developers and using Project Loon’s high-altitude balloons to spread coverage to the more remote areas of India, the company said it is looking at promoting internet usage among women in rural locations and expand its campus in the city of Hyderabad.