Maharashtra
Having a 720-km-long coastline along the Arabian Sea, Maharashtra occupies the western and central part of India and is fortified naturally by Sahyadri and Satpuda mountain ranges. The state is surrounded by Gujarat to the north west, Madhya Pradesh to the north, Chhattisgarh to the east, Telangana to the south east, Karnataka to the south and Goa to the south west. For administrative convenience, the state has been divided into 36 districts and six revenue divisions.
With a population of 11.24 crore, as per Population Census 2011 and having a geographical area of about 3.08 lakh sq. km, the state ranks second in terms of population and third in terms of geographical area. Maharashtra is one of the highly urbanised states in India.
Mumbai, the state capital is not only home to leading corporate houses and firms but also to Asia’s oldest Stock Exchange, the Bombay Stock Exchange.
To develop the industrial sector, the government placed thrust on sectors like Agro & food processing units, Textile machinery manufacturing, Information Technology (IT) & IT Enabled Services (ITeS), Electric vehicles, Industry 4.0 (Artificial Intelligence (AI), 3D printing, Internet of Things (IoT) & Robotics, Nanotechnology), Integrated Data Centre Parks, Electronic Systems Design & Manufacturing (ESDM) and Semi-conductor fabrication.
The state has been adopting varied measures for enhancing ‘Ease of Doing Business’. MIDC is offering ready-to-move-in factory environment under Plug & Play Infrastructure complete with advanced utilities and affordable pricing structure with sectoral tailoring. The grand response garnered in ‘Magnetic Maharashtra 2.0 Investors Summit’ demonstrated that the state remains the favoured destination for investments owing to well-developed infrastructure, technological advancement, availability of skilled manpower, connectivity to major areas and ample natural resources.
Having a 720-km-long coastline along the Arabian Sea, Maharashtra occupies the western and central part of India and is fortified naturally by Sahyadri and Satpuda mountain ranges. The state is surrounded by Gujarat to the north west, Madhya Pradesh to the north, Chhattisgarh to the east, Telangana to the south east, Karnataka to the south and Goa to the south west. For administrative convenience, the state has been divided into 36 districts and six revenue divisions.
With a population of 11.24 crore, as per Population Census 2011 and having a geographical area of about 3.08 lakh sq. km, ...