CM Eknath Shinde seeks customised strategy of growth for state

Shinde said the state has aligned it’s vision and mission with the national vision and is committed to help in realising the Vision of Vikasit Bharat by 2047.

Recounting various initiatives undertaken by the Maharashtra government for farmers, women and youth as well as for industrial and MSME sector, Shinde said his government has assured to recruit youth from the state in more than 1.5 lakh government jobs by December 2023.

“The Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) has adopted a plug-and-play model for manufacturing, which allows investors and entrepreneurs to quickly start their operations with minimal capital investment. The model has been designed to address the challenges faced by the manufacturing sector and is being implemented on a pilot basis in Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar, Nagpur, and Pune,” he said.

Shinde also informed that the state will soon unveil the Maharashtra Maritime Development Policy 2023. “The objective of this policy is to improve water transport and passenger mobility in Mumbai and the the Konkan region of Maharashtra,” he said.

In an apparent dig at the erstwhile Maha Vikas Aghadi MVA government led by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, Shinde said, “My government has removed all obstacles lying ahead of the ambitious Ahmedabad- Mumbai Bullet Train, which were pending during the tenure of the previous government. We have resolved the Aarey land dispute for Metro car shed and mobilised the Metro projects. A 337km-long Metro network is being developed in Mumbai, Mumbai Metropolitan Region and Thane, which is a network bigger than the whole of Europe,” he said.