Maharashtra under Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has assumed a key role in elevating the economic…
Industrial investment: 18,709 industrial investment proposals worth Rs 10,63,342 crore were approved between August 1991 and October 2014. Of this, 8,376 projects worth Rs 2,54,784 crore with an expected 10.95 lakh job creation have been implemented.
Foreign direct investments in Maharashtra: 4,246 projects for Rs. 97,999 crore were approved through FDI in the state between August 1991 and March 2012. The two major countries investing in the state’s industrial sector are the US and Mauritius, which have a share of 14% and 13% respectively. In the financial year 2014-15, a total of Rs 38,933 crore was invested in Maharashtra, of which about 5-6 thousand crore came after Devendra Fadnavis took over as CM on Oct 31, 2014.
Exports from Maharashtra: The state mainly exports gems and jewellery, software, textiles, ready-made garments, cotton yarn, metals and metal products, agro-based products, medicines and pharmaceuticals, plastics and plastic products, etc. In 2013-14, exports from Maharashtra were worth Rs 4,34,591 crore.
