Want to make Maharashtra trillion-dollar economy by 2025: Fadnavis
Maharashtra is aspiring to make the state the first trillion-dollar economy by 2025, CM Devendra Fadnavis said in Washington. Maharashtra's economy at present is $400bn, and with the current growth rate, it is destined to become trillion-dollar economy by 2030, he said, adding he wants to achieve that milestone five years early. For this, FDI is needed in infrastructure, agriculture and services, he said.
Fadnavis elaborates on Maharashtra government's achievements
While speaking at an event organized jointly by India Initiative of the Georgetown University and Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Fadnavis gave a detailed presentation of the achievements of his government. He also mentioned their efforts to achieve the goal of a drought-free state, massive investment in infrastructure sector, including transportation, and marching ahead in the new technology sector like artificial intelligence.
'11,000 villages were made drought-free in 3 years'
Fadnavis said in just three years, 11,000 villages of the state have been made drought-free. The goal is to increase the number of such villages to 16,000 by end of this year. He also spoke on infrastructure projects, Nagpur-Mumbai Maharashtra Samruddhi corridor, which will create logistics and agro-processing hubs in 24 districts, and many other initiatives.
Fadnavis seeks World Bank's help to provide sustainable-livelihood in villages
Fadnavis visited the World Bank Headquarters yesterday and sought assistance for MMR Multimodal Transport Corridor and Rural Livelihood Project to provide sustainable livelihood enhancements in 10,000 villages of Maharashtra.
