Main objective of this government initiative is to create business friendly

atmosphere in Maharashtra by increasing ease of doing business as much as

possible. Main target is to increase the Foreign Direct Investment and Local
Investment in the region to further increase the industrialization in
Maharashtra.

IMPLEMENTATION:
For effective and speedy implementation of the Make in Maharashtra plan
and fast track approval of investment proposal, independent high powered
committees will be set up, headed by the Chief Minister and will have
Industry Minister, Finance Minister, Chief Secretary and will consist of nearly
senior officials. To accomplish this, a draft on Make in Maharashtra Plan will
be prepared and work out new strategies to attract investment.
Online facilities for all industrialists and entrepreneurs are one of the
proposals, which will bring in changes in ruels, particularly the labour laws, so
that setting up of a unit will be hassle free.
The Committee will meet at least once in a month and expected to
resolve disputes at the level of different departments and ensure that all
proposals are cleared in a given time-frame.
To make Make in Maharashtra a grand success, our prime focus is on Ease
of Doing Business. The Government has been interacting with the people
from Industry and people from various sectors and is trying to figure out the
problems and have taken so many decisions to convene meetings in the
designated industrial areas to sort out the permissions required in various
aspects and reduce to the minimum.
The Government has been able to cut down the permissions required for
various business activities to 25% except for statutory permissions and will
be put into auto-pilot mode, mentioned the Honble CM. If you do not get the
required sanction on any specific requirement within 3 days, you can
presume your application is deemed to have been approved.
Land Reform Act has also been amended in such a way that now it is has
become clearer and rider free to convert into use for real industrial purpose
within a period of 15 days. For this purpose MIDC and Special Land Regulating
Authorities will be empowered with required power. Decentralization of
powers to government recognised and reputed Institutions working for the
common cause is also underway to solve problems and issues collectively
rather than approaching for sanction for each and every problem by the
single authority to avoid individual preferences and prejudices.

Labour Act reforms are another important area which is being considered to
avoid frequent industrial and labour disturbances for better industry growth
and productivity
Rationalisation of coal availability by the Central Government and new
policy of allotting the coal block will benefit the State to generate sufficient
power in the State as well as bringing down the power tarif

Shri Chandrakant Salunkhe, Founder & President, Maharashtra Industrial

and Economic Development Association (MIEDA) and SME Chamber of India
suggested that branding and marketing in Maharashtra is need of the hour
and appointment of eminent Maharashtrians from various countries as the
Ambassadors of the State to project Maharashtra and its potential
opportunities to encourage investment, visitors and business partnership as
well as suggested following important points for action plan of the
Government:
1 Remove instantly the bottlenecks of Industrial and Economic growth.
2 Review the industrial policy initiated by earlier Governments for better
implementation and creating confidence amongst existing industries and
prospective investors
3 Emphasise on Making Mumbai as the International Financial Centre by
implementing suggestions recommended by the High Power Committee
under the Chairmanship of the then Union Finance Minister for Infrastructural
Development and Tax Region since since current Central Government is
planning to shift financial hub status to Gujarat Gift City.
4 To review all the permits and licenses to ensure that Ease of Doing
Business in Maharashtra becomes much easier. This will accomplish Make
in Maharashtra faster way so that India will come down from 142nd rank to
the desired level.
5 Review the working of various agencies and their arrangements for taking
care of law and order system of Mumbai city and allocate sufficient funds for
improvement of services to avoid unrest in the city in any manner in the
future.
6 Set up technology parks in each district to generate new entrepreneurship
and new ideas for new businesses.
7 The Minister of Industries should chair Udyog Mitra Meetings every month
to review and resolve issues of the Industry.

8 Scrap down the Mathadi Labour Act which is affecting to Manufacturing

industry and SMEs. This Act was created to secure political interest during the
Congress region.
9 Review why industry and SMEs are moving out from Maharashtra to other
States as well as Government should focus on the sick industries for revival,
which are having large land availability.
10 Mumbai has large number of vehicles and traffic situation is becoming
more and more congested day by day. Review the traffic system of Mumbai,
Thane, Panvel and surroundings to reduce traffic mess in the city.
11 Remove LBT before imposing GST to create confidence amongst business
community of Maharashtra who have lost hope from earlier Government.

announced a slew of policies to make it easier to start and do business in the

state, encourage people from backward classes to turn entrepreneurs and
boost the manufacturing sector. "A seven-crore-strong youth population in
the state needs employment in the near future," chief minister Devendra
Fadnavis said after announcing the new policies at the Make in India Week
seminar, stressing on the need to boost manufacturing.

He pointed out that while agriculture employs 50 per cent of the people in
Maharashtra, the sector contributes only 11 per cent to the state GDP. "This
means it is not a real employment generator. We need to change this and
create employment in manufacturing," Fadnavis said.

The first policy to be unveiled was Maharashtra Retail Trade Policy, which
provides for online registration of small enterprises with less than nine
employees and also allows farmers to sell directly to retailers, .. bypassing
the markets of Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC), a statutory
market committee constituted by a state government. The state also
launched a single window for business in general for seeking various
permissions and licences, which will operate through an online portal. A
package named after BR Ambedkar was unveiled to encourage SC/ST youth
towards entrepreneurship besides two separate policies for maritime
development and electronics and FAB manufacturing.

MOU's signed
The Maharashtra government, has signed over Rs 6,00,000-crore
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with 2,400 companies. They are set to
bring 28 lakh jobs in the state.
The Nagpur-Mumbai Super Communication Highway project to uplift the
farmers in Vidarbha. Rs 30,000-crore project will make the road travel
between Nagpur and Mumbai possible in eight hours.
The Nagpur airport has been listed for further expansion into an international
airport, apart from Mumbai and Pune.
The Metro Rail project is on in full swing in Nagpur. It will have two corridors,
38.2 km in length, and will provide jobs to 1,700 people.

Sterlite Group company Twinstar Display Technologies and Maharashtra

Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) to set up an LCD manufacturing
plant, known as Panel FAB, in technical collaboration with Taiwanese company
Autron. The project entails investment of Rs 20,000 crore.

Hindustan Coca Cola Beverages, Jain Irrigation and State Agriculture and
Marketing department for setting up a juice manufacturing facility to process
oranges. Located in Vidarbha. This investment of 600 crore, will benefit
around 20,000 farmers, generating employment opportunities for over 500
people. The plant is expected to generate employment in Vidarbha.

Raymond Industries and MIDC as part of Farm to Fabric initiative for the
textile sector. Raymond plans to invest Rs 1,400 crore for manufacturing of
linen yarn and fabric and garment business. The facility will be set up in
Nandgaon Textile Park in Amravati district in Vidarbha, and will procure cotton
from the farmers in the district.

Taxi-hailing app Uber Tuesday signed an agreement with the Maharashtra

government to help create 75,000 jobs across the state. Through this
memorandum of understanding (MoU), Uber will focus on training women and
people from marginalised sectors of society. "This is to promote equal and fair
opportunity for all sectors of society to earn sufficient fares as independent

entrepreneurs on the platform,". The move would train and provide 75,000
new job opportunities across Maharashtra over the next 5 years

Solar Industries signs MoU with Maharashtra to set up Nagpur plant. Industrial
explosives manufacturer Solar Industries India has signed a pact with the
Maharashtra government to set up a facility in Nagpur with an investment of
Rs 1,550 crore to manufacture ammunition for armed forces. The project will
come up in Nagpur, a relatively industry deficit area of the Vidarbha region,
and will generate more than 700 direct jobs. The facilities will be completed
in 24 months and commercial production will start thereafter.
MoU with Blackstone and Panchsil SPV for three projects worth Rs 4,500 crore
and generation of some 50,000 jobs. Blackstone will invest Rs 750 crore in
EON Free Zone SEZ, Rs 1,200 crore in Hinjewadi Phase-3, Rs 1,500 crore in IT
Park in Central Mumbai and Rs 1,050 crore in other IT parks in Mumbai.

Worlds largest electronics contract manufacturing company in the electronics

sector, Foxconn, signed a (MoU) with Maharashtra government on Saturday to
set up a manufacturing facility with an investment of $5 billion over next five
years. 50,000 jobs are likely to generate from the facility of the Foxconn.

the General Motors for the investment of Rs 6400 crore for the expansion of
its manufacturing unit in Pune.

Maharashtra government officials said that Mahindra and Mahindra will invest
Rs 8,000 crore, Adani Green Energy Rs 7,000 crore, Ascendas about Rs 4,571
crores and Rashtriya Chemical Fertilisers, the state owned fertiliser giant,
about Rs 6,204 crore.

The 340-points charter conceived by Make in India, Maharashtra has brought

down the number of permissions required for setting up an industry by 60 per
cent, and for setting up a hospitality business by 7 per cent. Once upon a
time, building proposals of the construction sector used to take 365 days to
get all clearances. Now, we have brought it down to 60 days. Investors no
longer need to run from pillar to post, and will require to fill up a single form
electronically to secure all requisite permissions within a time frame,