Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis.
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Mumbai: Nagpur, the geographical centre of India, will be developed as a defence manufacturing hub, state chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said.
“Maharashtra already contributes 30% of national production. With new hubs in Pune, Nagpur, Vidarbha and Marathwada, the state will further strengthen its industrial leadership. Nagpur will have a defence manufacturing and solar hub, and Gadchiroli in Vidarbha will develop into a steel hub,” Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said.
“We are pushing solar, wind, hydrogen and storage, transitioning public transport to renewable energy, and boosting spiritual and coastal tourism through projects like the Shaktipeeth Highway,” Fadnavis said during a meeting with officers of the Indian Foreign Service in Mumbai.
“Our effort is to transform governance itself. We aim to build a system that works not only as a 'State' but as an 'Institution'. This will ensure decisions and processes are institutionalised, not person-dependent, and will stand the test of time,” he said.
“Maharashtra currently has infrastructure projects worth Rs 10 lakh crore in progress. These include highways, ports, airports, power projects, urban development and water supply,” the CM informed.