Maharashtra

Maharashtra is India’s economic powerhouse, home to the economic capital of Mumbai and the source of a significant source of the central government’s tax revenues. Thanks in large part to the many industries located in the state and progressive government policies, since the early 2000s, the state remains a top destination for investors in a range of sectors.  But the massive state also embodies many of India’s contradictions; its eastern reaches are remote, prone to drought, and deeply poor. The current government is seeking to bring development to those areas while not neglecting the needs of its urban centers including the megacity of Mumbai.

State Policies

Solar Policy: Unconventional Energy Generation Policy (2020) and Solar Energy Policy (2020) (in Marathi)

Electric Mobility Policy: Electric Vehicle Policy (2021)

Industry Policy: Industrial Policy (2019)

State Summary

  • Size
    118,809 sq. miles
  • Population
    112.4 million
  • State GDP
    $233.41 billion (USD)
  • Legislative Assembly Seats
    288
  • Rajya Sabha Seats
    19
  • Lok Sabha Seats
    48
  • Party Affiliation
    Shiv Sena (SS), Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)
    Indian National Congress (INC)
Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) taxis are driven past Chhatrapati Shivaji (Victoria) Terminus train station in Mumbai. (SAJJAD HUSSAIN/AFP/Getty Images)
Under construction residential buildings rise into the skyline of Mumbai. (PUNIT PARANJPE/AFP/Getty Images)
Left: Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) taxis are driven past Chhatrapati Shivaji (Victoria) Terminus train station in Mumbai. (SAJJAD HUSSAIN/AFP/Getty Images)
Right: Under construction residential buildings rise into the skyline of Mumbai. (PUNIT PARANJPE/AFP/Getty Images)
Climate Change

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Energy

India faces a complex energy challenge: it needs cheap and abundant energy to power high economic growth and lift its citizens into the middle class. But it also hopes to keep its commitments to the U.N. Climate Change Convention and achieve energy independence. India’s states have the resources to generate the energy India needs, but they take different approaches to fostering the growth of the industry. This section allows you to explore energy news from India’s states and offers the Wadhwani Chair’s analysis of India’s energy sector.

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Related National Goals

U.S.–India Energy Cooperation Project TrackerThere is currently no data available for . (updated July 3, 2019)

Solar Performance Tracker — Maharashtra reaches 3646.13 MW (updated March 31, 2021)

Wind Performance Tracker — Maharashtra achieves 5012.83 MW (updated March 30, 2021)

Health

Health

While India’s healthcare system is expansive in terms of the number of beneficiaries covered, inequalities in access to high-quality yet affordable care continue to plague delivery systems and push citizens towards the more unregulated private sector. Similarly, while India’s National Health Policy of 2017 promises to reform this system, the responsibility to institute those reforms falls to the states who each have their own unique challenges and opportunities to meet the healthcare needs of their people. This section allows you to explore emerging healthcare policies and news covering new initiatives from India’s states and offers the Wadhwani Chair’s analysis of India’s healthcare sector.

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