Maharashtra, located in the western region of India, is one of the most economically developed states in the country, driven by industries such as manufacturing, services, and agriculture. Mumbai, the capital of Maharashtra, is not only the financial capital of India but also a global business hub. It is home to the Bombay Stock Exchange, multinational companies, and Bollywood, the heart of the Indian film industry.
Maharashtra boasts a rich historical and cultural heritage, with ancient forts, caves, temples, and monuments that showcase its diverse history. The region has been home to the Kolis, the Marathas, and numerous Islamic rulers of the Deccan. The Maratha Empire, under leaders like Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, played a significant role in shaping the region’s culture and politics and is often cited when talking about the ‘region’s greatness’.
The state was originally part of the Bombay Presidency under British rule. Thirteen years after India’s independence, Maharashtra was formed in 1960 following the bifurcation of the Bombay State, based on linguistic lines, to accommodate the Marathi-speaking population. The demand for a separate state led to the historic Samyukta Maharashtra Movement, which culminated in the formation of Maharashtra and the incorporation of Mumbai as its capital.
Maharashtra is also known for its agricultural production, including crops like sugarcane, onions, tomatoes, rice, and cotton. It is one of the leading producers of sugar in India. However, parts of the state, especially Vidarbha, remain drought-prone and economically underdeveloped. Maharashtra’s infrastructure is highly advanced, with one of the largest road and railway networks in India and key ports that facilitate efficient trade.
Politically, Maharashtra has a diverse multi-party system. The Shiv Sena, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), and Indian National Congress (INC) have been dominant players, with the BJP gaining ground in the recent past. In recent years, the state has experienced political instability, most notably after the 2019 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly elections where both regional parties split into twos.
It is a matter of pride and satisfaction to note Mumbai First’s role in its inception mentioned in the article.
Hon. CM Fadnavis is dynamic and able Chief Minister that the state of Maharashtra is blessed with and we the citizens, expect many more people centric initiatives from him in near future too.
Its good for Mumbai’s growth in fast travelling
It’s highly visible in Mumbai the metro projects, best wishes & thanks
All fine and very good. Trust the projects are related to public utilities such as footpaths, potholes on the roads, rejuvenation of Water bodies, publici toilets and their maintenance, dealing with dirt and their incineration, human refuses are incinerated instead of being dumped elsewhe. Also enabling public for digitally retrieving documents such as birth and death certificates in all municipalities (they can learn from Tamil Nadu).
Financial viability is key to the successful creation of high cost urban infrastructure. Using the Worli – Bandra sealink, even at peak hours, one wonders if it is paying for itself. The trans harbour link that will make the Navi Mumbai airport, itself trailing successive deadlines for completion, accessible to south Bombay is likely to cost 18,000 crores. The toll that users will pay should be affordable, even as it defrays the cost of construction. Similarly, the coastal road and the new Bombay – Nagpur highway must be viable as stand alone entities. The state is now too heavily leveraged to offer much budgetary support, nor are nationalised banks very keen to lend.
Like this infra projects war room having expert engineers and MBAs, there is also need of farm room for solving basic agrarian problems like farm inputs…. Agro climatic issues emerged during crop growth period….. Marketing of farm produce etc. Farmers need support over and above party politics and manifesto.
Food is only solution to apatite hunger and farmer is only person who grow food.