The Maharashtra government has set an ambitious goal to elevate the state's economy to one trillion dollars by 2030. The government has stated that attracting direct foreign investment is essential for this. In line with this objective, the newly announced industry, investment, and service policy includes the launch of the 'Invest Maharashtra' digital platform. Additionally, a decision has been made to establish 'Country Desks' at various locations to attract global investment.
The government announced the government decision of the new industrial policy on December 31, 2025. The duration of this policy will be five years. According to the policy, an integrated digital platform 'Invest Maharashtra' will be created, which will bring together investment projects from all sectors in the state to form a planned investment platform. This platform will focus on accelerating value-added industrialization as well as regional development, per capita income growth, capital efficiency, sustainable improvements, and environmentally friendly industrialization.
A separate company will be established to implement the 'Invest Maharashtra' initiative, with a financial provision of 3,000 crore rupees. Through this platform, financial and non-financial incentives will be provided to projects in the manufacturing and service sectors. Additionally, the platform will also be responsible for ease of doing business, implementation of central and state government policies, and project management.
A 'Country Desk' will be established to attract global investment. These desks will be set up in Delhi, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad in India, as well as in the USA, Sweden, Germany, Dubai, Taiwan, Australia, and Japan. The main objectives of these desks will be to attract global investment for the industrial sector in Maharashtra, strengthen trade relations, and enhance the state's global recognition. The policy aims to establish Maharashtra as a major center for global investment. The government has planned a strategy to increase the state's economic strength by focusing on technology, industrialization, the service sector, and ease of doing business.