In order to uphold Maharashtra’s reputation as a leading state in India, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has directed the concerned officers to ensure that the Maharashtra Institution for Transformation—MITRA—takes a leading role in driving the development of key sectors such as financial reforms, mining, group farming, solar power projects, biofuels, and international-level employment opportunities.

A meeting of MITRA was held in Mumbai today under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Fadnavis. During the meeting, the Chief Minister emphasised the promotion of collective development among farmers through group farming, with about 400 such groups currently operating in the state. Many of these groups have shown positive results. Fadnavis explained that farmers involved in group farming will be economically and socially empowered by leveraging combined benefits from various government schemes in agriculture, water conservation, horticulture, marketing, and more. He also instructed that a model for the convergence of these schemes should be developed.

The Chief Minister also gave directions to prioritise issues such as reducing the fiscal deficit, focusing on capital investment, monitoring state assets, speeding up the completion of pending water conservation projects, and the announcement of the state’s data and mining policies, all aimed at ensuring the overall development of Maharashtra.