Maharashtra

Maharashtra

General Information

Capital	Mumbai
Area	3,08,000 sq km
Population Census 1991	78.9 million
Principal Languages	Marathi
Urbanization Ratio(1991)	38.7%
Literacy Rate(1991)	63.1%
Major Minerals	Coal, Limestone.
Major Industries	Food products, beverage, tobacco cotton textiles, paper & printing, rubber, plastic, petroleum, coal, chemicals Pharmaceuticals metal products, electrical machinery & apparatus, transport equipment.
Major Crops	Rice, Jowar, Bajra wheat and variety of pulses, groundnut, safflower, cotton, Sugarcane, tobacco, turmeric orange, banana, mango, grape, cashew nut, sweet lime.

Infrastructure

Railway track length	5,440 km
Road length	2,08,183 Km
National Highway length	2,959 Km
Domestic airport	Mumbai, Pune, Aurangabad, Nashik, Nagpur
International airport	Mumbai
Mjor cities linked	Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Calcutta, Chandigarh Delhi, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Lucknow, Channi, Portblair, Thiruvanathapuram, Vadodara.
Ports	50
Industrial Zones & Parks	1
Export Processing zone	5

Industrial Policy

The most outstanding features of the new industrial policy are, revision of the industrial location policy for Mumbai Metropolitan Region permitting non-polluting high-tech industries within the rationalized municipal zones of greater Mumbai, non requirement of the collectors' permission for purchase of land and its conversion for industrial use in certain areas etc. According to the policy, private participation is being sought in power projects, setting up of new industrial estate and infrastructure facilities. The state has been classified into groups A.B.C.D. & D + based on the extent of industrial development.

Incentives

Special capital incentives of 15% of fixed capital investment, up to Rs. 0.7 million for SSIs in Area B
Special capital incentives of 20% of fixed capital investment, up to Rs.1 million, for SSIs in Area C
Special capital incentives of 25% of fixed capital investment, up to Rs. 1.5 million, for SSIs in Area D
Sales tax relief of 60% to 100% of fixed capital Investment for industries located in Area B
Sales tax relief of 75% to 110% of fixed capital Investment for industries located in Area C
Sales tax relief of 90% to 120% of fixed capital Investment for industries located in Area D
Sales tax relief of 125% to 130% of fixed capital Investment for industries located in Area D+
Refund of octrol, as a grant restricted to 100% of fixed capital investment for units in Area B (5 Years): Area C (7 years) : Area D (9 Years): area D+ (12 years): & prestigious units (15 years)

State identified priority sectors

Engineering, Food Processing, Garments, Horticulture

For further information, please contact:

Organization	Telephone	Fax
Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation, Head Office, Mahakali Caves,Road Andheri Mumbai.	022-2832 5451	-.
Maharashtra State Financial Corporation. New Excelsior Building, 5th,7th,8th & 9th Floor, A.K. Nayak Marg, Fort, Mumbai	-	-

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