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Opportunities In Maharashtra |
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Business Climate |
Robust Infrastructure |
| Reliable, cost-effective telecom connectivity |
| 11 per cent of national road network —road length 246,000 km. |
| 9 per cent of national railway network (5,987 km) |
| 34 per cent of India‘s international passengers and cargo handled by state airports |
| 56 per cent of container traffic handled by JNPT in Maharashtra |
| Four international airports, as well as domestic airports at all major cities |
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Conducive Business Environment |
| State IT policy |
| State SEZ policy |
| Maharashtra biotechnology policy |
| Tourism policy |
| Infrastructure policy |
| E-governancey |
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Strong Services Sector |
| Services contribute 62 per cent to the state‘s economy |
| Produces 20 per cent of country‘s software exports |
| Produces 32 per cent of country‘s IT professionals |
| 90 per cent of all merchant banking activities take place in Mumbai |
| Santacruz Electronics Export Processing Zone(SEEPZ) accounts for 56 per cent of SEZ exports |
| At 571, largest number of 100 per cent export-oriented units (EOUs) |
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Strong Industrial Base |
| Most industrialised State, contributes around 20 per cent to the country's gross domestic product (GDP) |
| Around 27 per cent of India's exports —gems/jewellery, textiles/garments, leather goods, engineering goods, plastics, pharmaceuticals, electronics/information technology, horticulture —are from Maharashtra |
| Diversified industrial base; State ranks first in 12 out of 35 sectors in terms of value of output and ranks among the top three in 25 sectors |
| Largest network of industrial areas —217 industrial complexes, with 125,000 acres (50,000 hectares) of land. Specialised parks for different sectors, including IT |