- Tuesday, February 25, 2025
Speaking at New Year’s Eve event, the chief minister also highlighted the successful implementation of 85 per cent of the MoUs inked during a summit in Davos in Switzerland in January 2023.
By: Shubham Ghosh
EKNATH Shinde, chief minister of Maharashtra, has said that the western Indian state has become a preferred destination for investments from various countries, reflecting its conducive business environment.
Shinde, who was speaking at a midnight blood-donation camp in a New Year’s Eve programme in Maharashtra’s Thane on Sunday (31), also lauded the Swachh Bharat (Clean India) Mission initiated by prime minister Narendra Modi and the positive impact of a deep-cleaning drive taken up in Mumbai and its extension across the state.
The Shiv Sena leader, who became the chief minister in June 2022 with the support of Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party, also highlighted the successful implementation of 85 per cent of the memorandums of understanding signed during a summit in Davos in Switzerland in January 2023.
नववर्ष स्वागत प्रित्यर्थ 'मध्यरात्रीचे रक्तदान शिबीर'
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— Eknath Shinde – एकनाथ शिंदे (@mieknathshinde) December 31, 2023
“Maharashtra has become a preferred destination for investments from various countries,” he said.
Shinde’s opposition in the state, however, alleged that some companies that the former’s government claimed to have signed deals worth Rs 1.4 lakh crore (£13.2 billion) with in Davos were from the state.
Underlining the commitment to people’s welfare, Shinde on Sunday said the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund has provided assistance of over Rs 165 crore (£15.5 million) to more than 20,000 individuals since his government assumed office, a significant increase from the earlier disbursal of Rs 2 (£188,744) to Rs 3 crore (£283,117).
(With PTI inputs)
