Msme in Maharashtra

Maharashtra- Strengthening Industrial India

Smt. Shobhana C. Patil

Associate Professor

Department of Commerce, K.T.H.M College

Mobile: 9096080594, Email: scpatil11@gmail.com

Maharashtra- A Snap Shot

Maharashtra is a state located in the western part of peninsular India. The state is bordered by the Arabian Sea to the west, Gujarat and the Union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli to the northwest, Madhya Pradesh to the northeast, Chhattisgarh to the east, Karnataka to the south, Andhra Pradesh to the southeast, and Goa to the southwest.

Maharashtra and Its Administrative Regions

* Maharashtra is the second largest state in India in terms of population and third

largest in terms of geographical area, spread over 3.08 lakh sq. km, which is

greater than Italy, New Zealand and United Kingdom.

* Mumbai, the capital city of the state, is India's largest city and the financial

capital of the nation. Nagpur is the second capital of the state. Marathi is the

official language.

* The State has a long coastline stretching nearly 720 kilometers along the

Arabian Sea.

* The State has a population of 112.3 million which is 9.29% of the total population

of India. The sex ratio of the state is 925 females to 1000 males.

* The State is highly urbanized with 42% people residing in urban areas as

compared to 28% at national level.

* The GSDP of the state is of the state as of 2011 is at INR 9,013,300 million and

it contributes 14.7% of the national GDP.

Demographic Profile

Maharashtra is the second largest State in India after Uttar Pradesh as far as population is concerned. According to the provisional data of the Population Census 2011, population of Maharashtra was 11.23 crore to 9.29% of the total country’s population.

State has 10.2% Scheduled caste and 8.8% scheduled tribe population. Similar proportion at All-India level was 16.2% and 8.2% respectively. The growth of urban population in the State is rapid as compared to other...