Development Landscape
STRENGTHS

14.5%
of India’s nominal income produced by Maharashtra

14.6%
highest GDP* contribution in the country

3rd
lowest unemployment rate after Gujarat and Karnataka

FIRST
STATE to unveil a public cloud technology to speed up e-governance
GAPS
HEALTH
1:1,191
Doctor to patient ratio in Maharashtra versus WHO* recommendation of 1:250
GENDER
NO.1
Maharashtra records highest number of stalking and missing women cases in the country
EDUCATION
57%
of 122 schools surveyed in 2018 did not have a full-time headmaster
POVERTY
0.604
Nandurbar records lowest HDI in the state

INVESTMENT LANDSCAPE
GOVERNMENT FUNDING
Government's development expenditure as a percentage of GSDP (2016-17)
7.6%
State government funding focus Lowest in the country

Education, Art and Culture

Agriculture

Welfare of SC, ST and OBC's

Health and nutrition

Urban development
Spending on health and agriculture (2017-2018) is lower than 19 states
CSR SPENDING
Total exclusive CSR inflow (2014-17)
₹38Kcr
CSR spending focus No. 1 in the country

Health, Hunger & Poverty, Water & Sanitation

Education, Differently Abled & Livelihood

Environment and Animal Welfare

Gender Equality and Woman Empowerment

Government initiatives
Disparity in district-wise fund allocations
₹44cr
Pune & Greater Bombay
<1cr
Buldhana, Hingoli and Washim
SOLUTION SPACE
1.
Shift focus back to agriculture.
2.
Need for CSR spending to be directed towards underdeveloped Districts
3.
Women Empowerment needs to be addressed holistically through Interventions & collaborations
4.
Need to focus on creating more collective impact initiatives that bring together HNWIs, funders, CSR, NGOs, etc., to scale impact

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