In his maiden visit to Maharashtra after the recent Lok Sabha election, Prime Minister Narendra Modi last week laid foundation stones and inaugurated multiple public projects worth ₹29,396 crore, announcing that he aims to make Mumbai the world’s capital in financial technology and Maharashtra the leading State in tourism.
In his maiden visit to Maharashtra after the recent Lok Sabha election, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday laid foundation stones and inaugurated multiple public projects worth ₹29,396 crore, announcing that he aims to make Mumbai the world’s capital in financial technology and Maharashtra the leading State in tourism.
“I aim to use Maharashtra’s power to transform it into an economic powerhouse of the world. Want to make Mumbai [the] global fintech capital,” Mr. Modi said, adding that he also wants Maharashtra to scale the top of the tourism charts. “There are so many magnificent forts of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, a rich Konkan coastline and the entire Sahyadri mountain range. There is immense potential to explore medical and conference tourism.”
Addressing media owners and senior management at the inauguration of the Indian Newspaper Society Towers in Mumbai’s Bandra Kurla Complex area., he asked the media industry to make coordinated efforts to promote tourism of each Indian State to boost their economies, reported The Hindu newspaper.
The Prime Minister vowed to develop pilgrimage centres across the country to ease travel to such locations, making a specific reference to the ongoing Pandharpur Wari in Maharashtra. Two roads are in the works for the Wari: the 176 km Sant Dnyaneshwar Maharaj Palkhi Marg, and the 102 km Sant Tukaram Maharaj Palkhi Marg. Mr. Modi promised that these two routes would be operational soon.
