The Maharashtra government has proposed tax and non-tax benefits to industries under its Ease of Doing Business initiative. It plans to facilitate 10,000 small-scale industries in the current fiscal by giving preference to women and members of schedule caste and schedule tribe. Considering the job-creation potential of micro, small and medium enterprises, the state said it will set up industrial parks at each taluka level.
As a pilot project, the government plans to create such parks in 50 talukas of which 30% plots will be reserved for women entrepreneurs. The government has made an allocation of Rs 300 crore in its additional Budget for 2019-20.