Overview
- Devendra Fadnavis met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday, Aug 17, 2026, and gave a detailed briefing asking for greater Centre involvement in Maharashtra development projects.
- Fadnavis held follow-up talks with Union ministers, including Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav, to press for faster clearances and administrative support.
- Sitharaman urged the state to explore additional multilateral funding alongside Japan International Cooperation Agency financing for the proposed Uttan‑Virar corridor, a roughly Rs 87,427 crore connectivity plan.
- Maharashtra formally asked the Centre to help acquire large tracts of land for industrial townships, including about 8,000 acres for Shendra‑Bidkin and 6,000 acres in Saoner, to link projects to national corridor schemes.
- Fadnavis said Pune Metro Line 3 is in testing and invited the prime minister to inaugurate it, while he publicly rejected speculation that the Delhi trip signaled a move to national politics.