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Maharashtra Sets Industry ‘War Room,’ Orders 100 EoDB Reforms After US Tariff Shock

Monthly reviews will drive implementation by linking existing single-window systems to new land, clearance and export initiatives.

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Overview

  • Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis urged industry and officials to treat the US tariffs on Indian goods as a chance to diversify and build new markets.
  • He announced a dedicated industries War Room to monitor ease-of-doing-business measures with monthly progress reviews and accountability.
  • The state directed a 100-reform push focused on faster approvals, streamlined licensing, and clearer rules for investors and exporters.
  • Officials highlighted implemented steps including year-long or biannual fire safety licences, the MAITRI Act 2023, a two-document single-window power connection, a Building Plan Management System, and the MILAP land portal.
  • Pipeline measures include a land bank, transparent and time-bound allotments, environmental permits within 60 days, district investment cells, a dedicated export portal, cluster-based growth, policies for private industrial parks outside MIDC areas, MSME prioritisation, agro-processing exemptions over five hectares, and rationalised pollution penalties.