New Delhi, May 11 -- Maharashtra is positioning itself to lead India's next phase of economic transformation, with Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis outlining an ambitious roadmap to build a $1 trillion economy by 2030 and among the world's most significant regional economies by 2047.

Speaking at the CII Annual Business Summit 2026 in New Delhi, Fadnavis said this is "India's movement to define" its future amid global disruption, and Maharashtra intends to lead that journey "not with incremental, but with transformational ambition."

Fadnavis highlighted that Maharashtra, already a $660 billion economy contributing nearly 15% to national GDP, is now preparing for a much larger role in the 21st-century economy. "For decades, Maharashtra ha...