Mumbai, May 22 -- Shiv Sena MP Shrikant Shinde on Friday said the focus of infrastructure development in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) is now shifting towards decentralising Mumbai by creating jobs, transport connectivity and housing opportunities in peripheral cities such as Kalyan, Dombivli, Ambernath, Ulhasnagar and Navi Mumbai.

During a panel discussion at the Maharashtra Infrastructure Conclave, Shinde said the MMR region is expected to play a major role in India's goal of becoming a USD 1.5 trillion economy by 2047 and added that the government is working on a "holistic plan" to support rapid urban expansion across the region.

"As you see, we are kind of decentralizing Mumbai. We are taking data centres, jobs, which are now...