India, June 12 -- Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday laid out his government's ambitious blueprint for Maharashtra: to make the state a $5-trillion economy by 2047, with a strong focus on education, healthcare, skill development, women's empowerment, and inclusive human development. Presenting the state's "development roadmap" at the 11th meeting of the NITI Aayog governing council, Fadnavis listed the milestones of this vision: a $1-trillion economy by 2030, a $2-trillion economy by 2035, and a $5-trillion economy by 2047.

In the meeting chaired by PM Narendra Modi at the Rashtrapati Bhavan Cultural Centre in New Delhi on Thursday, Fadnavis described Maharashtra as "the country's economic engine", which contributed nearly 14% ...