Maharashtra government to intensify IT use to up agriculture GDP

Mumbai | Thursday | 21st February, 2019

Summary:

The value that is created in industrial sector is seven times more than agriculture sector and it is nine times more in services sector. Fadnavis revealed the government's digital initiatives to spur agriculture GDP will boost the overall development of the state. Fadnavis announced that the government would adopt the model request for proposal (RFP) in two months, offering technology services companies a smooth procurement process for technology projects. Fadnavis admitted that the biggest impediment has been the unsustainability of agriculture in state becoming a trillion dollar economy. Further, Fadnavis said the government was also concentrating on the creation of infrastructure and pursuing a focused strategy to promote further growth in the agriculture sector at 6%, for industries at 13% and services sector at around 15.5%..