Summary:
The Maharashtra government has proposed tax and non-tax benefits to industries under its Ease of Doing Business initiative. It plans to facilitate 10,000 small-scale industries in the current fiscal by giving preference to women and members of schedule caste and schedule tribe. Considering the job-creation potential of micro, small and medium enterprises, the state said it will set up industrial parks at each taluka level. As a pilot project, the government plans to create such parks in 50 talukas of which 30% plots will be reserved for women entrepreneurs. The government has received 15,650 applications and revenue receipts worth Rs 750 crore under the Amnesty Scheme as on June 17, 2019..