Archive · 10 Sep 2026
Eknath Shinde Honoured at House of Lords for Governance
Eknath Shinde is Maharashtra’s deputy chief minister.
He received a public leadership award at the UK House of Lords.
The award recognised work carried out when he was Maharashtra’s chief minister.
Two programmes mentioned were the Ladki Bahin scheme and Shasan Aplya Dari.
Shinde said the award belonged to the people of Maharashtra.
He spoke about helping women become more financially independent.
He also invited British companies to invest in Maharashtra.
He said Mumbai and London could work together as important financial centres.
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde received the Commonwealth Public Leadership Recognition at the UK House of Lords.
The award recognised citizen-focused, transparent and innovative governance initiatives during his tenure as Maharashtra chief minister.
Cited initiatives included the Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana and Shasan Aplya Dari.
Shinde dedicated the recognition to Maharashtra’s people and highlighted the state’s infrastructure growth and $1 trillion economy goal by 2030.
He invited British investment in fintech, green energy, deep-tech, education and skills, while praising India-UK relations.
- Who
- Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde received the recognition.
- What
- He was honoured with the Commonwealth Public Leadership Recognition for governance initiatives.
- When
- The recognition was presented on Wednesday.
- Where
- The event took place at the UK House of Lords.
- Why
- It recognised citizen-centric, transparent and innovative governance initiatives implemented during Shinde’s tenure as Maharashtra chief minister.
- Recognition
- Commonwealth Public Leadership Recognition
- Recipient
- Eknath Shinde, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister
- Venue
- UK House of Lords
- Recognised initiatives
- Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana and Shasan Aplya Dari
- Organisers
- UK Asian Business Council and Canvas for Care Creative Art Campus
- Economic target
- Maharashtra aims to become a $1 trillion economy by 2030
- Investment sectors
- Fintech, green energy, green hydrogen, deep-tech, education and skill development