Archive · 15 Aug 2026
Aaditya Thackeray Urges Maharashtra Government to Fix Chakan MIDC Crisis
A leader named Aaditya Thackeray visited an industrial area called Chakan MIDC, where many factories make cars and other things.
He talked to factory owners who told him about problems like bad roads, traffic, garbage, and power issues.
Thackeray said these problems make it hard for businesses to work in the area.
He said 20 factories in Chakan might move away to other places.
He also said that over the past five years, thousands of industries have shut down or left the state, which hurts people's jobs.
He asked the Maharashtra government to fix the roads and provide basic facilities like electricity and security.
He suggested that the government pick one strong officer, like Tukaram Munde, to quickly solve the problems.
He also challenged the industry minister to visit the area like an ordinary person and get stuck in traffic.
The Maharashtra government disagrees with his numbers, saying many companies in the list were already closed and never started working.
Both sides agree Chakan is an important industrial area, but they disagree about how serious the situation really is.
Aaditya Thackeray, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader and Worli MLA, visited Chakan MIDC on Independence Day and met industrialists who raised issues of roads, traffic, electricity, drainage and administrative clearances.
He said 20 industries in Chakan were in a position to relocate and alleged corruption, including bribes of Rs 1,500 per square metre being demanded for MIDC plots.
Citing a Lok Sabha reply, he said around 35,300 industries had shut down or left Maharashtra in the past five years, impacting employment.
He rejected the proposed 14-member committee as 'too many cooks' and urged the government to appoint a single capable officer like Tukaram Munde, also challenging Industry Minister Uday Samant to visit Chakan like an ordinary commuter.
The Maharashtra government disputed the Opposition's interpretation of the data, saying many companies in the figures were already defunct and had never started operations.
- Who
- Aaditya Thackeray, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader and Worli MLA, along with industrialists in Chakan MIDC; the Maharashtra government was the target of his criticism.
- What
- Thackeray alleged poor infrastructure, corruption and lack of coordination among agencies in Chakan MIDC and urged the government to appoint a single capable officer like Tukaram Munde to resolve the crisis.
- When
- His comments came on Saturday, after his Independence Day visit to Chakan MIDC.
- Where
- Chakan MIDC, an industrial belt in Pune, Maharashtra.
- Why
- Because poor roads, traffic, drainage, electricity problems and alleged corruption were making it difficult for industries to operate, with 20 industries reportedly in a position to relocate.
Shiv Sena (UBT) / Opposition
Maharashtra Government
Scale of industrial exodus
Shiv Sena (UBT) / Opposition
About 35,300 industries have shut down or left Maharashtra over the past five years, showing severe damage to employment.
Maharashtra Government
The figures are misleading; many of the companies included were already defunct and had never started operations.
- Critic
- Aaditya Thackeray, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader and Worli MLA
- Location
- Chakan MIDC, Pune, Maharashtra
- Industries ready to relocate
- 20
- Industries shut or left Maharashtra in 5 years
- About 35,300 (Opposition claim; disputed by the Maharashtra government)
- Suggested appointee
- A single capable officer like IAS officer Tukaram Munde, current FDA commissioner
- Alleged bribe demand for MIDC plots
- Rs 1,500 per square metre
- Proposed committee
- 14-member committee, criticised by Thackeray as 'too many cooks'
- Agencies criticised for lack of coordination
- MIDC, PMRDA, PWD, NHAI