Archive · 15 Aug 2026
Maharashtra key to Viksit Bharat journey: Fadnavis cites 8.8% growth
On Independence Day, Maharashtra's Chief Minister, Devendra Fadnavis, gave a speech in Mumbai.
He said Maharashtra is the biggest economy in India and is growing fast, at 8.8 percent this year.
He told everyone that Maharashtra will help India become a rich, developed country, which people call 'Viksit Bharat'.
He wants every district in the state to grow, not just the big cities.
He talked about helping farmers by cancelling their loans and giving them electricity during the day.
Right now, 76 percent of farmers have daytime electricity, and Fadnavis promised that all farmers will have it within a year.
He also said India is now the fourth-largest economy in the world and that 25 crore people have come out of poverty.
India's Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, shared a plan called 'Sapta Dhara' to make India fully developed by 2047.
Fadnavis asked everyone to remember their duties and keep the national flag flying high.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said his state will play the most important role in India's journey towards becoming a 'Viksit Bharat' (developed India).
Fadnavis cited Maharashtra's 8.8 per cent economic growth in the first half of the year and described the state as India's largest economy and startup capital.
The government aims to make every district a 'growth engine', with around 13 districts having made significant progress, including remote areas such as Gadchiroli and Palghar.
Fadnavis highlighted a crop loan waiver of Rs 36,585 crore benefiting 56 lakh farmers (one report cites about Rs 36,000 crore) and said 76 per cent of farmers now receive daytime electricity.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid out the seven-point 'Sapta Dhara' reform framework aimed at making India a developed nation by 2047.
- Who
- Devendra Fadnavis, Chief Minister of Maharashtra, who spoke at the 80th Independence Day flag hoisting; Prime Minister Narendra Modi also outlined the 'Sapta Dhara' reform framework.
- What
- A speech in which Fadnavis declared that Maharashtra will play the most important role in India's 'Viksit Bharat' journey, citing the state's 8.8 per cent growth, farmer welfare schemes, and infrastructure plans.
- When
- Saturday, August 15, on the 80th Independence Day.
- Where
- Mantralaya, the Maharashtra State Secretariat in Mumbai.
- Why
- To mark the 80th Independence Day and highlight Maharashtra's contribution to India's goal of becoming a developed nation by 2047.
- Speaker
- Devendra Fadnavis, Chief Minister of Maharashtra
- Occasion
- 80th Independence Day flag hoisting at Mantralaya, Mumbai
- Maharashtra's growth rate
- 8.8 per cent in the first half of the year
- Economic status
- India's largest economy and startup capital
- Farmer loan waiver
- Rs 36,585 crore benefiting 56 lakh farmers under the Punyashlok Ahilyadevi Holkar Crop Loan Waiver Scheme (one report cites about Rs 36,000 crore)
- Daytime electricity for farmers
- 76 per cent now; 100 per cent target within the next year
- Women Farmer Act
- Maharashtra is the first state in India to enact it (per one report)
- PM Modi's reform framework
- Seven-point 'Sapta Dhara' for a developed India by 2047
