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Maharashtra is one of the largest states in India. Maharashtra's gross state domestic product for 2014 is estimated at $295 Billion in current prices. As of 2010 Maharashtra had a Per Capita Income of $1,660, far ahead of national average of $1,219 . Maharashtra's GDP Per Capita crossed the US$2,000 threshold for the first time in 2011 . Maharashtra is third-most urbanised state with urban population of 45% of whole population. Mumbai, the capital of Maharashtra houses the headquarters of almost all major banks, financial institutions, insurance companies and mutual funds. India's largest stock exchange Bombay Stock Exchange, oldest in Asia, is located in the city. More than 41% of the ''S&P CNX 500'' conglomerates have corporate offices in Maharashtra. After successes in the information technology in the neighbouring states, Maharashtra has set up software parks in Pune, Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Nagpur and Nasik, Aurangabad and Latur. Maharashtra is the second largest exporter of software with annual exports of 18 000 crores and accounts for more than 30 per cent of the country's software exports, with over 1,200 software units based in the state.〔http://www.ibef.org/download/Maharashtra_060710.pdf〕 Maharashtra ranks first nationwide in coal-based thermal electricity as well as nuclear electricity generation with national market shares of over 13% and 17% respectively. Maharashtra is also introducing Jatropha cultivation and has started a project for the identification of suitable sites for Jatropha plantations.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Identification of suitable sites for Jatropha plantation in Maharashtra using remote sensing and GIS ) 〕 Ralegaon Siddhi is a village in Ahmednagar District that is considered a model of environmental conservation.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=A model Indian village- Ralegaon Siddhi )〕 == Industry == Maharashtra is India's leading industrial state contributing 13% of national industrial output. 64.14% of the people are employed in agriculture and allied activities. Almost 46% of the GSDP is contributed by industry. Maharashtra has had a long History in textiles and Mumbai was the original home of India's textile mills. Solapur, Ichalkaranji, Malegaon and Bhiwandi are some of the cities known for textile industry today . Sugar industry has made considerable progress specially in the co-operative sector. Maharashtra is well known for the development of co-operative sugar industry whereby the farmers acquire a share in the sugar mills. Pharmaceuticals, petrochemicals, heavy chemicals, electronics, automobiles, engineering, food processing, and plastics are some of the major industries in the state. Maharashtra is renowned for the production of three-wheelers, jeeps, commercial vehicles and cars, synthetic fibers, cold rolled products and industrial alcohol. Small scale industries have also come up in a big way in the state. The state capital Mumbai and the Mumbai Metropolitan Region has historically been the most industrialized area in the state. Industrial development in the state is largely concentrated in the, Pune Metropolitan Area , Nashik, Aurangabad and Nagpur. The six important industries in the state are cotton textiles, chemicals, machinery, electricals, transport and metallurgy.〔(Economy of Maharashtra @ webindia.com ) Suni System (P) Ltd. Retrieved on 20 June 2007〕 Pune is emerging as one of the largest automobile hubs in the country. To attract industries to different areas of the state, the government of Maharashta established Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) in 1962. MIDC provides businesses with infrastructure such as land (open plot or built-up spaces), roads, water supply, drainage facilities etc. To date 233 areas have been developed around the state with emphasis on different sectors such as Industrial, IT, Pharmaceutical, and Wine. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Economy of Maharashtra」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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