Overview
- Industries minister Uday Samant said he will present export finance and alternative fuel demands to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and, if required, meet Union Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri.
- The state directed local administrations to convene joint sessions with gas supply companies, with similar meetings to be held in other industrial cities.
- Businesses in the Marathwada hub currently hold gas reserves for roughly three to twelve days, and authorities are seeking to avoid production stoppages.
- Notices have been issued to firms that left allotted industrial land unused for 12–15 years, with assurances that genuine expansion proposals will be accommodated.
- Maharashtra plans to acquire about 8,000 acres in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, advance implementation of MoUs worth ₹60,000 crore with potential for more investment, and enforce action against gas-distribution malpractice under a recent Gazette.