Vidarbha Industries Association (VIA) MSME Forum organized a session-cum-interaction on “Maharashtra Industries, Investment & Services Policy 2025” on 23rd January 2026 at VIA Auditorium, Nagpur.The Government of Maharashtra has unveiled the Maharashtra Industry, Investment & Services Policy (MIISP) 2025, a forward-looking framework aimed at transforming the state into India’s first trillion-dollar economy while ensuring inclusive, sustainable, and region-balanced industrial development.Chief Guest and key speaker, S S Muddamwar, Joint Director of Industries (JDI), said that MIISP 2025 marks a significant shift towards smart manufacturing, high-value services, and employment-oriented growth. “The policy has been designed to create a globally competitive ecosystem by simplifying procedures, strengthening institutional support, and offering attractive incentives to industries across manufacturing and services,” he said.He said this policy will remain in effect for five years from the date of notification (31/12/2030) or until the next policy comes into effect.
Major Boost for MSMEs : The major significant enhancement of the MSME eligibility threshold, wherein the fixed capital investment limit has been increased from ₹50 crore to ₹125 crore—a long-pending industry demand that will now allow many growing enterprises to continue enjoying MSME-level incentives. Further, Large-Scale Industries (LSI) falling between MSME and Special LSI thresholds will now be eligible for MSME-like incentives, ensuring a smoother growth transition for expanding units.
Vidarbha Gets Strategic Advantage : The policy provides a strong incentive framework for Vidarbha by defining Special LSI units as those investing ₹ 200 crore or generating 150 jobs, making them eligible for incentives up to 90% of Fixed Capital Investment for 9 years, along with 100% SGST-linked incentives, a substantial improvement over the earlier policy regime.He also explained various incentives available to the thrust and priority sectors.
The policy targets investment attraction of USD 850 billion, generation of 50 lakh direct jobs, and a substantial increase in manufacturing and services contribution to the state’s Gross State Domestic Product by 2047. Special emphasis has been laid on MSMEs, emerging districts, women and youth entrepreneurship, and green and circular economy practices.
Key institutional reforms under MIISP 2025 include the creation of Invest Maharashtra, establishment of a Commissionerate of MSMEs and a Commissionerate of Services, and enhanced Ease of Doing Business measures. The policy also provides a wide range of fiscal incentives for manufacturing and service sectors such as capital subsidies, interest subsidies, employment-linked incentives, R&D support, and SGST-based Industrial Promotion Subsidies, etc.