Arguing that Maharashtra had "unmatched" facilities for industry, Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh invited investors in the US to put their money in a range of sectors from manufacturing to IT in the state. Addressing the Maharashtra Investment Forum organised in collaboration with Institutional Investor, which publishes financial magazines and news letters, he said Maharashtra had a huge and efficient skilled force that could help produce high quality products and services at a competitive cost."Our aim is to ensure that our industrial and services sectors attain a growth rate of at least 10-12%, respectively, and create employment opportunities for an additional 20 million people by 2010. Our vision is to develop Maharshtra as Asia's most competitive manufacturing and services hub with Mumbai positioning itself amongst the world's top 5 financial centers," he said yesterday. (PTI)
