WEL-COME

TO

MAHARASHTRA
Vishal J. Gadekar
Shri “CHHATRAPATI SHIVAJI RAJE”
•Founder of Marathas

• The Great Warrior

•Sensible King
 One Who Framed Indian
Constitution
and
Emancipator of Dalits

“Dr. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR”

WHO IS THE FIRST INDIAN LADY TEACHER

“SAVITRIBAI PHULE”
FIRST INDIAN LADY DOCTOR
“ANANDIBAI JOSHI”
FATHER OF INDIAN FILM INDUSTRY
The Melody Queen

Lata Mangeshkar (DiDi)

FIRST LADY PRESIDENT

“Pratibhatai Patil”
 Masters of Game
‘Two Little Masters’

INDIAN
 HISTORY OF MAHARASHTRA
•Maratha period (1627-1680)
• In the late 16th century regional Muslim powers
like Nizamshahi, Adilshahi, and Qutubshahi
established their prominence in the Deccan
region.
• Maloji Bhosle, grand father of Shivaji was a
Sardar in the Nizamsahi Empire. Bahadur Nizam II
offered him the prestige as “Raja” for his courage
in the battle with Mughals
• He was offered the estates of Pune and the
fort of Chakan. This was the initial point of
Maratha’s history.
• In 1629, Shivaji’s father Shahaji disengaged
himself from the service of the Nizamshahi.
• This was the start of his lifelong struggle
against Mughals and other Muslim powers.
• Shivaji had captured two forts and had the
complete charge of Pune. In 1674, Shivaji was
crowned as Chhatrapati, the traditional title
of a Hindu Monarch at his capital Raigad.
• Chhatrapati died in 1680, at the age of 53 but
left the Maratha state which continued to play an
important role in the Indian history for next 100
years.
Peshwa Dynasty (1712-1818)
•Bajirao Peshwa was the first ruler of the Peshwa
dynasty.
•His desire was to extend the Maratha Empire to
North India.
•During this period Raigad had regained its status as
capital of Maratha Kingdom
•The Peshwa dynasty ended to some extent in 1803
when British established their supremacy in the
region.
 Pre-Independence (British Raj)
In the early 20th century the whole nation was
against the British Raj and Pune witnessed
violence when the Chaphekar brothers killed a
British police officer by the name of Mr. Rand.
Mahatma Gandhi had started his Non-Violence
movement against the British Force and people
of the state participated in this movement to
dismiss the British power from the Indian soil.
Finally India got her freedom in 1947.
Post-Independence (Modern Maharashtra)
• After independence the western Maharashtra
and Gujarat were joined to a single state called
MUMBAI.
• In 1960 it was separated on the basis of their
languages.
•The present Maharashtra state came into
existence on 1st May, 1960 and MUMBAI was
declared its capital.
•Now it is “AAMCHI MUMBAI”
 Geography
• Maharashtra is the third largest state (in area) in India
after Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh, situated in the
north centre of Indian peninsula.
•It covers an area of 3,07,713 sq. km and is bordered by
the states of Madhya Pradesh to the north, Chhattisgarh
to the east, Andhra Pradesh to the southeast, Karnataka
to the south and Goa to the southwest.
•The state of Gujarat lies to the northwest, with the
Union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli sandwiched
between the borders.
•The Arabian Sea makes up Maharashtra's west coast.
Geographically, historically and according to political
sentiments Maharashtra has five main regions:

• Vidarbha or Berar (Nagpur and Amravati divisions).

• Marathwada (Aurangabad Division).

• Kandesh and Northern Maharashtra (Nasik Division).

•Desh or Western Maharashtra (Pune division), and

•Konkan (Konkan Division).

 Politics
•Maharashtra's legislature is bicameral, one of the few
states in India to have a bicameral type.
•The Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) is the lower
house consisting of directly elected members.
•Maharashtra has nineteen seats in the Rajya Sabha and
forty-eight in the Lok Sabha, India's national parliament.
•The political history of the state is dominated by the
Congress Party. But the scenario changed in 1995 when the
Shiv Sena and BJP coalition formed the government
defeating Congress.
•Again in 2004 election the NCP (Nationalist Congress
Party) got largest number of seats, becoming the state’s
largest party.
 Agriculture
•The state of Maharashtra is highly industrialized; still
agriculture continues to be the main occupation of the
rural people.

• The major crops grown in the state include

rice, Jowar, Bajra, wheat, pulses, cotton, sugarcane,
several oil seeds including sunflower, groundnut and
soybean, turmeric, onions and other vegetables.

• Maharashtra is also famous for its fruit production.

 Agricultural Crops
Kharif Crops:- Jowar (Sorghum), Bajra (Millet), Rice,
Cotton, Groundnuts
Rabi Crops: - Wheat, Gram, Jowar
Cereals: - Jowar, Rice, Wheat, Bajra, Maize,Nachni
Oil seeds: - Groundnut, Sesame, Jawas, Karadi, Mustard.
Pulses: – Dal, Tur (Red gram)
Cash Crops: - Sugarcane, Cotton, Chillies, Tobacco,
Banana.
 Area under agriculture
Area Hectare
Net Crop Area 17,619,000 ha.

Total Crop Area 22,381,000 ha.

Total Irrigated Area 3,667,000 ha.

Ratio of total irrigated area with crop area 16.4 per cent

Area under Cereals 9,411,000 ha.

Area under Pulses 33, 88,000 ha.

Total Area under Food-grains 12,798,000 ha.

Area under Horticulture 10.14 lakh ha.

Source-Economic Survey 2008-09

 Culture
•The culture of Maharashtra is an amalgamation of
festivals, dances, music, art and crafts, foods and
costumes.

•All festivals in Maharashtra are celebrated with

abundant fervor and enthusiasm.

• The love for celebration is deeply ingrained in their

culture and it finds expression through the various

•occasions on the Maharashtrian calendar.

• The foods of the state have distinguishing
flavors and are prepared especially during festive
occasions.

•The Maharashtrian favorite or Cultural food is

“PURAN POLI”.

•In Maharashtra specially Ganesh Festival and

Dipawali it is main festival.
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 AAMCHI MUMBAI
•Aamchi Mumbai is the Commercial Capital of
INDIA.
•Mumbai is the Capital of Maharashtra.
•It is Famous for Time Management (local train
basis)
•Mumbai is famous for “DABBAWALA”
•Get a sense of the city's colonial history in Colaba
and Fort, home to the iconic Gateway of India and
ornate High Court, and see ancient sculptures and
miniature paintings in the Chhatrapati Shivaji
Museum in Kala Ghoda.
 Bandra-Worli Sea Link
Official name Rajiv Gandhi Sea Link
Carries 8 lanes of road traffic (including 2 lanes
dedicated for buses)
Crosses Mahim Bay
Locale Mumbai, Maharashtra ,India
Maintained by Hindustan Construction Company
Designer Seshadri Srinivasan
Design Cable –Stayed, Viaducts
Total length 5.6 kilometers (3 mi)
Height 126m
Beginning date of construction 2000

Completion date 21 April 2009

Opened 30 June 2009
connects Bandra - Worali
 Mumbai Dabbawala
•Is a person in the Indian city of Mumbai whose
job is to carry and deliver freshly made food
from home in lunch boxes to office workers.
•Tiffin is an old-fashioned English word for a light
lunch, and sometimes for the box it is carried in
Dabbawalas are sometimes called tiffin-wallas.
•Though the work sounds simple, it is actually a
highly specialized trade that is over a century old
and which has become integral to Mumbai's
culture.
•The dabbawala originated when a person named Mahadeo Havaji
Bachche started the lunch delivery service with about 100 men.

•Indian businessmen are the main customers for the dabbawalas,

and the service often includes cooking as well as delivery.

• Dabbawala's function, everyone gets paid about two to four

thousand rupees per month (around 25-50 British pounds or 40-80
US dollars).

•More than 175,000 or 200,000 lunches get moved every day by an

estimated 4,500 to 5,000 dabbawalas.

•Owing to the tremendous publicity, some of the dabbawalas were

invited to give guest lectures in top business schools of India
 Historical Places
Pune
•This city was one of the pivotal bases of the 17th
century great Maratha ruler Chhatrapati Shivaji.

• It was also the seat of power of the Peshwas,

under whose influence Maratha power became a
major political force.

•Pune is fast becoming one of the major centres of

industry and commerce in the country.
Kolhapur
•Kolhapur emerges as a modern industrial city with
historical and mythical past.

•Today the town is known for its diary industry.

(Warnanagar)

•It is one of the important pilgrimage centres of the

state with numerous temples.

•Kolhapur was ruled by the Hindu Yadava dynasty till

13th century. Later it was occupied by the Mughals; and
finally Shivaji captured the town in 1675.
•Where in India are people most passionate
about their cars? Don't be surprised if the
answer is Kolhapur, the Maharashtra town
that plays a key role in the state's sugar bowl.

• Which is one of the few towns of its size to

sport a Mercedes Benz showroom, has been
on the Benz "watchlist" since pre-
Independence days.

•Kolhapur is a very ancient city, famous for its

food, headwear, footwear, jewellery, wrestling
 Aurangabad
•It is the Capital of Marathwada.

•Fastest growing city of Asia.

•One of the best things about Aurangabad is the cave temples.

(Ajanta and Ellora)

•There are many carved cave temples built by the Buddhists,

Jains and Hindus over centuries in and around the city .

•Initially the city was named Fatehpura, but it was probably

during the of Aurangzeb that the city was named Aurangabad.
Changing Sectoral Composition of State
Income

Source-Economic Survey 2008-09

 Overview of the state
• Maharashtra is the second largest state in India
both in terms of population and geographical
area spread over 3.08 lakh sq. km
• The State has a population of around 10 crore
(2001 Census) which is 9.4 per cent of the total
population of India.
• The State is highly urbanized with 42 per cent
people residing in urban areas whereas at
national level it was around 28 per cent.
• The sex ratio of the State is 922 as against 933
for India.
• Mumbai, the capital of Maharashtra and the financial
capital of India, houses the headquarters of almost all
major financial institutions, insurance companies and
mutual funds.
• India's main stock exchanges & capital market and
commodity exchanges are located in Mumbai.
• The State has 35 districts which are divided into six
revenue divisions viz. Konkan, Pune,
Nashik, Aurangabad, Amravati and Nagpur for
administrative purposes.
• For local self-governance in rural areas, there are 33
Zilla Parishads, 351 panchayat samitis and 27,935
Gram-Panchayats.
• The urban areas are governed through 22 Municipal
Corporations, 222 Municipal Councils, 3 Nagar
Panchayats and 7 Cantonment Boards.
 State Economy
• The gross state domestic product (GSDP) at
current prices for 2008-09 is estimated at Rs.
6,92,479 crore and contributes about 13 per
cent of the GDP.
Sectoral growth rates of GSDP at constant (1999-2000)
prices

Source-Economic Survey 2008-09

Sectoral growth (%) over previous year

Source-Economic Survey 2008-09

 Regionwise Share of District Income in
State Income (%)(2008-09)

6.10% 9.50%
22.60%
Mumbai
9.90%
Konkan
Nasik
16.90%
Pune
21.50% Aurangabad
13.50% Amravati
Nagpur

Source-Economic Survey 2008-09

Population

Source-Economic Survey 2008-09

Level of Urbanisation
States having Literacy Rate
State % of Literacy Rates

Kerala 90.9

Maharashtra 76.9

Tamil Nadu 73.5

Punjab 69.7

Gujarat 69.1

Karnataka 66.6

All India 64.8

Source-Economic Survey 2008-09