MUMBAI, May 2: Maharashtra has become the first State in the cauntry to go on the web with Chief Minister Manohar Joshi formally inaugurating the State Government's own site on internet on Maharashtra Day.The site can be accessed at http://www.maharashtra.gov.in from all over the world. The website would make available information regarding various State subjects in both Marathi and English. The prime objective of creating the site is to attract potential investors from all over the world to Maharashtra and enable them to access detailed information about investment opportunities in the State in a modern format.
A news bulletin with information about important developments in the State will also be added to the site each month.
The site also offers information on important features of the State including culture, administration, judicial system and tourism. The site has been jointly designed and developed by the Development Commissioner of Industries and the Director General, Information and PublicRelations of the State Government. The technical aspects of the site are being looked after by Puretech India Limited, a Mumbai-based company.
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