The state government says the plan aims to attract more than ₹10,000 crore in investment and create 150,000 jobs by 2031 through AI infrastructure, startup funding, and innovation hubs.
Maharashtra, India has approved its AI Policy 2026, setting targets of more than ₹10,000 crore in investment and 150,000 jobs by 2031. The plan includes five AI innovation cities, a 2,000-GPU compute backbone (high-performance computing infrastructure), and a ₹500 crore AI startup fund. While the announcement is focused on artificial intelligence rather than digital assets, the policy is relevant to the broader technology sector because large-scale compute capacity and startup funding can also support blockchain analytics, smart contract (self-executing blockchain code) development, and other data-intensive digital infrastructure.