Reeling under the backlash that followed the shift of some big ticket projects to neighbouring states such as Gujarat, the Maharashtra government on Tuesday approved investment proposals worth Rs 70,000 crore.

The cabinet sub-committee of industry, which met under the stewardship of Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis, reviewed the proposals that are expected to create 55,000 jobs across the state, including in developed Nashik and Pune, and the backward Marathwada and Vidarbha regions. Pune region will get a Rs 10,000-cr electric vehicle plant, the first of its kind in the country. The remote and Maoist-hit Gadchiroli has been given a steel plant worth Rs 20,000 crore.