The creation of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Growth Hub is crucial to boosting the area's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to USD 300 billion by 2030, Maharashtra Chief Minister (CM) Devendra Fadnavis said on Monday.

He emphasised that for MMR to develop as a growth hub, significant contributions from sectors such as tourism, industry, urban development, housing, and the environment would be essential. Fadnavis added that work on various projects already initiated in the region must be accelerated.