Pune, 12th August 2026: Maharashtra will develop Global Capability Centres (GCCs) across cities beyond Mumbai and Pune, with Nashik, Nagpur, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar and other emerging urban centres being considered for specialised operations, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Tuesday.
Speaking at the GCCProJ Leadership Summit, Fadnavis underlined that while Mumbai and Pune will continue to anchor Maharashtra’s global business ecosystem, the state’s wider talent base offers strong potential for distributed GCC growth.
He said, “There is no need for all 400 GCCs planned in Maharashtra to be concentrated only in Mumbai and Pune. These two cities will continue to remain major global centres, but Nashik, Nagpur, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar and other emerging cities also have the talent and potential to develop specialised GCCs.”
Fadnavis said India’s GCC sector, which initially grew on the strength of skilled manpower, talent availability and cost efficiency, is now evolving into a hub for advanced and high-value functions.
He noted that the role of GCCs is undergoing a structural shift, stating, “GCCs will no longer be limited to office support functions. They will increasingly become centres for engineering, artificial intelligence, product development, cybersecurity, financial services, data analytics and research and development. Important business decisions for global companies will also be taken from these centres.”
He added that Mumbai’s financial ecosystem and Pune’s strengths in engineering, automobiles, manufacturing, technology and skilled manpower position Maharashtra strongly to attract next-generation GCC investments.
Highlighting Pune’s rapid rise in the sector, Fadnavis said the city has significantly strengthened its global capability centre footprint in 2025.
He said, “Pune has demonstrated its strength in the global capability centre sector. In 2025, it became India's second-largest GCC office market, and the number of centres increased more than twofold compared with the previous year. We are confident that Pune will lead the country in the GCC sector by the end of 2026.”
The state government has set an ambitious roadmap to position Maharashtra as India’s leading GCC destination, targeting 400 new centres, ₹50,000 crore in investment and four lakh high-skilled jobs.
Fadnavis said, “We want Maharashtra to become India's leading and most preferred destination for GCCs. These centres will also make an important contribution to the state's goal of becoming a one-trillion-dollar economy.”
Emphasising the need for collaboration between government, industry and academia, the Chief Minister said skill development will be central to sustaining GCC growth.
He said, “The government, industry and education sector must work together to create the skills required for future jobs. Maharashtra also wants to remain at the forefront of artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies.”
Fadnavis also stressed the need for faster governance processes, saying companies should not face delays in routine approvals. He added that the state is working towards a single-window mechanism to streamline GCC-related facilitation and improve ease of doing business.
The Chief Minister said the expansion of GCCs across Maharashtra would generate high-value employment, attract global investment and strengthen the state’s position in India’s technology and business services sector.