Maharashtra's growing startup ecosystem and the research potential of its youth can help the state emerge as a global innovation hub, Chief Minister (CM) Devendra Fadnavis said on Wednesday.

CM Fadnavis on Wednesday, September 30, while speaking at the award ceremony for the fourth edition of the The Governance Challenge competition at the National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) in Mumbai, said that the initiative was more than a competition and aimed to identify talent and ideas that could influence the future of governance in Maharashtra and the country.