Partnership to improve access to essential public services for communities across Maharashtra
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| From left: Mr. Noel N. Tata, Chairman, Tata Trusts; Mr. Siddharth Sharma, CEO, Tata Trusts; Shri Devendra Fadnavis, Hon’ble Chief Minister, Government of Maharashtra; Mr. Ganesh Patil, Secretary, Soil and Water Conservation Department, Government of Maharashtra; and Mr. Nana Patekar, Actor and Founder, Naam Foundation. |
Mumbai, February 12, 2026: The Government of Maharashtra and the Tata Trusts today formalised a series of strategic partnerships with the signing of multiple Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) to support integrated development across the state, with a particular focus on Vidarbha and Marathwada. This collaboration reinforces a long-standing partnership aimed at strengthening key social development outcomes and public systems.
The MoUs will enable focused support to government priorities in health, nutrition, water conservation and rural livelihoods through technology, digital innovation and last-mile connectivity. The objective is to strengthen the effective and sustainable delivery of key welfare schemes to communities.
Through agreements with six accredited hospitals, the MoUs also seek to extend financial assistance to underserved patients. An MoU under the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund (CMRF) aims to strengthen institutional support for vulnerable individuals facing critical health emergencies.
Speaking on the occasion, the Hon’ble Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Shri. Devendra Fadnavis, said, “Improving health, nutrition, water security and livelihoods for every family in our state remains a central priority of this government. These focused partnerships will help strengthen key public programmes and schemes so that the benefits of development reach people more effectively in areas of rural and urban Maharashtra. By leveraging Tata Trusts' expertise alongside government systems, we will drive measurable impact and create income and climate resilience in our communities.”
The multi-thematic interventions are designed to strengthen reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health services; prevent stunting and address adolescent malnutrition; improve dietary diversity among vulnerable groups; conserve and manage water resources more sustainably; and advance climate-resilient agriculture and livestock development across rural Maharashtra.
“By partnering with the Government of Maharashtra, we aim to continue with our efforts to raise the quality of life of the communities we serve by enabling convergence across health, education, nutrition, livelihoods, water and sanitation programmes. Our endeavour has been to work with public systems, alongside government departments and communities, so that interventions are effective, sustainable and rooted in local realities.”, said Mr. Noel Tata, Chairman, Tata Trusts.
“Through this collaboration, our focus is on supporting the broader ecosystem of government programmes by integrating evidence, technology, and community-led implementation. By working closely with departments and local institutions, we aim to foster collaboration and develop models that are scalable, sustainable and respectful of the communities they serve”, said Mr. Siddharth Sharma, CEO, Tata Trusts.
The MOUs will focus on four key areas:
Health: Strengthening maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health services; improving care , including through telemedicine; enhancing urban health systems and comprehensive primary healthcare in hard-to-reach areas; and supporting better emergency response through Integrated Emergency Management Services (EMS).
Nutrition: Supporting prevention of stunting in children under two, low weight incidence, and wasting among children (0-6 years), addressing adolescent malnutrition and anaemia, improving dietary diversity among vulnerable groups, and strengthening delivery of schemes such as ICDS and Take-Home Ration, including focused work in districts like Gadchiroli.
Water: Implementing water harvesting and conservation measures such as check dams, rejuvenation of ponds and lakes, desilting of water bodies and river stretches, improving groundwater recharge, and using digital tools and a unified platform to strengthen planning, monitoring and governance of soil and water conservation schemes, with a particular emphasis on scarcity-affected regions including Marathwada and Vidarbha.
Rural Livelihoods: Promoting climate-resilient agriculture, strengthening livestock and fodder systems, supporting forest-based and rural non-farm livelihoods, and advancing integrated village development that brings together health, education, nutrition, water, sanitation and livelihood interventions.
Established in 1892, the Tata Trusts are India’s oldest and amongst Asia's largest philanthropic institutions. They have played a pioneering role in bringing about an enduring difference in the lives of the communities they serve, advancing equity, resilience, and shared progress. Inspired by the vision of the Founder Jamsetji Tata and guided by a legacy of proactive philanthropy, the Tata Trusts work to catalyse systemic and sustainable change across diverse areas by building institutions, strengthening public systems, and accelerating socio-economic development in a wide variety of areas- healthcare; nutrition; education; water, sanitation and hygiene; urban and rural livelihoods, amongst others. The Trusts build meaningful solutions, bridging tradition and innovation, through collaborations that nurture grassroots efforts, empower change makers, and touch lives across India.
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