The policy aims to establish a framework to develop Maharashtra into a higher education destination. (Express Photos by Akash Patil)

Land and concessions on electricity tariffs are among the key incentives Maharashtra will consider under its first Education Hub Policy to attract foreign universities to set up their campuses in the state and expand higher education infrastructure beyond Mumbai and Pune.

At least five foreign universities have already started operations in Mumbai , but the policy will explore developing education hubs in other parts of Maharashtra, including Nagpur, Nashik and Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar.

“Even as a few foreign universities have already set up campuses in Maharashtra, there is no state-level guiding framework or governing model.…