mumbai a memorandum of understanding to create a single platform for enabling investments between maharashtra and mauritius was signed in mauritius on friday deputy chief minister devendra fadnavis was present for the event organised by the indomauritius business forumthe mou was signed between the maharashtra industrial development corporation and the economic development board mauritius fadnavis who is on a twoday visit to the island nation said this would help encourage trade and capacitybuilding between industries the deputy chief minister was attending the unveiling of a statue of chhatrapati shivaji maharaj by mauritius prime minister pravind jugnauth on friday this event was organised by the mauritius marathi mandali federation and other marathi organisations jugnauth said marathis have the largest presence from india in the country fadnavis also handed over a cheque of rs 8 crore as a donation from the maharashtra government for the extension of the marathi bhavan a donation to the federation had been earlier made nearly 20 years agomeanwhile fadnavis announced a scholarship for ten students from mauritius and a special cell to enable marathispeaking people to be in constant touch with the state