Gujarat Fact Sheet

Gujarat Fact Sheet
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India's western-most state has worked hard to position itself as a hub of business and technology. Here is a snapshot of what Gujarat has to offer foreign investors and why it is ranked among India's leading foreign direct investment (FDI) destinations.FDI into Gujarat

FY

Amount (US$ in million)

2011-12

1,001

2012-13

493
2013-14

860

2014-15

1,531

2015-16

2,244

Top 5 Countries for FDI inflows

Country

FDI equityinflows (US$ inmillion)% age of FDIequity inflows

Mauritius

4,890.6539%

USA

1,479.2512%
Singapore1,281.34

10%

China916.13

7%

Cyprus696.52

6%

Top 5 Sectors for FDI inflows

Sector

FDI equity inflows (US$ inmillion)% age of FDI equityinflows

Telecom

1,755.9514%

Automotive

1,589.0113%
Power1,422.15

11%

Metallurgy1,004.23

8%

Services874.02

7%

  • Above figures from Jan. 2000 to Dec. 2015
Focus Sectors in Gujarat
  • Biotech & Pharma
  • Chemicals & Petrochemicals
  • Development & Environment
  • Engineering & Auto
  • Food & Agriculture business
  • Oil, gas & power
  • Gems & Jewellery
  • Information Technology
Special Economic Zones
Gujarat has the distinction of being the rst state to enact the Special Economic Zone (SEZ) Act 2004.
Sectors
  • Multi Product SEZ
  • Electronics and IT / ITES 17
  • Engineering
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Chemicals
  • Apparel and Textiles
  • Biotech
  • Port Based Multi Product SEZ
  • Power
  • Gems and Jewellery
  • Handicrafts and Artisan
  • Non-conventional Energy
  • Multi services (GIFT)
  • Ceramic SEZ (GIDC)
  • FTZW (LMJ Warehousing)
Special Investment Regions (SIRs):
  • In January 2009, the State Government promulgated a legal framework - The Gujarat Special Investment Regional Ordinance 2009 to create large size Investment Regions and Industrial Areas in Gujarat.
  • Complimented with the Government of India strategy of a Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC) between Delhi and Mumbai.
  • The area of 150 km on both sides of the DFC developed as the Industrial Corridor - 38% falling in Gujarat.
  • As part of this Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC), six mega industrial nodes (four industrial areas and two investment regions) have been proposed for Gujarat.
  • Almost one-third of the proposed investments of about $90 billion dollars in DMIC is expected to take place in Gujarat.
Six mega Investment Regions:
  • Dholera - Ahmedabad Investment Region
  • Vadodara - Ankleshwar Industrial Area
  • Palanpur - Mehsana Industrial Area
  • Bharuch - Dahej Investment Region as PCPIR
  • Surat - Hazira Industrial Area
  • Valsad - Umergam Industrial Area
Advantage Gujarat
The state claims to offer investors:
  • Business-friendly environment
  • Investment facilitation
  • Inherent entrepreneur skills
  • Skilled & educated man power
  • Efficient power sector
  • Natural resources in abundance
  • Connectivity by road, rail, air, sea
  • Large consumer base
  • SEZ growth engines
  • PPP - Public Private Partnership
  • Urban Development
  • Visionary political leaders
Quick facts on Gujarat
  • Highest no. of operating airports in India - 16 Domestic & 1 International
  • 15 richest Indians are Gujaratis (Forbes 2015)
  • Surat has the largest manmade textile centre in India
  • Gujarat has topped the list of 21 states with most investment potential (NCAER State Investment Potential Index 2016)
  • Of the top 10 destination states for FDI in the Asia Pacific region in 2015, Gujarat was the top state attracting $12.4 billion in investments
  • Gujarat is World's largest producer of processed diamonds
  • Amul is Asia's biggest dairy
  • Home to India's largest peanut butter manufacturing state
  • Gujarat is home to the world's largest scooter manufacturing plant - Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India (HMSI) plant at Vithalapur with a capacity of 1.2 million scooters per annum
  • Gujarat ranks first among the states in India in marine fish production
  • India's largest producer of pharmaceuticals, chemicals and petrochemicals
  • Mundra Port is the world's largest fully mechanised coal terminal with a capacity of 60 MMTPA
Some Promotional Schemes for Industries:
  • Assistance for Quality Certification
  • Subsidy scheme for Medium & Large industries
  • Environment Protection
  • Market Promotion & Development Scheme
  • Interest subsidy
  • Research & Development
  • Assistance for tech upgradation
  • Cluster development

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