2. Index
1 Rajkot: A Snapshot
2 Economy and Industry Profile
3 Industrial Locations/ Infrastructure
4 Support Infrastructure
5 Social Infrastructure
6 Tourism
7 Investment Opportunities
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4. Introduction: Rajkot
Map 1: District Map of Rajkot with talukas
§ Rajkot is located in the south-west region of Gujarat
§ The district headquarter is Rajkot city – Largest city in
Saurashtra and fourth largest in Gujarat state
§ The district has 14 talukas of which the major talukas are
Rajkot, Morbi, Jetpur, Wankaner, Upleta and Dhoraji
§ Rajkot city is considered the economic, industrial and
educational hub of the region
§ The district boasts of a stock exchange, which is linked
Maliya
with exchanges in Mumbai, Kolkata & New Delhi
Morbi
§ Engineering and Auto ancillary industry is viewed as the
growth engine of the district .Textiles and Apparels is also an Tankara
Wankaner
emerging sector
Paddhari
§ Ajanta, world’s largest clock manufacturer is present in the Rajkot
district Lodhika
Jasdan
Jam Kandorna
Kotda
§ Focus sectors Upleta
GondalSanghani
§ Engineering & electronics Dhoraji Jetpur
§ Textiles & apparels
§ Chemicals District Headquarter
§ Infrastructure Talukas
Source : Rajkot District Collectorate, Rajkot CDP 2005-2012
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5. Fact File
70.20º to 71.40º East (Longitude)
Geographical Location
20.58º to 23.08º North (Latitude)
41º Centigrade (Maximum)
Temperature
9º Centigrade (Minimum)
Average Rainfall 540 to 600 mm
Rivers Bhadar, Machh and Aji
Area 11203 sq. km
District Headquarter Rajkot
Talukas 14
Population 31,68,392 (As per Census 2001)
Population Density 283 Persons per sq. km
Sex Ratio 930 Females per 1000 Males
Literacy Rate 74.85%
Language Gujarati, Hindi and English
Seismic Zone Zone III
Source : Rajkot District Collectorate, Socio Economic Profile 2006-07, Gujarat Seismic Zone Map
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7. Economy and Industry Profile
§ The occupational pattern in Rajkot is primarily based on manufacturing and service sector. About
42% of workers are engaged in service activities and 34% in manufacturing activities
§ Manufacturing activities are concentrated in two main industrial estates – Aji and Bhaktinagar
§ In the past, Rajkot concentrated around the establishment of cloth mills. The current trend of industrial
growth is towards the Engineering and Autoancillary sector. In this sector, diesel engine is the
leading business with around 105 manufacturing units operational in the district
§ The district also has various manufacturing units for machine tools, industrial equipments, lathe
machines, metallurgical industries, electronics, engineering and auto ancillary sector
§ Small and medium industries are dominated by foundries, engineering & automobile works, textile
related units gold & silver jewellery, handicrafts, spices, medicines, and wall clocks
§ Jetpur taluka of the district is famous for dyeing and printing business and Paddhari taluka for
ginning and pressing business in the entire State
Source : Rajkot District Collectorate, Rajkot CDP 2005-2012
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8. Agriculture
Largest Producer of Cotton in Gujarat
§ Rajkot district is the largest producer of cotton in 2 nd
Largest Producer of Oil Seeds in Gujarat
2nd Largest Producer of Spices & Onions in Gujarat
the State. It is the second largest producer for oil
Fig. 1 : Food Crop Production 2006 - 07
seeds with groundnut being the major oil seed 50000 46645 450000
45000 409043 400000
§ In 2006-07, Rajkot produced 12,996 Metric 40000 350000
Production (M.T.)
35000
300000
Area ('00 Ha)
Tonnes (MT) of fruits, 4.09 lakh MT of 30000
250000
25000 21470
200000
vegetables and 0.81 lakh MT of spices. 20000
150000
15000 81517
10000 100000
§ Main fruits include mango, chikoo, citrus & papaya 5000 1424 12996 50000
0 0
§ Rajkot is the second largest producer of onions Fruits Vegetables Spices
Area ('00 Ha) Production (M.T.)
in Gujarat state with 2.73 lakh MT of production in Fig. 2 : Food and Non-Food Crop Production 2006-07
2006-07 contributing 22% to the total production of 4500 18000
Production ('00 M.T.)
4000 4300 15388 16000
onions in the State 3500 14000
Area ('00 Ha)
3000 12000
2500 3100 10000
2000 8000
§ Rajkot is the second largest producer of spices 1500 1164 6000
1000 3280 4000
contributing 13% to total production in the State. 500 182
157 2193 2000
0 0
Garlic and cumin are main spice crops in the Cereals Pulses Oilseeds Cotton(Lint)
Area ('00 Ha) Production ('00 M.T.)
district with 27% share to the total production
Source : Rajkot District Collectorate, Directorate of Agriculture
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9. Minerals
Fig. 3 : Fireclay Production in Gujarat
§ Rajkot district is rich in minerals such as fireclay,
8%
chalk, perlite and limestone
§ Rajkot taluka is the largest producer of fireclay in the Rajkot
Others
district contributing 92% of the total state production
during 2005-06. Due to abundant availability of 92%
fireclay in the district, firebricks and ceramic related Map 2: Mineral Reserves in Rajkot
industries (crockery) businesses have developed in Chalk
Limestone
Wankaner and Morbi talukas Fireclay
Silica sand
§ In India, perlite used for horticulture and construction Calcite
applications only occurs in Rajkot district. In 2001-02,
the sole mine for perlite in the country recorded
production of 137 Metric Tonnes
§ Other minerals found in the district include brick
sand, black trap, silica sand, calcite and red clay
Source: Gujarat Mining Potential Report, CII, 2003, Gujarat Mineral Policy 2003
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10. Major Industries
§ There are around 73 medium scale / large scale industrial units in Rajkot
§ Majority of the industries are concentrated in Rajkot, Morbi and Kotda Sanghani talukas of the district
§ The industrial units are present across engineering, forging, casting, solvent plants, paper, milk products,
ceramics, electronics & pharmaceuticals sectors
*Table 1 : Medium and Large Scale Players in Rajkot District
Name of Company Taluka Production
Ajanta Electronics Pvt. Ltd. Morbi Electronics
Atop Food products Morbi Potato Chips
Balaji Wafers Pvt. Ltd. Lodhika Processed Food Product
Archer Metals Ltd. Kotda Sanghani Aluminium Coils
Gujarat Goldcoin Ceramics Ltd. Paddhari Ceramic ( Wall and Floor tiles)
Echjay Industries Ltd. Rajkot Automotive Components and Forgings
Atul Auto Ltd. Kotda Sanghani Three Wheeler Passenger Rickshaw
Rolex Rings Pvt. Ltd. Rajkot Forged and Rolled Rings
Gujarat Agro Industries Corporation Ltd. Gondal Chemicals
Samay Electronics Pvt. Ltd. Rajkot Electronics
* Indicative list
Source : Rajkot District Collectorate, Industries Commissionerate, Government of Gujarat
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12. Small Scale Industries (SSI)
§ There are over 30,463 small scale industries operating in Rajkot district in the areas such as Some of the
main industries include machinery, textiles, food products, glass and ceramics, and metal products
§ Maximum number of SSI units (5,283 Units) belong to machineries followed by textiles (4,389 Units)
§ Most of the small scale industries are located at talukas such as Rajkot, Jetpur, Morbi, and Gondal
Figure 4 & 5 : Contribution of Industry Sectors in SSI units
5%
4%
17% Machineries 3%
3%
Textiles
3%
39% Food products Electricity equipments
Metal products Tobacco prroducts
SSI Other
14% Glass and Ceramics Wood
Contribution Non ferrous metals SSIs Leather
Rubber and its products Automobile parts
Chemicals Other industries
7% Paper and its products
2% Others 82%
6%
2%
3% 4% 6%
Source : Industries Commissionerate, Government of Gujarat, 2006-07
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13. Small Scale Industries (SSI)
Map 4: Talukawise SSIs in Rajkot
Maliya
Morbi
Tankara
Wankaner
Paddhari
Rajkot
Lodhika
Kotda
Sangani
Jam Gondal Jasdan
Kandorna
Upleta Food Products Paper & its products
Jetpur
Textiles Mineral based
Dhoraji Wood Products Engineering
Source : Industries Commissionerate, Government of Gujarat, 2006-07
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14. Industry and Investment Trends
§ As per the Industrial Entrepreneur Memoranda
(IEMs) filed, the total investments during 1988-97
Fig. 6: Decadal Industry Trends
was INR 1,495 Crore (USD 356 million) and during
48950
1998 -2007 investments were to the tune of INR 50000
1,657 Crore (USD 395 million) 40000 22529
30000
§ Around 50% of the growth in investments during
20000 1657 207
1495 156
1998-2007 has been in the industry sector such as 10000
0
Ceramics, Textiles, Machines and Engineering 1988-1997 1998-2007
§ Total number of industrial units have grown from
Investments Em ployment Units
156 to 207 with ceramics sector contributing 35%
of new units established during 1998-2007
§ The number of jobs created during 1998-2007 has
doubled as compared to previous decade (1988-
1998) was 22,529
Source : Industries Commissionerate, Government of Gujarat, 2006-07
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15. Investment Trends: 1988-97
§ During 1988-97, infrastructure sector attracted
highest investment worth INR 566 crore (USD
134.76 million) contributing 38% to total Fig. 7 : Major Investments & Employment During 1988-97
investments
2500
2159
§ In Food processing industry, Vegetable oils sector
Investm ent & Employment
1879
2000
attracted investments of INR 129 crore (USD 31.4 1500
million) generating highest number of jobs during 1000
566 652 566 524
1988-1997 500 283
129 118 115 100 85
§ Within the Engineering sector, Industrial 0
Metallurgical
Machinery
Chemicals
Industrial
Vegetable
Ceramics
Infrastructure
industries
machinery attracted major investments of INR 118
Oils
projects
crore (USD 28.78 million) while Metallurgical
Sectors
industries investments were to the tune of INR 85
Investments Employment
crore (20.7 million) and stood second highest to
generate jobs (1879) in the district
§ Ceramics and Chemicals sector attracted
investments of INR 115 crore (USD 28 million) and
INR 100 crore (USD 24 million) respectively Source : Industries Commissionerate, Government of Gujarat 2006-07
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16. Investment Trends : 1998-07
§ Ceramics sector witnessed highest investment
worth INR 456 crore (USD 108.57 million) with
growth over 200 times than previous decade Fig. 8 : Major Investments & Employment During 1998-07
§ Miscellaneous machinery and Engineering 8000 7205
Investment & Em ploym ent
7000
industries attracted next highest investment of 6000 5357
5000
4000 3230
INR 308 crore (USD 73.30 million) contributing 3000
2814
1640
2000 1015
456 308
23% to total investments 1000 125 108 53 46
0
Electronics
Textiles
Engineering
Machinery &
Ceramics
Miscellaneous
Instruments
§ Highest employment was generated by
Industrial
industries
Misc.
Electronics sector (7,205 jobs) followed by
miscellaneous industries sector Sectors
Investm ents Em ploym ent
§ Textiles sector also witnessed an upward trend in
investments growing over 100 times with
investments to the tune of INR 125 crore (USD 30
million) Source : Industries Commissionerate, Government of Gujarat 2006-07
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17. Investments in Pipeline
§ A total of 11 MoUs were signed amounting to the Fig. 9 : Number of MoUs Signed (VGGIS 03, 05, 07)
8
7
investments worth INR 1,873 crore (USD 446 million) 7
6
for the projects related to Rajkot district during Vibrant
5
4
Gujarat Global Investors Summit (VGGIS) 2003, 2005 & 4
3
2007
2
§ Sectors such as ports, engineering and automobile, 1
0
tourism and food & agro industries witnessed major 2005 2007
investments Fig. 10 : Sector wise MoUs (VGGIS 03, 05, 07)
1
§ Three MoUs with total investment of INR 1,150 crore
3
(USD 274 million) were signed in engineering and
automobile sector, which was highest proposed
4
investment by Rajkot Engineering Association for
setting up SEZ
3
§ Maximum number of MoUs were signed in food and
agro sector followed by ports sector and engineering & Ports Engineering and Automobile Food and Agro Tourism
automobile sector Source : Industries Commissionerate, Government of Gujarat 2006-07
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18. Economy Drivers
§ Rajkot is one of the biggest centers for engineering industry. Special Economic Zone (SEZ) for
engineering sector is proposed in the district, which will further boost the growth of engineering
sector as well as increase the industrial output and exports of the district
§ Growth in real estate in Rajkot is quite rapid due to the large investments made by top realty players in
projects such as development of townships, group housing, commercial complexes, and IT Parks. This
will increase the investments and employment opportunities in the infrastructure sector as well
§ The State Government has identified various industrial clusters to fuel the industrial growth in the
district. Major industries identified are engineering (diesel engine, machine tools, electric motors,
casting and forging), ceramics/floor tiles, textiles, gems and jewellery, ginning and oxidized
metals. Development of these clusters will lead to industrial growth in the district
§ The district has huge reserves of minerals, especially fireclay which has led to the growth of specific
industries such as fire bricks and ceramics (crockery manufacturing)
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22. Road and Rail Connectivity
Map 6 : Rajkot Road & Rail Network
Road
§ Rajkot is well connected to other cities through National
Highways (NH) & State Highways (SH)
§ The district is connected to Ahmedabad (225 km), Vadodara
(294 km), Surat (461 km), Mehsana (299 km), Bhavnagar (175
km), Jamnagar (92 km), Vapi (549 km) and Ankleshwar (388 km)
§ The regional network includes NH -8a that links Kandla, NH -8b
that links Porbandar and Gandhinagar and NH 8d that connects
Jetpur and Junagadh with Rajkot
Rail Table3 : Distance of Rajkot from major
Indian cities
§ Rajkot is well connected by rail network to important cities in
Locations Distance (in km)
Gujarat and India like Delhi, Mumbai, Cochin, Coimbatore, and Delhi 1500
Mumbai 750
Bhopal Hyderabad 1254
Kolkata 2085
Chennai 1801
Source : Rajkot Chamber of Commerce, Rajkot CDP 2005-2012
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23. Airports and Ports
Air
§ The district has a domestic airport at Rajkot city, which operates flights to major cities such as
Vadodara, Bhuj, Mumbai, Delhi, Ahmedabad, and Jamnagar
Port
§ Navlakhi, the only port in Rajkot has good rail and road connectivity
§ It is connected to Morbi by road and national highway
§ The port is connected by broad gauge railway line with rest of India via Maliya
Source :Rajkot district profile booklet 2004, Rajkot CDP 2005-2012
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24. Power Supply Network
Power
§ Currently, Rajkot district has 7 substations of 132 KV, 3 substations of 220 KV and 1 substation of 400
KV for power supply
§ These substations are spread across Morbi, Wankaner, Jetpur, Dhoraji, Jasdan & Gondal talukas &
other villages of the district
§ Another substation of 400 KV is proposed in the district
Rajkot Power Supply Network
Source: Gujarat State Electricity Board, Government of Gujarat, Gujarat State Petrochemical Corporation
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25. Gas Supply
Gas
§ There are 4 gas pipeline sections present in the district of which Ratanpur - Morbi Spurline is the
longest segment and is 35.074 kms long
§ The existing gas grid in the district is 114.81 kms long and the proposed length of gas grid is 0.087 km.
The proposed gas grid will cover three sections i.e. Morbi – Mundra, Jamnagar – Okha and Gana –
Rajkot
Map 8 : Rajkot Gas Grid Network
Proposed Pipeline
Commissioned Pipeline
Under Construction Source: Gujarat State Electricity Board (GSEB), Government of Gujarat, Gujarat State Petrochemical Corporation
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26. Water
Water
§ Water supply for industrial purposes in the district can be obtained from three main sources, viz
Gujarat Water Supply and Sewerage Board (GWSSB), an irrigation canal, dams, and surface
reservoirs
§ To avail the water from Sardar Sarovar project, Maliya branch canal project is planned. In this project,
Narmada water from Sardar Sarovar will reach through Saurashtra main canal upto Maliya; from
Maliya to Hadala the water would reach through canal and from Hadala to Rajkot by a pipeline
Source: Rajkot Chamber of Commerce
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27. Navlakhi Port Rajkot
§ Navlakhi is an all-weather lighterage port located at inner side of Gulf of Kutch
Navlakhi
on the west coast of India
Gujarat
§ The port is connected to National highway at a distance of 45 kms and through a
broad gauge railway line with the rest of India. The nearest airport is Rajkot is at
a distance of 110 km
§ The main cargo handled at Navlakhi port is coal & coke, flourspar, pig iron and
salt
§ One deep-water lighterage jetty of 102 m. has been constructed by M/s United
Shippers Ltd. and has been operational since March 2000
§ M/s United Shippers Ltd., M/S Dharmasi Morarji, M/s Jaydeep Associates and
M/s. Shreeji Shipping have been allotted to create private jetty for handling of
their cargo
§ Gujarat Maritime Board has constructed 160 m RCC jetty. The port yard have
been provided concrete roads and illuminated by high mast towers.
Source: The Ports of Gujarat, GMB, Government of Gujarat
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28. Proposed Infrastructure Projects
Road Network
• The Gujarat State Road Development Corporation (GSRDC) has proposed a
four lane highway connecting Rajkot – Jamnagar – Vadinar with estimated
cost of INR 775 crore (185 million) for which in-principle approval is granted
Rail Network
§ It is proposed to provide port linkage through railway line between Dahisara
to Maliya – Samakhyali – Palanpur. The distance is about 37 km and cost of
the rail project is estimated to be INR 148 crore (USD 35 million)
Infrastructure projects
• The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) along with a private
developer West Gujarat Expressway Ltd. has proposed to construct Rajkot
Bypass and Gondal-Jetpur Road
Port projects
§ Development of container handling facilities at Navlakhi port on Sui Creek for
feeder container vessel
§ Development of liquid terminal at Navlakhi port to import LPG to fulfil the
demand of north Indian market
Source: Gujarat Infrastructure Development Board, Gujarat Maritime Board
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30. Education
§ Saurashtra University is a major university in Table 4: Educational Institutions in Rajkot
Rajkot which was established in 1967
Educational Institutes Total
§ The university is well known for several
Primary Schools 1845
departments such as journalism, economics,
biosciences, pharmaceutical science, Secondary Schools 426
electronics, chemistry, among several others
Higher Secondary Schools 40
§ There are 5 engineering colleges in the district
ITIs 17
offering courses in computers, electronics and
communication, instrumentation and control, Polytechnic 7
mechanical, IT, and electrical engineering Pharmacy Colleges 14
§ R.K. College in Rajkot imparts education in major Engineering Colleges 5
branches such as engineering, management and
pharmacy Medical Colleges 1
§ Various Industrial Training Institutes provide MCA College 1
training in areas like electronics, instrument and Management Colleges 8
motor mechanic, wielding, dress making, tailoring
and cutting, painting, stenography, carpentry and Others* 74
* Arts, Commerce, Science,B.Ed & Law Colleges
Wood working, oil engine and tractor repairing and
others Source : Rajkot Collectorate, INDEXTb
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31. Health
§ Rajkot has 50 primary healthcare centers, 13 community
healthcare centers, 3 civil hospitals and 12 government
hospitals
§ N M Virani Wockhardt Hospital in Rajkot is the first
dedicated super specialty hospital which offers
comprehensive end-to-end care in cardiology, cardiac
surgery, neurology, neurosurgery, orthopedics, joint
replacement and minimal access surgery Wockhardt Hospital at Rajkot
§ It also provides services in other specialties like urology,
nephrology, medical and surgical oncology, endocrinology,
gynecology, pediatrics, critical care, emergency care and
preventive healthcare
§ Other major hospitals in Rajkot are Civil hospital, G.T. Seth
Eye hospital, K.T. Children Hospital and R.Z. Women
Hospital which has radiology department, physiotherapy
department, surgery department and laboratory
Source : Rajkot District Collectorate, Health Department, Government of Gujarat
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33. Tourism
§ Kaba Gandhi no Delo - The house built by Mahatma Gandhi in
1880-81 has been declared as a national monument and
includes pictorial tour of his life
§ Watson Museum – The museum inaugurated in 1888, has an
excellent collection of archeological and ancient traditional
items like Indus Valley artifacts, textiles, paintings and colonial Kaba Gandhi no Delo
memorabilia
§ Rajkumar College – It was built in 1870 for the education of
prince of different states and for children from royal families
§ Energy Park - The aim behind this park is to make people
aware about the use of non conventional energy resources
Rajkumar college
§ Community Science Center & Planetarium - Run by a non
government organisation, it arranges different programmes,
seminars, workshops related to science and maths
§ The Rotary Dolls Museum - It gives an overview to the culture
& traditions of the world at large through the medium of dolls
§ Other places of interests include Mukti dham - Crematorium,
Swaminarayan temple
Ram Krishna Temple, Swaminarayan Temple, Aji Dam
Source : Rajkot Municipal Corporation
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35. Investment Opportunities
Engineering
§ Opportunities for setting up insulation units
§ Industrial instruments & engine parts
§ Home equipments & tiles
§ CNC machines
Textile
§ Modern spinning with captive power generation
§ Manufacturing of fabrics
§ Modern energy efficient textile ginning and processing
§ Technical textiles
IT/ ITeS
§ Software development centers
§ Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)
§ Knowledge Process Outsourcing (KPO)
§ Training & educational centers
* Detailed Sector/ Project Profiles for investment opportunities available at www.indextb.com
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36. Annexure I
Maps Figures Tables
Map 1: District Map of Rajkot with talukas Figure 1 : Food Crop Production 2006 - 07 Table 1 : Medium and Large Scale Players in
Rajkot
Map 2: Mineral Reserves in Rajkot Figure 2 : Food and Non- Food Crop
Production 2005-06 Table 2 : Industrial Estates in Rajkot
Map 3: Major Players in Rajkot Table 3: Distance of Rajkot from Major Indian
Figure 3: Fireclay Production in Gujarat
Cities
Map 4: Talukawise SSIs in Rajkot
Figure 4 & 5 : Contribution of Sectors in SSI
Units Table 4 : Educational Institutions in Rajkot
Map 5: Location of Industrial Estates in Rajkot
Figure 6 : Decadal Investment Trends
Map 6 :Rajkot Road & Rail Connectivity
Figure 7: Major Investments and Employment
Map 7 : Rajkot Power Supply During 1988-1997
Map 8 : Rajkot Gas Network Figure 8: Major Investments and Employment
During 1998-2007
Figure 9 : Number of MoUs Signed (VGGIS
03, 05, 07)
Figure 9 : Sectorwise MoUs Signed (VGGIS
03, 05, 07)
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37. Annexure II : Abbreviations
IEM : Industrial Entrepreneur Memorandum
MoU : Memorandum of Understanding
SSI : Small Scale Industries
MSI : Medium Scale Industries
LSI : Large Scale Industries
VGGIS : Vibrant Gujarat Global Investors Summit
SEZ : Special Economic Zone
GIDC : Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation
GIDB : Gujarat Infrastructure Development Board
GSPC : Gujarat State Petrochemical Corporation
GWSSB : Gujarat Water Supply Sewerage Board
GSRDC : Gujarat State Road Development Corporation
GMB: Gujarat Maritime Board
ITI : Industrial Training Institute
NHAI: National Highways Authority of India
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