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Introduction: Rajkot
§ 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
with exchanges in Mumbai, Kolkata & New Delhi
§ Engineering and Auto ancillary industry is viewed as the
growth engine of the district .Textiles and Apparels is also an
emerging sector
§ Ajanta, world’s largest clock manufacturer is present in the
district
§ Focus sectors
§ Engineering & electronics
§ Textiles & apparels
§ Chemicals
§ Infrastructure
Source : Rajkot District Collectorate, Rajkot CDP 2005-2012
Map 1: District Map of Rajkot with talukas
Maliya
Morbi
Tankara
Wankaner
Paddhari
Rajkot
Jasdan
Lodhika
Kotda
Sanghani
Gondal
Jam Kandorna
Dhoraji
Upleta
Jetpur
District Headquarter
Talukas
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Fact File
Gujarati, Hindi and English
Language
Zone III
Seismic Zone
74.85%
Literacy Rate
930 Females per 1000 Males
Sex Ratio
283 Persons per sq. km
Population Density
31,68,392 (As per Census 2001)
Population
14
Talukas
Rajkot
District Headquarter
11203 sq. km
Area
Bhadar, Machh and Aji
Rivers
540 to 600 mm
Average Rainfall
9º Centigrade (Minimum)
41º Centigrade (Maximum)
Temperature
20.58º to 23.08º North (Latitude)
70.20º to 71.40º East (Longitude)
Geographical Location
Source : Rajkot District Collectorate, Socio Economic Profile 2006-07, Gujarat Seismic Zone Map
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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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Agriculture
21470
46645
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409043
81517
12996
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Area ('00 Ha) Production (M.T.)
§ Rajkot district is the largest producer of cotton in
the State. It is the second largest producer for oil
seeds with groundnut being the major oil seed
§ In 2006-07, Rajkot produced 12,996 Metric
Tonnes (MT) of fruits, 4.09 lakh MT of
vegetables and 0.81 lakh MT of spices.
§ Main fruits include mango, chikoo, citrus & papaya
§ Rajkot is the second largest producer of onions
in Gujarat state with 2.73 lakh MT of production in
2006-07 contributing 22% to the total production of
onions in the State
§ Rajkot is the second largest producer of spices
contributing 13% to total production in the State.
Garlic and cumin are main spice crops in the
district with 27% share to the total production
Source : Rajkot District Collectorate, Directorate of Agriculture
Fig. 1 : Food Crop Production 2006 - 07
Fig. 2 : Food and Non-Food Crop Production 2006-07
Largest Producer of Cotton in Gujarat
2nd
Largest Producer of Oil Seeds in Gujarat
2nd
Largest Producer of Spices & Onions in Gujarat
3100
4300
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Minerals
§ Rajkot district is rich in minerals such as fireclay,
chalk, perlite and limestone
§ Rajkot taluka is the largest producer of fireclay in the
district contributing 92% of the total state production
during 2005-06. Due to abundant availability of
fireclay in the district, firebricks and ceramic related
industries (crockery) businesses have developed in
Wankaner and Morbi talukas
§ In India, perlite used for horticulture and construction
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
Chalk
Limestone
Fireclay
Silica sand
Calcite
Map 2: Mineral Reserves in Rajkot
Source: Gujarat Mining Potential Report, CII, 2003, Gujarat Mineral Policy 2003
92%
8%
Rajkot
Others
Fig. 3 : Fireclay Production in Gujarat
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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
Source : Rajkot District Collectorate, Industries Commissionerate, Government of Gujarat
Processed Food Product
Lodhika
Balaji Wafers Pvt. Ltd.
Forged and Rolled Rings
Rajkot
Rolex Rings Pvt. Ltd.
Three Wheeler Passenger Rickshaw
Kotda Sanghani
Atul Auto Ltd.
Chemicals
Gondal
Gujarat Agro Industries Corporation Ltd.
Rajkot
Rajkot
Paddhari
Kotda Sanghani
Morbi
Morbi
Taluka
Electronics
Samay Electronics Pvt. Ltd.
Echjay Industries Ltd.
Gujarat Goldcoin Ceramics Ltd.
Archer Metals Ltd.
Atop Food products
Ajanta Electronics Pvt. Ltd.
Name of Company
Automotive Components and Forgings
Ceramic ( Wall and Floor tiles)
Potato Chips
Electronics
Aluminium Coils
Production
*Table 1 : Medium and Large Scale Players in Rajkot District
* Indicative list
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Small Scale Industries (SSI)
39%
17%
14%
7%
6%
6%
4%
2%
3%
2%
Machineries
Textiles
Food products
Metal products
Glass and Ceramics
Non ferrous metals
Rubber and its products
Chemicals
Paper and its products
Others
Source : Industries Commissionerate, Government of Gujarat, 2006-07
§ 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
SSI
Contribution
82%
5%
4%
3%
3%
3%
Electricity equipments
Tobacco prroducts
Wood
Leather
Automobile parts
Other industries
Other
SSIs
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Small Scale Industries (SSI)
Source : Industries Commissionerate, Government of Gujarat, 2006-07
Food Products
Textiles
Wood Products
Paper & its products
Mineral based
Engineering
Maliya
Morbi
Tankara
Wankaner
Paddhari
Rajkot
Jasdan
Lodhika
Upleta
Dhoraji
Jetpur
Jam
Kandorna
Gondal
Kotda
Sangani
Map 4: Talukawise SSIs in Rajkot
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Industry and Investment Trends
Source : Industries Commissionerate, Government of Gujarat, 2006-07
1495
22529
156 1657
48950
207
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1988-1997 1998-2007
Investments Employment Units
§ As per the Industrial Entrepreneur Memoranda
(IEMs) filed, the total investments during 1988-97
was INR 1,495 Crore (USD 356 million) and during
1998 -2007 investments were to the tune of INR
1,657 Crore (USD 395 million)
§ Around 50% of the growth in investments during
1998-2007 has been in the industry sector such as
Ceramics, Textiles, Machines and Engineering
§ Total number of industrial units have grown from
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
Fig. 6: Decadal Industry Trends
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Source : Industries Commissionerate, Government of Gujarat 2006-07
Investment Trends: 1988-97
566
129 118 115 100 85
283
2159
652 566 524
1879
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projects
Vegetable
Oils
Industrial
Machinery
Ceramics
Chemicals
Metallurgical
industries
Sectors
Investm
ent
&
Employment
Investments Employment
Fig. 7 : Major Investments & Employment During 1988-97
§ During 1988-97, infrastructure sector attracted
highest investment worth INR 566 crore (USD
134.76 million) contributing 38% to total
investments
§ In Food processing industry, Vegetable oils sector
attracted investments of INR 129 crore (USD 31.4
million) generating highest number of jobs during
1988-1997
§ Within the Engineering sector, Industrial
machinery attracted major investments of INR 118
crore (USD 28.78 million) while Metallurgical
industries investments were to the tune of INR 85
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
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Source : Industries Commissionerate, Government of Gujarat 2006-07
Investment Trends : 1998-07
Fig. 8 : Major Investments & Employment During 1998-07
456 308 125 108 53 46
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1640
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7205
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Ceramics
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Machinery
&
Engineering
Textiles
Miscellaneous
industries
Electronics
Industrial
Instruments
Sectors
Investment
&
Em
ploym
ent
Investments Employment
§ Ceramics sector witnessed highest investment
worth INR 456 crore (USD 108.57 million) with
growth over 200 times than previous decade
§ Miscellaneous machinery and Engineering
industries attracted next highest investment of
INR 308 crore (USD 73.30 million) contributing
23% to total investments
§ Highest employment was generated by
Electronics sector (7,205 jobs) followed by
miscellaneous industries sector
§ 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)
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Investments in Pipeline
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3
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2005 2007
Fig. 9 : Number of MoUs Signed (VGGIS 03, 05, 07)
§ A total of 11 MoUs were signed amounting to the
investments worth INR 1,873 crore (USD 446 million)
for the projects related to Rajkot district during Vibrant
Gujarat Global Investors Summit (VGGIS) 2003, 2005 &
2007
§ Sectors such as ports, engineering and automobile,
tourism and food & agro industries witnessed major
investments
§ Three MoUs with total investment of INR 1,150 crore
(USD 274 million) were signed in engineering and
automobile sector, which was highest proposed
investment by Rajkot Engineering Association for
setting up SEZ
§ Maximum number of MoUs were signed in food and
agro sector followed by ports sector and engineering &
automobile sector Source : Industries Commissionerate, Government of Gujarat 2006-07
3
3
4
1
Ports Engineering and Automobile Food and Agro Tourism
Fig. 10 : Sector wise MoUs (VGGIS 03, 05, 07)
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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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Road and Rail Connectivity
§ 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
Source : Rajkot Chamber of Commerce, Rajkot CDP 2005-2012
Road
Map 6 : Rajkot Road & Rail Network
1801
Chennai
2085
Kolkata
1254
Hyderabad
750
Mumbai
1500
Delhi
Distance (in km)
Locations
Table3 : Distance of Rajkot from major
Indian cities
Rail
§ Rajkot is well connected by rail network to important cities in
Gujarat and India like Delhi, Mumbai, Cochin, Coimbatore, and
Bhopal
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Airports and Ports
Source :Rajkot district profile booklet 2004, Rajkot CDP 2005-2012
§ The district has a domestic airport at Rajkot city, which operates flights to major cities such as
Vadodara, Bhuj, Mumbai, Delhi, Ahmedabad, and Jamnagar
Air
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
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Power Supply Network
Power
Source: Gujarat State Electricity Board, Government of Gujarat, Gujarat State Petrochemical Corporation
Rajkot Power Supply Network
§ 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
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Gas Supply
Gas
Source: Gujarat State Electricity Board (GSEB), Government of Gujarat, Gujarat State Petrochemical Corporation
Map 8 : Rajkot Gas Grid Network
§ 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
Proposed Pipeline
Commissioned Pipeline
Under Construction
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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
Water
Source: Rajkot Chamber of Commerce
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Navlakhi Port
§ Navlakhi is an all-weather lighterage port located at inner side of Gulf of Kutch
on the west coast of India
§ 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.
Navlakhi
Gujarat
Source: The Ports of Gujarat, GMB, Government of Gujarat
Rajkot
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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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Education
§ Saurashtra University is a major university in
Rajkot which was established in 1967
§ The university is well known for several
departments such as journalism, economics,
biosciences, pharmaceutical science,
electronics, chemistry, among several others
§ There are 5 engineering colleges in the district
offering courses in computers, electronics and
communication, instrumentation and control,
mechanical, IT, and electrical engineering
§ R.K. College in Rajkot imparts education in major
branches such as engineering, management and
pharmacy
§ Various Industrial Training Institutes provide
training in areas like electronics, instrument and
motor mechanic, wielding, dress making, tailoring
and cutting, painting, stenography, carpentry and
Wood working, oil engine and tractor repairing and
others Source : Rajkot Collectorate, INDEXTb
Table 4: Educational Institutions in Rajkot
1
MCA College
Total
Educational Institutes
8
Management Colleges
5
Engineering Colleges
7
Polytechnic
17
ITIs
1
Medical Colleges
74
Others*
14
Pharmacy Colleges
40
Higher Secondary Schools
426
Secondary Schools
1845
Primary Schools
* Arts, Commerce, Science,B.Ed & Law Colleges
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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
§ 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
Wockhardt Hospital at Rajkot
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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
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
§ 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,
Ram Krishna Temple, Swaminarayan Temple, Aji Dam
Source : Rajkot Municipal Corporation
Kaba Gandhi no Delo
Rajkumar college
Swaminarayan temple
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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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Annexure I
Map 8 : Rajkot Gas Network
Map 7 : Rajkot Power Supply
Map 6 :Rajkot Road & Rail Connectivity
Map 5: Location of Industrial Estates in Rajkot
Map 4: Talukawise SSIs in Rajkot
Map 3: Major Players in Rajkot
Map 2: Mineral Reserves in Rajkot
Map 1: District Map of Rajkot with talukas
Maps
Figure 9 : Number of MoUs Signed (VGGIS
03, 05, 07)
Figure 3: Fireclay Production in Gujarat
Figure 8: Major Investments and Employment
During 1998-2007
Figure 6 : Decadal Investment Trends
Figure 7: Major Investments and Employment
During 1988-1997
Figure 9 : Sectorwise MoUs Signed (VGGIS
03, 05, 07)
Figure 4 & 5 : Contribution of Sectors in SSI
Units
Figure 2 : Food and Non- Food Crop
Production 2005-06
Figure 1 : Food Crop Production 2006 - 07
Figures
Table 3: Distance of Rajkot from Major Indian
Cities
Table 4 : Educational Institutions in Rajkot
Table 2 : Industrial Estates in Rajkot
Table 1 : Medium and Large Scale Players in
Rajkot
Tables
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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
