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Indian
States-A Profile
GUJARAT
General
Information
| Capital |
Gandhinagar |
| Area |
1,96000 sq km |
| Population(Census 1991) |
41.1 million |
| Principal Languages |
Gujarati |
| Urbanisation Ratio(1991) |
34.4% |
| Literacy Rate(1991) |
60.9% |
| Major Minerals |
Textiles, soda ash, azodyes, sal nitrogenous fertilizers,
viscose filament yarn, Cotton, cloth, sulpuric acid, paper & paper board, casusic
soda, cement. |
| Major Industries |
- |
| Major Crops |
Tobacco, cotton, groundnut, cumin, sugarcane, mangoes, bananas, paddy,
wheat, bajra. |
Infrastructure
| Railway track length |
5,890 km |
| Road length |
68,900 Km |
| National Highway length |
1,572 Km |
| Domestic airport |
10, Ahmedabad, Bhavnagar, Bhuj, Jamnagar, Kandla, Keshod, Porbandar, Rajko, Surat,
Vadodara |
| International airport |
1, Ahmedabad |
| Mjor cities linked |
Bangalore, Calcutta, Delhi, Chennai, Mumbai, Vadodara |
| Ports |
41 |
| Industrial Zones & Parks |
263 |
| Export Processing zone |
1 |
Industrial
Policy
The policy offers an attractive package of incentives to accelerate the indusrial
growth in the state. The objecives of he oplicy are : Accelerate development of the
backward areas, creation of large scal empolyment opportunities, increses of total flow of
investment to industrial sector, accelerating the developmen of infrastructure and human
resources to susain the long term growth, achieving subsainable development.
Incentives
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Capital investment subsidy of 35% of he fixed eligible capital (FEC)
investment in category-I, 25% in category-II, 30% of FEC in SSI (Max. Rs. 3 million) for
category-I, 20% in categoy-II, 30% (Max. 25% million) medium & Large Indusries, 20%
(1.5 million) in cateory-II.
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100% of FCI for a period of 9 years for Tiny & SSI in Category-I
100% of FCI for a period of 6 years for Tiny & SSI in Category-II
80% of FCI for period of 9 years for M&LSI in Category-I
60% of FCI for period of 6 years for M&LSI in Categoy-II
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Pioneer units subsidy have 30% (upto Rs. 2.5 million) 20% (upto Rs. 1.5 million) of
FCI for Category-I & II respectively.
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Additional sales tax benfefit of 100% of FCI upto 10 Years for Categoy-I and 75% for 8
year for category-II
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100% of EOU units, 100% of FCI for a period of 10 years sales tax benefit, 75% for FCI
for 8 year.
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Special incentives for Electronics Industry i.e. capital investment subsidy between
25% & 35% upto Rs. 3.5 million.
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Subsidy of 40% of fixed capital upto Rs. 2 lack for entrepreneurs belonging to
disadvantaged groups.
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Unavailed portion of sales tax incenives for new promoters reviving sick units.
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Subsidy on 50% capital investment on social infrastructure projects.
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New scheme for promoting small and ancillary units on the basis of local resources and
skills.
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Special incentives for purchase of enviornment-friendly plant and machinery. |
State
identified priority sectors
Ancillary Development, Electronics, Garments, Gems & Gewellery, Handlooms, Leather.
Contact
| Name of the organisation |
Telephone
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Fax |
Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation
Fadia Chambers.
Ahmedabad |
079-401671-74 |
442563 |
Gujarat State Financial Corporation,
Childre's Hospital Building,
Ahmedabad |
079-444592 |
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