Check what’s all in Gujarat

All across the world there was hullabaloo of economic recession, slow development and receding employment. But Gujarat is the state that in the year 2009-10 has seen 12.99% Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) growth against the target of 11.2% GSDP as set by the Planning Commission under the 11th Five-Year Plan (2007-12). This data has been revealed in the report of the government. So the state of Gujarat is keeping up very well even during recession and managed to clear it with more than expected growth.

State is the hub of industries, small to large companies and business houses. Major ports in Gujarat are the reason of this acting as a main center of trade and commerce since time immemorial. One of the first port across the world i.e. Lothal is located here. Three rivers i.e. Narmada, Tapi and Sabarmati are also the charm of the state. Along with this, it is a mineral rich state in India. Gujarat thus has all the natural resources that are required by the state to flourish. Along with this people here are very business oriented. Therefore with the collective efforts of all, economy of the state is the one of fastest growing economies in the country. Gujarat is responsible for 39% of the India's industrial output, it does 10% of the total mineral production, 67% of petrochemical production and 40% of all the pharmaceutical products are manufactured in Gujarat.

Now if we further look into the cities of the state, then Ahmedabad, Surat, Baroda(Vadodara) and Rajkot are the major cities that churns out different industrial and consumer product for self consumption as well as for export. Surat is the fastest growing cities in India and Ahmedabad is at third number in terms of growth. Major industries in these cities are related to cotton, textile, chemicals, petrochemicals, gems and jewelry, dates, and peanuts. Also these cities are rich in agriculture and there most of the business works are through Gujarat tenders. Fertilizer is an indispensible part of agriculture that has numerous pest control tenders, fertilizer tenders and other Gujarat tenders.

Oil and natural gas are also present in abundance in the cities of Kalol Khambat and Ankaleshwar. Owing to this, these are at top of oil and natural gas production in India. Reliance Petroleum Limited, operates an Oil Refinery at Jamnagar. It is the largest grassroots refineries across the world. Reliance has also given an edge to the state with its special economic zone in Gujarat. The state is also the ranked number one in gas-based thermal electricity production. A thermal power station adorns Dhuvaran where coal, gas and oil are used.

Period of 1960-90 was the booming period of Gujarat when it had proved itself as a leader in numerous industrial sectors. Since then there is no looking back. Among all the private industries and growing sectors, Government of Gujarat has played a huge role in the overall development of the state. One of the major developments undertaken by the Government is the establishment of solar energy plant in the state with the capacity of 716 MW Solar Power. This has generated employment for at least 5000 people.

Key Government departments usually publish various Gujarat tenders. Gujarat State Seed Corporation Limited, Gujarat State Seep & Wool Development Corporation Limited, Gujarat Energy Development Agency, Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers Company Ltd, Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Limited and Road and Building Department are few to name among the pool of others. All this results into great economic development.

Along with industrial developments, urban and infrastructural developments are also part of Gujarat for which it has 7 Municipal Corporations and 12 Urban Development Authorities operating in 159 Municipality areas.

Therefore in conclusion it can be said that Gujarat is an industrial and business oriented state that has also been blessed by nature with minerals, gems, rivers, ports and other natural resources to grow further.