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Course Contents (India)
- The State of Gujarat
- The economy of Gujarat
- Key players in Gujarat (Essar Group, Aditya Birla Group, Larsen and Toubro
Ltd, …)
- Investing in Gujarat (licenses, set-up, costs, …)
- Business opportunities in Gujarat
- Invest Opportunities in Agribusiness Sector
- Invest Opportunities in Information Technology
- Invest Opportunities in Biotechnology
- Invest Opportunities in Automotive Sector
Summary:
Gujarat is the leading industrialized State of India.
Gujarat is one of the most preferred investment destinations of the nation,
providing opportunities in almost all the sectors, particularly
information technology (IT), tourism, textiles and agricultural sector.
Gujarat houses a number of multinational corporations, private sector
companies, public sector enterprises and a large number of medium and small
scale units. It is a manufacturing powerhouse with world-class production
capabilities in textiles, petrochemicals, pharmaceuticals and agro-based
products.
The State is also known for its entrepreneurial spirit as well as
robust social and physical infrastructure.
Gujarat boasts of a rich and varied cultural heritage, that is reflected in
its art, music, cuisine, literature, religious traditions, etc. It is rich
in bio-resources and has a forest cover of 1.88 billion hectares. It has
10.7 million hectares of highly diversified cropping area and is a leading
producer of horticultural crops. Moreover, the State is rich in mineral
resources like limestone, lignite and bauxite. It is also a leading producer
of cement and soda ash and has the largest diamond processing
industry in the country. Thus, the geographic diversity and strategic
location has made Gujarat home to an incredible diversity of people.
With 5% of India's population, Gujarat has 16% of industrial production.
Gujarat had an annual average growth of 9% in the last 3 years and an
average industrial growth of 15%.
The Gujarat Government gives tax concessions for investment in backward
areas. For instance, the Government has announced exemptions for investment
in the Kutch district. Further, the state has offered an excise exemption to
all new units for a period of five years from July 31, 2001 to December 31,
2005.
The state offers investors a distinct advantage in terms of quality manpower
and infrastructure facilities such as power and water supply, ports and now
a gas grid. This is encouraging multinationals and leading Indian companies
to turn their manufacturing plants in the state into global sourcing bases.
Invest Opportunities in Gujarat
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