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INDEX
1 Vadodara: A Snapshot
4 Support Infrastructure
5 Social Infrastructure
6 Tourism
7 Investment Opportunities
8 Annexure
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Vadodara: A Snapshot
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Introduction: Vadodara
§ Vadodara, one of India’s most cosmopolitan cities, is located Map 1: Vadodara District Map with talukas
to the south east of Ahmedabad, on the banks of river
Vishwamitri
§ The district is referred to as the “Sanskar Nagari” (City of
Culture) due to its rich cultural traditions
§ Vadodara is famous for its palaces, parks, temples and
museums
§ Known as the ‘Gateway to the Golden Corridor’, as all the
rail and road arteries that link Delhi, Mumbai and
Ahmedabad also connect Vadodara, including the Delhi
Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC)
§ Focus Industry Sectors
Savli
§ Chemicals & Petrochemicals
§ Pharmaceuticals Chota Udepur
Waghodia
§ Biotechnology Vadodara Jetpur Pavi
Padra
§ The district has 12 talukas, 15 towns and 1,548 villages, of Sankheda
Dabhoi
Naswadi
which the major towns are Vadodara (District Headquarter), Karjan Sinor Kwant
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Fact File
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Economy and Industry Profile
§ The industrial clusters include Chemicals and
Fertilizers, Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology, Map 2: Distribution of Industries across the District
Cotton textiles, Machine tools, Glass,
Engineering, Tobacco, Fisheries and Dairy Textiles
Medicine
(Jowar), Yellow Peas, Grams, Oilseeds, Glass
Cotton
§ The district has huge reserves of Dolomite and Tobacco
Fertilizer
Fluorspar
Fisheries
players, as well as Public Sector Units (PSUs) Source: Vadodara District Map, 2007
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Agriculture
Map 3: Distribution of Major Crops in Vadodara
§ Total area under food grain cultivation was
2,46,700 hectares in 2005-06 in Vadodara
Cotton
§ The district is the largest producer of pulses in Paddy
production Groundnut
Wheat
§ Vadodara is among major fruit producing Bajra
Source: Vadodara District Map, 2007
districts in the State, contributing 11.25 % to
Fig 1:
the total fruit production
Area (Hectares) & Production of Crops (MT) 2006-07
Area Production
Source: Department of Agriculture, Government of Gujarat, 2007
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Horticulture
Fig 2:
Production of Major Fruit Crops (MT) 2006-07
§ The district is among the highest contributors Guava
Cheeku
to the total production of banana in the State Citrus 28845
25792
(14.2%) 30002
Papaya
§ It is the largest producer of Brinjal in the 40446
Ø Guava (22.6%)
Ø Okra (13.4%) Fig 3: Area (Hectares) & Production (00’ MT) of Food &
Non Food Crops (2006-07)
Ø Tomato (12.7%)
1852
Ø Turmeric (16.8%)
1538
§ In addition, it is the third largest producer of 1934
4153
751 247
papaya (9.7%) and custard apple (15.3%) 929
362
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Minerals
§ Mineral reserves include dolomite, fluoride, black
trap, quartz, fluorspar, agate, gravel, marble,
graphite, manganese ore, and granite Map 4: Mineral Based Industries
Sand 5752210
Source: Vadodara District Profile 2005-06
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Major Industries
§ Information on some of the key players that have made substantial investments in Vadodara during the period from 1983 to 2007
is given in Table 1
Table 1 : Major Players in Vadodara*
Name of Company Taluka Production
Chemicals & Petrochemicals
Alembic Vadodara Fluconazole bulk, Azithrpmycin, Electric Power Generation
Bharat Starch Industries Limited Padra Citric Acid
Gujarat Alkalies and Chemicals
Vadodara Hydrogen Peroxide, Caustic Soda, etc.
Limited (GACL)
Gujarat State Fertilizers &
Vadodara Caprolactum, Ammonia, Melamine, etc.
Chemicals Ltd. (GSFC)
Indian Oil Corporation Limited
Vadodara LPG, Petroleum products, etc.
(IOCL)
Indian Petrochemical
Vadodara Polybutadiene Rubber
Corporation Limited (IPCL)
Engineering & Auto
Apollo Tyres Limited Waghodia Tyres and tubes
Asea Brown Boveri Ltd. Vadodara Steam/Gas Turbines upto 500 MW
CG Glass Limited Padra Tubular Glass Shells, Bulbs and Tubes, etc.
JCT Electronics Limited Karjan Cathode Ray Tube
Others
Bell Granito Ceramics Ltd. Padra Ceramics Granite Tiles
GE India Industrial Private Ltd. Vadodara Alloys & Chemicals
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Major Industries
Map 5: Major Industry Players in Vadodara*
Savli
Bhadarva
Vadodara
* Indicative List
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Small Scale Industries (SSI)
§ There are over 18,000 SSI units in Vadodara, the maximum being in the repairing and servicing
industry (5,713 units)
§ Other key small scale industries include textiles, metal works, chemicals, equipments, rubber products
and food products
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173 Glass, Ceramics &
3840 Repairing, Servicing & others Cement
885
Textiles 543 Equipments related to
5713
Electricity
Metal w orks
Paper & its Products
1047 Chemicals
Equipments/Machinery Wood & its Products
601
1145 Rubber & its products
Non Ferrous Metals
Food Products 829
1316 1923
Others Leather
1357 1615 753
Tobacco
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Industry and Investment Trends
§ As per the Industrial Entrepreneur
Fig 7 :
Memoranda (IEM) filed, several sectors
Comparative Investment in Key Sectors
showed major increase in investments over over Last Two Decades (INR Crore)
a period of last two decades (1988 – 2007) 3722
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Industry and Investment Trends
Fig 8:
Major Investments during 1988 – 1997 (INR Crore)
§ In the last decade (1988 – 1997), maximum 2281
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Investments in Pipeline
Fig 10:
Number of MoUs Signed (INR Crore)
§ 38 MoUs have been signed during Vibrant Gujarat :
VGGIS (03, 05, 07)
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Global Investors’ Summits (VGGIS) held during
2003, 2005 and 2007, with a total investment to the
tune of INR 14,414 crore (USD 3.43 billion)
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§ The major sectors that have witnessed maximum
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investments include Biotechnology and Chemicals & 950 302.6
§ Other key sectors where investments have been Fig 11: Sector wise MoUs
(VGGIS 03, 05, 07)
made include Engineering, Food & Agro, Tourism
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and Textiles and Apparels 11
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§ Chemicals & Petrochemicals continued to witness
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of a total of 8 MoUs, while all 9 Biotechnology MoUs
Biotech Chemicals & Petrochemicals Engineering
were signed during VGGIS 2007 Agro SEZ Tourism
Textiles Education Pharmaceuticals
Healthcare IT Ports
Source: Industries Commissionerate, Government of Gujarat, 2007 Railw ays
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Economy Drivers
§ The Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor passes through Vadodara, making it a key destination for
attracting industrial investments
§ Vadodara is the exclusive producer of Dolomite and Fluorspar in Gujarat, offering scope for
tremendous growth in the processing industries
§ Several Government companies such as GSFC and GACL have their manufacturing plants in the
district
§ Gujarat’s leading educational institutions are located in Vadodara, offering skilled and intellectual
manpower in abundance for various industries and R&D activities
§ Proximity of Vadodara to key industrial centers of Gujarat such as Ahmedabad (via India’s first
Expressway), Bharuch and Surat, along NH8 could be considered a major driver for growth of the
economy
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Industrial Locations and Infrastructure
Savli SEZ
Suzlon SEZ
Nipiam Infrastructure Ltd.
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Special Economic Zones
Formal
Approval in an
Nipiam InfoTech IT,
Waghodia area of
Pvt. ltd 220
131.59.62
hectares
Formal
Biotech Savli Biotechnology,
Savli Approval in
SEZ 14.73
14.73 hectares
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Industrial Parks (Proposed)
M/S Immense
Dena IT Savli
Properties Pvt. Ltd.
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Industrial Estates
Map 8: Industrial Estates in Vadodara
Sehra 4.00
is located 15 km from Vadodara city – an ideal location for
engineering, plastics, export-oriented units, biotechnology
and other non polluting industries
Source: Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC)
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Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC)
§ Government of India plans to develop a Dedicated Freight Map 9: Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor
Chennai
estates, hinterlands, markets and points of agricultural Special Investment Region (SIR)
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Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor
Table 5 : Proposed Vadodara – Ankleshwar Industrial Region
Components Description
Map 10: DMIC Influence Area
Export Oriented Industrial Engineering, Ceramics, Chemicals,
Activities Pharmaceuticals, Textiles
Residential, Commercial,
Integrated Township Institutional/ Health, Transportation
land use
Augmentation of Existing
Ankleshwar, Jhagadia
Industrial Park/ Estate/ Cluster
Development of Vadodara
Airport 4
Augmentation of Vadodara-Rajpipla,
Feeder Road Links
Rajpipla-Ankleshwar-Dahej links
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Support Infrastructure
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Road, Rail & Air Connectivity
Map 11: Vadodara Road & Rail Network
Road
§ Vadodara is well connected to all major locations such as Delhi
(1,028 km) and Mumbai (448 km) through DMIC and National
Highway (NH) No. 8
§ NH 8 also connects Vadodara with Ahmedabad (111km), Rajkot
(294 km ), Ankleshwar ( 84 km) Surat (167 km) – the major
industrial centers of Gujarat
§ State Highway 6 connects the district with Ahmedabad, Surat
and Rajkot among other districts
§ India’s first National Expressway is located in Gujarat
connecting Vadodara to Ahmedabad (93 km)
Rail
§ Vadodara is well connected to all major locations such as
Major Cities Distance
Delhi and Mumbai, as well as other districts of the State (km)
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Power Supply Network
§ Vadodara has a well developed network of 48 sub stations
§ Gujarat Electricity Board supplies electricity to 1546 villages,14 cities and towns
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Gas Supply
§ Vadodara is a key natural gas consumption area, with a demand of 6.40 MMSCMD (2005) and an
estimated demand of 7.60 MMSCMD in 2010
§ There is a network of six gas pipeline sections in the district, of which the Paguthan-Vadodara section
is the longest (48.064 km)
§ The existing gas grid length is 113 km, while the additional 59.80 km of length is proposed
ANAND
DHUVARAN
BARODA
VADODARA
GPLC
PAGUTHAN
BHARUCH
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Water Supply
§ Vadodara has 18,721 irrigation related wells and 69 km long water canals
§ Water supply for industrial purposes in the district can be obtained from three main sources, viz. Gujarat
Water Supply and Sewerage Board (GWSSB), Irrigation canals and Sardar Sarovar Project
§ Sardar Sarovar Project envisages supply of water for drinking purposes, irrigation and industrial uses,
through branch canals
Table 6: Sardar Sarovar Branch Canal Network in Vadodara District
Branch canal Length (Km) District Starting point Ending point
Wadia 3.65 Narmada, Vadodara Nandod Koliary
Tilakwada 9.93 Vadodara Khodia Damasia
Mandva 23.78 Vadodara Sindodara Fatepur
Sankheda 0.165 Vadodara Modasar Vaniadri
Timbi Vadodara Timbi Timbi
Miyagam 86.60 Vadodara, Bharuch Bhagwanpur Matar
Bhilodia 23.4 Vadodara Bhordha Raipur
Gozali 4 Vadodara Moti Mankekpura Rustampura
Vadodara 115.1 Panchmahals, Vadodara, Bharuch Rameshwara Bhadodra
Dena 11.83 Panchmahals, Vadodara Ujeti Rakui
Dumad 6.94 Panchmahals, Vadodara Kanjari Lotna
Sakrda 35 Vadodara Khakharia Natwarnagar
Desar 15.28 Panchmahals, Vadodara Kalwana Desar
Source: Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Ltd.
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Proposed Infrastructure Projects
§ An investment of INR 19 billion (USD 452 million)
is proposed under Jawaharlal Nehru National
Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) for
infrastructure projects in the city
Source: Indian Real Estate Growth and New Destinations, FICCI - Ernst & Young Report, 2007
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Social Infrastructure
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Education
§ Vadodara has only one university, well known for its Fig 12: Number of Professional Colleges
quality of education – Maharaja Sayajirao University Polytechnic
College
(MS University), renowned for several departments such 1 Nursing Schools
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as fine arts, medicine, arts & commerce, journalism & Engineering
Colleges
communication, among several others 3
Medical
§ Other well renowned institutions include Indian Institute colleges
Pharmacy 2
of Materials Management and National Fire Academy Colleges
2 Dental colleges
2
§ The district also has institutes providing courses in
physiotherapy, ayurvedic and homeopathic medicines Table 7: Number of Academic Institutions
Primary Schools 2404
§ 33 Industrial Training Institutes in Vadodara offer Secondary Schools 205
facilities to train the workforce at shop-floor level, which Higher Secondary Schools 192
§ 9 Polytechnic colleges offers diploma courses in Private Arts, Commerce, Science, B. Ed. & Law Colleges 13
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Health
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Tourism
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Tourism
§ Historic places include Aurobindo Society, Baroda
Museum & Gallery, Darbar Hall, EME temple,
Khanderao market, Kirti Mandir, Champaner, Lehripura
Gate, Laxmi Vilas Palace, Makarpura Palace,
Mahatma Gandhi Nagar Gruh, Maharaja Fatehsinh
Museum, Mandvi gate, Maqbara (Hajira), Nazarbaug
Palace, Nyaymandir (District court), Pratap Vilas
Palace, Sayajibaug, Sayaji Sarovar, Sursagar Lake Laxmi Vilas Palace
etc.
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Tourism
§ The Sursagar Lake is a popular hangout of locals,
where all festivals are celebrated, including
immersion of idols of gods
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Investment Opportunities
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Investment Opportunities
Food & Agro
§ Cold storage facilities
§ Dehydration plants
§ Production facilities for fruit pulp and pickles
§ Cotton ginning and pressing
§ Rice pearl
Chemicals
§ Wood, metal & frame polishes, pesticides, paints, varnishes, soaps &
detergents, hair & lubricating oils, cosmetics, perfumes, talcum powders,
etc.
Engineering
§ Construction of grills & windows
§ Machinery & Electronic equipments
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Investment Opportunities
Plastics
§ PVC, moulded electronic accessories, melamine crockery, surgical
gloves, submersive pumps, multilayer films, toys, polythene bags
Textiles
§ Silk production and Carpet Weaving facilities
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Annexure I
Maps Figures Tables
Map 1: Vadodara District Map with Talukas Figure 1 : Area & Production of Crops Table 1 : Major Players in Vadodara
Map 4: Mineral based Industries Figure 4 : Production of Major Minerals Table 4 : Industrial Estates in Vadodara
Map 5: Major Industry Players in Vadodara Figure 5 & 6 : SSI Units Table 5 : Proposed Vadodara-Ankleshwar
Industrial Area
Map 6: SEZs in Vadodara Figure 7 : Decadal Investment Comparison
Table 6 : Water Distribution in Vadodara
Map 7 : Proposed Industrial Parks in Vadodara Figure 8 : Major Investments (1988 – 1997) Table 7 : Academic Institutions in Vadodara
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Annexure II : Abbreviations
IEM : Industrial Entrepreneur Memorandum
MoU : Memorandum of Understanding
SSI : Small Scale Industries
VGGIS : Vibrant Gujarat Global Investors Summit
SEZ : Special Economic Zone
DMIC : Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor
DFC : Delhi Freight Corridor
GWSSB : Gujarat Water Supply and Sewerage Board
CETP : Common Effluent Treatment Plant
BRTS : Bus Rapid Transit System
PSU : Public Sector Unit
NH : National Highway
GACL : Gujarat Alkalis and Chemicals Ltd.
GSFC : Gujarat State Fertilizers and Chemicals Ltd.
JNNURM : Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission
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