MAJOR THRUST
ON INFRASTRUCTURE
Industry
The total installed capacity of the State from all conventional sources is 15,306 MW as on
31.03.2012. In spite of being power surplus after meeting the State’s power requirements, Gujarat
is unable to supply the surplus power to other states/regions on account of constraints in
Inter-Regional Transmission Corridor. As against the requirement of 14.36 Million Metric Standard
Cubic Meter per Day (MMSCMD) of Gas, at present, the present gas based installed capacity in the
State i.e. 4,172 MW receives only 7.46 MMSCMD of gas. Resultantly capacity remains idle up to
2000 MW and the State has to compulsory back down the existing Power Generating Capacity.
The total idle capacity in the country would be in the range of 5000 MW. If imported gas is allowed
to be used for generation of power and cost is pooled, the burden can be shared amongst all
Conventional Power Generation
Industrial Policy
The State Industrial policy is being modified to give priority to specified manufacturing
sectors to enhance the share of manufacturing in GSDP and provide jobs. Some of the
identified sectors are Cotton Spinning, Technical Textiles, Food and Agro Business, Auto
and Auto Components, Speciality and Fine Chemicals, Solar and Wind Equipment
manufacturing, Electronics System Design etc.
Special Investment Regions
The proposals for seven more SIRs are underway. In Dholera SIR, five core projects i.e.
Express-way from Dholera-Ahmedabad, International Airport, Industrial Parks, Logistic
parks and Metro-rail Project are initiated.
Dholera
(879-3377 Sq.km)
Dahej PCPIR
(452.59 Sq.km).
Aliyabet
(168 Sq. km)
Santalpur
(186.74 sq.km)
Halol-Savli
(122.29 sq.km)
For comprehensive economic growth in a large area of more than 100 sq. kms in a
systematic manner, the State has already notified 5 SIRs under the Gujarat SIR Act, 2009.
The State has embarked upon an innovative scheme to set up 300 skill upgradation
centres in industrial areas to train around 2 lac industry responsive manpower per year
by the year 2013-14. As many as 90 centres have already been set up. This will enhance
competitive advantage in the manufacturing sector. The industrial clusters will also be
strengthened with skill development centres as well as R&D Centres. These are over
and above the training programmes run under the various schemes of Apparel Training,
Centre of Entrepreneurship Development, Commissioner of Cottage and Rural Industries
as well as training centres in GIDC estates.
Skill Development in Industrial Areas
It would be in the national interest for the Central Govt.
to permit Gujarat and other States to buy imported gas and
produce electricity and supply the same to NTPC.
