District Profile: Valsad
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VALSAD INDEX 1 Valsad: A Snapshot 2 Economy and Industry Profile 3 Industrial Locations / Infrastructure 4 Support Infrastructure 5 Social Infrastructure 6 Tourism Investment Opportunities 7 8 Annexure 2 1 Valsad: A Snapshot Introduction: Valsad Map1: District Map of Valsad with Talukas § Valsad district is located at the Southernmost tip of Gujarat, near Gulf of Khambhat in the Arabian Sea § The district has 5 talukas, of which the major ones are Valsad (District Headquarter), Pardi and Umargam § Vapi located in Pardi taluka, is an important hub for chemical based industries § Valsad is well known for its production of mangoes Valsad Dharampur Pardi § Focus industry sectors include chemicals, textiles, Vapi horticulture and paper industry Umargam Kaprada § Tourism: Some of the major tourist destinations in the district District Headquarter are Fire Temple, Daman and Lady Wilson Museum Talukas Town 4 Fact File 72.73ºto 73ºEast (Longitude) Geographical location 20.07ºto 21.05ºNorth (Latitude) Average rainfall 2000 mm Rivers Damanganga, Paar, Auranga, Kolak, Taan and Maan Area 2,939 sq. km District headquarter Valsad Talukas 5 Population 1,410,553 (As per Census 2001) Population density 423 persons per sq. km Sex ratio 920 Females per 1000 Males Literacy rate 69.41% Languages Gujarati, Hindi and English Seismic Zone Zone III Source: Socio Economic Review 2006-07 5 2 Economy and Industry Profile Economy and Industry Profile § Valsad is an industrial base for sectors such as chemicals, textiles, and paper & pulp industries § Since 1980’s, Textile and Chemicals have been the major sectors of investments and employment in the district § Valsad is emerging as a horticulture hub of the State, witnessing significant production in food grains and crops § With over 300 medium and large scale industries, Vapi is a major industrial center in Valsad witnessing tremendous business activities § One of the Asia’s largest Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP) is present in Vapi, owned by Vapi Waste & Effluent Management Company and promoted by Vapi Industrial Association § Over 10,716 units of small and medium enterprises (SMEs), involved in different sectors, such as chemicals, textiles, engineering, and paper industry etc., are present in the district § Several private conglomerates are present in Valsad, including Wyeth, Welspun Polyesters India Ltd., Aarti Industries, Atul industries, Gujarat Heavy Chemicals Ltd. (GHCL), Raymond, Sun Pharmaceuticals, United Phosphorus, Pidilite and Vadilal 7 Agriculture § Total production of food crops in Valsad in 2006-07 Fig 1: Production of Food Crops (00’MT) was 3.6 lakhs MT (2006-07) 1200 § Major horticulture crops being produced in the district 800 1118 400 118 1127 are mango, cucurbits, chiku, banana and sugarcane 0 Cereals Pulses Sugarcane § In 2006-07, Valsad had the highest production of mango in the State, accounting for 2,03,112 MT nd § The district was the 2 highest producer of Cucurbits Fig 2: Production of Food Crops (2006-07) with a production of 47,960 MT during 2006-07 40000 280000 Fig 3: Production of Major Food Crops (2006-07) 262610 250000 30000 210000 ) T M 200000 20000 33480 140000 n i ( 105790 n o 150000 i t 203112 10000 70000 c u d 100000 o 6565 r 0 0 P l Fruits Vegetables a 50000 t o 47960 T 22418 28845 14000 28000 Area Production 0 Mango Chiku Banana Coconut Tomato Cucurbits Production Source: Department of Agriculture, 2006-07 8 Major Industries Table 1: Presence of Major Industries in Valsad* Name of the unit Taluka Product Chemical products such as, chloroaniline, calcium phosphate, sulphuricacid, Aarti Industries Ltd. Pardi single super phosphate etc. Chemical products such as, diaminosulphone, acetic acids and esters, different Atul Limited Valsad types of dyes etc. GHCL Ltd. Pardi Madeups of curtains and bed covers etc. Hindustan Inks Ltd. Pardi Printing inks, synthetic resins, prepared glues and adhesives etc. Pidilite Industries ltd. Pardi synthetic resins, adhesives, colour pigments and lubricating chemicals etc. Raymond Ltd. Pardi Weaving and processing of artificial and synthetic textile fibresetc. Ruby Mascot Ltd. Pardi Uncoated craft paper, newsprint and poster paper etc. Sarigam Steel Ltd. Umbergaon Iron pipes, seamless pipes and stainless steels etc. Sun Pharmaceuticals Pardi Pharmaceutical products Electronic equipments for environmental and air pollution control, Phosphorus United Phosphorus Ltd. Pardi Peentasulphide, Benzoate etc. Vadilal Industries Ltd. Dharampur Semi processed & Instant foods, Tomato ketchup, canned and frozen foods Welspun Polyesters Pardi Cotton yarns, madeups of cotton terry towel and fabrics India Ltd. Wyeth Lederle Ltd. Valsad Pharmaceutical products * Indicative List Source: Industries Commissionerate, Government of Gujarat, 2007 9 Major Industries Map 2: Presence of Major Industries in Valsad* * Indicative List Source: Industries Commissionerate, Government of Gujarat, 2007 10 Small Scale Industries (SSI) § In 5 talukas of the district, there are 10,716 units generating 58,641 jobs, with investments to the tune of INR 84,912 lakh Map 2: SSI Clusters in Valsad (USD 207 million) § Dye stuff & opticals, cotton textiles, chemicals and lathes & machine tools are the major small scale industry sectors 2639 Units present in Valsad district 825 Units § Pardi taluka houses maximum number of SSI units with a Valsad 4559 Units healthy investment of over INR 39,340 lakhs (USD 100 Dharampur million), providing jobs to 25,776 people Pardi 2542 Units Fig 4: Talukawise Total Investments and Employment in Valsad 50000 30000 Umargam 25776 ) h Kaprada k 40000 24000 a t L n e n 20360 i ( m 151 Units y t 30000 18000 o n l e p m m t s E 20000 10424 12000 e l v a t n I 39340 33215 o l T a t 10000 1864 6000 o T 10755 1471 130 217 0 0 Valsad Dharampur Pardi Kaprada Umargam Total Investment (In Lakhs) Total Employment Source: Industries Commissionerate, Government of Gujarat, 2007 11 Industry and Investment Trends: 1988-97 § According to Industrial Entrepreneurial Memoranda Fig. 3 : Decadal Growth Rate (1988-07) ) 9000 e r o (IEM) filed from 1988 to 2007, Valsad witnessed an r C n i ( s 6000 t investment of INR 12,456 Crore (USD 3,038 million), n e m t s e in sectors such as textiles, chemicals, and paper & v 7245 n 3000 I 5211 l a t o pulp industry T 0 1988-97 1998-07 § From 1988 to 1997, investments by industries in the Fig.4 : Major Investments Chemical and Textiles district amounted to INR 5,211 Crore (USD 1,271 (1988-07) ) 3600 e million). Some of the major investments were in r o r 3000 C R 2400 textiles, chemicals and paper & pulp industry N I ( s 1800 t n e 1200 2943 § Textiles sector led to the maximum employment m 1773 t s 1717 e 600 v 877 n generation of almost 23,824, with the investment of I 0 Chemicals Textiles INR 1,717 crore (USD 4.18 million) during the year 1988-1997 1998-2007 1988-97 in Valsad Source: Industries Commissionerate, Government of Gujarat, 2007 12 Investment Trends: 1998-07 § During 1998-07, textiles sector has shown maximum investments of approximately INR 2,943 Crore (USD 717.80 million), which was almost 41% of the total Investment of INR 7,245 Crore (USD 1,767 million) in the decade § The textile sector witnessed a steep growth of 71% as compared to the last decade of INR 1,717 Crore (USD 418.78 million) of 1988-97 Fig. 5 : Investments (INR Crores) and Employment during (1998 –2007) 24000 18000 22522 12000 6000 8689 2943 1773 668 3920 0 Textiles Chemicals Paper & Pulp Industry Investments Employment Source: Industries Commissionerate, Government of Gujarat, 2007 13 Investment Trends: 1998-07 § Chemical sector emerged as an area with huge potential, with investments to the tune of INR 1,773 Crore (USD 432.43 million), in comparison to the previous decade of INR 877 Crore (USD 214 million) § Valsad experienced a total investment of INR 115 Crore (USD 28.04 million) in the Food Processing sector during 1998-07. The sector experienced an investments of INR 115 Crore (USD 28.04 million) in 1988-97 Fig. 6 : Investments in Food Processing Sector (1988-07) 150 100 115 50 74 0 1988-97 1998-07 Source: Industries Commissionerate, Government of Gujarat, 2007 14 Investments in Pipeline § 24 MoUs were signed during Vibrant Gujarat Global Investors’Summit (VGGIS) 2003, 2005, and 2007, in several sectors, out of which the major ones are chemicals, paper industry, agro based industries and SEZs § With an investment of INR 11,650 crore (USD 2,841.46 million), PR SEZ Private Limited has signed an MoU in Vibrant Gujarat 2007, for establishing a SEZ in the district § During VGGIS 2005, a MoU was signed with an investment of INR 6,000 Crore (USD 1,463.41 million) in the port sector Fig. 7: No. of MoUs Signed and Total Investments Fig. 8 : Sectorwise MoUs Signed During during VGGIS VGGIS: 2005 and 07 20 13465 15000 1 ) e r 4 o 5 15 r C s ( 10000 1 U s 10242 t 2 o n 1 M e 15 f 10 m o 1 1 t . s o 5000 e v N n 5 9 I 4 4 l a t o Textile Paper Industry Auto & Engineering 0 0 T SEZs Chemicals & Petrochemicals Agro 2005 2007 Healthcare Tourism Port Multisectors No. of MoUs Total Investment Source: Industries Commissionerate, Government of Gujarat, 2007 15 Economy Drivers § The proposed Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) and the proximity of the district with Mumbai and Surat has made it a key destination for industrial investments § The development of Maroli port into a new greenfield site, which is to be used as an industrial port with an infrastructure of handling 16MMTPA of general and containerised cargo would help in attracting future investments § Industry sectors such as textiles, wooden boxes, dye stuffs and lathes & machine tools are the supporting pillars of the economy.