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Rajkot

1 Index

1 : A Snapshot

2 Economy and Industry Profile

3 Industrial Locations/ Infrastructure

4 Support Infrastructure

5 Social Infrastructure

6 Tourism

7 Investment Opportunities

2 1

Rajkot : A Snapshot

3 Introduction: Rajkot

§ Rajkot is located in the south-west region of Map 1: District Map of Rajkot with talukas § The district headquarter is Rajkot city –Largest city in and fourth largest in Gujarat state § The district has 14 talukas of which the major talukas are Rajkot, Morbi, Jetpur, , and § Rajkot city is considered the economic, industrial and educational hub of the region § The district boasts of a stock exchange, which is linked with exchanges in , Kolkata & New Maliya Morbi § Engineering and Auto ancillary industry is viewed as the growth engine of the district .Textiles and Apparels is also an Tankara emerging sector Wankaner § Ajanta, world’s largest clock manufacturer is present in the Rajkot Lodhika district Jam Kandorna Kotda Gondal § Focus sectors Upleta Sanghani

§ Engineering & electronics Dhoraji Jetpur § Textiles & apparels § Chemicals District Headquarter § Infrastructure Talukas Source : Collectorate, Rajkot CDP 2005-2012 4 4 Fact File

70.20ºto 71.40ºEast (Longitude) Geographical Location 20.58ºto 23.08ºNorth (Latitude) 41ºCentigrade (Maximum) Temperature 9ºCentigrade (Minimum) Average Rainfall 540 to 600 mm Rivers Bhadar, Machhand Aji Area 11203 sq. km District Headquarter Rajkot Talukas 14 Population 31,68,392 (As per Census 2001) Population Density 283 Persons per sq. km Sex Ratio 930 Females per 1000 Males Literacy Rate 74.85% Language Gujarati, and English Seismic Zone Zone III

Source : Rajkot District Collectorate, Socio Economic Profile 2006-07, Gujarat Seismic Zone Map 5 5 2

Economy and Industry Profile

6 Economy and Industry Profile

§ The occupational pattern in Rajkot is primarily based on manufacturing and service sector. About

42% of workers are engaged in service activities and 34% in manufacturing activities

§ Manufacturing activities are concentrated in two main industrialestates – Aji and Bhaktinagar

§ In the past, Rajkot concentrated around the establishment of cloth mills. The current trend of industrial

growth is towards the Engineering and Autoancillarysector. In this sector, diesel engine is the

leading business with around 105 manufacturing units operationalin the district

§ The district also has various manufacturing units for machine tools, industrial equipments, lathe

machines, metallurgical industries, electronics, engineering and auto ancillary sector

§ Small and medium industries are dominated by foundries, engineering & automobile works, textile

related units gold & silver jewellery, handicrafts, spices, medicines, and wall clocks

§ Jetpur taluka of the district is famous for dyeing and printing business and Paddharitaluka for

ginning and pressing business in the entire State

Source : Rajkot District Collectorate, Rajkot CDP 2005-2012 7 7 Agriculture

Largest Producer of Cotton in Gujarat § Rajkot district is the largest producer of cotton in 2nd Largest Producer of Oil Seeds in Gujarat 2nd Largest Producer of Spices & Onions in Gujarat the State. It is the second largest producer for oil Fig. 1 : Food Crop Production 2006 -07

seeds with groundnut being the major oil seed 50000 46645 450000 45000 409043 400000 40000

350000 )

§ In 2006-07, Rajkot produced 12,996 Metric . T

35000 . ) 300000 a M ( H

30000

Tonnes (MT) of fruits, 4.09 lakh MT of n 0 250000 0 o ' 25000 21470 i ( t

200000 c a

20000 u e r

vegetables and 0.81 lakh MT of spices. d 150000 A o

15000 81517 r P 10000 100000 § Main fruits include mango, chikoo, citrus & papaya 5000 1424 12996 50000 0 0 § Rajkot is the second largest producer of onions Fruits Vegetables Spices Area ('00 Ha) Production (M.T.) in Gujarat state with 2.73 lakh MT of production in Fig. 2 : Food and Non-Food Crop Production 2006-07

4500 18000

2006-07 contributing 22% to the total production of ) .

4000 4300 16000 T

15388 .

) 3500 14000 M

onions in the State a 0

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3100 ( 0 2500 10000 0 ' n (

2000 8000 o i a § Rajkot is the second largest producer of spices t

e 1164 1500 6000 c r u

A 1000 3280 4000 d

182 o contributing 13% to total production in the State. 500 157 2193 2000 r 0 0 P Garlic and cumin are main spice crops in the Cereals Pulses Oilseeds Cotton(Lint) district with 27% share to the total production Area ('00 Ha) Production ('00 M.T.) Source : Rajkot District Collectorate, Directorate of Agriculture 8 8 Minerals

Fig. 3 : Fireclay Production in Gujarat § Rajkot district is rich in minerals such as fireclay,

8% chalk, perliteand limestone

§ Rajkot taluka is the largest producer of fireclay in the Rajkot Others district contributing 92% of the total state production

during 2005-06. Due to abundant availability of 92%

fireclay in the district, firebricks and ceramic related Map 2: Mineral Reserves in Rajkot

industries (crockery) businesses have developed in Chalk Limestone Wankaner and Morbi talukas Fireclay Silica sand § In , perliteused for horticulture and construction Calcite applications only occurs in Rajkot district. In 2001-02,

the sole mine for perlitein the country recorded

production of 137 Metric Tonnes

§ Other minerals found in the district include brick

sand, black trap, silica sand, calcite and red clay

Source: Gujarat Mining Potential Report, CII, 2003, Gujarat Mineral Policy 2003 9 9 Major Industries

§ There are around 73 medium scale / large scale industrial units in Rajkot

§ Majority of the industries are concentrated in Rajkot, Morbi andKotdaSanghanitalukas of the district

§ The industrial units are present across engineering, forging, casting, solvent plants, paper, milk products,

ceramics, electronics & pharmaceuticals sectors

*Table 1 : Medium and Large Scale Players in Rajkot District Name of Company Taluka Production Ajanta Electronics Pvt. Ltd. Morbi Electronics Atop Food products Morbi Potato Chips Balaji Wafers Pvt. Ltd. Lodhika Processed Food Product Archer Metals Ltd. KotdaSanghani Aluminium Coils Gujarat GoldcoinCeramics Ltd. Paddhari Ceramic ( Wall and Floor tiles) EchjayIndustries Ltd. Rajkot Automotive Components and Forgings Atul Auto Ltd. KotdaSanghani Three Wheeler Passenger Rickshaw Rolex Rings Pvt. Ltd. Rajkot Forged and Rolled Rings Gujarat Agro Industries Corporation Ltd. Gondal Chemicals Samay Electronics Pvt. Ltd. Rajkot Electronics * Indicative list Source : Rajkot District Collectorate, Industries Commissionerate, 10 10 Major Industries

Map 3 : Major Industry Players in Rajkot • Maliya

• Morbi

• Tankara

• Wankaner

• Paddhari • Rajkot Ajanta Electronics Pvt. Ltd. Atop Food Products • Lodhika • Jasdan Balaji Wafers Pvt. Ltd. • Jam Kandorna • Kotda EchjayIndustries Ltd. • Gujarat Agro Industries Sanghani Corporation Ltd. Samay Electronics Pvt. Ltd. • Upleta Gujarat Agro Industries Corporation Ltd. • Jetpur • Dhoraji Atul Auto Ltd.

Rolex Rings Pvt. Ltd.

* Indicative list Source : Rajkot District Profile Booklet 2004 11 11 Small Scale Industries (SSI)

§ There are over 30,463 small scale industries operating in Rajkot district in the areas such as Some of the

main industries include machinery, textiles, food products, glass and ceramics, and metal products

§ Maximum number of SSI units (5,283 Units) belong to machineries followed by textiles (4,389 Units)

§ Most of the small scale industries are located at talukas such as Rajkot, Jetpur, Morbi, and Gondal

Figure 4 & 5 : Contribution of Industry Sectors in SSI units

5% 17% 4% Machineries 3% Textiles 3% 3% 39% Food products Electricity equipments Metal products SSI Tobacco prroducts 14% Glass and Ceramics Other Wood Contribution Non ferrous metals SSIs Leather Rubber and its products Automobile parts Chemicals Other industries 7% Paper and its products 2% 6% Others 82% 2% 3% 4% 6%

Source : Industries Commissionerate, Government of Gujarat, 2006-07 12 12 Small Scale Industries (SSI)

Map 4: TalukawiseSSIs in Rajkot Maliya Morbi

Tankara Wankaner

Paddhari Rajkot Lodhika Kotda Sangani Jam Gondal Jasdan Kandorna

Upleta Food Products Paper & its products Jetpur Textiles Mineral based Dhoraji Wood Products Engineering

Source : Industries Commissionerate, Government of Gujarat, 2006-07 13 13 Industry and Investment Trends

§ As per the Industrial Entrepreneur Memoranda (IEMs) filed, the total investments during 1988-97 Fig. 6: Decadal Industry Trends was INR 1,495 Crore (USD 356 million) and during 48950 1998 -2007 investments were to the tune of INR 50000

1,657 Crore (USD 395 million) 40000 22529 30000 § Around 50% of the growth in investments during 20000 207 1495 156 1657 1998-2007 has been in the industry sector such as 10000 Ceramics, Textiles, Machines and Engineering 0 1988-1997 1998-2007 § Total number of industrial units have grown from Investments Employment Units 156 to 207 with ceramics sector contributing 35% of new units established during 1998-2007 § The number of jobs created during 1998-2007 has doubled as compared to previous decade (1988- 1998) was 22,529

Source : Industries Commissionerate, Government of Gujarat, 2006-07 14 14 Investment Trends: 1988-97

§ During 1988-97, infrastructure sector attracted highest investment worth INR 566 crore (USD 134.76 million) contributing 38% to total Fig. 7 : Major Investments & Employment During 1988-97 investments 2500 2159 t

§ In Food processing industry, Vegetable oils sector n

e 1879 2000 m y o attracted investments of INR 129 crore (USD 31.4 l

p 1500 m E

&

million) generating highest number of jobs during 1000 t 652 n 566 566 524 e

m 500 283 1988-1997 t s 129 118 115 100 85 e v n § Within the Engineering sector, Industrial I 0 l l y s e s e l a l a r r i c s a c e i b r i u e s s t c i t a l n i t g i i m r t s c r t c a e h u m

machinery attracted major investments of INR 118 O u r u s e c l r j g e d e l u t a e o h n a s C d r I t V M C a n p e r i f

crore (USD 28.78 million) while Metallurgical M n I industries investments were to the tune of INR 85 Sectors crore (20.7 million) and stood second highest to Investments Employment generate jobs (1879) in the district § Ceramics and Chemicals sector attracted investments of INR 115 crore (USD 28 million) and INR 100 crore (USD 24 million) respectively Source : Industries Commissionerate, Government of Gujarat 2006-07 15 15 Investment Trends : 1998-07

§ Ceramics sector witnessed highest investment

worth INR 456 crore (USD 108.57 million) with

growth over 200 times than previous decade Fig. 8 : Major Investments & Employment During 1998-07

§ Miscellaneous machinery and Engineering 8000 7205 t n

e 7000

m 5357 industries attracted next highest investment of y 6000 o l

p 5000

m 4000 3230 E

2814

INR 308 crore (USD 73.30 million) contributing & 3000 t 1640 n

e 2000 1015

m 456 308 t 1000 125 108 53 46 23% to total investments s e 0 v n I s s s g & s s l c e t c n i l u i a y i i s i n . r r n t o r e e m

§ Highest employment was generated by c e e i t x e o r a r s e s n e n t m r i t i n u T a s e c u i h l M r l d u e C c g t l e n d a s n I E c n n E M s i I

Electronics sector (7,205 jobs) followed by i M miscellaneous industries sector Sectors

Investments Employment § Textiles sector also witnessed an upward trend in

investments growing over 100 times with

investments to the tune of INR 125 crore (USD 30

million) Source : Industries Commissionerate, Government of Gujarat 2006-07 16 16 Investments in Pipeline

§ A total of 11 MoUs were signed amounting to the Fig. 9 : Number of MoUs Signed (VGGIS 03, 05, 07) 8 7 investments worth INR 1,873 crore (USD 446 million) 7 for the projects related to Rajkot district during Vibrant 6 5 4 Gujarat Global Investors Summit (VGGIS) 2003, 2005 & 4 2007 3 2 § Sectors such as ports, engineering and automobile, 1 0 tourism and food & agro industries witnessed major 2005 2007 investments Fig. 10 : Sector wise MoUs (VGGIS 03, 05, 07) 1 § Three MoUs with total investment of INR 1,150 crore 3 (USD 274 million) were signed in engineering and automobile sector, which was highest proposed investment by Rajkot Engineering Association for 4 setting up SEZ 3 § Maximum number of MoUs were signed in food and

agro sector followed by ports sector and engineering & Ports Engineering and Automobile Food and Agro Tourism

automobile sector Source : Industries Commissionerate, Government of Gujarat 2006-07 17 17 Economy Drivers

§ Rajkot is one of the biggest centers for engineering industry. Special Economic Zone (SEZ) for

engineering sector is proposed in the district, which will further boost the growth of engineering

sector as well as increase the industrial output and exports of the district

§ Growth in real estate in Rajkot is quite rapid due to the large investments made by top realty players in

projects such as development of townships, group housing, commercial complexes, and IT Parks. This

will increase the investments and employment opportunities in the infrastructure sector as well

§ The State Government has identified various industrial clusters to fuel the industrial growth in the

district. Major industries identified are engineering (diesel engine, machine tools, electric motors,

casting and forging), ceramics/floor tiles, textiles, gems and jewellery, ginning and oxidized

metals. Development of these clusters will lead to industrial growth inthe district

§ The district has huge reserves of minerals, especially fireclay which has led to the growth of specific

industries such as fire bricks and ceramics (crockery manufacturing)

18 18 3

Industrial Locations/ Infrastructure

19 Industrial Estates

Table 2: GIDC Industrial Estates in Rajkot Map 5: Location of GIDC Industrial Estates in Industrial estates Area in Hectare Rajkot

Kotada-Sanghani 0.89 Padhari 1.00 Mota Dahisara 1.23 Upleta 5.23 Jasdan 6.20 Morbi 8.08 Bhaktinagar 8.83 Jetpur 10.42 Gondal I 13.25 Wankaner 19.67 Gondal II 37.2605 Morbi (Rafleshwar) 40.23 Kuvadwa 53.07 Aji 83.94 Bamonbor 43.48 Lodhika 423.64 Source: Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC), Government of Gujarat, 2007 20 20 4

Support Infrastructure

21 Road and Rail Connectivity

Map 6 : Rajkot Road & Rail Network Road

§ Rajkot is well connected to other cities through National

Highways (NH) & State Highways (SH)

§ The district is connected to (225 km),

(294 km), (461 km), (299 km), (175

km), (92 km), (549 km) and Ankleshwar (388 km)

§ The regional network includes NH -8a that links , NH -8b

that links and and NH 8d that connects

Jetpur and with Rajkot

Rail Table3 : Distance of Rajkot from major Indian cities § Rajkot is well connected by rail network to important cities in Locations Distance (in km) Gujarat and India like Delhi, Mumbai, Cochin, Coimbatore, and Delhi 1500 Mumbai 750 Bhopal 1254 Kolkata 2085 Chennai 1801 Source : Rajkot Chamber of Commerce, Rajkot CDP 2005-2012 22 22 Airports and Ports

Air

§ The district has a domestic airport at Rajkot city, which operates flights to major cities such as Vadodara, , Mumbai, Delhi, Ahmedabad, and Jamnagar

Port

§ Navlakhi, the only port in Rajkot has good rail and road connectivity

§ It is connected to Morbi by road and national highway

§ The port is connected by broad gauge railway line with rest of India via Maliya

Source :Rajkot district profile booklet 2004, Rajkot CDP 2005-2012 23 23 Power Supply Network

Power

§ Currently, Rajkot district has 7 substations of 132 KV, 3 substations of 220 KV and 1 substation of 400 KV for power supply § These substations are spread across Morbi, Wankaner, Jetpur, Dhoraji, Jasdan & Gondal talukas & other villages of the district § Another substation of 400 KV is proposed in the district Rajkot Power Supply Network

Source: Gujarat State Electricity Board, Government of Gujarat, Gujarat State Petrochemical Corporation 24 24 Gas Supply

Gas

§ There are 4 gas pipeline sections present in the district of which Ratanpur-Morbi Spurlineis the longest segment and is 35.074 kms long

§ The existing gas grid in the district is 114.81 kms long and theproposed length of gas grid is 0.087 km. The proposed gas grid will cover three sections i.e. Morbi –, Jamnagar –Okha and Gana– Rajkot

Map 8 : Rajkot Gas Grid Network

Proposed Pipeline Commissioned Pipeline

Under Construction Source: Gujarat State Electricity Board (GSEB), Government of Gujarat, Gujarat State Petrochemical Corporation 25 25 Water

Water

§ Water supply for industrial purposes in the district can be obtained from three main sources, viz Gujarat Water Supply and Sewerage Board (GWSSB), an irrigation canal, dams, and surface reservoirs

§ To avail the water from Sardar Sarovar project, Maliya branch canal project is planned. In this project, Narmada water from Sardar Sarovar will reach through Saurashtra main canal upto Maliya; from Maliya to Hadalathe water would reach through canal and from Hadalato Rajkot by a pipeline

Source: Rajkot Chamber of Commerce 26 26 Navlakhi Port Rajkot

§ Navlakhi is an all-weather lighterage port located at inner side of

on the west coast of India Navlakhi

Gujarat § The port is connected to National highway at a distance of 45 kms and through a

broad gauge railway line with the rest of India. The nearest airport is Rajkot is at

a distance of 110 km

§ The main cargo handled at Navlakhi port is coal & coke, flourspar, pig iron and

salt

§ One deep-water lighterage jetty of 102 m. has been constructed by M/s United

Shippers Ltd. and has been operational since March 2000

§ M/s United Shippers Ltd., M/S DharmasiMorarji, M/s JaydeepAssociates and

M/s. ShreejiShipping have been allotted to create private jetty for handling of

their cargo

§ Gujarat Maritime Board has constructed 160 m RCC jetty. The portyard have

been provided concrete roads and illuminated by high mast towers. Source: The Ports of Gujarat, GMB, Government of Gujarat 27 27 Proposed Infrastructure Projects

Road Network • The Gujarat State Road Development Corporation (GSRDC) has proposed a four lane highway connecting Rajkot –Jamnagar –Vadinar with estimated cost of INR 775 crore (185 million) for which in-principle approval is granted Rail Network § It is proposed to provide port linkage through railway line between Dahisara to Maliya –Samakhyali–Palanpur. The distance is about 37 km and cost of the rail project is estimated to be INR 148 crore (USD 35 million) Infrastructure projects • The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) along with a private developer West Gujarat Expressway Ltd. has proposed to constructRajkot Bypass and Gondal-JetpurRoad

Port projects

§ Development of container handling facilities at Navlakhi port onSui Creek for feeder container vessel

§ Development of liquid terminal at Navlakhi port to import LPG tofulfilthe demand of north Indian market Source: Gujarat Infrastructure Development Board, Gujarat Maritime Board 28 28 5

Social Infrastructure

29 Education

§ is a major university in Table 4: Educational Institutions in Rajkot Rajkot which was established in 1967 Educational Institutes Total § The university is well known for several Primary Schools 1845 departments such as journalism, economics, biosciences, pharmaceutical science, Secondary Schools 426 electronics, chemistry, among several others Higher Secondary Schools 40 § There are 5 engineering colleges in the district ITIs 17 offering courses in computers, electronics and communication, instrumentation and control, Polytechnic 7 mechanical, IT, and electrical engineering Pharmacy Colleges 14 § R.K. College in Rajkot imparts education in major Engineering Colleges 5 branches such as engineering, management and pharmacy Medical Colleges 1

§ Various Industrial Training Institutes provide MCA College 1 training in areas like electronics, instrument and Management Colleges 8 motor mechanic, wielding, dress making, tailoring and cutting, painting, stenography, carpentry and Others* 74 Wood working, oil engine and tractor repairing and * Arts, Commerce, Science,B.Ed & Law Colleges

others Source : Rajkot Collectorate, INDEXTb 30 30 Health

§ Rajkot has 50 primary healthcare centers, 13 community healthcare centers, 3 civil hospitals and 12 government hospitals

§ N M Virani Wockhardt Hospital in Rajkot is the first dedicated super specialty hospital which offers comprehensive end-to-end care in cardiology, cardiac surgery, neurology, neurosurgery, orthopedics, joint replacement and minimal access surgery Wockhardt Hospital at Rajkot

§ It also provides services in other specialties like urology, nephrology, medical and surgical oncology, endocrinology, gynecology, pediatrics, critical care, emergency care and preventive healthcare

§ Other major hospitals in Rajkot are Civil hospital, G.T. Seth Eye hospital, K.T. Children Hospital and R.Z. Women Hospital which has radiology department, physiotherapy department, surgery department and laboratory Source : Rajkot District Collectorate, Health Department, Government of Gujarat 31 31 6

Tourism

32 Tourism

§ KabaGandhi no Delo -The house built by in 1880-81 has been declared as a national monument and includes pictorial tour of his life

§ Watson Museum –The museum inaugurated in 1888, has an excellent collection of archeological and ancient traditional items like Indus Valley artifacts, textiles, paintings and colonial KabaGandhi no Delo memorabilia

§ RajkumarCollege –It was built in 1870 for the education of prince of different states and for children from royal families

§ Energy Park -The aim behind this park is to make people aware about the use of non conventional energy resources

§ Community Science Center & Planetarium -Run by a non Rajkumarcollege government organisation, it arranges different programmes, seminars, workshops related to science and maths

§ The Rotary Dolls Museum -It gives an overview to the culture & traditions of the world at large through the medium of dolls

§ Other places of interests include Muktidham-Crematorium, Ram Krishna Temple, Swaminarayan Temple, Aji Dam Swaminarayan temple Source : Rajkot Municipal Corporation 33 33 7

Investment Opportunities

34 Investment Opportunities

Engineering § Opportunities for setting up insulation units § Industrial instruments & engine parts § Home equipments & tiles § CNC machines Textile § Modern spinning with captive power generation § Manufacturing of fabrics § Modern energy efficient textile ginning and processing § Technical textiles

IT/ ITeS § Software development centers § Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) § Knowledge Process Outsourcing (KPO) § Training & educational centers

* Detailed Sector/ Project Profiles for investment opportunitiesavailable at www.indextb.com 35 35 Annexure I

Maps Figures Tables

Map 1: District Map of Rajkot with talukas Figure 1 : Food Crop Production 2006 -07 Table 1 : Medium and Large Scale Players in Rajkot Map 2: Mineral Reserves in Rajkot Figure 2 : Food and Non-Food Crop Production 2005-06 Table 2 : Industrial Estates in Rajkot Map 3: Major Players in Rajkot Figure 3: Fireclay Production in Gujarat Table 3: Distance of Rajkot from Major Indian Cities Map 4: TalukawiseSSIs in Rajkot Figure 4 & 5 : Contribution of Sectors in SSI Units Table 4 : Educational Institutions in Rajkot Map 5: Location of Industrial Estates in Rajkot Figure 6 : Decadal Investment Trends Map 6 :Rajkot Road & Rail Connectivity Figure 7: Major Investments and Employment Map 7 : Rajkot Power Supply During 1988-1997

Map 8 : Rajkot Gas Network Figure 8: Major Investments and Employment During 1998-2007 Figure 9 : Number of MoUs Signed (VGGIS 03, 05, 07)

Figure 9 : Sectorwise MoUs Signed (VGGIS 03, 05, 07)

36 36 Annexure II : Abbreviations

IEM : Industrial Entrepreneur Memorandum MoU : Memorandum of Understanding SSI : Small Scale Industries MSI : Medium Scale Industries LSI : Large Scale Industries VGGIS : Global Investors Summit SEZ : Special Economic Zone GIDC : Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation GIDB : Gujarat Infrastructure Development Board GSPC : Gujarat State Petrochemical Corporation GWSSB : Gujarat Water Supply Sewerage Board GSRDC : Gujarat State Road Development Corporation GMB: Gujarat Maritime Board ITI : Industrial Training Institute NHAI: National Highways Authority of India

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