Rajkot 1 Index 1 Rajkot: 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 Gujarat Map 1: District Map of Rajkot with talukas § The district headquarter is Rajkot city –Largest city in Saurashtra and fourth largest in Gujarat state § The district has 14 talukas of which the major talukas are Rajkot, Morbi, Jetpur, Wankaner, Upleta and Dhoraji § 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 Mumbai, Kolkata & New Delhi 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 Paddhari § Ajanta, world’s largest clock manufacturer is present in the Rajkot Lodhika district Jasdan Jam Kandorna Kotda Gondal § Focus sectors Upleta Sanghani § Engineering & electronics Dhoraji Jetpur § Textiles & apparels § Chemicals District Headquarter § Infrastructure Talukas Source : Rajkot District 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, Hindi 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 H 3000 12000 0 ' 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 India, 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, Government of Gujarat 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