Industries in Gujarat

 

Cluster Development

The small and medium enterprises developed in the state are instrumental in forming industrial clusters. There are, in all 83 industrial clusters identified in the state which are of different types of industries and developed at different locations. The development of clusters has helped in creating common facilities, developing market centers and brand name, development of skill and, thereby, improving cost competitiveness in industrial units.

The important industrial clusters developed in the state are given as under:

Type of Cluster Location

Common Salt

Anjar, Gandhidham, Dasada

Tobacco Processing

Anand

Cotton Ginning

Manavadar

Textiles

Ahmedabad, Dholka, Surat

Textiles-Printing

Jetpur

Textiles-Khadi

Wadhvan

Textiles-Finishing

Bhuj

Textiles-Synthetic

Surat , Mangrol

Jari-Printing

Surat

Readymade Garments

Ahmedabad

Wood based

Nadiad

Fabrication

Ahmedabad, Baroda

Utensils

Ahmedabad

Oil Engines

Rajkot

Textile Stores

Ahmedabad, Surat , Wadhvan

Power driven Pumps

Ahmedabad, Mehsana

Machine Tools

Rajkot

Diamond Processing

Ahmedabad, Surat

Books Publishing

Ahmedabad

Data Processing

Ahmedabad, Surat

 

The State Government has taken initiatives to provide support for further strengthening of these clusters through interventions such as technology up-gradation, quality improvement, setting up of common facility centers, skill development facilities, etc. with assistance from R&D institutions, as well as industry associations.