Gujarat is a state in western India with a rich culture and heritage. The people of Gujarat take great pride in their customs and traditions. Major festivals celebrated include Diwali and Navratri. Gujarat has a diverse geography ranging from coastal areas to deserts. It has a robust economy focused on sectors like petrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, dairy, and diamond processing. The state capital is Gandhinagar and major cities include Ahmedabad, Surat, Rajkot, and Vadodara. Gujarat's strengths include strong infrastructure like ports and airports as well as business-friendly policies that have attracted many national and multinational companies.
2. GUJARAT
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5. Gujarat is one of the State of Republic INDIA.
Area 196024km2
6% of India
Population 60.38million(2011) 5% of India
Capital Gandhinagar
Language Gujarati
Climate : Wet in the southern districts and Desertic in the
north-west region
6. Gujarat’s international border with Pakistan is to the north-west,
state border with Rajasthan to the north-east, Madhya Pradesh to
the east, Maharashtra and the union territory of Daman and Diu,
Dadra and Nagar Haveli to the south.
The Arabian Sea makes up the state’s western coast.
Currently Gujarat is made up of 25 Districts
Major Cities of Gujarat Ahmedabad, Surat, Rajkot, Baroda
9. Dress and Jewellery
• In wedding, Gujarati men’s wear kurta and pajama and
women’s usually wear sari wrapped in a Gujarati style.
• In Jewellery, Gujarati’s ladies love hanging a bunch of
keys and the key ring holder are usually made of silver.
• Jewelries mostly worn by ladies include the necklace, ear
ring, bangles etc. but due to the rising theft cheaper
costume jewelries become quite common.
• Gujarati male usually wear golden chain or rings.
10. Food of Gujarati People.
• Majority of Hindu Gujarati’s are vegetarian.
• Gujarati follow the traditional Indian full meal .
• The different type of rotli that Gujarati prepare are bhakhri, thepla,
puri, maal puda and puran-poli.
• Khaman, Dhokla, Fafda, Papdi, Sev mamra
o Kadhi - A savory curry of curds
o Srikhand - a rich dessert made with curds.Gujarat is also
known for its delicious ice cream.
11. Art and Entertainment.
• Gujarati people are born artist. They use to
make pots and deeva (lamps) of different
types.
• During the Navratri festival, they use to make
rangoli on the corridor of their houses and go
out to play dandiya and sing garba.
12. Major festivals of
Gujarati’s.
Majority of the Gujarati’s are Hindus. They
celebrate all the Hindu festivals. These are the
most important festivals celebrated by the
Gujarati’s
• Diwali (festival of lamp)
• Navratri
• Holi
13. Tourist Places in Gujarat
The most famous tourist spot in Gujarat state are
as follows. They are
(1) Dwarka
(2)Girnar.
(3)Champaner.
(4)Somnath
(5)Akshardham
(6)Sabarmati Ashram
14. Dwarka
• It is located in the Jamnagar district of Gujarat.
• Rated as one of the seven most ancient cities of the
country.
• Dwarka, according to Hindu mythology was the dwelling
place of “Lord Krishna”..
• Dwarka is also famous for the Dwarkadhish temple.
15. Girnar
• Girnar is the collection of mountains in
the Junagadh District of the Gujarat
state.
• The tallest of these rises to 945 meters
(3100 feet), the highest peak in Gujarat.
• The five peaks of Girnar are topped by
866 intricately carved stone temple.
• The strong built stone path is the
pilgrimage route for both Hindus and
jain
16. Champaner.
• Champaner is a historic town and it is located in
Panchmahal district, 47 kilometer from Vadodara.
• . Champaner is today famous for “The Champaner-
Pavagadh Archeological Park”, which is listed by
UNESCO as “World Heritage Site”.
• Sultan Begada also built a magnificent “ Jama
Masjid” it is 30 meter high, 172 pillars
17. Somnath
• The Gujarat coastline has been a
focal point for traders and
invaders for centuries. The Shiva
Temple at Somnath, which holds
a naturally occurred Jyotir
Lingam, has been a landmark to
mariners from time immemorial
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20. Gujarat: Economic Profile
Population 50.5 million (5%)
Area 196,000 sq. km. (6%)
NSDP (in 2003-04 at 1993-94
constant prices)
US$ 19.27 billion (6.3%)
Manufacturing sector US$ 5.17 billion
Fixed Capital Investment US$ 17.9 billion (18.5%)
Industrial Production US$ 39.72 billion (16.2%)
Exports 14% of India
(Source: ASI ) Figures in brackets show % share of India
With 5% of India’s population, Gujarat has 16% of industrial production.
Gujarat had an annual average growth of 9% in the last 3 years and
an average industrial growth of 15%.
21. Gujarat: Sectoral Production
(Source: ASI)
59.3
9.3
7.5
7.4
9.5
2.4 4.6 Chemicals & Petroleum
Food Processing
Metallurgical Industries
Textile & Garments
Engineering
Mineral Based
Others
8 out of every 10 diamonds in the world are processed in
Gujarat
22. MNCs in Gujarat
• General Motors (Halol)
• GE Plastics (Vadodara)
• EI Du Pont (Vadodara)
• ABB (Vadodara)
• Shell (Surat)
• British Gas (Surat)
• Cairn Energy (Surat)
• P&O (Mundra)
• Maersk (Pipavav)
• Wyeth (Atul, Valsad)
• Sanofi Aventis (Ak’lwar)
Automobiles
Engineering Plastics
Engineering Plastics, Agro Chemicals
Electricals
Gas
Gas
Gas
Container Port Management
Container Port Management
Pharmaceuticals
Pharmaceuticals
23. Amul
• Formed in 1946, is a dairy cooperative
movement in India
• Managed by an apex cooperative
organisation, Gujarat Co-operative
Milk Marketing Federation Ltd.
(GCMMF), which today is jointly
owned by some 2.41 million milk
producers in Gujarat, India
24. Gujarat Strengths: Infrastructure
• Longest coastline in India – 1600 km.
• First state to privatize ports, railways and road transport
• 41 Ports
- Cargo handled at Kandla, a major port 41.5 MMT (12% of India)
- Cargo handled by minor and intermediate ports is 89.3 MMT
(80% of India)
• Container Handling - P&O at Mundra & Maersk at
Pipavav
• Chemical Port Terminal (3 MMT) - only one in India
• LNG Terminals at Dahej (5 MMT) & Hazira (5 MMT)
• Broad Gauge Rail network across the state
• 11 Airports with an International Airport at Ahmedabad
• Pioneering work in Energy, Water, Urban Development,
Industrial Parks
• Gujarat Infrastructure Development Act – bringing
transparency in PSP in infrastructure projects
25. Energy: Power
• Reliable Power Supply:
Generation in 2005 is 9,007 MW*, which is to
increase to 17,477 MW by 2010
(*excluding 4,600 MW captive generation)
• Per Capita Power Consumption is 1,175 units, as
compared to India’s average of 592 units
• Rich availability of feedstock
– Natural Gas: 34 MMCD
– Lignite: 1,072 MMT
• One of the leading states in harnessing Wind Energy
26. SEZs & Industrial Parks
•11 SEZs
•2 functional multi product SEZs (Kandla & Surat)
•9 under development (Multi Product-3, Apparel-2,
Gems & Jewellery-1, Electronics-1, Petroleum &
Petrochemicals-1, Pharma-1)
•Major amendments in labour legislations in SEZs
•Industrial Parks established in key industries such as Apparel, Gems
& Jewelry, Biotechnology, Pharmaceuticals and IT & Electronics
•83 product clusters - Chemicals, Drugs and Pharmaceuticals, Textile,
Ceramics, Foundry, Engineering, Brass Parts, Fish Processing, etc.
Gujarat is the only state in India having labour
flexibility and full relaxation in Labour laws in SEZs
27. Industry
• The worlds largest ship breaking yard is in Gujarat near
Bhavnagar at Alang.
• Reliance Petroleum Limited, one of the group
companies of Reliance Industries Limited founded by
Dhirubhai Ambani operates the oil refinery at Jamnagar
which is the world's largest grass roots refineries.
28. Industry Growth
During the period 1960-90, Gujarat established itself as a leader in various
industrial sectors - Textiles, Engineering, Chemicals, Petrochemicals. Drugs &
Pharmaceuticals. Dairy, Cement & Ceramics. Gems & Jewellery, etc.
Post-liberalization period saw Gujarat's State Domestic Product (SDP) rising at
an average growth rate of 12.4% per annum
Gujarat ranks first nationwide in gas-based thermal electricity generation with
national market share of over 18% and second nationwide in nuclear electricity
generation with national market share of over 16%.
Agriculture
Major Agricultural produce of the state include cotton,
peanuts, dates, sugar cane, milk & milk products.
29. Educational progress
The State has also made tremendous progress on socio-economic front
through strategic interventions in social sectors. The centers of excellence
in forms of IIM, NID, NIFT, CEPT, IIT, Forensic University and Deen Dayal
Upadhyaya Petroleum University for higher education and concerted
action through “School Enrollment Programme” and “Girl Child Education
Programme” has given fillip to the principle of quality education for all right
from elementary education to higher education.
30. Pledge to swarnim Gujarat
Narendra Modi believes that the progress
of Gujarat requires every Gujarati to take a step
towards its future. Each individual should make a
pledge (sankalp) for a Swarnim Gujarat; making a
resolution to fulfill one commitment. The pledges
and resolutions of all Gujaratis would take our
Gujarat forward by 5.5 crore (55 million) steps by
the year 2010.