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Fact File

• Gujarat state is in the forefront of establishing and maintaining good health infrastructure at various levels.

• During the year 2011-12, 31 Million patients were treated in the outdoor while 4 Million patients were treated as indoor patients.

• Gujarat, an established manufacturing base for bulk drugs and formulations with its inherent competitive advantages is poised to capture emerging global opportunities to become a Global Pharmaceuticals Hub

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From The Desk

Rajesh Kishore , IASAdditional Chief Secretary,

Health & Family Welfare Department,Government of Gujarat, Gandhinagar

For a society to prosper, it is essential that its citizen have access to quality healthcare irrespective of their status or position in society. There cannot be a bigger disservice to society than to ignore the health of its own people.

Gujarat is at the forefront of establishing and maintaining good and responsive health infrastructure at various levels. The healthcare sector in the state is witnessing an exponential growth, as evidenced by growth in the number of hospitals and healthcare institutions, improvement in emergency medical services with aid from 108 ambulance services, rise in medical tourism, successful public private partnership (PPP) models and high-quality medical education.

The belief in health being a fundamental right comes with the responsibility to provide access to affordable essential drugs and surgeries. And to put this idea into practice, initiatives such as the ‘Bal Sakha Yojna’, ‘Mukhyamantri Amrutam (MA)’, Chiranjeevi Yojna etc. come to fore. In conjunction with this immense support to traditional medicines, the state government has also promoted the use of alternative medicines, especially Ayurveda.

Numerous such steps undertaken should be seen under an all-encompassing goal of what we have envisioned for Gujarat. When the nation celebrates the Platinum Jubilee of Independence in 2022, let’s come together to celebrate, in the same breath, the achievements of a “Healthy Gujarat”: a Gujarat, free from malnutrition and other diseases - where basic healthcare facilities is no more a luxury for the citizens across the length and breadth of the state.

To this end, the state government has put ‘Health’ at the nucleus of all its policies and budgetary decisions. We firmly believe that healthcare is a lever with an enormous potential, not only to revolutionize, but also to lead the change process in the state and set the ball of development in motion.

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Health and Family Welfare

Gujarat state is in the forefront of establishing and maintaining good health infrastructure at various levels.

The mission of the health department is “To enhance the patients quality of life by providing specialized medical treatment and preventive healthcare at free / affordable cost”.The state's healthcare sector is witnessing an exponential growth, as evident by the growing number of hospitals and healthcare institutes, improving emergency medical services with the help of 108 ambulance services, increasing medical tourism, successful public private partnership (PPP) models and better medical education.

Medical Education

Gujarat has seen revolutionary improvement in medical education with the objective of providing trained and adequate medics a total of 92956 seats are available across various streams like Medicine, Dental, Ayurveda, Physiotherapy , Homeopathy, Nursing etc across public and private institutes.

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Medical Services

The state provides affordable tertiary healthcare, diagnosis and treatment services to theneedy patients and free of cost services to BPLpatients . Medical Relief services are mainlycentered in the urban areas of the state and aredelivered through the following hospitals.

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Grant-in-Aid Hospitals 119 5129

The state has started Chief Minister Services of Experts at Treatment Unit (CM-SETU) Schemefor engaging specialist doctors to provide services of private expert in Government Hospitals. The Doctor serve in Govt. Hospitals and the cost of patient’s treatment is borne by state government.

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Mukhyamantri Amrutam

Mukhyamantri Amrutam is a fully state funded scheme for providing tertiary healthcare treatment for catastrophic diseases to BPL families of the state.

544 procedures have been empaneled in 63 Super-Specialty Hospitals (19 government and

44 private) enrolling 2.14 million BPL families. 25,209 claims amounting to USD 8.70 Million have occurred till 31st march 2014.

Revised National TB Control Program

Gujarat is ranked 1st in India based on the comprehensive composite indicators formed by Central TB Division, Government of India. Gujarat and Kerala were the first states in India to implement TB-Diabetes collaborative activities .Gujarat screened highest number of MDR TB suspects in 2013 in the country (24984)

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Quality assurances Programme is being implemented gradually in district & sub district hospitals to improve Health care services. New Hospitals for Mental Health are being planned at Mehsana, Bhavnagar & Surat to strengthen Mental Health Programme in the State

Facility of Tele Radiology is being planned to provide guidance regarding Diagnosis & Treatment in the interior part of the state

Public Health Programs

e-Mamta

In 2010 the infant mortality rate in Gujrat was 48 per 1000 live births. In a bid to improve these numbers and reduce the infant mortality rate, Gujarat government implemented e-Mamta a mobile phone based program. Till now, 11 million families (53 million members have been registered. Live birth count stands at ~1.15 million and Ante Natal Care (ANC) registration count at ~1.5 million.

Chiranjeevi Yojna

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Normal Deliveries 800,079

LSC S- Deliveries 58,699

Complicated Deliveries 46, 329

Total Deliveries 905,107

Number of enrolled doctors 388

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Food and Drug Control Administration

Food and Drug Control Administration (FDCA) has been set up to boost consumer satisfaction by continuous improvement of professional knowledge, skill & competence to explore the potential for discriminating information for public awareness with Good Governance in all functional areas of Food, Drug & Cosmetics.Gujarat currently has a strong network of 139 blood banks and 81 Blood Storage Centers.

Gujarat: Pharmaceutical Hub

Gujarat houses several established Pharma companies such as Torrent Pharma, Zydus Cadila, Alembic, Sun Pharma, Claris, Intas Pharmaceuticals, Dishman Pharmaceuticals which have global operations. Gujarat manufactures and exports different dosage forms including tablets, capsules, dry syrup, external preparations, cyto-toxic drugs, sex hormone drugs, vaccines, small & large volume parental, APIs, biotech and bio-pharma products, medical devices etc.

There are currently four pharma manufacturing clusters in the state namely, Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Ankleshwar and Bharuch & Vapi/ Valsad housing over 3,000 manufacturing units.

Manufacturing Units in Gujarat (till March, 2014)

Allopathic 2,313

Ayurvedic 625

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Gujarat, an established manufacturing base for bulk drugs and formulations with its inherent competitive advantages is poised to capture emerging global

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Gujarat: Pharmaceutical Hub

Modi inaugurates projects worth INR 651 crore in Vadodara

February 15, 2014

Chief Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated multiple projects, amounting to around INR 651 crore, by the Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) in the city terming them as “poor-centric projects”.

He spoke of the INR 41,000 crore spent on EWS housing schemes across the state. Shri Modi, inaugurated the Atladara-Kalali and Soma Talav Railway Overbridges, Manjalpur Sports complex, LED lighting system project for Vadodara city, 58 new anganwadis, Gorwa ITI building, a Multiple Counselling Centre by the Vadodara police Suraksha Setu, Gotri Medical College and Hostel, the foundation of the solar top panels capable of generating 10 MW electricity from the Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Limited (SSNL) and the under-construction GSRTC bus terminal.

Shri Modi termed his SSNL solar top panel project as an “out of the box” idea and said not many leaders have been able to envision such a project. He further added that it can help save water evaporation to a great extent and generate electricity to bring transmission losses in Vadodara to the lowest.


Government ties up with 125 industries for skill training

February 18, 2014

Gujarat government has signed memorandum of understanding (MoUs) with 125 industries in 10 different sectors to provide on floor industry specific skill training to youths as part of skill development programme of the government.

Saurabh Patel, Hon’ble Minister of labour and employment said that MoUs have been signed with industries like Tata Motors, Hindalco, Lupin, Welspun India, Harsha Engineers, Hindustan Chemicals and Piramal Glass to train youths. The industries will impart training to youths with latest machinery and technology.

The courses will be recognized by the state government and the youths will be given skill certificate for the same. Hon’ble Minister further added that these training centres will be managed and financed by the industries as part of their corporate social responsibility. He also announced setting up of 165 new skill development centres across the state. These centres will come up in the villages with population of over 5,000 each or at every 15km between the villages. This is the expansion of existing scheme and a budget of INR 25 crore has been sanctioned for it.

The state government will also run 'Kaushalya Rath' (mobile centres for skill development) to impart skills to youths in distant villages. Initially, the rath will be rolled out in four districts namely Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Rajkot and Surat.

To increase the availability of skill training, the state government will set up three studios for e-skilling through which, 728 ITIs and 500 skill development centres will get training round-the-clock.

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The state government will also open 'overseas employment centres' in Ahmedabad and Vadodara for those youths who want to work or study abroad. Hon’ble Minister informed that the overseas employment centres will educate the promising youth regarding visa and passport process. The centres will also organize placement camps to employ the youths.

The state government will also set up Industrial Training Institute (ITI) in every Taluka in the next 15 months. Currently several ITIs are running in rented properties and now the government will build its own centres.

Gujarat to have a World Trade Centre

February 19, 2014

Gujarat is all set to have its own World Trade Centre. Chief Executive Officer of New York-based World Trade Centers Association (WTCA), Eric Dahl received an “allotment letter” to build one at the GIFT City project in Gandhinagar, where the association will invest over INR 600 crore along with an Indian partner.

He informed that they have a local partner in India and they will be building a facility of a million square feet (of built-up-area) which will


attract small and medium enterprises which will be connected to the global network. It will create an eco-system for global trade. He further added that tenants in the building will be part of the international community which will be good for their exports and imports. He also mentioned that it will have a special profile and will be focused on financial section, diamonds and technology.

The project is expected to take shape within next three years. This World Trade Centre for financial and allied services will connect with businesses at 343 locations worldwide. The cities including Kolkata, Bangalore, Chennai, Kochi and Mumbai already have their own WTCs.

Along with Mr. Eric Dahl, other four persons received “allotment letters” from Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi for investing a total of INR 1000 crore in the ambitious INR 78000 crore GIFT city project. The others who received allotment letters include Global Insurance Services (India) Private Limited which will be developing a Skill Development & Training Centre of insurance sector at a cost of INR 100 crore, iPlex (which will occupy 4000 square feet of space in SEZ area of the project) and Tata Communications Limited which is developing an INR 150 crore data centre.

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Thailand's Srithai to set up plant in Gujarat

February 19, 2014

Thailand's melamine tableware maker Srithai Superware informed that it will set up a manufacturing unit in Gujarat that will start production early next year. Srithai Superware claims to be the world's largest maker of 100 percent melamine tableware.

Chairman and president of Srithai Superware, Sanan Angubolkul, said the company sees huge growth potential in Indian markets and plans to set up four plants over the next years. He mentioned that since they entered in the Indian markets in 2009, they have registered an impressive growth. He further added that the local units would give the company much needed boost.

He informed that the Gujarat unit would require an investment of INR 50 crore and provide employment to around 400 people. He said that currently their products in India are imported. If they are started producing here, the cost will go down substantially. And it will be naturally passed on to the consumers.

The company's new manufacturing plant will be located at Sanand Industrial Estate, near Ahmedabad, in Gujarat. The factory will commence operation in 2015. The company sells high range of melamine products under the brand name Ektra.

Rakesh Singh, Srithai Superware's director of corporate strategy and operations development, said that the Indian plant is a 100 percent Srithai Superware subsidiary. He added that the company also plans to export the products from the Indian unites to neighboring South-Asian countries.

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Gujarat Pipavav gets MoEF nod for expansion

February 21, 2014

Gujarat Pipavav Port Ltd. (GPPL) has finally received an approval from the Ministry of Environment & Forests (MoEF) for its expansion plan.

While the company had received an approval in June 2012, the same had been challenged by an NGO in the National Green Tribunal (NGT) and the Tribunal in its August 22, 2013 order had kept the company's environment approval in abeyance for a period of six months. Subsequently, MoEF and EAC had initiated a fresh appraisal of the expansion plan.

However, GPPL on Friday stated that the company has received approval from MoEF for its expansion plan. It needs to be mentioned here that the NGOs which had challenged the approval were Gau Raxa Hitraxak and Gauchar Paryavaran Bachav Trust representing villagers near the port.

GPPL's expansion plan was to be executed for an estimated cost of INR 1,097 crore. The company has planned to finance the project cost through a mix of debt, equity and internal accruals.


Petronet’s Dahej expansion plan gets environment clearance

February 22, 2014

After clearing major infrastructure projects like Posco, Tawang and Teesta within a few days of taking over, environment minister Veerappa Moily has now given the hitherto elusive environment clearance (EC) to India's largest natural gas importer Petronet LNG's Dahej terminal for doubling of its capacity.

Early this week, Moily approved the INR 5,060 crore expansion of the Dahej terminal which involves doubling of the capacity of the terminal to 20 million tonne per annum (mtpa) from 10 mtpa at present. The project had received the approval of the expert appraisal committee (EAC) of the ministry in December and it was awaiting a final nod from the minister.

A Petronet official confirmed that the EAC approval is in place but the company is awaiting a formal approval from the ministry. The company had secured the approval for diversion of 22.62 hectare of forest land in October.

Petronet commissioned the Dahej facility with 5 mtpa capacity in 2004 and doubled the capacity to 10 mtpa in 2009. The terminal caters to at least 25% of India’s consumption of natural gas.

This the third phase of expansion of the Dahej terminal after which the total installed capacity will be 20 Mtpa. The 10 to 15 Mtpa expansion is estimated to be completed by end 2016 and the rest by end 2020. At present, the plant has one jetty, four LNG tanks (each having a gross capacity of 160,000 cubic meter) and regasification facilities along with associated utilities (sized for handling 10 Mtpa of LNG).The major additional equipment proposed are LNG storage tanks, in-tank pumps, fuel gas station, air heaters, glycol water pumps, and hot water pumps, among others.

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Gunnebo India to set up global R&D centre at Halol

February 23, 2014

Gunnebo Security Group, a global security solutions provider, will be putting up a global R&D center at its Halol facility in Gujarat and will also invest INR 30 crore for capacity addition to meet export demand.

In 2013, the company's revenue from India was 385 million Swedish kroners which is 7 per cent of the global revenue. The 80-year-old Thane-based Gunnebo India employs over 1,000 and will be adding more soon. Halol facility is among the top three manufacturing facilities.

He further added that they will be investing INR 30 crore at the Halol plant to increase capacity reckoning rapid growth in coming years, which will begin post-elections within our core businesses. The expansion will help increase capacity by 30 per cent and will help meet export demand. He said the capacity extension will be utilised to enhance existing capacity of traditional physical security products but will also be extended to the special ATM-line. He mentioned that the R&D centre will provide ample opportunities to the country's unmatched engineering talent and substantially reduce speed to market for introducing newer innovative solutions.


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Tata Power completes acquisition of 39.2 Mw wind farm in Gujarat

February 25, 2014

Tata Power Renewable Energy Limited (TPREL), a 100 per cent subsidiary of Tata Power, one of India's largest integrated power companies, has completed the acquisition of AES Saurashtra Windfarms Pvt Ltd (ASW), the erstwhile 100 per cent subsidiary of AES Corporation.

ASW owns and operates a 39.2 MW wind farm near Dwarka in Jamnagar district of Gujarat. The project which is fully operational since January 2012 has executed a power purchase agreement with Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd (GUVNL) for sale of the electricity at a tariff of INR 3.56/kWh for the duration of the project. The project is registered with United Nation Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) as a Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) project and is eligible to receive Certified Emission Reductions (CERs). The project is also registered under the Generation Based Incentive scheme of Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE).

With this acquisition, Tata Power's total generation capacity will increase to 8560 MW and its Wind Operational Generation capacity to 437 MW with wind turbines located across five states; Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, which are the leading states in promoting wind power generation in India.

Anil Sardana, managing director, Tata Power, said that Tata Power endeavours to generate 20-25 per cent of its total generation capacity from clean energy sources. The project is a clean energy project, which will enhance and increase the company's clean energy footprint.

Government OKs urban projects worth INR 53,000 crore for Gujarat, Punjab

February 25, 2014

Government has approved seven urban infrastructure projects for Gujarat and Punjab entailing total investment of at least INR 53,200 crore under its flagship JNNURM (Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission) programme. The urban development ministry sanctioned INR 6,929 crore as first installment to start work in these projects.

A government release said that four of these projects under JNNURM are in Gujarat. While three of them will come up in Ahmedabad one project will be built in Surat. These shall be completed in 24 months. The three projects in Ahmedabad are secondary and tertiary treatment plants for water recycling and reuse; each having capacity to recycle 60 million litres per day (MLD). The total cost of three projects will be around INR 16,080 crore.

These projects will discharge treated effluent in the upstream of Vasna Barrage across Sabarmati river which is one of the drinking water sources for Ahmedabad. The fourth project approved by the UD ministry is water supply system for west & south west zone of Surat Municipal Corporation. The total approved cost of the project is INR 9,495 crore. Once the project gets completed, it will ensure full-fledged water supply 24x7 to west and south west zone of Surat.


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Domestic drug companies beat MNCs in growth during 2013

February 25, 2014

While Indian companies might be struggling to meet compliance norms to export drugs to one of the world's biggest pharma markets, the US, when it comes to home-ground, they have beat their foreign peers hands down in terms of growth last year. Local drug firms have significantly out-performed multinational drug players, registering a growth of 11.4 per cent versus 6.5 per cent respectively.

Industry players and market analysts point out two major reasons behind this gap in growth rate; one is the impact of the Drug Price Control Order (DPCO 2013), and secondly MNCs on an average have launched less drugs in the Indian market.

Pharma analyst with Angel Broking Sarabjit Kaur Nangra pointed out that while for 2013, the impact of the DPCO is very apparent, another reason behind local drug firms clocking a better growth rate compared to MNCs is related to the number of drug launches. MNCs traditionally tend to bank on their existing block-buster brands, while local firms tend to launch more products. In a volume driven industry that is why local firms have done well.

Germany to mobilise participation for VG 15

March 4, 2014

To explore and strengthen business ties and to mobilise participation of overseas IT companies for Vibrant Gujarat in 2015, Gujarat Electronics and Software Industries Association (GESIA), the apex trade body of Gujarat IT-ITeS industry, will

take a group of 14 ICT companies on trade mission to exhibit their products and services at CeBIT 2014 in Hannover, Germany for the first time.

Senior consultant to GESIA, Mignesh Parekh said that CeBIT has committed to participate in Vibrant Gujarat next year and by participating in CeBIT this year they aim to promote Gujarat as an upcoming IT destination. A Gujarat pavilion (set up with the help of state government) has been installed at CeBIT. He added that they will be inviting 15-20 companies from Europe to participate in the business summit next year. He further mentioned that six companies had participated individually in CeBIT last year.

He also said that Gujarat will be the next upcoming IT destination after Bangalore, Hyderabad, Noida and Pune because of high cost of infrastructure in the latter cities and rising cost of productivity.

The 14 companies trade mission is being led by GESIA president Pankaj Shah and is supported by Department of Science and Technology of the state government under the international cooperation scheme. GESIA has also planned B2B business meetings in other countries like Brussels, Amsterdam and Paris in addition to the CeBIT fair.


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Mafatlal Industries to invest INR 200 crore more in Gujarat units

March 5, 2014

Textile major Mafatlal Industries Limited (MIL) has planned an additional investment of INR 200 crore in its Nadiad and Navsari units over the next three years.

Mafatlal Industries has already invested INR 100 crore in modernization of the two plants in Gujarat. MIL Chairman, Hrishikesh A Mafatlal said that it has chalked out plans for an additional INR 200-crore investment in them in the next three years. He added that the move will improve quality, increase volumes and lead to a 20 per cent growth in the current annual turnover of INR 1,000 crore.

MIL, which has a wide range of products, is a leading player in fiber dyed school uniforms. According to a press release the textile firm recently launched its new premium linen range and bed and bath collection..

Essar group-owned Vadinar Oil Terminal Limited has proposed a sector specific FTWZ (free trade and warehousing zones) on 47 hectares of land at Vadinar in Khambhaliya taluka of Jamanagar with an investment of INR 156 crore.

United Liner Agencies of India Pvt Ltd has proposed an SEZ FTWZ at Bharapar in Gandhidham taluka of Kutch. The company plans development on 54.5 hectares of land with an investment of INR 207 crore. The company has 29 hectares of land and has demanded additional land from the state revenue department.

The third proposal is from Intermarket (India) Pvt Ltd for a sector specific Textile SEZ at Vatra block in Khambhat in Anand. The developer has proposed to invest around INR 120 crore. The promoter possesses half of the land from required 50 hectares and negotiating for the remaining land from private owners.

At present, there are 57 SEZs in Gujarat, of which three are functional SEZs before enactment of Act, 12 are notified and functional SEZs, 17 are notified SEZs, 11 are formally approved SEZ projects and 14 have in principle approval projects.

Proposed investment by the developer as well as units in SEZs in Gujarat (May 2013) are INR 31433.56 crore, proposed employment is INR 21.66 lakh and proposed area is 36869 hectares.

3 new SEZs proposed in Gujarat

March 5, 2014

Three new special economic zones (SEZs) have been proposed in Gujarat after almost two years. The Gujarat Industry & Mines department has given in principle clearance to the proposals worth INR 483 crore and will soon propose it to the Government of India's SEZ Approval Board.


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Gujarat delegation sees business opportunities in South Africa

March 7, 2014

A business delegation from Gujarat said that there are opportunities for India and South Africa in the small scale sector and was buoyant about increasing bilateral cooperation.

A Federation of Gujarat Industries (FGI) business delegation concluded a week—long visit to three major South African cities — Durban, Cape Town and Johannesburg. Supported by the Indian Ministry for Micro, Small and Medium Industries, the 16—member delegation from the pharmaceutical, chemical, electrical, power, energy, and engineering sectors met with business leaders in the three cities.

Janak Seth, FGI Vice—President and leader of the delegation, said that there are great opportunities for India and South Africa, especially in the small business sector which generates a lot of employment. He added that there is a dearth of employment in South Africa, and this would be a good opportunity for South Africa to adopt and apply the models used by Gujarat in the city, town and village levels.

He further informed that they had a three—fold approach with the visit — to export products from India to extend the $ 14 billion trade with South Africa to $ 25 billion in two years’ time; secondly to import products from South Africa; and thirdly joint ventures to partner either in manufacturing partly in India and partly in South Africa or using Indian technology for South African partners to manufacture locally.

Janak Seth, who is also the MD of Century Pharmaceuticals in Vadodara, said that the pharma sector in particular presented a lot of opportunities because South Africa is concentrating more on local production usingimported ingredients rather than importing finished products.

Danke Electricals of Waghodia, a manufacturer of diversified transformer and switchgear products, had enough success with the visit to seriously consider setting up manufacturing operations in South Africa.

In an innovative clinical trial, the Central Marine Research Institute in Cape Town is trying out pharmaceutical ingredients from an Indian company on fish, the first time something like this was being done. Janak Seth informed that this three—month trial is a first for an Indian company and has already attracted attention from Turkey, which has also expressed an interest in running trials there.

The delegation also extended an invitation to South African business to visit the biennial Vibrant Gujarat Expo to be held in the State in January 2015 as well as the Ipex pharmaceutical exhibition in April this year.

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MoEF gives nod to Tagros Chemicals for INR 150 crore pesticide unit in Gujarat

March 11, 2014

The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has granted environmental clearance to a Chennai-based agrochemical company, Tagros Chemicals Ltd, to set up an INR 150 crore pesticide manufacturing unit at Dahej in Bharuch district of South Gujarat.

The unit will be set up in the Dahej-GIDC industrial estate in a total plot area of 71,300 square meters and it will produce technical grade pesticides.

The upcoming plant, located just 5.3 kilometers from the Narmada river, will require 1383 cubic meters of fresh water daily which will be met by GIDC water supply system. As per the specific conditions laid down by the MoEF while granting clearance to the unit, the company has been barred from using ground water. Moreover, the unit has also been asked "not to exceed" the allocated daily quota of water being supplied by the GIDC.

City Gas distribution major, Gujarat Gas Company Ltd (GGCL) today informed that the industry regulator, Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) has granted authorization to set up and operate City Gas Distribution (CGD) network in Bhavnagar area in Gujarat. This will allow the company to cover an additional geographical area of 8,153 sq.km under CGD.

GGCL further informed that pursuant to PNGRB's letter granting GGCL an authorization to lay, build, operate, or expand city or local natural gas distribution network for the geographical area of Bhavnagar, GGCL has accepted the authorization in Schedule D of the PNGRB Regulation, 2008, vide a confirmation

MoEF has also asked the company to develop a green belt within the plant on over 33 percent of the total project area.

This is the second pesticide unit in Dahej to get an environmental clearance in 2014. Earlier in January, Specturm Ethers Ltd received permission to set up INR 80 crore pesticide and intermediate manufacturing unit in Dahej industrial area.

Gujarat Gas gets regulator nod to set up network at Bhavnagar

March 13, 2014


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Mr. Arvind Bali, director and CEO of VideoconTelecom, said that Gujarat will be the first circlewhere 4G LTE FDD services will be provided byVideocon. He further added that though severaltelecom operators have bagged spectrum for 4Gservices, the handset market and other telecomecosystem in India is still not ready for the newtechnology.

However, in a bid to prepare for the 4G launch inGujarat, Videocon Telecom is planning to investaround INR 400 crore primarily on Network, ITand 4G LTE FDD roll out. 730 more cell towerswill be added to the current number of 4103towers in the state of Gujarat. Further, VideoconTelecom will expand the coverage to 65 per centin the state post deployment of additional 730towers.

Mr. Arvind Bali indicated that by end of March2014, they will have around 2 million subscribersin Gujarat which are predicted to reach up to 4million by next year. Also, from a currentrevenue of INR 150 crore in Gujarat for 2013-14,they are targeting a revenue of INR 350 crore in2014-15.

letter to PNGRB. The area will comprise of Bhavnagar district and few talukas of the newly formed district of Botad.

As per the provisions of the PNGRB Regulation, 2008 of granting Exclusivity for City or Local Natural Gas Distribution Networks, the company owned by the state run Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation Group has been granted 300 months of infrastructure exclusivity, which is valid up to March 04, 2039 and 60 months of marketing exclusivity valid up to March 04, 2019 for the CGD network.

Videocon plans to invest INR 400 crore for 4G roll out in Gujarat

March 13, 2014

Videocon Telecom is planning to offer the next generation mobile telephony and data services at rates similar to 2G service tariff in Gujarat. The company is planning to launch trials of the 4G LTE FDD on 1800 mhz in Gujarat around Diwali before deciding on a formal launch.

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Events Calendar

The National Summit brought together leadersof Banking & Insurance companies and seniorgovernment officials from Centre and State.

It facilitated developing the pragmatic rules,procedures and facilities which would expeditethe development of envisaged ‘Global FinancialHub’ in the country.

The Summit was organized with the aim ofrecognizing the prerequisites and need for Indiato transform itself and emerge as a GlobalFinancial Hub.

The Summit brought together seniorgovernment officials from centre and state,policy makers, representatives from leadinginternational and national financial institutionsand private players from banking, insurance,asset management, global portfoliodiversification, exchanges, mergers andacquisitions, corporate treasury managementoperations, consultants, et al.

Indian Seed Congress

February 18th – 19th, 2014

Indian Seed Congress 2014 event was organizedby the NSAI (National Seed Association of India).

The congress witnessed a record turnout ofmore than 750 delegates from the seed world(domestic and international). The congressprovided a platform for seed professionals tomeet and exhibit their technologies andgermplasms. The exhibition-cum-conferencediscussed a range of sector relevant topics suchas regulatory aspects, economics of the seedindustry, trends etc. A CEO conclave was heldwhich attracted participants in the form ofindustry investors.

National Summit on “Financial Services– A Key Driver for Economic Growth”

February 19th, 2014

Finance Department, Government of Gujaratorganized a summit on “Financial Services – AKey Driver for Economic Growth”.

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This seminar was one in the series of seminarson various focus sectors being organized byGovernment of Gujarat as part of VibrantGujarat 2015 Summit, for which GIFT was theOrganizing Partner, FICCI and IMC were theNational partners, iNDEXTb was the Eventpartner and KPMG was the Knowledge Partner.

National Science Day

February 28th- March 6th 2014

In order to inculcate scientific temper amongthe younger generation and celebrate theNational Science day in the memory of Dr. C VRaman, a week-long Science Carnival wasorganized by Gujarat Council of Science City andGujarat Council of Science and Technology,Department of Science and Technology,Government of Gujarat at Science City with afocal theme of ‘fostering scientific temper.Smt.Sangeeta Singh, IAS, Principal Secretary,Higher and Technical Education, Government ofGujarat was the chief guest at the event.

Shri S. J. Haider, IAS, Secretary, Department ofScience & Technology, Government of Gujaratemphasized that scientific temper is need of thehour and “ thinking and acting scientifically”should be best practice for a best future.

The celebration included a number of activitiesincluding workshops, film shows, science drama,demonstrations, sky observation and popularscience lectures. More than 1500 studentsattended the inaugural program and about 5000visitors attended

National Ayurveda Summit

February 25th , 2014

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Garvi Gurjari : National Craft Fair and Summit 2014

February 21-27, 2014

Gujarat has a rich variety of crafts. Each part of the state has its own cultural ethos, which is manifested in the handicraft and handloom of that particular region. Its embroidery, bead work, wood crafts, printed and woven clothes, pottery and tribal art are expression of the folklore and festivals. The exclusive range of these works of these craftsmen and woven imbued with the social and cultural hue of the region from where they have sprung are original in nature and craftsmanship.

Ministry of Cottage Industries, Government of Gujarat organized "Garvi-Gurjari National Craft Fair & Summit 2014" at Ahmedabad, Gujarat from 21st February to 27the February to showcase the handloom and handicraft products of Gujarat as well as from across the country and to bring all crafts in a single platform, so that the artisans can interact with the buyers directly, educate about the values imbibed in the respective crafts and enhance their business potential.

The fair was a curtain raiser to connect the crafts, the artisans and the buyers from across the country under one roof.

Ayurveda is believed to be the basis of all medical sciences and is a precious treasure of Indian history. Yet it has not achieved the status it deserves, and least of all in India.

Taking this into consideration, “Vibrant Gujarat National Ayurveda Summit- 2014” was organized by ‘Health and Family Welfare Department’ of Government of Gujarat with an intent to clear the fog surrounding Ayurveda and make it more easily accessible and explorable.

The first of its kind, one-day event witnessed academicians, practitioners, healthcare professionals, students, researchers, manufacturers, international representatives, investors and inventors sharing a common platform to discuss on ‘Enriching Public Health through Ayurveda’.

Backed by the involvement and support of major organizations, the event was unique in terms of scale size, content, contributors and participants.

Various dignitaries were present in the event namely Shri. Narendra Modi, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Gujarat; Shri. Parbatbhai Patel, Hon’ble Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare; Shri. A.L. Heik, Hon’ble Minister of Health, Meghalaya; Shri. Baba Ramdev, Renowned Yoga Guru; Dr. Varesh Sinha, IAS, Chief Secretary, Government of Gujarat; Shri. Rajesh Kishore, IAS, Additional Secretary, Health and Family Welfare Dept, Government of Gujarat; Shri. Acharya Balkrushna ji, Head of Chikitsalayas of Patanjali Yogpeeth ; Shri. Devendra Triguna, Ayurveda Practitioner; Shri Rasidullah Khan, Incharge President Central Council of Indian Medicine etc

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The event was inaugurated by Shri. Narendra Modi, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Gujarat. Shri. Narendra Modi put forth many ways to promote the use of Ayurveda, some of which included tapping the countries that believe in traditional medicine and engaging them in discussions and affiliating our Ayurvedic colleges with foreign colleges. He stressed that by taking such initiatives at the global level, other countries could be brought under the umbrella of Ayurveda and a corpus fund could be created and used for intensive research in this field. The increased emphasis laid by the State government, on promoting Ayurveda, was clearly reflected in the Hon’ble Chief Minister’s statement of the budget for the same, which rose from INR 36 crore few years back to INR 325 crore in the current plan.

Shri. Rajesh Kishore, IAS, Additional Secretary, Health and Family Welfare Department, Government of Gujarat delivered the welcome address. Yoga Guru Shri. Baba Ramdev indicated that this National Ayurveda Summit organized in

Gujarat shall establish the prestige of traditional Ayurveda therapy for protecting health in these changing waves of the world.

Shri. Narendra Modi, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Gujarat released two books published by Divya Prakashan, Patanjli Yogpith named “RuchiVadhu Gala Ratna Mala” and “Aushadh Darshan”.

Shri. Parbatbhai Patel in his address indicated that the Government of Gujarat organized this National Ayurveda Summit to give a platform to researchers, practitioners and Ayurveda institutions to promote Ayurveda on a global scale. He highlighted that over 7000 people from Ayurveda community gathered at the mega event.

Dr. Bhogra in his thank you address thanked the state government for providing a unique opportunity to the Ayurveda community to come together and discuss various issues related to Ayurveda, its research and marketing. He indicated that this summit shall act as a precursor to the vision of “Swastha Bharat”. He also thanked the entire audience for their participation in the summit.

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The history of the state is beautiful both culturally and traditionally. The historical forts and palaces in Gujarat speak about its rich history. The history of Gujarat goes back to medieval times and thus has the historical monuments that depict the architecture of that era.

Gujarat has a lot of luxurious royal palaces built by Maharajas (Kings) of that time. Kathiyawad has maximum royal state before Indian Independence. They have built luxurious residence with all amenities. Few of the famous tourist’s points in the state are the Laxmi Vilas Palace, Nazar Bagh Palace, Kusum Vilas Palace and the attractive Aina Mahal. All these palaces are very rich in their historical depictions.

The monuments and the palaces have the architecture that is the combination of architecture that belongs to Hindu, Islamic and the European styles. This kind of architecture can be found at very few locations all over the country. The other attraction of these monuments is the use of wood to build the furniture that is place in the palace.

Laxmi Vilas Palace – Baroda

This extravagant building of the Indo-Saracenic school, was built by Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III in 1890. It is reputed to have been the largest private dwelling built in the nineteenth century and four times the size of Buckingham Palace. It remains the residence of the Royal Family.

The Palace compound is of over 700 acres and houses a number of buildings, particularly the Moti Baug Palace and the Maharaja Fateh Singh Museum building. The Museum building was constructed as a school for the Maharaja's children.

Today a large number of works of art belonging to the Royal family have been displayed in the museum. The most remarkable of these is the fabulous collection of the paintings of Raja Ravi Varma, who was specially commissioned by the then Maharaja of Baroda.

Palaces in Gujarat

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Ranjit Vilas Palace – Vankaner near Rajkot

Ranjit Vilas Palace was build in 1907 A.D after its construction commenced in 1900s. Amarsinhji himself took the pains to build the Ranjit Vilas Palace on a hill, overlooking Wankaner town. Ranjit Vilas Palace has a grand architectural finesse. Ranjit Vilas Palace has a memorable collection of swords, shields and daggers, 95 species of stuffed animals, duelling pistols etc.

Vijay Vilas Palace – Palitana, Across Mandvi Beach, Bhavnagar

Vijay Vilas Palace is located on the banks of Rukmavati river, 8 kms away from Mandvi. This Palace is turned to a remarkable Heritage Hotel build by Yuvraj Vijay Sinhji of Palitana. Build in 1920 A.D. by architects and craftsmen from Jaipur, it has elements of Rajput architecture with central high dome on the pillars, colored window panes, carved stone ‘jalis’, domed bastions at the corners, extended porch and other exquisite stone carved marvels. It has Bengal domes on the sides. The Palace stands unique with grandeur with its own private beach which offer air conditioned tented accommodation. A popular tourist destination, the Vijay Vilas Palace is filmed in Bollywood.

Navlakha Palace – Gondal

The Navlakha Palace dates back to 17th Century. The Palace is situated on a river bank with a grand masonary base rising to the monumental scale of over 30 meter above the river bed. Gondal Royal State is the destination of old vintage as well as classical cars collection. Gondal Royal Family has significant collection of old vintage cars.

Aina Mahal (Old Palace) - Bhuj, Kutch

Built in the 18th century, the erstwhile palace which belonged to Maharao Lakhpatji and has now been transformed into a Madanji Museum since 1977. It is one of the chief Tourist Attractions in old part of Bhuj.

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The Hall of Mirrors which is supposedly the prime attraction of Aina Mahal has white marble walls that are covered with mirrors and gilded ornaments. The floor of the Mirror Hall is laid with tiles with a podium above it that is surrounded by a chain of fountains. Aina Mahal large chandelier made of Venetian glass adds grandeur to the Hall. Decorated with delightful chandeliers and mirror-work, glittered with golden ceilings and walls, The Aaina Mahal offers a visual delight.

Digvir Nivas Palace – Vansda, Surat

The Digvir Niwas Palace is one of the finest examples of royal architecture in the early 20th century situated on the banks of river Kaveri, Vansda which was founded by Maharaval Virsinhji in 1781. The setting of the palace

building and the campus layout seem to have been inspired by British castles and French chateaux of the European aristocracy. It is one of the finest example of Royal Architecture.

The Pratap Vilas Palace, Jamnagar

The royal palace was built between 1907 and 1915 with a grand mix of European styles. In 1968 Jam Singh converted the palace grounds into a nature park and brought in live specimens of various species, in a supreme effort of conservation. Unfortunately, after the confiscation of privy purses of the princely rulers, this park has not been as well taken care of. Both the palace and the park require permission from the royal family to enter, which you can ask for at the office in Darbar Gadh.

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