

Chemical Industries in Gujarat count for more than 35% of Indian Chemicals production. Gujarat produces about 91% of India's required amount of soda ash and gives the country about 66% of its national requirement of salt. The state is rich in calcite, gypsum, manganese, lignite, bauxite, limestone, agate, feldspar and quartz sand and successful mining of these minerals is done in their specified areas. Major resources produced by the state include cotton, peanuts, dates, sugarcane, and petrol.

New industries include the production of fertilizers and petrochemicals. One of India's most industrialized states, Gujarat maintains a variety of industries, the principal ones being general and electrical engineering and the manufacture of textiles, vegetable oils, chemicals, soda ash, and cement.

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Real estate, ownership of dwelling & professional services Transport, storage, communication & services related to broadcastingĬommunication & services related to broadcasting Legatum Institute's Global Prosperity Index 2012 recognised Gujarat as the highest-scoring among all States of India on matters of social capital.Įlectricity, gas, water supply & other utility services The company has also planned another SEZ ( special economic zone), in Jamnagar. Reliance Petroleum, 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 refinery. The world's largest ship breaking yard is in Gujarat near Bhavnagar at Alang. Gujarat also contributes around 20% share in India's industrial production and merchandise exports. Gujarat has the longest coastline in India (1,600 km ), and its ports (both private and public sector) handle around 40% of India's ocean cargo, with Mundra Port located in Gulf of Kutch being the largest port of India by cargo handled (144 million tons) due to its favorable location on the westernmost part of India and closeness to global shipping lanes. Ahmedabad and Vadodara are considered as pharmaceutical hubs as there are many big and small pharma companies established in these cities. The state has 130 USFDA certified drug manufacturing facilities. Gujarat is ranked number one in the pharmaceutical industry in India, with a 33% share in drug manufacturing and 28% share in drug exports. Gujarat recorded the lowest unemployment rate in India in 2015, with 1.2% of the labour force being unemployed. Major agricultural produce of the state includes cotton, groundnuts (peanuts), dates, sugar cane, milk and milk products. The economy of Gujarat, a state in Western India, has significant agricultural as well as industrial production within India.
