Vibrant Gujarat- The Growth Engine of India
-Shraddha Joshi
As we all know that in current stage India is world’s fastest growing economy. Having a generous contribution in this growth is the state of Gujarat. In other words, we can also say that Gujarat is the growth engine of India. In a very short period, Gujarat has become the first choice of global investors not just because of fastest growing economy but also strategic location, business friendly policies, robust physical, social and industrial infrastructure, quality manpower, high quality of life and low cost of living and many more.
Though there is recession in all over the world, in Gujarat there is an economic revolution. This revolution is seen in every field like bio-technology, industries, chemicals and petrochemicals, information technology, oil and gas, food and agriculture business, tourism, healthcare etc. Gujarat is the first state where chemical terminal is available. We have world’s biggest ship recycling yard. We have received ‘Best e-Governance State Award’ for giving long distance services at IT field. To attract more and more tourists Gujarat Government celebrates so many festivals like Navratri festival, Kite festival, desert festival etc.
In business, Surat is called ‘Silk City’ for textile industry. Surat is also known for its diamond market. At international level ninety percent of diamonds are polished in Gujarat. Gujarat gets first Agro-Food Park. A Mumbai based company plans to set up the state’s first Agro-Food Park in Patan district with an investment of Rs.9500crore.
In short, proudly we can say that Gujarat is moving towards its golden period and in real sense, Gujarat is the growth engine of India. Someone has rightly said that:
“Gujarat is not just a place, Gujarat is not just people, Gujarat is the celestial music and inside that music anybody from any corner of the globe can find the real significance of life.”
-Shraddha Joshi
shraddhavidyarthi@yahoo.co.in
