vibrant gujarat newsletter issue no 13

8/3/2019 Vibrant Gujarat Newsletter Issue No 13

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It gives me immensepleasure to be a part ofthis edition of the Newslet-ter. This edition comes ata time when we have suc-cessfully concluded ourvisit to China. A high leveldelegation under theleadership of Hon bleChief Minister, comprisingseveral business leaders,

my colleagues and myselfwere on a 5-day officialvisit to China.

This visit was in responseto the invitation receivedby Hon ble Chief Ministerfrom the ruling CommunistParty of China (CPC). The

objective of the visit was to strengthen Gujarat s relationwith China; by inviting Chinese investments into the stateand by promoting trade relations. The visit helped in gen-erating the desired interest.

Our focus during the visit was on exploring tie-ups ininfrastructure, culture, telecom & technology. Lot of inter-est has been generated among Chinese companies in thesesectors. We expect Chinese investments in infrastructure,solar panel manufacturing, semi-conductor, renewable en-ergy, port development and high value-added products.

Several political and business meetings were held with theChinese government and business leaders. The interest

generated through these meetings was so significant that adelegation of textile machinery manufacturing companieswill be visiting the state during the week starting 14th No-vember 2011 to explore investment opportunities.

We have also initiated dialogue on providing better flightconnectivity from Ahmedabad to Beijing and Shanghai.

According to a forecast, the Chinese investment in India isexpected to reach USD 100 billion over the next fiveyears. We target to attract at least 10 per cent of these

investments into Gujarat.Hon ble Chief Minister has invited Chinese business commu-nity and public enterprises to participate in the VibrantGujarat Summit 2013.

This visit has thus widened our horizons and has putforth a progressive partnership with China for us.

From The Desk

Vibrant Gujarat 201I n d u s t r i a l Ex t e n s io n B u r e a u G u ja r a t

Inside this issue:

From the Desk 1Gujarat Updates 2

Focal Point 5

International Col-laboration

6

Events Calendar 7

Contact information 9

Shri. Maheshwar Sahu

Principal SecretaryIndustries & Mines

Government of Gujarat

October - November 2011

Issue 3

Fact File

The Forbes magazine saysthat Ahmedabad is one ofthe fastest-growing cities inthe world and has rankedAhmedabad third aftertwo Chinese cities -Chengdu and Chongqing.

Ahmedabad s per -capitaincome is twice that of restof India.

The Sabarmati, which oncewas a non-existent river,now flows round the yearwith Narmada waters.One of its banks is goingto have a new look withembankments and pave-ments that would host mar-kets in the evening.


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New projects worth Rs 600 crore launched at Kandla portNovember 08, 2011

Gujarat govt. grants approval to proposed 30-floor building

November 06, 2011

The government of Gujarat hasgranted permission to Surat Mu-nicipal Corporation (SMC) s pro-posed 30-floor building project.The proposed building will be

constructed near Udhana canal underpublic private partnership model.There will be a parking place for heli-copter on its terrace.

Gujarat UpdatesPage 2

The Union Shipping Minister,

Mr. G.K. Vasan, launcheda slew of new projects tobe developed at an invest-ment of about Rs 600crore at Kandla port in Gu-jarat on 08/11/11, pavingthe way for increased logis-tics facilities at this impor-tant port on the Gulf ofKutch.

The Minister laid the foundation stone for three new berths and a barge jettyat the port, commissioned a mobile harbour crane, and inaugurated theKandla Port campus of the Indian Maritime University (IMU.

The foundation stones were laid for berth numbers 13, 15 and 16, to bedeveloped within two years by RAS Infraport Pvt. Ltd, JRE Infra Pvt. Ltd and

PSL Infrastructure & Ports Pvt. Ltd, respec-

tively.Together, the three berths will have a pro-posed handling capacity of 6 million tonnesa year (mtpa).

The barge jetty of IFFCO Kisan Bazar &Logistic Ltd will be of 2 mtpa capacity withthe estimated cost being Rs 27 crore. The Rs28 crore mobile harbour crane is of 63-tonne capacity with handling capacity of2.4 mtpa.

The Kandla port campus of the IMU will bethe first such facility in Gujarat that will pro-vide skilled manpower to the marine sector.

Harley-Davidson showroom to open on SG Highway

November 04, 2011

Harley-Davidson to open itssixth showroom cum service

station in India in Ahmedabadon 10/11/2011.

The show room will open on S.G. highway of the city andwill offer bikes in price rangeof Rs 5.5 lakh to Rs 35 lakh.

The outlet will offer cruise

bikes with engine capacity be-tween 883 cc to 1802 cc de-

pending on the model.It will also sell Harley brandmerchandises, apparel andaccessories.


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New Shoppers Stop opens first outlet in GujaratNovember 04, 2011

TBEA signs MoU with Gujarat govt. for Green Energy Park in Karjan

November 03, 2011

Memorandum of Under-standing (MoU) had beensigned between the Govern-ment of Gujarat and TBEAEnergy (India) Private Ltd, a

Chinese firm to developGreen Energy Park in Kar-jan near Vadodara.

TBEA Energy (India) Private Limitedwillinvest Rs. 2,500 crore on the TBEAGreen Energy Park project. In the firstphase, they will be investing Rs. 400 croreand work is likely to start immediately. First

Phase of the project consists of buildingTBEA Ultra High Voltage TransformerPlant and production is expected to startnext year.


Opening of Shoppers Stop Limited s

retail outlet at Alpha One Mall, Vas-trapur in Ahmedabad has marked thecompany s first footprint in Gujarat.The company is expected to open eightmore retail outlets across the countryduring the current financial year, tak-ing the total number of large formatretail outlets to 50 by March 2012from the current 46.

The large format SSL stores would of-

fer premium international and Indian

brands in personal accesso-

ries such as Tommy Hilfiger,DKNY, Espirit, Guess, Prada,Armani and FCUK.

Shoppers Stop s new movetowards the expansion ofthe outlets in new destina-tions as well as all across thecountry will be a new busi-ness opportunity for thesignage companies associ-ated with in-store/in-shop

Sunil Shettys company proposes water sports in Sabarmati

November 01, 2011

Bollywood actor Sunil Shetty s com-pany, H20, which has rights foroffering water sports alongbeaches in Mumbai and Goa, hassent a proposal to the AhmedabadMunicipal Corporation (AMC) sRiver Front Development Corpora-tion (SRFDCL) for starting up sev-eral facilities including water sportsalong the Sabarmati riverfront.

H2O has completed the tech-

nical study for the project.AMC plans to float a new com-pany to undertake the project ifthe company wins the bid forthe riverfront development pro-ject.


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Maruti Suzuki to set up manufacturing facility in Mehsana, GujaratOctober 29, 2011

Outstanding Entrepreneur Award presented to three at AMA

October 20, 2011

Mr. Shankar Annaswamy, ManagingDirector, IBM India, on20/10/2011 conferred the Ahmed-abad Management Association(AMA) s prestigious OutstandingEntrepreneur Award for the year

2009 on Mr. Sunil Kakkad, Chair-man & Managing Director of SaiInfoSystem (India) Limited (SIS), ina function that was attended by agalaxy of well-known social andbusiness celebrities.

Mr. Manish Kiri, Managing Director,Kiri Dyes & Chemicals Ltd , Ahmeda-bad, received AMA -Atlas Out-standing Entrepreneur Award for2010 & Ms. Kavita Sood, CEO,Vivekanand Institute of Hotel & Tour-

ism Management, Rajkot who receivedAMA Metrochem Outstanding Man-ager 2010 .


Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) board gave

approval for purchase of land inMehsana district of the state for its thirdmanufacturing facility.

MSI had stated that it could invest,along with vendors, up to Rs 18,000crore in Gujarat .

The company is seeking about 500 acresof land from the Gujarat government forthe plant, and another 500 acres for its

vendors.

The plant is expected to have a capac-ity to produce 20 lakh cars per annum .


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FMCG companies also moving fast to be a part of Gujarats rising industrial hub, Sanand

After witnessing the rush of automobile majors, Sanand near Ahmedabad - amajor industrial cluster, being developed by Gujarat Industrial Development

Corporation - is now fast emerging as an attractive location for FMCG giants.One of the firsts to join the bandwagon has been the oral and dental hygieneproducts manufacturer Colgate Palmolive, which is planning a greenfield facil-ity at an industrial estate in Sanand. One of the most trusted brands in dentalcare, personal care and home care, Colgate s fifth facility in India is expectedto come up at an estimated investment of Rs. 200 crore for which approxi-mately 1,00,000 sq meters of land has been allotted .

Another major investor is TBEA,a Chinese company which plans to set up atransformer manufacturing unit with Foreign Direct Investment of Rs. 500crore. The power equipment maker, TBEA Energy and its Indian counterpartbased in Gurgaon, TBEA Energy India Ltd plan to set up a Green Energy Parkin a phased manner, with a total projected investment of Rs 2,500 crore. Thefirst phase consists of building TBEA Ultra High Voltage Transformer plant.Apart from transformers the company manufactures high voltage electric alu-minium foil and assembly base on key parts of solar energy equipment amongothers. The reputed Japanese company Hitachi Limited has also tied up withGandhinagar based Hi-Rel to set up power electronics equipments for thepower sector. The facility will manufacture motor control devices variablefrequency drive medium voltage applications-for power plants of 2MW and 5MW capacity. Other industries planned include US based Allied MineralProduct Incorporation, which is building a monolithic refractory project andCorning which plans to set up a facility for manufacturing optical fibres. Auto-

motive components and engineering company Bosch too plans to invest ap-proximately Rs 275 crore to set up a unit at Sanand.

Sanand which enjoys proximity to a mega city like Ahmedabad, is one of thefine examples demonstrating positive and wide spread impact of urbaniza-tion. It was declared a satellite town of Ahmedabad by Ministry of UrbanDevelopment, Government of India in 2009 and confirms its importance inabsorbing the citys industrial and infrastructure growth with abundant landresources, independent economy, fast and low cost of travel to attract re-sources and manpower and effective communication services.

Being planned with its own municipality, Sanand is witnessing development of

sound urban infrastructure facilities like transport, water, sewerage and solidwaste management. Due to its proximity to Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor(DMIC) and presence of Special Investment Regions (SIRs), the location is idealfor industrial developments. Comprehensive efforts on part of GIDC and stateas well as local urban development departments are sure to catapult the loca-tion on the national industrial map.

Its claim to fame the prestigious Tata Nano plant which shifted from WestBengal is a testimony to its growing attractiveness as an investment destinationamong foreign and national investors alike.

Page 5Focal Point

The government on its part is defined and planned strategy.the government plans to set u

industries on the land acq

Pharmaceuticals, Agro fooddevices, plastic engineering

engineering are sectors whicwould look at promoting for

estate.Setting up allied industries to

Auto hub that Sanand is emeengineering is also very muc


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A team of 4 executives from Bank of Tokyo, Japan, visitedthe state capital Gandhinagar on 17th October 2011. The

intention of the visit was to acquaint with economic development takingplace in Gujarat and to provide services to new clients who are interestedin investment proposals in Gujarat.

The executives were led by Mr. Hachisako, General Manager, Interna-tional Business Division, Bank of Tokyo. Senior officials from Gujarat Gov-ernment including Mr. M. Sahu, IAS, Principle Secretary (Industries andMines), Mr. B.B. Swain, IAS, Industries Commissioner, and Mr. MukeshKumar, IAS, Managing Director, iNDEXTb, were present during the meet-ing.

The Delegation interacted with government officials on sectors thatcan be explored and multilateral ties including on Ship Buildingand Ship repair, Agriculture and dairy products, Oil and Petro-

chemical exploration, Surgical equipments, Higher education, andCultural exchanges . The Vice-Governor of the Astrakhan regionreiterated the openness of his government and people to furtherdeepen mutual collaboration and accepted the invitation of thestate government of Gujarat to participate in the Vibrant GujaratSummit in 2013.

South Korea s Ambassador Mr. Kim Joong Keun visited Gujarat on 3rdNovember 2011 and met Chief Minister, Shri Narendra Modi in Gandhi-nagar. He discussed regarding strengthening the trade relations and

broadening the scope of business between Gujarat and South Korea.

Expressing interest in partnering with Gujarat in sectors like auto, shipping, electronics and knowledge industries , Mr.Kim asked Mr. Modi to establish trade relationship especially between Gujarat and the Kyunggi province of South Korea.He also invited Mr. Modi to visit his country with a high-level delegation. Mr. Modi said that Gujarat government is deter-mined to develop ship- building industries along the 1,600 km. long coastline of the state and to construct the world s largestman-made fresh water reservoir. He said his government would welcome the latest technology from South Korea for theseprojects.Mr. Modi also invited Korean ship-building companies to set up industries in Gujarat saying that they will get necessaryland for setting up of industries on the seacoast of Gujarat. He also called upon Korean companies to set up their ventures

in electronic zone of Gandhinagar and in Dholera SIR.

Delegation from Astrakhan region

International CollaborationsPage 6

A high level delegation comprising 12 members, headed by Mr.Konstantin A. Markelov, Vice-Governor of the Astrakhan region,visited Gujarat on 8th November, 2011.

Minister of State, Mr. Saurabh Patel and Chief Secretary, Mr. A.K.

Joti, IAS, represented the state government. The parties ex-changed greetings and Minister of State thanked the delegationfrom the Astrakhan region for their visit. Senior state governmentofficers present for the meeting included Mr. M. M. Shrivastava,IAS, A.C.S. Finance, Mr. D.J. Pandian, IAS, Principal Secretary,Energy and Petrochemicals Department, and Mr. B.B. Swain, IAS,Industries Commissioner.

South Korean envoy visited Gujarat

Visit by Executives from Bank of Tokyo, Japan


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To provide information to the public in general and entrepreneurs in particu-lar, regarding the opportunities available in the State of Gujarat for industry,commerce, trade, business openings and participation therein.

To organize, sponsor, associate or participate in any fair, exhibition, celebration or campaign aimed at promotionof industrial developmentTo establish, develop and support centers for documentation, maintenance and supply of data, projects and infor-mation which may be useful to industries, government, entrepreneurs or artisansTo assist and help the entrepreneurs and investors in setting up industries providing necessary information andknowledge regarding form of organization obtaining letter of intent, preparation of project report, loan applica-tions to the financial institutions, technical know-how, procurement of land, indigenous and imported plant and ma-chineries and raw materials, market survey, publicity, management services and other allied services.To review and appraise the schemes and general atmosphere prevailing particularly in Gujarat and generally inIndia for industrial development.

Objectives and functions

The Bureau which is the first government

organization accredited with ISO 9001:2008

certification acts as the marketing arm of Government of Gujarat.

Partner in growth - iNDEXTbPage 7

A pioneer of its kind in the country, iNDEXTb is a novel organization established by the Gov-ernment of Gujarat in 1978. The organization is a single point contact for promotion of in-vestment in industrial and infrastructure projects, facilitating NRI and foreign investments, moni-toring the implementation of industrial approvals and provides special assistance to small andmedium scale industries.

It is the first ever Government organization accredited with ISO 9001:2008 among indus-trial promotion organizations. The Governing Body of iNDEXTb is headed by the IndustriesCommissioner of the State who serves as the Chairman along with another full time officerfrom the elite Indian Administrative Services designated as the Managing Director.

Key achievements and initiatives:

Industrial Extension Bureau (iNDEXTb) is the nodal agencyunder the industries department of Gujarat government thatanchors the State s flagship investment promotional event -Vibrant Gujarat Global Investors Summit which is beingorganized since 2003. The Summit is aimed at bringing to-gether business leaders, investors, corporations, thoughtleaders, policy and opinion makers and serves as a platformto understand and explore business opportunities in the Stateof Gujarat. Vibrant Gujarat Summits have had resoundingsuccess in the past attracting several industry stalwarts from

around the world to establish their presence in Gujarat. Thefive Summits held until now have seen investment promisesworth more than USD 850 billion.

The last Summit of 2011 alone witnessed a promised invest-ment of approximately USD 450 billion , with participationfrom 101 countries and about 8,380 Memorandum of Un-derstanding (MoUs) signed .

Business Centre making jobs easy

Realising the requirements of business executives visitingiNDEXTb, Gandhinagar for interactions on their projectswith different departments of the Government, iNDEXTbhas recently set up a state-of-the art business centre. TheCentre is now equipped with latest infrastructure, enablingprompt connectivity with any part of the world for projectand business requirements. The business centre also assistsin -

Preparing proposals and additional information re-quired by the GovernmentFacilitating interaction with business office, seekingclarifications on important matters arising in meetingswith government functionaries.Holding and conducting teams meetings in a comfort-able ambienceAccess to journals and information regarding projectdevelopment in the State.

Key contact: Mr. Mukesh Kumar, IAS, MD, iNDEXTb ([email protected])


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Upcoming events in October-November 2011

An International exhibition & conference covering Specialty, Fine

Chemicals,Agrochemicals and

Colorants was inaugurated by Shri

Narendra Modi,Honble Chief Minister of Gujarat on13th of

October 2011.

IndiaChem Gujarat 2011 (International Exhibition & Conference)

Events CalendarPage 8

IndiaChem - Gujarat 2011, the second in the series of IndiaChem events was held on Oc-tober 13-15, 2011 at Mahatma Mandir, Gandhinagar, Gujarat.

Shri Saurabh bhai Patel, Minister of State, Government of Gujarat, Shri M. Sahu, IAS,Principal Secretary Industries and Mines, Government of Gujarat, Ms. Neelkamal Darbari,IAS, Joint Secretary Government of India, Shri R. V. Kanoria, Sr. Vice President, Federa-tion of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) and a large number of cap-tains of the chemical industry were present. The event was jointly organized by the De-partment of Chemicals & Petrochemicals, Government of India, Government of Gujarat,iNDEXTb and FICCI. Chemexcil (Chemicals Export Promotion Council, promoted by Dpartment of Commerce, Government of India) organized an International Reverse Buyer-Seller meet during the exhibition.

Over 150 exhibitors including 15 from abroad (USA, China, Japan, Germany, Bel-gium and Singapore) participated in IndiaChem Gujarat 2011 international exhibition.A focused pavilion covering the dyes sector, with participation of 24 companies was setup by the Gujarat Dyes Manufacturers Association. Over 6,000 business visitors at-tended the exhibition , which is an indication of the interest generated by the event. Theevent succeeded in showcasing Gujarat s and India s capability in the chemical sector withspecial focus on segments of the chemical industry covered by the event.

A conference with the theme Leveraging Gujarat State Advantage in the Global Chemi-cal Industry was organized along with the exhibition.

Agency Event Date Venue

ITPO, GOI India International Trade Fair-2011 14-28 November 2011 New Delhi

CII 17th Technology Summit & Technol-ogy Platform

22-23 November 2011 New Delhi

K and D Communication Lim-ited

ENGIMACH-2011 23-27 November 2011 Ahmedabad

iNDEXTb, CII, Embassy of Den-mark

Seminar on "Energy Efficiency &Thermal Audit" in collaboration withEmbassy of Denmark

28 November 2011 Gandhinagar

iNDEXTb & IIT, Gandhinagar Seminar on "Academic Opportunitiesin Emerging India"

27th & 28th December,2011

Gandhinagar


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Amalthea Conclave, 2011

India s premier Industrial Pumps, Valves and Systems Trade Fair took place from 11thto 13th November 2011 at the GU Exhibition Hall, Ahmedabad, Gujarat.

IPVS 2011 was organized by Orbitz Exhibitions Pvt. Ltd under the patronage of Min-istry of Industry and Mines, Government of Gujarat in association with Indian PumpManufactures Association (IPMA), Europe Pump Manufactures Association(EUROPUMP) and Holland Pump Groep.

KSB Pumps, Valves and Systems, Larsen and Toubro, Oswal Industries, Weir BDK,Kirloskar Brothers, SPX-Johnson Pumps, Roto Pumps, Bello seal valves, Fainger Lesser,Ebro Armaturen Crompton Greaves, Lubi Pumps, Fivebro, UT Pumps, Netzsch, etc. par-ticipated in this industry specific exhibition. Focused B2B networking and other specialevents connected alongside the event made IPVS 2011 a perfect business platform toattract investments and do business with the Industrial pumps and valve manufactures.

Events CalendarPage 9

5th in its seriesIPVS showcased theinnovations and tech

advancements withIndian and internati pumps and valves mand was the right pl

business meetingsnetworking with in

professionals.

Amalthea, the annual technical summit of IIT Gandhinagar was held on 15th Octoberand 16th October, 2011. The conclave aspired to bring the best brains in the field of

infrastructure under a single roof and provide a platform for innovation. The theme forAmalthea Conclave 2011 was Infrastructure in India: Present Scenario and FutureScope. Prominent speakers in the areas of urban planning, innovation, maritime infra-structure, etc. participated in the Conclave.

There was an exhibition of different infrastructure projects organised to encourage in-novation and technology development among the fraternity of students and engineers.The exhibition showcased oncoming developments and existing technology in industriesand labs to help students learn the need for research. Various companies and govern-ment agencies participated in the exhibition, viz . ISRO, Essar, L&T, Touch magic,ACTY Systems, Metalmate, Nuclear Power Corporation of India, E.I. Dupont Pvt.

Ltd., Abakus Solar, NDRF, DRDO, Kirloskar Brothers Ltd., Grid Bots, Ricoh Innova-tions, Indextb, GUDC, Atlas Copco Ltd., Compucare, CEPT, etc.

The Conclave primarily aimed at discussing all aspects of infrastructure

which is the present need of hour of India.

Industrial Pumps, Valves and Systems (IPVS) 2011 India


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About iNDEXTb

iNDEXTb a Government of Gujarat organization is one stop shop for setting upbusiness in Gujarat. iNDEXTbhas several objectives which include providing infor-mation to the public in general and entrepreneurs regarding opportunities avail-able in the State of Gujarat for industry, commerce, trade and business openings.It also takes special steps to organize young qualified persons interested in Indus-trial activities and development and undertake propogative measures to acceler-ate industrial development in Gujarat. Organizing, sponsoring, associating andparticipating in fairs, exhibitions, celebrations and campaigns for promotion of

industrial development in Gujarat is another specific objective of the organization.iNDEXTb also publishes literature in the form of papers, case studies, reports,brochures, pamphlets, periodicals, digests, journals, project profiles or magazinesand distribute to the users, prospective entrepreneurs, artisans and other institu-tions and to assist other institutions engaged in such activities.

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Phone:+91 79 232 50492+91 79 232 50493+91 79 232 56592

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