Six Regional Blueprints To Propel Gujarat’s US$200 Billion Investment Target

The six regions are: north Gujarat, Kutch, central Gujarat, Saurashtra, coastal Saurashtra, and Surat.

As part of the Developed India at 2047 Vision, Chief Minister of Gujarat Bhupendra Patel announced this at the ongoing Vibrant Gujarat Regional Conference (VGRC) in Mehsana. He also unveiled the Regional Economic Master Plan prepared for the six major economic regions.

The master plan provides a roadmap to achieving the ambitious goal of increasing the state’s economy through balanced regional development across 33 districts.

To ensure that economic growth benefits the youth, Regional Skilling Centres and Centres of Excellence (focusing on green skills, Blue Economy, logistics, AI Academy, etc.) will be established in each region with industry collaboration.

These initiatives and economic activities are expected to generate approximately 28 million new employment opportunities for the state’s youth.

Futuristic Sectors

Advanced Manufacturing: The focus will be on future-oriented sectors such as Electric Vehicles (EVs), battery storage, marine chemicals, biologics, industrial ceramics, and biofuels, driven by value-addition and technology-based innovation.

Service Sector: By 2047, the aim is to increase the service sector’s share of the state’s economy to 51 per cent. New services such as GCC, clinical research, logistics, product design, and BFSI (Banking, Financial Services, and Insurance) will expand skilled employment opportunities.

Tourism: The tourism sector will be promoted through new avenues such as medical value travel, heritage tourism, eco-tourism, cruise tourism, and spiritual and wellness tourism.

Blue Economy: Along Gujarat’s 2,240 km coastline, investments in port logistics, shipbuilding, fish processing and export, maritime tourism, and marine innovation will empower the fishing communities and create new employment opportunities.

Rural Economy and Sustainable Development: Agro-processing and the dairy industry will focus on agritech and high-value products (ready-to-eat foods, nutraceuticals, and protein supplements) to bring value addition to the rural economy.