Govt. Policies
9,672 views- Port Policy:
- Enhancing Gujarat s Share in EXIM Sector.
- Decongesting the overburden on existing ports on the western coast through efficient facilities and services to support the domestic and international trade.
- Developing / upgrading port facilities at 10 locations.
- Targetting to handle 100 mln. tonnes of cargo accounting for 25% of national volume by 2000 AD.
- Providing port facilities to promote export-oriented industries and port-based industries entailing almost 50% of total industrial investment.
- Encouraging shipbuilding, ship repairing and manufacturing facilities for cranes, dredgers and floating crafts.
- Promoting coastal shipping for passengers and cargo traffic between various locations within the state and important places outside the state.
- Supporting power plants by offering exclusive facilities for import of different power fuels.
- Attracting private sector investment in minor and intermediate ports as also at the new port locations.
- Tourism Policy:
- Identifying and developing tourist destination and related activities
- Diversifying tourism-related activities for attracting more tourists
- Developing pilgrimage centers as tourist destinations
- Creating adequate facilities for budget tourist
- Strengthening present tourism – related infrastructure with opening of new centers Promoting accommodation projects, food oriented projects, entertainment projects, service oriented projects, etc.
- Promoting tourism in the areas of religious and archaeology, heritage, wild life, coastal and beach, traditional art and craft based, corporate, adventure, highway, etc.
- Encouraging training facilities for developing a pool of human resources for tourism – related activities by private sector
- IT Policy:
- As per the latest NASSCOM report of 2005, size of information Technology / Information Technology Enabled Services (IT/ITES) industry in India has been to the tune of USD 36 billion dollar while it employs about 1.3 million people. By 2010 this sector is set to grow to $ 60 billion and would employ 2.5 million persons. Thus, IT sector in India continues to offer excellent growth opportunities. Gujarat is one of the most prosperous States in the country. With 4.93% population of the country it contributes about 16% of the country’s manufacturing GDP. Gujarat has excellent physical infrastructure and has made rapid strides in the field of IT and e-governance. Presently, IT sector in Gujarat employs about 15,000 persons. However, Gujarat is yet to realize its true potential in IT/ITES sector. Looking to the large number of employment opportunities the State government intends to accelerate growth of this sector.
- Road Policy:
- Imparting connectivity to all villages by all weather roads thereby improving quality of life in rural areas.
- Developing adequate and efficient road system encompassing all transportation needs to ensure smooth and uninterrupted flow of goods and passenger traffic.
- Upgrading constantly the technology by inducting superior and quicker construction and maintenance methods.
- Inducting more scientific principles of resource allocation for maintenance and new construction programs.
- Setting high standards of road safety and travel comforts.
- Growth Policy:
- Aims to achieve sustainable industrial development.
- Makes the State more attractive to accelerate further the flow of investment in the Industrial sector.
- Proposes to promote IT and knowledge based industries.
- Enhanced exports from industrial units targeted.
- Encourages the development of small scale industries and service sector industries.
- Promotes industries in backward areas.
- Provides for assistance for Technology Upgradation Programme in specitifc industrial clusters.
- Assistance for activities like market development and promotion.
- Upgradation of entrepreneurial skill of first generation entrepreneurs to equip them to face challenges of new developments.
- Asset management fund introduced to cover debt and equity fund for financial assistance to infrastructure projects.
- Encourages setting up of private sector industrial parks such as employment intensive parks, bio-tech parks, IT parks, investment oriented parks and trade centers
- Provides to promote training institutions by large houses for IT, bio-technology, marine engineering, etc.
- Supports Environmental Protection measures.
- For effective implementation, a Review Committee under the chairmanship of Hon ble Minister for Industries and an Empowered Committee under the chairmanship of Hon ble Chief Minister being set up.
