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SECTOR PROFILE


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INDEX

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2 Introdu ct ion to the Sector

Gujarat Snapshot

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4 Ma in Investment Locat ions

Sector Analysis

5 Support Infrastructure

Governm ent Ini t iat ives7

Key Contacts

Tourism Corporation of Gujarat Ltd (TCGL)

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Gujarat Snapsho t


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Gujarat: Grow th Engine of Ind ia

Po ulation 50 million 5% of India

Geographical Area 196,000 sq. km (6.19% of India)

Literacy Rate 69.14 % (National Literacy Rate: 61%)

Compo si t ion of GSDP as per Econom ic Act iv i ty

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Revenue Surplus INR 1802.85 Crore (2006-07 RE*)

Exports 14.3% of India

41.5%

20.2%

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Per Capita Power Consumption 1,354 units (National Average: 665)

Cellular Connection 41 per 1000 persons (National Average: 26)

38.3%

Cellular Subscriber 10.3 million

Motor Vehicles 118 per 1000 persons (National Average: 57)

Irrigated area as % of GCA* 32.15%

Pr im a ry Se c to r

S e c o n d a r y S e c to r

T e r t i a r S e c t o r

P r im a ry Se c to r

S e c o n d a r y S e c to r

T e r t i a r S e c t o r

Villages Electrified 100%

Sex Ratio 870 Females : 1000 Males

Inflation rate (WPI) 9.3 %Source: CMIE, Monthly Review of Gujarat Economy, October

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*GCA Gross Cropped Area, *RE Revised Estimate,


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Gujarat: Grow th Engine of Ind ia

Worlds lar est hub for diamo nd rocess in. .

investments (IEM+LOI+DLI) in India; highest amongst all

States

Worlds 2nd largest produ cer of gold jewel lery

Wor lds largest prod uc er of Psylium husk , Fennel seed and

Castor

con r u es o o a na ona n us r a pro uc on

and accounts for25%ofIndias cargo

The State has 83 product clusters with 202 functional

Worlds largest grass root petroleum refinery

Worlds 3rdlarges t steel hu b at Ku tch

Asias largest produc er of denim and wall cloc ks

industrial estatesand51 Special Economic Zones (SEZs)

The proposed Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor is

expected to cover 38% of length in Gujarat, which will

Sectoral Break-up of Indu str ia l Product ion in Gujarat

6%

2%27%

6%

Chemicals & Pharma

accelerate the economic growth in the State

The development of several specialised industrial regions,

such as the Petroleum, Chemicals and Petrochemicals

9%

7%Petroleum

Engineering

Food Processing

Industrial Region (PCPIR) act as major growth driver for

industrial development

Source: Socio-Economic Review Gu arat State 2006-07 Secretariat for Industrial Assistance Statistics

9%

34%

Metalurgical industries

Mineral based industries

Others


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October 2007, Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion (Government of India)


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2

Introduct ion to the Tou r ism Secto r


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Introduction Gujarat has immense potential to become a major tourist destination. Its historical

monumen s represen e grea re g ons o s a Hindu, Bu ddh ist , Jain, Is lamic,

Parsee and Sikh .

For eco-tourists, the state offers opportunities to see a wide range of wildlife including the

As iatic lio n and Ind ian w ild ass, endang ered antelo pes , a variety of deer, etc. It has

Kite Festival

Indias first marine national park. Gujarat is also one of Indias most important areas for

birdwatchers.

There are more than400 archaeolo gical sitesin the state including some of the most

Cul ture

substantial excavations of Indus Valley civilization period at Lo thal (near Ahmedabad),

Surko tada and Dholavira (in Kutc h).

The archaeological zone of Champaner - Pavagadh have been acclaimed by UNESCO as

theWor ld Heri ta e Site becaus e of its reat mo s ues, tem les, ste w ells andAsiat ic Lion

forts . The Wild Ass sanctuary,Dholavira Harappan City and Rani-Ki-Vav are in the

process of getting status of the World Heritage site.

Gujarat has many enchanting tourist places, memorable historic monuments and sacredArt & Craf t

pilgrimages, depicting the glorious cultural heritage, which can attract both Indian andinternational travellers.

The state has important pilgrimage places likeDwarka, Somnath, Dakor , Am baji, etc for


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, , , , , .Source: India Guide Gujarat, 2007; Vision 2020, GIDB


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Introduction Medical tourism is seen as having a particularly high growth potential because of

theavai labi l i ty of high-qu al i ty, low co st surg eries at Gujarat s hos pitals.

The large population of people of Gujarati origin in America, Europe and Africa

can be a major growth driver for this segment of tourism.

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1.93 mill ion in 2006-07and the international air-traffic increased from0.13m ill io n in 2005-06 to 0.33 m ill io n in 2006-07. Deccan Airways has started

Helicopter services at Girnar for the tourists.

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In the month of November 2007 there was arrival/departure of 621 international

flights from Ahmedabad.Kuw ait Airl ines, Jet Airw ays, Air Ind ia, Al Ar abia,

Qatar , Singapore Ai r l ines , Emirates are the international flights from

10.6%

Fig. 2: Average Contr ibut ion of Tour ism to GDP

Ahmedabad. Most of the leading Indian airlines Ind ian, Jet, Kin gfis her, Air

Sahara, Deccan , Spic ejet, Go, etc have flights to and from Ahmedabad.

Total of 33 Memorandum of Understanding (MOUs) involving an investment of 2.5%

5.3%

10.6%

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Investor's Summit (VGGIS). Tourism sector registered an increase of 47 % over

investments in 2005 VGGIS

Gujarat India World


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Source: Industries Commissionerate,2007; Accelerating Growth in Gujarat, CII


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Introduction

Domestic Tourists Foreign Tourists

Rs. 500Rs. 630

$700-1050

$1250

Fig. 3: Average Tourist Spend (one person per day)The State witnessed total12.34 m ill io n tour ists du rin g 2006 07out of

which 12.1 million were the domestic tourists and 0.20 million foreign

tourists. The average contribution of tourism industry to the States GDP is

Gujarat India Gujarat India

close to 2.5 %, while the comparable figure for India is 5.3%. The average

foreign tourist spend per person per day is close toUSD 700 to 1050 in

Gujarat


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Secto r Analys is


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Key Current Statistics

The total flow of tourist during the year 2006 07 was12.34 mil l io n and12.5

Fig. 4: Gross Tour ist Flow 2006 - 07

recorded agrowth of 15% over the previous year.Grow th o f 18.5% was

observed in the tourist flow from foreign countries during 2006-07. With a

number of more than2 Lac sforeign tourists in 2006-07 and around1.75 Lac sin

2005-06.

12.34

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10.5

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m e a a , m a an war a

invited maximum number of tourist in Gujarat. These three destinations

accounted for33% of tot al tou ris t flow

Almost78% of the tou ris t flowin 2006 07 was from within Gujarat. The share

of other Indian states was20.6%.The forei n tourists accounted for1.68%in the

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2005 - 06 2006 - 07

Year

Tourist Flow

total tourist flow

The majority of tourist visit for the business purpose(53%) in the state,

subsequently followed by religious visit(35%). 8%of the of the tourist visit for theleisure purpose, which is showing an increase in the trend 21%

2%

Fig. 5: Tourists Origin (2006 07)

Purpose 2004-05 Flow 2005-06 Flow 2006-07 Flow

Number % Number % Number %

Table 1: Purpos e of Tourist Flow(Numbers in million)

* OIS Other Indian States

77%

With in Gujarat OIS * Foreigners

Business 4.06 54 5.87 55 6.53 53

Leisure 0.39 5 0.51 5 0.96 8

Religion 2.81 37 3.84 36 4.33 35

Other 0.34 4 0.48 4 0.53 4


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. . .Source: Tourist Flow in Gujarat, TCGL, Annual Report 2006 - 07


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Key Current Statistics

Fi g. 6: Purpose o f Tou ri st Fl ow (2006-07) Fi g. 7: Ind iv id ual Des ti nat io n Fl ow f rom O ther S tat es (2006-07)

53%

35%

4%22%

5%

4%

4%

4%4%

4%

8%

Business Leisure Reli ion Other

18%

14%11%

7%

Ahmedabad Dw arka Vadodra

Surat Becharaji Ambaji

Junagadh / Girnar Jamnagar Rajkot

Bharuch Gandhinagar Somnath

Key Highlights

Gujarat attracts around 12 million domestic tourists per annum (2006 07)

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More than 2000 Fairs and Festivals Important state for Event-based tourism especially based on Navratri, Kite Festival

and Tarnetar Fair etc.


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Source: Tourist Flow in Gujarat, TCGL, Annual Report 2006 - 07


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Value Chain Analysis The Tourism Value Chain concentrates on meeting and exceeding visitors expectations of the internal quality of a destination.

ose aspec s o a es na on a nvo ve every s ep rom pre-v s mage, mar e ng an a er sa es care an comm men

Each stage of the visitors journey is an important aspect. A quality experience along each of the stages would result in a

satisfied customer, who will talk to friends and family about their good experience

There are many ways in which the businesses in an area can be made easy for visitors journeying along the chain. Each

stage proposes ways in which the key principles can be incorporated into actions. This way would create a sustainable

approach to the quality a tourism destination offer

Backward

Linkages

ou r sm a ue a n

/ Information

Information Attractio InfrastructureFarewell

After visit

Log is t ics Operat ions ar e ng

Promot ion

Bookings

destination

Welcome at

destination

to stay n &

Activities

eat &

Environment ReturnJourney

memory &contact

Market ing Services


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Emerging Areas

p r ua our sm

Well being Tourism

er age our sm

Cultu ral tou rism

Sun and beach

Spo rts- Water and Adventu re Spo rts

Nature tou rismUrban and Rural tour ism

Cruises

Meeting s and Con ferences- Conventio n Centre

Golf Tou rism


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Source: Tourism Corporation Of Gujarat Ltd., GoG


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Sector Strengths

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For Hindus, Gujarat has important sites like two jyotirlingas at Somnath and Dwarka (Nageshwar), one of

the four dhams at Dwarka, two of 51 Shakti Peeths at Ambaji (Legend says heart fell) and Mahakali at

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Hindus is the Narmada which flows through Gujarat.

There are also important temples at Dakor, Virpur, Khodiyar, Sarangpur, etc. The Bhuvaneshwari temple of

Gondal is among the two in India. These temples attract Hindus from around India and many Hindu NRIs

Somnath temple

visit these holy places at least once in their lifetime.

Three of the four most important pilgrimages for Parsees Sacred Iranshaw Fire Temple at Udvada, Navsari

Atashbehram and Surat Atashbehram are in Gujarat. Besides these, Sanjan where the Parsees landed in

India is also in Gujarat.

Akshardham, Gadhada, Bachosan, Gondal, Sarangpur, etc are some of the famous Swaminarayan temple.

Swaminarayans form a wealthy sect. Two of the five important Jain sites in India are at Palitana and Girnar.

In addition to these, there is a regular flow of Jain pilgrims to Sankeshwar, Taranga, Kumbhariyaji,

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The dargahs of Sarkhej and Unjha are among the much visited Islamic sites of India.

The ashrams of Morari Bapu, Rameshji Oza, Asharam Bapu, etc are on the spiritual tourism map of India.


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Sector Strengths

Gujarat is rich in archaeological sites including World heritage site of Champaner, Indus Civilization sites

like Lothal and Dholavera, ancient Buddhist sites, etc.

Ahmedabads heritage walk is the only daily departure heritage walking tour in India.

Gujarats princely heritage has resulted in the state having more than 20 heritage hotels including converted

forts and palaces.

Cultural Tou r ism

Adalaj Vav

Gujarat is the land of rich handicrafts like Patola weaving, khadi, bandhani, embroidery, block printing,

rogan painting, matani pachhedi, namda, woodcrafts, metal crafts, bamboo crafts, pithora, pottery, etc.

The state has a variety of colourful communities from the camel herders of the Kutch desert to the hill tribes

o a ar an a, anas an a, o a epur, angs, e c.

Event Based Tour ism

Unique festivals and fairs like Navratri, Uttaranyana/Makar Sankranti, Sharad Poornima, Mahashivaratri

melas, Tarnetar Fair, Kvant Fair, Chitra Vichitra Fair, Dangs Durbar, etc.

The Gujarat government has created successful events like Rann Utsav, Modhera Dance Festival,

International Kite Festival, Vibrant Gujarat, etc. Navratri Festival


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Sector Strengths

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Gujarat is one of the leading state in investment and has attracted huge investments in recent years,

resulting in tremendous growth in business tourism

51 SEZs in the state reflects an increased share of business tourist, air traffic and road traffic

e ncrease n us ness tour sts s a growt r ver or osp ta ty n ustry.

Entertainment and Recreat ional Tou r ism

A 1666km long coastline with many good beaches.

A hill station at Saputara and other hill sites in South, East and North Gujarat.

One of Indias first multiplexes came up at Gandhinagar in Gujarat. Since then, there are multiplexes and

good cinema theatres in most cities of Gujarat.

Indias first waterpark came up at Mehsana in Gujarat. Indias first Drive- in is at Ahmedabad. The Science

City at Ahmedabad has IMAX theatre and other entertainment. Shopping malls are mushrooming in the

Wild Adventure

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Wildl i fe Tou r ism

Gujarat has 4 National Parks and 21 Sanctuaries. It is the only home of the Asiatic lion, Indian wild ass and

many beautiful animal & birds.

The whale shark breeds on the Gujarat coast. The Gulf of Kutch is Indias first marine national park.

Okha is one of the few places in India where dugong is found.

Abdasa Taluka of Kutch is one of the few places where the Indian Bustard is breeding successfully.

Asiatic Lions


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Sector Strengths

Gujarat has world class hospitals at Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Karamsad, Nadiad, etc. A large number of

NRGs come for treatment at these hospitals.

Gujarat has been the home of Ayurveda for centuries, and many herbs used in the natural cures promoted

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all over the state.

Jamnagar is one of the most important place for Ayurvedic studies in India

The Ayurvedic treatment available in the state cater to the need of foreigners and tourist visiting the state

Ayurveda .

There are centres for naturopathy, homeopathy, pranic healing, reiki, etc in Gujarat.


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Investment Opportunities

Hotels Adventure Aero Sports Apartment Hotel

Location: Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara,Rajkot, Jamnagar, Junagadh, Porbandar,

Bhuj (Katch), Mandvi, Somnath, Valsad, Location:Saputara, Pavagadh and

Location: Ahmedabad, Vadodara,Champaner (Pavagadh), Mandvi (Kutch),

Pingleshwar (Kutch) and SuratVapi, Mehsana, Champaner, Kutch

EntertainmentBeach Water Sports

Location: Saputara, Junagadh,Bhavnagar, Porbandar, Valsad, Navsari,

Rajkot, Jamnagar, Champaner

(Pavagadh), Bharuch/ Ankleshwar,

Mundra, Gandhidham

Location: Ubharat, Nargol, Dwarka / BetDwarka, Ahmedpur Mandvi, Tithal,

Madhavpur, Harshad Mata, Mandvi

(Kutch) , Chorwad and Dummas (Surat)

Cruise Services upstream Narmada Dam


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Leisure & Knowledge Motel and Cottages

Recreation

Investment Opportunities

Location: Junagadh, Bhavnagar,Modhera, Sidhhpur, Idar,Pavagadh,

Adalaj, Vadodara, Dandi, Ranpur, Rajkot,Location:Coastal belt of Porbandar andJamnagar district,Bhavnagar, Junagadh,

Location: National and State Highwaystouching Ahmedabad, Vadodara,

Champaner (Pavagadh), Bharuch, Surat,

Valsad, Godhra, Himmatnagar,, , , ,

Somnath, Ahmedabad, Vadnagar, , ,

Viramgam, Gandhidham, Mundra

Day & Weekend Tourism Well Being Tourism

Location: Ahmedabad, Rajkot, Surat,Vadodra, Bhuj

Location: Gondal, Nadiad, Ahmedabad,Jamnagar, Bhavnagar (Ayurvedic

Treatment), Rajkot (Allopathic Treatment)

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Critical Factors for Investors

Gujarat Scenario

Increase in the Tou rist Flow

Avai labi l ity of Manpow er

Youth ful lness Index

Experimentat ion Index

Global isat ion Index

Cosm o ol i tan Index

Income Distr ibut ion

Ut i l it ies and Transpo rtat ion

Safety

High Medium Low



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Mapp ing Investment Locations



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Investment Locations

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Hotelsme a a , ura , a o ara, a o , amnagar,

Junagadh, Porbandar, Bhuj (Katch), Mandvi, Somnath,

Valsad, Vapi, Mehsana, Champaner, Kutch

AdventureAero Sports

Saputara, Pavagadh and Junagadh

Entertainment

Saputara, Junagadh, Bhavnagar, Porbander, Valsad,

Navsari, Rajkot, Jamnagar, Champaner (Pavagadh),Bharuch/ Ankleshwar, Mundra, Gandhidham

Apartment Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Champaner (Pavagadh),

Kutch

Jamna ar

Mandvi

Pingleshwar

AhmedabadDwarka

Kuda

o e an v u c , ng es war u c an ura

Beach WaterSports

Ubharat, Nargol, Dwarka / Beyt Dwarka, Ahmedpur

Mandvi, Tithal, Madhavpur, Harshad Mata, Mandvi

(Kutch) , Chorwad and Dummas (Surat)

Juna adh Bhavna ar Modhera Sidhh ur

HarshadMata

Pavagadh

RajkotPorbandar

Junagadh

Bhavnagar Bharuch

SuratUbharat

Sasan

Kat ar

Leisure &Knowledge

Idar,Pavagadh, Adalaj, Vadodara, Dandi, Ranpur,

Rajkot, Jamnagar, Dholavira, Lothal, Morbi, Somnath,

Ahmedabad, Vadnagar, Porbandar, Champaner,

Pavagadh and Udvada

Motel and Coastal belt of Porbandar and Jamnagar district,

Saputara

Vapi

NavsariAmedpur Mandvi

a avpur

Tithal

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Recreation

(Restaurants &Cafeterias)

National and State Highways touching Ahmedabad,

Vadodara, Champaner (Pavagadh), Bharuch, Surat,

Valsad, Godhra, Himmatnagar, Khedbrahma,

Mehsana, Palanpur, Viramgam, Gandhidham, Mundra,

Mandvi and Bharuch




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Support Infrastructu re



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Support Infrastructure

41ports along1600 km coastline, including1 major port at Kandlaand 40 minor ports

Total cargo handled is108 MMTPA(25% of India)

Cost efficient transportationof natural gas, crude oil and petroleum products from Middle East and Europe

rs a e o pr va ze po r s

Landmark projectssuch as LNG port terminal at Hazira developed by Shell India Limited, Green field port at

Mundra developed by Gujarat Adani Port Limited, LNG terminal at Dahej developed by Petronet LNG Ltd. andPipapav port developed by Gujarat Pipapav Port Ltd.

Modern mechanized cargo handlingsystems at all ports

Airports

13 airports under the operational jurisdiction of Airports Authority of India (AAI), at Vadodara, Surat,

Gujarat is wel l connected to major c i t ies in th e USA, EU, Asia and oth er Indian m etropol i tan ci t ies

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one international airport at Ahmedabad

Rail & Road 71% of the road in the State is sur faced

State-of-the-art road infrastructure such asIndias first National Expresswayfrom Ahmedabad to Baroda.

Total road length is74, 111 Km;Target road length is1,14,866 Km

Total length of railways in Gujarat is5188 km(8.25% of India)



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Per capita power consumption is1,354 unitswhereas Indias average is665 units

Rich availability of natural gas (34 MMCD) and Lignite (1,072 MMT)

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- ourpower supp y o o e v ages

Total length of the exist in g GSPL pipel ine is 14,53,163.33 m su pp lying to 18 districtsGas

The pipelines of Gujarat State Petronet Limited (GSPL) supply gas to13 districts,5 more districts

are proposed to be connected by the pipeline

Total length of Integrated Gas Grid supplying gas to all districts is 2200 km, of which 1200 km is

Water Only State to carry out inter l ink ing of r ivers

An extensive water grid network across the State

The water grid is a network of75,000 kmfor water distribution for irrigation

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Tourism Corporation Of Gujarat Ltd (TCGL) have selected 37

destinations for integrated tourism development

n as years more an pro ec s n our s es na on ave

been taken up with a cost more than INR 100 crore

35 Pravasi Path of international standards has been taken up in

Gujarat, involving an investment of INR 78 crore

Tourism year budget have been increased from INR 30 crore to INR

100 crore. This provision is continued in the new 5 year plan. The

increase of budget have been provided for Tourism Infrastructure

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Support Infrastructure: Major Locations

Saputara

Air- Nearest airport is Mumbai, 250 km

Rail- Nearest railway station is Waghai, on the Billimora - Waghi narrow gauge section of

the Western Railwa . Tourists comin from Gu arat via Surat or Ahmedabad or even from

Bombay, Billimora is the most convenient rail head as direct bus service is available from

there.

Road - State transport buses and private luxury coaches connects various centers of

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Saputara Lake

Som nath The Shrin e Eternal

Air- The nearest Airport is at Keshod, (47 km) which is connected with Mumbai

Rail- Veraval, (5 km) is the closest Railway station

Road - State transport buses and private luxury coaches connect various centres ofGujarat to Somnath.

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Air- Nearest Airport is Jamnagar (146 Km)

Rail- Connects Dwarka and Jamnagar, 132 km away. Connecting Mumbai (945 km) via

Rajkot (270 km) and Ahmedabad (453 km). Dwarka lies on the meter gauge link between

Viramgam and Okha

Road -State transport buses and luxury coaches are available from different parts of

u araDwarka Temp le

Gir Wild life Sanctu ary

r - eares a rpor s a o m v a unaga . a y g s opera e rom

Mumbai and New Delhi to Rajkot.

Rail- One can travel by rail to Junagadh from Ahmedabad or Rajkot and then take a 65

km road tri on bus or taxi to Sasan Gir.

Road - Distance of 400 km from Ahmedabad via Rajkot, Junagadh and Mendarda.

Distance of 43 km from Veraval. Distance of 65 km from Junagadh via Mendarda.

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Air- Vadodara is the nearest airport (47 km) connected by daily flights from Mumbai and

Delhi

Rail- The nearest railhead is Vadodara from where Champaner is accessible by road

Road -Champaner is located 47 km by road from Vadodara off National Highway No. 8

Champaner

Sardar Sarovar Narmad a Dam

From Bharuch-Ankleswar- Rajpardi, Rajpipla to Kevadia Approx. Distance 82 Km.

From Vadodara-Dabhoi-Tilakwada-Garudeshwar to Kevadia-Approx Distance-90 Km.

Sardar Sarovar Narmada Dam



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Support Infrastructure: Education

To meet the re uirement of the trained man ower in the emer in

tourism sector Gujarat has established Institutes for Hospitality

and Hotel Management

Educat ion Clusters in Ahmedabad

Rajkot

Gandhinagar

e ns u es organ zes var ous ac v es v z. oo es va s,

Chef Competitions, Educational Tours, and Fairs etc. every year

to inculcate professionalism in Students and Staff

Vadodara Government as PPP initiative has set up a centre for Torism and

Hospitality Management for speeding up training of service

providers, guides and tourism personnel with special emphasis on

target groups who are mainly from weaker section of society.

TCGL-AMA Centre for tourism and hospitality management

started at Ahmedabad .

Vivekananda Institute of Hotel & Tourism Management,

Rajkot

There are other private Hotel Management Institutes in the state

to provide trained manpower are

Gujarat Institute of Hotel Management, Vadodara

Institute of Hotel Management, Catering Technology

and Applied Nutrition, Gandhinagar



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Lead ing Players


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Leading Properties in Gujarat

Orchard Palace / Riverside Palace,

Gondal

Ro al Oasis Herita e Hotel

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Taj Residency, Ahmedabad

Inder Residency, Ahmedabad

The Pride Hotel, Ahmedabad

Wankaner

Taj Residency, Baroda

Hotel Rann Riders, Dasada ( Little

Le Meridian, Ahmedabad

Fortune Land Mark, Ahmedabad

ama aza, me a a

Cambay Resort, Ahmedabad

The House of MG ( Metro HeritageLords Park Inn International, Surat

Grand Bhagwati, Ahmedabad

Taj Gateway, Surat

Darbargadh Poshina ( Heritage

Hotel )




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Government of Gujarat

Government Ini t iat ives


Government Initiatives


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Proact ive Government to prom ote the growth of the sector

Development of District LevelTourism

Inte rated develo ment of tourism

Investment Facilitation Cell Startedin TCGL

Plans has been made b TCGL for

Rationalization of Taxes and Duties

infrastructure facilities

Action plan has been worked out for the

development and promotion of the tourist

infrastructural facilities and basic

services in tourism

Development plan for six tourist

50% to 25%.

No luxury tax up to tariff of INR 500, from

INR 501 to INR 2000 per room 4% tax willlocations by all the department, district

administration and local bodies.

First time synergy among various line

departments, district administration and

destinations by the Pilgrimage

Development Board of Gujarat.

Action plans by administrative

departments and other agencies of State

be charged and above INR 2000 per room

6% tax is charged

Electricity duty reduced from 35% to

local bodies through action plan and

integrated approach.

Governments. 25%, VAT on food reduced to 4% as

against 12.5% in other states

The State Government s v is ion is sup por ted by investor -f r iendly p ol ic ies and a condu cive

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Gujarat has been awarded for best Tour ism Fi lm , best tour ism fr iendly Monument and best Tour ism

Li terature in the last two y ears f rom Minis t ry of Tour ism, Government of India

Human Resource DevelopmentPublicity, Information

And PromotionSpecial Incentives

TCGL-AMA Centre for Tourism and

Hospitality Management has been started

at Ahmedabad with corpus fund of INR 15

lakhs.

FAM tours organised for tour operators,

column writers of travel magazine and

photographers.

MOU signed with West Bengal,

Medical tourism policy announced.

Eco-tourism policy announced.

Hotel Investment Incentive Scheme

688 Local Tourist Guides trained, 34

Regional Guides trained.

Employees of TCGL trained in

Hospitality, computers and E

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Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh

Tourism Information Bureau (TIB) opened

at Jaipur and 14 new Tourist Reception

Centers (TRCs) opened at ST bus

introduced.

Heritage tourism policy declared

governance.

Training of service providers started at

Ahmedabad and other 37 important

destinations of Gujarat.

stations

Websites started in 7 different languages

Road shows on regular basis at

Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai, Mumbai,

63 Master Trainer's Training for service

providers started at Ahmedabad.

2194 Service Provider trained

Jaipur, Goa, Calcutta and Pune.

Gujarat Tourism Guide published as PPP

initiative



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