EXECUTIVE SUMMARY IV 1. Introduction 9 1.1 Introduction 9 1.2 Need of Study 10 1.3 Aim 11 1.4 Research Objectives 11 1.5 Research Questions 11 1.6 Methodology 11 1.7 Scope & Limitations 14 2. Literature and Policy Review 16 2.1 Introduction 16 2.2 Industrial Development in Gujarat 18 2.2.1 Industries in Gujarat 19 2.3 Policies-Past & Present 22 2.3.1 National-level 22 2.3.2 State-level 24 2.3.2.1 Sales Tax Incentive Scheme 28 2.3.2.2 Interest Subsidy to small Scale Industry 28 2.3.2.3 Up gradation of GIDC Estates 30 2.3.2.4 Special Economic Zone (SEZ) Policy 30 2.3.2.5 Infrastructure - Financial Assistance to Industrial Parks 32 2.3.2.6 Infrastructure - Critical Infrastructure Projects 33 2.3.2.7 Cluster Development 34 2.3.2.8 DMIC and the influence area in Gujarat 34 2.3.2.9 Facilitation to Mega Projects 35 2.4 Use of Open Data 37 3. Spatio-temporal Analysis 42 3.1 Open Governmental Data 42 3.1.1 Ministry of Corporate Affairs & Registrar of Companies 42 3.1.2 Selection Criteria - Based on type, time and location 42 3.2 Spatio-temporal Analysis 44 3.2.1 Gujarat 44 3.2.2 Five highly industrialized districts 58 3.2.2.1 Ahmedabad 59 3.2.2.2 Surat 61 3.2.2.3 Vadodara 63 3.2.2.4 Rajkot 65 3.2.2.5 Surendranagar 67 4. Synthesis 70 4.1 Findings from the analysis 70 4.2 Way forward 72 BIBLIOGRAPHY 73