Over the last 40 years, GIDC has played a pioneering role in provision of industrial infrastructure to the prospective industries. Currently, it has 248 sanctioned estates, out of which 182 are currently functional. The details of the land acquired, developed and allotted in various districts / estates of Gujarat is available in the section on Details of existing Industrial Estates.
Although the largest number of estates exists in the Saurashtra and Kachchh region, the area under GIDC estates is largest in South Gujarat. There is a large difference in the average size of estates across regions. Predominantly, the GIDC estates cater to the engineering sector and only 15 estates have been specified solely for the chemical sector. Other specialised estates include one in electronics and two in ceramics. The details are presented below :
Region-wise Classification GIDC Industrial Estates
| Estates | Ahmedabad & North Gujarat | Central Gujarat | South Gujarat | Saurashtra & Kachchh | Total |
Total Sanctioned
Area (ha) |
56
6113 |
57
13002 |
32
8466 |
103
5859 |
248
33441 |
Developed
Area (ha) |
42
2677 |
50
12749 |
24
5005 |
66
2247 |
182
22679 |
Under Development
Area (ha) |
2
101 |
1
252 |
2
10 |
9
1888 |
14
2254 |
Planning / LAQ Stage
Area (ha) |
12
3334 |
6 |
6
3449 |
28
13723 |
52
20507 |
Region-wise & Sector-wise Classification of GIDC Industrial Estates
| Estates | Ahmedabad & North Gujarat | Central Gujarat | South Gujarat | Saurashtra & Kachchh | Total |
| Chemical |
3 |
7 |
4 |
1 |
15 |
| Electronic |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
| Engineering |
37 |
43 |
20 |
64 |
164 |
| Ceramics |
1 |
- |
- |
1 |
2 |
Major GIDC Industrial Estates
| Chemical Estates | Non-Chemical Estates | Chemical Estates | Non-Chemical Estates |
| Estate | Area (ha) | Estate | Area (ha) |
| Vapi |
1100 |
Halol |
449 |
| Panoli |
900 |
Makarpura |
348 |
| Ankleshwar |
1600 |
Savli |
770 |
| Dahej |
4400 |
Gandhinagar (Elect) |
247 |
| Jhagadia |
1700 |
Vaghodia |
369 |
| Vilayat |
1000 |
Porbandar |
255 |
| Sachin |
778 |
V.U.Nagar |
237 |
| Pandesara |
219 |
Umbergaon |
336 |
| Naroda |
367 |
Lodhika |
412 |
| Vatwa |
527 |
Jamnagar-II |
134 |
| PCC |
745 |
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SEZ in Gujarat
Gujarat is one of the leading states in terms of the number of SEZs proposed. The Table below gives the status of the SEZs in Gujarat:
| Special Economic Zone | Status |
| Kandla |
Functional |
| Surat |
Functional |
| Mundra |
Under Implementation |
| Dahej |
Under Implementation |
| Positra |
Not in progress |
| Hazira |
Identification of 1,000 ha of land in Hazira area is a problem |
| Surat Apparel Park |
GIDC is trying to get SEZ status for the project |
| Ahmedabad Apparel Park |
GIDC is trying to get SEZ status for the project |
Salient Points Related to SEZs in Gujarat
Kandla SEZ: Salient Points
- Asia’s first (set up in early 60s) and India’s largest multi-product Special Economic Zone
- Kandla was started as a Free Trade Zone and later converted into SEZ
- 700 acres of land area. KASEZ is located just 9 Km away from modern-all-weather port of Kandla
- Initially Kandla Free Trade Zone catered to the Russian market. After the Russian crisis, the units became sick. However, in recent times, the activity has picked up in the zone. Currently, More than 115 operational units, the zone employ more than 15,000 persons
- Additional land acquisition is being contemplated
Surat SEZ: Salient Points
- Surat Special Economic Zone (SurSEZ)- country's first and only private sector SEZ set up by Diamond & Gem Development Corporation (DGDC
- Located in the centre of highly industrialized belt stretching from Ahmedabad to Vapi
- It was converted from a Export Processing Zone (EPZ) into a SEZ
- Expansion of the zone is difficult. This is so due to limited area available (physical constraints) and units already occupying the Zone.