Gujarat
The so-called “Gujarat model” of development–attracting foreign investment through high-quality infrastructure and an intense attention to the needs of investors–has made Gujarat one of India’s richest and most industrialized states and catapulted long-time Chief Minister Narendra Modi to national power in 2014. Gujarat remains on of India’s most attractive investment destinations, but the Gujarat model has been criticized for failing to improve the lives of the states poor, and Gujarat has not had equal success in developing 21st century industries such as the IT sector.
State Policies
Solar Policy: Solar Power Policy (2021)
Electric Mobility Policy: Gujarat State Electric Vehicle Policy 2021
Industry Policy: Industrial Policy (2020)
State Summary
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Size
75,685 sq. miles -
Population
60.4 million -
State GDP
$118.34 billion (USD) -
Legislative Assembly Seats
182
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Rajya Sabha Seats
11 -
Lok Sabha Seats
26 -
Party Affiliation
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
Climate Change
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Energy
India faces a complex energy challenge: it needs cheap and abundant energy to power high economic growth and lift its citizens into the middle class. But it also hopes to keep its commitments to the U.N. Climate Change Convention and achieve energy independence. India’s states have the resources to generate the energy India needs, but they take different approaches to fostering the growth of the industry. This section allows you to explore energy news from India’s states and offers the Wadhwani Chair’s analysis of India’s energy sector.
Subsectors
Coal • Energy Efficiency • Energy-related Transportation • Nuclear • Oil and Gas • Power •Recent Articles
Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC) amends the Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (Net Metering Rooftop Solar PV Grid Interactive Systems) Regulations, 2016
Posted on June 22, 2022
Gujarat issues targets for renewable purchase obligations for the period 2022-23 to 2023-24.
Posted on April 20, 2022
Gujarat sets an additional surcharge of $0.002 per kilowatt-hour for consumers who procure open access power from sources other than the state’s power distribution companies
Posted on August 18, 2021
Related National Goals
U.S.–India Energy Cooperation Project Tracker — There is currently no data available for . (updated July 3, 2019)
Solar Performance Tracker — Gujarat reaches 8500.74 MW (updated March 31, 2021)
Wind Performance Tracker — Gujarat achieves 9860.62 MW (updated March 30, 2021)
Health
While India’s healthcare system is expansive in terms of the number of beneficiaries covered, inequalities in access to high-quality yet affordable care continue to plague delivery systems and push citizens towards the more unregulated private sector. Similarly, while India’s National Health Policy of 2017 promises to reform this system, the responsibility to institute those reforms falls to the states who each have their own unique challenges and opportunities to meet the healthcare needs of their people. This section allows you to explore emerging healthcare policies and news covering new initiatives from India’s states and offers the Wadhwani Chair’s analysis of India’s healthcare sector.
Recent Articles
Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel launches the health service management center (HSMC)
Posted on January 5, 2022
Gujarat passes the Gujarat Clinical Establishments (Registration and Regulation) Bill, 2021
Posted on April 7, 2021
Gujarat Aims to Standardize Private Healthcare Services
Posted on April 7, 2021Gujarat passes the Gujarat Clinical Establishments (Registration and Regulation) Bill, 2021. The bill aims to establish uniform standards in facilities and services offered by private healthcare establishments within the state.
Healthcare in rural Gujarat second cheapest in India
Posted on February 5, 2020Rural Gujarat pays the least for treatment at public hospitals, according to a Union government report, “Key Indicators of Social Consumption in India: Health.” The report, however, says rural residents place more faith in small private clinics or private hospitals than in public health facilities.
Industrial Policy and Business Regulations
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Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, and Gujarat accounts for the highest share of private sector development projects sanctioned by banks and financial institutions in 2021-22, as per a Reserve Bank of India (RBI) report
Posted on August 24, 2022
Gujarat unveils The Drone Promotion and Usage Policy for state departments and organizations to promote the use of drones
Posted on August 17, 2022
Infrastructure and Governance
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Gujarat announces guidelines for its Information Technology and Information Technology Enabled Services (IT & ITeS) Policy 2022-27
Posted on July 13, 2022
Land & Labor Laws
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Gujarat changes the rules of two labor acts through a notification
Posted on December 2, 2020
In Detail: Notification – Contract Labor Act , Notification – Inter-State Migrant Workmen Act
Gujarat government allows real estate developers to purchase agricultural land under section 63AAA of the Gujarat Tenancy Act
Posted on October 21, 2020
Gujarat government revises its wasteland allocation policy for wind, solar, and hybrid power generation parks
Posted on September 23, 2020
Water & Sanitation