Anand - District Profile
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Anand district in Gujarat, India has emerged as an important industrial center due to its proximity to major cities like Ahmedabad, Vadodara, and Bharuch. The district has a large presence of dairy, chemical, engineering and food processing industries. Amul Dairy Cooperative is the largest dairy cooperative in India located in Anand. The district also has over 950 small and medium enterprises engaged in industries like machine tools, food processing, chemicals etc. providing employment. Major proposed infrastructure projects include expansion of the Khambhat port and development of rail and road connectivity projects. The district has good educational and health infrastructure to support its industrial growth.
Anand - District Profile
- 1. ANAND
- 2. INDEX 1 Anand: A Snapshot 2 Economy and Industry Profile 3 Industrial Locations / Infrastructure 4 Support Infrastructure 5 Social Infrastructure 6 Tourism 7 Investment Opportunities 8 Annexure 2
- 3. Anand: A Snapshot 3
- 4. Introduction: Anand § Anand is located near the Gulf of Cambay in the southern Map1: District Map of Anand with Talukas part of Gujarat § Proximity with Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Bharuch and Gandhinagar has made the district an important industrial center § The district has 8 talukas, of which the major ones are Anand (district headquarter), Umreth, Anklav, Borsad and Khambhat § Focus industry sectors include, Food & Agriculture, Umreth Engineering & Autoparts, Chemicals, Port & Ship Sojitra Anand Building, Minerals, Cement Petlad § Amul Dairy Co-operatives: Amul, with a capacity of 6.5 Tarapur Khambhat Borsad million litres/day (2006-07) is the largest dairy cooperative Anklav of India § Tourist places: Amul Dairy Cooperative Museum, Flo -Art, District Headquarter Khambhat and Anklavadi Talukas 4
- 5. Fact File 72.150 to 73.180 East (Longitude) Geographical Location 22.070 to 23.290 North (Latitude) Average Rainfall 777 mm Rivers Sabarmati, Mahisagar, Shedhi and Navida Area 2,951 sq. km. District Headquarter Anand Talukas 8 Population 1,647,759 (As per 2001 Census) Population Density 558 Persons per sq. km. Sex Ratio 910 Females per 1000 Males Literacy Rate 57.27% Languages Gujarati, Hindi and English Seismic Zone Zone III Source: Socio Economic Review 2006-07 5
- 6. Economy and Industry Profile 6
- 7. Economy and Industry Profile § Anand is an industrial base for Chemical, Engineering and Food & Agriculture products § With a turnover of INR 4,305 Crore (USD 1,050 million) and milk collection of 6.5 million kg/day (2006-07), Anand Milk-producers Union Limited (AMUL) is the largest dairy cooperative in India § Industrial developments could be attributed to the presence of a significant numbers of Chemical and Engineering units in the district, which include Cambay Chemicals Ltd., Beepee Coating Ltd., Elecon Engineering Company Ltd., Hindustan Packaging Company Ltd., National Dairy Development Board, Mother Dairy Food Processing Ltd. § Over 950 units of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are present in the district 7
- 8. Agriculture § Major crops produced in the district are banana, papaya, potato, mango, gooseberry, onion and cabbage § In 2006-07, Anand district had the third highest production of banana in the state amounting to 5,26,185 MT, followed by potato with a production of 1,88,940 MT § A significant amount of cereals, pulses and cotton production is witnessed in Anand Fig1: Total Area and Production of Food Crops (2006-07) Fig 2: Total Area and Production of Major Food Crops (2006- 07) 25000 800000 15000 600000 Total Production (in MT) 679808 Total Production (in MT) 20000 526185 Total Area (in Hec) 600000 12000 Total Area (in Hec) 11693 15000 400000 9000 23000 393027 400000 10000 6000 188940 21000 200000 63832 44363 200000 5000 3000 6000 6095 3068 10464 1616 0 0 0 0 Fruits Vegetables Spices Banana Papaya Potato Brinjal Area Production Area Production Source: Department of Agriculture, Government of Gujarat 2006-07 8
- 9. Major Industries Table 1: Presence of Major Industries in Anand* Name of the unit Taluka Product Amul Dairy Anand Milk, Butter, Ghee, Paneer and Cheese etc. National Dairy Development Board Anand Food products such as, Srikhand, Dahi, Paneer etc. Vithal Udhyog Nagar Beepee Coating Ltd. Resin for Captive Use and Paints etc. (Anand) Eimco Elecon India Ltd. Mogri (Anand) Mining Machinery and Machine Tools Hindustan Packaging Vithal Udhyog Nagar Aluminium Foils, Tin Cans, Plastic Containers & Company Ltd. (Anand) Pouches Indian Dairy Machinery Company Plant Machinery & Equipment for Food Processing, Vithal Udhyog Nagar (P) Ltd Sugar Industries and Breweries etc. Jh Kharawala Pvt Ltd Kalamsar (Khambhat) Vinyl Sulphone Metalco India Limited Karamsad (Anand) Copper Rods, Alloy Tubes and Pipes etc. Vithal Udhyog Nagar Vulcan Gears Gear Boxes (Anand) * : Indicative List Source: Industries Commissionerate, Government of Gujarat, 2007 9
- 10. Major Industries Map 2: Presence of Major Industries in Anand* * : Indicative List Source: Industries Commissionerate, Government of Gujarat, 2007 10
- 11. Small Scale Industries (SSI) § In 5 talukas, with an investment of INR 6,635.16 lakhs (USD Map3: Sectorwise SSI Clusters in Anand 16.18 million), there are over 950 units, generating 5,909 jobs Umreth § Industries engaged in lathes & machine tools, rice production, tobacco stemming and wood products have shown investments to the tune of INR 5,458 lakhs (USD 13.3 million) Anand Petlad Fig 3 : Total Investments and Employment in SSIs Khambhat 2231 Borsad Total Investments (in Lakhs) 2000 2500 Total Employment 1500 2000 1585 1500 1453 1000 1268 555 1078 1000 363 480 784 500 156 1 52 1 206 56 500 Taluka 130 264.49 579 172.22 31.51 Rice Processing 0 0 Non-Ceramics Rice Processing Stemming Paper Industry Lathes & Machine Textiles Wood Products Textile Products Tobacco Varnishies Jewellery Gems & Paints & Wood Products Bricks Tools Paper Industry Tobacco Steaming Non- Ceramics Bricks Paints and Varnishes Investment (in Lakhs) Emplo yment Gems and Jewellary Lathes & Machines Tools Source: Industries Commissionerate, Government of Gujarat, 2007 11
- 12. Industry and Investment Trends Fig. 4: Sectorwise No. of Industries, Total Investment § According to Industrial Entrepreneurial and Employment (2006-07) 200 2500 Memoranda (IEM) filed from 1988 to 2007, Anand No. of Units and Total Total Employment 160 2022 1161 2000 has shown a phenomenal growth in the Investments 120 163 1500 80 1080 1000 engineering sector 79 129 40 500 § Plastic industries emerged as a thriving area for 0 0 Agro & Food Auto parts & Chemical Processing Engineering the investments and an increase of over 100 % Investment (in Lakh) Total Employment in investments was observed during 1998-07 § Some of the main constituents of engineering Fig 5: Investments in Engineering Industries (1988-07) Total Investments (Crore) sector, such as metallurgical industries, electrical 250 200 equipments, misc. machinery & engineering and 150 205 100 123 autoparts have also been growing at a steady 50 0 pace 1988-97 1998-07 Source: Industries Commissionerate, Government of Gujarat, 2007 12
- 13. Investments in Pipeline Fig 6: Sectorwise MoUs (VGGIS, § A total of 10 MoUs were signed during Vibrant Gujarat 2003, 2005 and 2007) Global Investors Summits (VGGIS) 2003, 2005 and 2007, 1 in several sectors such as, ports, power, agro & food 2 1 processing, tourism, chemicals & petrochemicals and auto & engineering § 8 MoUs worth INR 2,057 Crore (USD 501.7 million) were 2 2 signed during VGGIS 2007 in sectors, such as, chemicals & 2 petrochemicals, agro & food processing, power, tourism, port and engineering & auto creating over 18,105 job Tourism Auto & Engineering opportunities Chemicals & Petrochemicals Agro & Food Processing § Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Limited (GSECL), Power has signed an MoU in Vibrant Gujarat 2007, for a 360 MW Port power plant based on gas. Source: Industries Commissionerate, Government of Gujarat, 2007 13
- 14. Economy Drivers § Anand is emerging as a hub for Auto & Engineering, Chemical, Plastic Industries and Food & Agro industries § Recent surge in the growth of plastic industries in the district has added more jobs and increased opportunities for the masses § Proximity with other major industrial hubs of the state, such as Ahmedabad, Vadodara and Vapi has made the district a thriving region for investments § There is an availability of a large pool of skilled and qualified manpower due to the presence of educational and research institutes § Small scale industry sectors such as textiles, electronics, ceramics and food products, are the supporting pillars of the economy providing direct & indirect employment to over 5,900 people in the district § The emergence of Khambhat port, with a cargo handling capacity and ship building yards would be considered as a major driver of the economy 14
- 15. Industrial Locations / Infrastructure 15
- 16. Industrial Locations/ Infrastructure Table 2: Industrial Estates in Anand Name & Area (in Hec) Map 4: Industrial Estates in Anand Location Sojitra 10.49 Umreth Umreth 10.68 Petlad 11.56 Sojitra Borsad 19.03 Anand Petlad Khambhat 37.83 V.U. Nagar 232.86 Khambhat Borsad (Anand) Table 3: Industrial Parks in Anand Name & Location Sector Details Taluka Information Spread in an area of 259 IT Park at Mogar Industrial Estate Technology hec. Industrial Park Source: Industries Commissionerate and Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation 2007 16
- 17. Support Infrastructure 17
- 18. Road, Rail, Air and Port Connectivity Road Map 5 : Road & Rail Network of Anand § National Highway (NH)8 passes through the district connecting it to Vadodara (38 km) and Kheda (21km) district. § Distance with major industrial centres in the State: Ahmedabad (73 km), Rajkot (255 km), Jamnagar (343 km), Ankleshwar (122 km), Bhavnagar (242 km), Mehsana (147 km), Surat (205 km), Gandhinagar (101 km) and Vapi ( 272 km) Rail § In total there are 40 railway lines in Anand. § The district is well connected with Godhra, Ahmedabad, Kheda, Khambhat, Vasad and Mumbai Table 4: Distance of Anand from major Indian Cities through a broad gauge rail line of 147 km. Locations Distance (in km) Air Delhi 844.15 Mumbai 486.39 § Nearest airports are in Ahmedabad and Vadodara Hyderabad 1003.2 Port Kolkata 1845.6 Chennai 1550.15 § Nearest ports are Dahej port and Hazira port 18
- 19. Power Supply Network Power Map 6: Power Map of Anand § Anand has a well established power network with nearby districts such as, Kheda, Vadodara, Surendranagar, Ahmedabad and Bharuch § Two power stations are present in the district, well connected to Ahmedabad and Vadodara § A substation of 400 KV is present in Kasor in Anand, connected with Asoj in Vadodara and Chorania in Surendranagar 400 KV Sub Station § A 220 KV substation is present in Karamsad city 220 KV Sub Station 132 KV Sub Station § Two 132 KV substations are present in the district Power Station § 66kv and 11kv distribution system spread over the district Source: Gujarat Electricity Board, 2007 19
- 20. Gas Supply Gas § There are four pipeline sections in the district of which the Anand-Rajkot section is the longest segment with 53.32 km § The existing gas grid in the district is 151.68 km long and the proposed length of the gas grid is 66.709 km. The proposed gas grid will cover two sections, which would includes, Gana- Rajkot, (loop line) and PBM Spurline Map 7: Gas Grid Map of Anand Route Identification Complete Commissioned Source: Gujarat State Petrochemical Limited Under Construction 20
- 21. Proposed Infrastructure Projects Port: § A port based project is proposed near Khambhat, which includes Ship building yards, envisaging the cargo handling capacity of 7 MMTPA Rail: § With an estimated cost of INR 15 Crore (USD 3.65 million), a rail project, linking Khambhat port with Anand to Ahmedabad has been initiated. Water: § For the improvement of water supply and sewerage system in the district, Urban Development has commissioned a project along with Urban Housing Department. Source: Gujarat Infrastructure Development Board, 2007 21
- 22. Institute of Rural Management Social Infrastructure 22
- 23. Education § There are 1,123 primary, 225 secondary and 68 higher secondary schools in the district Table 4: List of Educational Institutes § With over 2,900 seats, there are 19 ITIs offering several industrial training programs which includes, fitting, armature & Educational Institutes Total motor rewinding and diesel mechanics, etc. Primary School 1123 § 12 pharmacy colleges are present in Anand, with a total intake Secondary School 225 capacity of 1180 Higher Secondary School 68 § 5 engineering colleges offering courses in chemical, civil, electrical, electronic and communication, information technology, Universities 2 production and mechanical engineering are also present in the ITI’s 19 district Pharmacy College 12 § Pramukhswami Medical College is the only medical college Engineering Colleges 5 present in the district with an intake capacity of 100 Medical College 1 § Institute of Rural Management (IRMA) is one of the five Polytechnic College 1 management colleges present in Anand, providing MBA courses Management College 4 § Established by Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) in 1992, National Research Centre for Medicinal & Aromatic Other Colleges* 24 Plants (NRCMA) is present in the district *Other Colleges: Arts, Commerce, Science, B.Ed and Law College § Anand Agricultural University and Sardar Patel University are the two universities present in the district Source: Anand District Profile 23
- 24. Health § Anand has a presence of specialised hospitals to provide a comprehensive range of tertiary and secondary care services backed by state-of- the- art technology and trained manpower § Anand Orthopedics Hospital, Sankara Eye Hospital, Adarsh Hospital and Shree Krishna Hospital are some of the major hospitals present in the district Sankara Eye Hospital Source: Health and Family Welfare Department, 2007 24
- 25. Education § There are 1,123 primary, 225 secondary and 68 higher secondary schools in the district Table 4: List of Educational Institutes § With over 2,900 seats, there are 19 ITIs offering several industrial training programs which includes, fitting, armature & Educational Institutes Total motor rewinding and diesel mechanics, etc. Primary School 1123 § 12 pharmacy colleges are present in Anand, with a total intake Secondary School 225 capacity of 1180 Higher Secondary School 68 § 5 engineering colleges offering courses in chemical, civil, electrical, electronic and communication, information technology, Universities 2 production and mechanical engineering are also present in the ITI’s 19 district Pharmacy College 12 § Pramukhswami Medical College is the only medical college Engineering Colleges 5 present in the district with an intake capacity of 100 Medical College 1 § Institute of Rural Management (IRMA) is one of the five Polytechnic College 1 management colleges present in Anand, providing MBA courses Management College 4 § Established by Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) in 1992, National Research Centre for Medicinal & Aromatic Other Colleges* 24 Plants (NRCMA) is present in the district *Other Colleges: Arts, Commerce, Science, B.Ed and Law College § Anand Agricultural University and Sardar Patel University are the two universities present in the district Source: Anand District Profile 25
- 26. Tourism 26
- 27. Tourism § Spread across an area of over 1000 sq. mt., the Flo-Art gallery present in the district includes cottage industry handmade crafts and a variety of household accessories. § The advanced pasteurisation process of milk and the production of processed foods can be seen in the Amul Dairy Cooperative Museum in Anand § The Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and Veer Vithalbhai Patel Memorial is present in Karamsad. This includes a library and is surrounded with beautiful gardens for creating a perfect ambience § 60 km from Anand, the region of Khambhat is world famous for its textile products such as silk and chintz § Established in the 11th Century, the famous Jain temple, Stambhan Parshvanath Jinalaya is present in Anand district § Other famous tourist spots in the district are Swaminarayan Mandir, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Memorial Darbar Ghat, and BD Rao College Museum 27
- 28. Investment Opportunities 28
- 29. Investment Opportunities Food and Agriculture § Dairy products § Integrated dairy and meat processing § Aquaculture and animal husbandry § Food and agro parks § Cold storage Engineering § Metallurgical products § Power and electrical equipments Chemicals § Intermediary chemical manufacturing units § Polymer downstream projects * Detailed Sector/ Project Profiles for investment opportunities available at www.indextb.com 29
- 30. Annexure I Maps Figures Tables Map 1: District Map of Anand with Talukas Figure 1 : Total Area and Production of Food Table 1: Presence of Major Industries in Anand Crop in 2006-07 Map 2: Presence of Major Industries in Anand Figure 2 : Total Area and Production of Major Table 2 : Industrial Estates in Anand Food Crops in 2006-07 Map 3 : Sectorwise SSI Clusters in Anand Figure 3 : Total Investments and Employment Table 3 : Industrial Parks in Anand in SSIs Map 4: Industrial Estates in Anand Table 4: Distance of Anand from major Indian Figure 4: Sectorwise No. of Industries, Total Cities Map 5: Road & Rail network of Anand Investment and Employment Table 4: List of Educational Institutes Figure 5: Investments in Engineering Map 6: Power Map of Anand Industries (1988-07) Figure 6: Sectorwise MoUs (VGGIS, 2003, Map 7: Gas Grid Map of Anand 2005 and 2007) 30
- 31. Annexure II : Abbreviations IEM: Industrial Entrepreneur Memorandum MoU: Memorandum of Understanding SSI: Small Scale Industries VGGIS: Vibrant Gujarat Global Investors Summit SEZ: Special Economic Zone GIDC: Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation GIDB: Gujarat Infrastructure Development Board GoG: Government of Gujarat GSECL: Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Limited NDDB: National Dairy Development Board MMTPA: Million Metric Tonnes per Annum IRMA: Institute of Rural Management ICAR: Indian Council of Agricultural Research NRCMA: National Research Centre for Medicinal & Aromatic Plants ITI: Industrial Training Institutes 31