AHMEDABAD: Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel unveiled the Regional Economic Master Plan for six key economic regions of the state at the inaugural Vibrant Gujarat Regional Conference held in Mehsana, North Gujarat.
Comprehensive master plans have been prepared for North Gujarat, Kutch, Central Gujarat, Saurashtra, Coastal Saurashtra, and Surat, each identified for its strategic and economic importance. The plans chart a long-term roadmap to expand Gujarat’s economy from its current size of $280 billion (FY 2023) to over $3.5 trillion, with an emphasis on balanced regional growth across all 33 districts.
Under these six regional master plans, more than 500 projects have been conceptualized with public and private investments exceeding ₹15 lakh crore (over USD 200 billion). These initiatives are expected to generate around 28 million new employment opportunities for the youth.
To ensure inclusive growth, the plans include the establishment of Regional Skilling Centres and Centres of Excellence in collaboration with industries. These centres will focus on emerging fields such as Green Skills, Blue Economy, Logistics, Artificial Intelligence, and advanced manufacturing technologies.
Each regional plan will harness the region’s inherent strengths while focusing on futuristic and high-value sectors:
Advanced Manufacturing: Promotion of sectors such as electric vehicles, battery storage, biologics, marine chemicals, industrial ceramics, and biofuels, driven by technology and innovation.
Services: Expansion of the services sector’s share to 51% by 2047, with a push in areas like Global Capability Centres (GCCs), clinical research, product design, logistics, and BFSI.
Tourism: Development of medical value travel, heritage, eco, cruise, and wellness tourism to position Gujarat as a global tourist destination.
Blue Economy: Leveraging Gujarat’s 2,240 km coastline for port logistics, shipbuilding, fish processing and exports, maritime tourism, and marine innovation.
Rural & Sustainable Development: Strengthening agri-tech, dairy processing, and value-added products like nutraceuticals and ready-to-eat foods. The plans also integrate renewable energy, circular economy models, and green manufacturing initiatives.
A strong focus has been placed on building robust infrastructure over the next two decades — including coastal railways, high-speed inter-state corridors, sea-link projects, airport expansions, cargo terminals, and cold-chain logistics — to support seamless industrial and trade growth.
The Chief Minister highlighted the role of the Gujarat State Institution of Transformation (GRIT) — inaugurated on July 19, 2025 — as the state’s economic think tank tasked with developing data-driven policy frameworks and region-specific strategies.
Calling upon investors and entrepreneurs, Patel urged the private sector to partner in realising Gujarat’s ambitious growth plans, saying that “through regional economic development, the state aims to realise the vision of ‘Viksit Gujarat, Viksit Bharat’.”
