All through their election campaign BJP and PM candidate Modi had been highlighting the growth of Gujrat and now this view is being endorsed by ASSOCHAM ( Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India) as well..

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Gujarat-emerging-as-manufacturing-hub-Assocham/articleshow/37129416.cms

Even before the election Gujrat was well known for its Industry friendly policies. The industry lobby's secretary general D S Rawat 's statement says as of March 2013, the investments in Gujrat was mind boggling over 122 Trillion. This says it all.

All through their election campaign BJP and PM candidate Modi had been highlighting the growth of Gujrat and now this view is being endorsed by ASSOCHAM ( Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India) as well..

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Gujarat-emerging-as-manufacturing-hub-Assocham/articleshow/37129416.cms

Surprisingly electronic medias ignore this as they have hue and cry over spilling of beans any time negative in the past.

Both media, electronic and print are voicing at the top of their voice about the Industrial friendly policies of Gujrat and the state's resounding success reached beyond frontiers. That's why foreign investors are flocking around Gujrat.

Major industries are planning to invest into Gujarat because of the friendly environment created there with regard to power supply, infra structure, good roads etc which are all essential...

Major industries are planning to invest into Gujarat because of the friendly environment created there with regard to power supply, infra structure, good roads etc which are all essential...

security, no red tapisms, immediate decison making which is making it gold mine for investors.

Major industries are planning to invest into Gujarat because of the friendly environment created there with regard to power supply, infra structure, good roads etc which are all essential...

This in turn creates employment opportunities and creation of subsidiary cottage industries.

All through their election campaign BJP and PM candidate Modi had been highlighting the growth of Gujrat and now this view is being endorsed by ASSOCHAM ( Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India) as well..

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Gujarat-emerging-as-manufacturing-hub-Assocham/articleshow/37129416.cms

Surprisingly electronic medias ignore this as they have hue and cry over spilling of beans any time negative in the past.

Electronic and paper media, both have been ignoring these facts and crying over other issues, may be the failure of parties that control these media to achieve what has been done is Gujrat may account for their ignorant attitude!

In comparison to other states Gujarat had and has many advantages. During the American Civil War in the late 1800's, the supply of cotton from USA was severely disrupted. This created a tremendous demand for Gujarat cotton and fetched very high prices. It was exported from Bombay port. This brought considerable capital into the Gujarat region and was responsible for setting up of hundreds of cotton factories in Gujarat and in Mumbai. At one time around 1947 there were nearly 400 big and small cotton mills in Ahmedabad alone. After 1947 many of these industrialists moved away from cotton textiles and started investing in the chemical industries. By mid 1960's the textile industry had suffered a slump , but Gujarat had a large number of chemical industries and with oil and gas from Ankleshwar it got a big boost. Capital flow into Gujarat has continued to flow from its NRI community, earlier from Africa and now from USA , Canada and UK primarily. This infusion of capital has improved the towns and villages of Gujarat considerably. Adopton of modern technology by small and big industries is very fast in Gujarat due to its tradition of constant interaction with foreigners. Yet another big plus point is the fact that the state PSU's are not interfered by politicians whether they are from Congress or BJP. This is a reason why almost all of them are doing very good and command good prices in the share market.

However all the above has been possible because the average Gujarati is peace loving, practoical, financially prudent and is not provincial minded. In Surat the local municipal schools are run where eleven languages are taught like Bengali,Oriya etc for the benefit of the large number of migrant workers from other states. Modi very aptly has capitalized on these and other traits he inherited from previous governments and successfully marketed the concept of Gujarat for other states to follow.

Having a plethora of Resources is one thing and utilizing them to the core is another thing. Modi utilized what he has at his disposal. That made a whole difference. AP has a long shoreline. There is scope for developing Marine based industries. But the rulers' indifference left the resources Unutilized..

Having a plethora of Resources is one thing and utilizing them to the core is another thing. Modi utilized what he has at his disposal. That made a whole difference. AP has a long shoreline. There is scope for developing Marine based industries. But the rulers' indifference left the resources Unutilized..

You miss the central point of my arguement. It is the availability of capital that makes commerce possible. AP and other states lacked capital infusion from an outside source which became possible in case of the then Bombay State in late 1880's. It helped create an industrial structure in Gujarat. The rest follows. Modi has marketed Gujarat skillfully.