Ahmedabad - City Facts, PEST Analysis, Key Industries & Investment Opportunity Profile-2021

The city of Ahmedabad, the seventh-largest metropolis in India and the largest in the state of Gujarat, was founded in 1411 AD as a walled city on the eastern bank of the river Sabarmati.

Ahmedabad is already a very important center for trade and commercial activities in Western India. The city has very well-established industrial clusters for textiles, pharmaceuticals, gas, leather etc.

Geo-economic shift post pandemic will be favoring India, opening plethora of business opportunities across various sectors in the country & the city of Ahmedabad is one of frontrunners to become an industrial powerhouse of the country. With financial services, retail and real estate industries growing at a fast pace, the city offers wide range of investment opportunities for the other sectors like metal, gems and jewellery, biotechnology, petrochemicals and engineering. A proven track record of attracting investments and a highly conducive local administration can thrust Ahmedabad to be a ‘Next - Best' City for Global Industrial Re-shoring in India.

Major Industries Include – Metals, Machinery & Equipment, Chemical & Allied Products, Mineral & Mineral Fuel, Lubricants, Gas, Textile, Leather, Rubber, Plastic, Textile, Jewellery & Gems

• City Facts Including Area, Population, Industrial Clusters, Economic Zones etc.
• Political Analysis Including Regulatory Environment, Trade Policies, Government's Initiatives/Incentives etc.
• Economics Analysis Including FDI Track & Potential, GDP Growth Rate, Rate of Urbanisation, Economic Growth Mapping etc.
• Social Analysis Including Population Spread, Literacy Rate, Health Infra & Facilities etc.;
• Technology and Infrastructure Including Public Transport Infra, Mass Transit Systems, Electric Power/Demand-Supply Scenario, Power Distribution Tariffs, Smart City Indexation etc.
• Key Companies Including detailed analysis for existing MNCs, PSUs, CPSUs, Private Companies etc.
• Investment Index Benchmark – Self Reliant Ahmedabad

• The city profiling helps to analyse comprehensive political scenario of the city including Political Stability, Trade & Fiscal Policies, Trade Agreements, Ease of doing Business etc.;
• City profiling shall augment the understanding of the Economic scenario of the city including FDI Inflows & Potential, GDP Growth rate, Employment Rate and Structure etc.;
• The city profile demystifies Social Environment & gives Technological Overview of the city including status of public infrastructure, mass transit systems, railway/airport infrastructure, smart city indexation, SEZs, hospitality index, health infra etc.;
• City profiles projects detailed analysis for existing MNCs, PSUs, CPSUs, Private Companies, noteworthy Start-Ups & Regional Growth Leaders companies with comprehensive input upon potential investment industries 
• The city profiling examines explore fresh investment opportunities across a city and draws an investment benchmark with other potential cities on regional, state and national levels;

• Examining basic facts like area, overall population, industrial clusters etc. for Ahmedabad city;
• Examining Political Scenario for Ahmedabad city;
• Examining Economic Scenario for Ahmedabad city;
• Examining Social Scenario for Ahmedabad city;
• Examining Technological & Infrastructural aspects for Ahmedabad city;
• Examining profiles for key industries invested in Ahmedabad city;
• Coming up with Overall Attractiveness of Ahmedabad City with the help of “Investment Index Benchmark” on regional, state and national level;

• Understanding basic facts of Ahmedabad city like area, overall population, industrial clusters etc.;
• Understanding Political Scenario for the city including government sanctions, tax regime, government support/incentives etc.
• Understanding Economic Trends & Outlook which covers various aspects like industrial licensing, rate of urbanisation, economic growth etc.;
• Unravelling Social Environment for the city including population spread, literacy rate, status of training and skill development centers/institutes etc. ;
• Analysing Technological & Infrastructural growth of the city;
• Detailed Profiling of Key Companies already invested/plans to invest in the city;
• Identifying potential sectors/industries for investments in near future;

• Private Industrial Conglomerates;
• Public Industrial Conglomerates;
• MSME Industries;
• Multinational Companies;
• National Level Private Companies;
• State Level Private Companies;
• Regional Growth Leaders;
• Start-Ups;
• Financial Institutions;
• Private Project Developers;
• EPC Service Providers;
• Turnkey Solution Providers;
• Project Financing Agencies;
• Industry Associations;
• Technical Consulting Groups;
• Project Consultants;
• Research Agencies;
• Urban Local Bodies;