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Welcome to Vadodara: Knowledge City CII Report 2007

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The Truth

“Anekäntväda (non-absolutism), as the most consistent form of realism, lies in the fact that it allows the principle of distinction to run its full course until it reaches its logical terminus, the

theory of manifoldness of reality and knowledge.

The theory of non-absolutism clears that reality is not merely multiple; but each real, in its

turn, is manifold or complex to its core. Reality is thus complex web of manyness (Aneka) and manifolds (Anekänta)."

Lord Mahavir (599-527 BC), INDIA (Excerpts from Jain Philosophy and Practice II, published by JAINA, USA)

Acknowledgement from The Authors

This Report attempts to collect, analyse and present multiple views of knowledgeable people of Vadodara (Baroda) city located in Gujarat State, India on What, Who, Why and How to

present Vadodara as Knowledge City to the World.

The authors Dr Rajesh Khajuria from TEAM and CII do not claim that there are the perfect

views and this is the perfect Report. We thank all the people and acknowledge the sources of information.

TEAM CII

Barodians and Readers are cordially invited to express their personal views and experiences that shall continue to mould Vadodara into Knowledge City.

Take a Vow Today:

“I shall continue to gain and add Knowledge to Vadodara.

I shall work for Vadodara: Knowledge City.

I shall generate Knowledge-based Wealth for Myself and Society.”

© Confederation of Indian Industries (CII). This Background Report on ‘Vadodara: Knowledge City’ is the copyrighted property of Confederation of Indian Industries (CII). No part of this Report can be copied and/or sold except by CII. However, parts of the Report may be used for references, news and knowledge purpose by media, websites, organizations and individuals to spread the message.

Prepared and Published by TEAM on behalf of CII in January 2007, Vadodara Gujarat India. Standard Terms: TEAM Projects & Consultants, Vadodara, India have undertaken this assignment in an unbiased and independent manner, and to the best of our abilities and in good faith, and based on the information and data obtained from select respondents, Government, published sources and the client Confederation of Indian Industries, Central Gujarat Zonal Office, Vadodara and its office bearers. Therefore, TEAM or any of its Consultants or employees or associates as well as CII shall not be responsible for any direct or consequential losses, if any, to the CII or users of this Report or any other organizations in past, present or future. Jurisdiction for any dispute, if any, shall only be Vadodara India for the purpose of this Report. Thank you.



CONTENTS

THE TRUTH 2 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FROM THE AUTHORS 2

1.0 MULTILOGUE 10

1.1 IS VADODARA: KNOWLEDGE CITY? 10 1.2 APPROACH TO POSITION VADODARA AS KNOWLEDGE CITY 17 1.3 TEAM PROJECTS & CONSULTANTS 18

2.0 SWOT ANALYSIS OF VADODARA: KNOWLEDGE CITY 20

2.1 STRENGTHS 20 2.2 WEAKNESSES 21 2.3 OPPORTUNITIES 22 2.4 THREATS 23 2.5 IN A NUTSHELL 24

3.0 IT / ITES / BPO SECTOR 26

3.1 INDUSTRY STATUS 26 3.2 IT IN VADODARA AND VADODARA ON BPO MAP OF INDIA 28 3.3 IT / BPO COMPANIES IN VADODARA AND STRATEGIES TO ATTRACT 30 3.4 KEY SUCCESS FACTORS: VADODARA: KNOWLEDGE CITY FOR IT-BPO 31

4.0 BIOTECHNOLOGY SECTOR 34

4.1 INDIA’S BIOTECH SECTOR 34 4.2 GUJARAT’S BIOTECHNOLOGY PLAN 35 4.3 VADODARA AS NEW BIOTECH DESTINATION 36 4.4 KEY SUCCESS FACTORS: VADODARA: KNOWLEDGE CITY FOR BIOTECH 38

5.0 ENGINEERING SERVICES (ES) SECTOR 40

5.1 ES SECTOR: NATIONAL SCENARIO 40 5.2 VADODARA: KNOWLEDGE CITY - DESTINATION FOR ENGG. SERVICES 41 5.3 KEY SUCCESS FACTORS: FOR ENGINEERING SERVICES 43

6.0 CHEMICAL SECTOR 45

6.1 CHEMICAL SECTOR: FUTURE MAGNITUDE IN INDIA 45



6.2 CHEMICAL SECTOR: GUJARAT SCENARIO 47 6.3 VADODARA: KNOWLEDGE CITY OF CHEMICALS 49 6.4 KEY SUCCESS FACTORS: VADODARA: KNOWLEDGE CITY FOR CHEMICALS 52

7.0 PHARMACEUTICAL SECTOR 54

7.1 PHARMACEUTICAL SECTOR: NATIONAL SCENARIO 54 7.2 PHARMACEUTICAL SECTOR: GUJARAT SCENARIO 54 7.3 VADODARA: KNOWLEDGE CITY OF PHARMACEUTICALS 55 7.4 KEY SUCCESS FACTORS: VADODARA: KNOWLEDGE CITY FOR PHARMA 56

8.0 TAKING FORWARD VADODARA: KNOWLEDGE CITY 58

9.0 IMPLEMENTATION ROADMAP (ANNEXURE I) 64

9.1 TOP 10 STRATEGIES TO DEVELOP VADODARA: KNOWLEDGE CITY 64 9.2 TOP 3 ACTIONS FOR ‘VADODARA: KNOWLEDGE CITY’ DEVELOPMENT 65

10.0 IMPLEMENTATION MECHANISM 68

10.1 9 KEYS TO IMPLEMENTATION FOR VADODARA: KNOWLEDGE CITY 68

Welcome to Vadodara: Knowledge City



TABLES

Table 1.1: Pride & Legends of Vadodara: Knowledge City……….………………………… 12 Table 3.1: Key Highlights of the IT-ITES sector performance…………………………………. 28

Table 4.1: Biotechnology Segmentation & Turnover (2005-06)……………………………… 35 Table 7.2: Growth rates of Industrial Production by Use-based Classification.…..…..41 Table 6.1: Future Magnitude of Some Major Chemical Sectors in India…………………. 45

Table 8.1: Knowledge Sectors Growth in Vadodara……………………………….………………….58 Table 8.2: New Job Opportunities for Qualified Persons in Vadodara……………………….60

CHARTS

Chart 1: Indian IT and ITES Sectors: Growth in Professionals ………………………………. 27

Chart 2: India’s IT Talent Pool compared to select countries….……………………………... 27 Chart 5: Gujarat: Port Development…………………….….………………….…….……………………. 48 Chart 4: Gujarat: Energy & Gas………………………….….………………….…….……………………… 49 Chart 5: Dahej: Port Infrastructure…………………….….………………….…….……………………… 51

Chart 6: Relative Share of Knowledge Sector in Vadodara……………………………………… 59 Chart 7: Knowledge Sectors Growth in Vadodara….………………….…….……………………… 59 Chart 8: Jobs: Sector-wise Proportionate Rise Projected……………………………………..… 60 Chart 9: Jobs: Absolute Rise by Y 2010…………………………………………………………………… 60

REFERENCES

I. About Vadodara (Baroda or Sayaji Nagari)

II. IT / BPO Companies in Vadodara III. Education Statistics for Gujarat and India IV. IT/ITES Sector Publications (various selected) V. Biotechnology Sector Publications (various selected)

Indian Currency Value (2006 average):

• 1 US$ = INR or Rs 47 • 1 UK £ - INR or Rs 87

Units in India:

• 1 Million = 10 Lacs (Lakhs) in India • 10 Million = 1 Crore in India • 1 Crore = 10 Million = 100 Lacs (Lakhs)

Welcome to Vadodara: Knowledge City



Executive Summary

The Vision

“To Develop Vadodara as a Centre of Knowledge-based Economy in Western India.”

The Objective

1. To study Vadodara as a Knowledge City and release a Study Report. 2. To enable local businesses develop by two fold in Three Years (2007-

2010). 3. Presently focus on sectors namely:

• Engineering Services • IT / ITES • Chemical • Pharmaceuticals • Biotechnology.

4. Evolvement of Roadmap for making Vadodara: Knowledge City. 5. Organise a Conference on Vadodara: Knowledge City in January 2007.

The City of Vadodara

Crafted from the words ‘Vad’ (Banyan) and ‘Dar’ (Home), Vadodara is home to Gujarat’s greenest city pastures with a blend of multi-cultural people engaged in traditional art to modern manufacturing, to knowledge-driven business.

Vadodara’s Ambition

Vadodara is at the forefront of new-age Knowledge industries: Information Technology (IT), Biotechnology, Engineering Services, Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals, Electrical and Food Processing and so on; thanks to the positive policies and support of Governments of Gujarat and India by positioning the city as an industrial hub.



To take Vadodara towards becoming a Centre of Knowledge-based Economy in Western India, CII Central Gujarat Zonal Council has embarked on an ambitious initiative to position Vadodara: Knowledge City with a mandate to consult and seek participation of educated, talented Businesspersons and Professionals of Vadodara in meeting with the challenges and opportunities of 21st Century Knowledge City.

Knowledge Sector in Vadodara

Vadodara is also termed ‘Hydrocarbon Capital of India’ with presence of organizations namely IOC (Gujarat Refinery), IPCL, GSFC, GCEL, GACL and over 8,000 SMEs around the city. Their combined business is broadly estimated at Rs 15,000 Crore (USD 3.2 billion) p.a., giving tremendous opportunities to local and Global people to participate in business, foster education and create employment.

• Engineering Services – Largest companies like L & T in Vadodara

• IT / ITES – several companies from India, USA and UK emerging.

• Chemicals – IPCL, GSFC, Refinery, GACL; Name it, Vadodara has it!

• Pharmaceuticals – Largest companies like Sun Pharma and Alembic

• Biotechnology – a large pool of scientists with Alembic and upcoming Biotech Park at Savli, Vadodara.

• Electrical / Power – ABB, Jyoti, Siemens…

• Education Sector – MS University, KM Shah, Sigma, several schools…

• Other Sectors (Automotive, Auto Parts, Food Processing, Healthcare)

Relative Share of Knowledge Sector in Vadodara

1% 4%

20%

43%

12%

8%

12%

IT / ITES

Biotechnology

Engg Services

Chemicals

Pharma

Electrical

OtherIndustries

Source: TEAM-CII Report on Vadodara: Knowledge City, January 2007.



Vadodara’s total business is expected to grow from approximately Rs 15,000 Crore (US$ 3.2 billion) today to Rs 25,000 Crore (US$ 5.4 billion) in 2010, and jump to Rs 75,000 Crore (US$ 15.5) billion by 2020 as per the study Report by TEAM Projects & Consultants, Vadodara / London.

Employment Generation in Vadodara

Vadodara is likely to witness

creation of close to 100,000 New Jobs, including 16,000 Jobs for Qualified Persons and 84,000 other Jobs.

Export-led Growth

Gujarat is fortunate to possess 1/3rd coastal line of India with 41 Ports, one of the highest in most developed nations. This had made Vadodara in Central Gujarat the bi-directional source of manufacturing knowledge-based products and services. Telecom, electricity, water and housing infrastructure is excellent in the city. It is this

central location along with high quality education, knowledge-workers, art and culture, which attracts entrepreneurs set up businesses and thrive in Vadodara. Can one afford to ignore Vadodara as a location for knowledge-driven business? Ask some business leaders at the Conference on Vadodara: Knowledge City in January 2007.

Be in Vadodara: Knowledge City

Jobs: Sector-wise Proportionate

Rise Projected

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2007 2010 New

Jobs

TOTALQualified Jobs(Numbers)

Pharmaceuticals

Chemicals

EngineeringServices

Biotechnology

IT / ITES



MULTILOGUE

Is Vadodara: Knowledge City?

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1.0 MULTILOGUE

1.1 Is Vadodara: Knowledge City?

1.1.1 CII commissioned TEAM Projects & Consultants to study and prepare a White

Paper (Report) on positioning Vadodara as a Knowledge City. TEAM

adopted ‘Multilogue’ Approach: “A Continuous Chain of Multiple Dialogues with Leaders of Vadodara” to generate a common body of knowledge in this Research Report.

1.1.2 Crafted from the words ‘Vad’ (Banyan) and ‘Dar’ (Home), Vadodara is home

to Gujarat’s greenest city pastures with a blend of multi-cultural people engaged in traditional art to modern manufacturing, to

knowledge-driven business. Verify some historic facts yourself: 1.1.3 “Modern Vadodara is a great and fitting memorial to its late ruler, His

Highness Sayaji Rao Gaekwad III (1875-1939 AD). It was the dream of

this able administrator to make Baroda an educational, industrial and commercial centre, and he ensured that his dream would come true.” For this reason, the city is also called ‘Sayaji Nagari’ or the town of Sayaji

and ‘Cultural Capital of Gujarat’. (Ref. I: About Vadodara or Baroda). 1.1.4 Legendary Maharaja Sayajirao III, the visionary ruler of the city of culture,

art, sports, industry, science & technology, created modern Vadodara. The

Maharaja gave life to numerous socio-cultural-economic institutions; The famous MS University of Baroda, Schools for boys and girls, 450-year-old underground drainage system, Sayaji Baugh as one of the largest Gardens in

Gujarat State, Rare Palaces and Museums, Sculpted Gates, Beautiful Monuments, Sursagar Lake, several Hospitals, Clubs, and help-homes for physically & mentally challenged and aged people.

1.1.5 Today Vadodara is already termed ‘Hydrocarbon Capital of India’ with presence of close to 200 Medium & Large Industries (MLI) like IOC (Gujarat Refinery), IPCL, GSFC, GCEL, GACL and 8,000 SMEs in Vadodara District. Their combined investment as well as yearly sales turnover are

estimated at Rs 15,000 Crore* (USD 3.25 billion), giving tremendous opportunities to local and Global people to participate in business, create employment and foster education.

A number of companies from all over India and the world have set up businesses in knowledge sectors.

(* Source: R J Shah, Chief Industrial Advisor, Government of Gujarat)



1.1.6 Sector-wise leading companies in Vadodara:

� IT / ITES

• Anjleem, Rishabh Software, GCI Global Consultants Inc, C-Sam, Fortune Infotech, Doshi Accounting Services and many more

� Biotechnology

• BioArc, Sterling Biotech, Biotech Park at Savli GIDC, and Biotechnology Zone identified by VUDA (Vadodara Urban Development Authority)

� Engineering Services

• L & T Chiyoda, L & T Sargent & Lundy, e-Engineering Services,

Technosoft India Pvt Ltd � Pharmaceuticals

• Alembic Ltd, Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd and many SMEs

� Chemicals

• GSFC, IPCL, IOC, GACL, Bayer Crop Science, Jayant Agro-Organics,

SABIC, Du Pont and Heubach Chemicals (Multinationals) � Electrical / Power

• Jyoti Ltd, ABB Ltd, Siemens (Demag Delaval Industrial

Turbomachinery Pvt Ltd), Alstom Ltd and Alstom Projects India Ltd � Other Sectors

• Automotive (General Motors India Pvt Ltd, Halol),

• Transport & Logistics (Bombardier, Express) • Hotel & Tourism (Welcome Group, Taj, Express, Surya, Yuvraj,

Airport, Village Vadodara, Palaces, Museums and the World Heritage

site at Champaner near Pavagadh) � Education Sector

• M S University of Baroda.

• Private Sector Colleges: K M Shah Medical & Dental, Sigma Institutes of Management / Pharmacy / Polytechnic / Paramedical / Nursing, Baroda / Pathak Homeopathy Colleges, International / Public Schools

(Navrachana / Nalanda / Gujarat (GPS) / Delhi (DPS), and many other institutions.

• Public / Private Schools: Navrachana, Bhavans, Rosary, Tejas, Gujarat, Delhi, Baroda, Nalanda International and many other schools.

1.1.7 Sensing opportunities in high-tech knowledge sector with the availability of

qualified technical and management manpower more cost effectively than in Metro cities, L & T’s Engineering Projects Group moved to

Vadodara with about a dozen handpicked high-fliers from Powai (Mumbai) in 1994. Today, they have grown to a 1500 strong team of engineers in multiple SBUs (Strategic Business Units) and Joint Venture Companies

catering to Engineering requirements of India as well as major developed nations in the Western world and growing at a rapid pace. To expand mega-fold, L & T is developing a 115 -Acre L & T Tech Park with Technology Centre on N H 8, Waghodia, Vadodara.



1.1.8 Alumni of MS University and Residents of Baroda are found living in over

25 countries settled all over the world. Notable among them and pointed out by the respondents of study and TEAM together are listed below. We have made no attempt at ranking them as all of them and many more legends of Vadodara (Baroda) have and are contributing their unprecedented

energy and resources that have shaped Vadodara into a Knowledge City!

1.1.9 No wonder the City of Vadodara has produced many Legends in public and

private sectors that include Kings, educationists, teachers & professors, artists, sportspersons, industrialists, businesspersons, technologists, consultants, doctors, lawyers, bureaucrats and politicians to name a few.

Vadodara is a City of Visionary, Winning and Wonderful People. 1.1.10 Let’s see, Who are the People, perceived by respondents as ‘The Past

Pride’ and ‘The Emerging Legends’ of Vadodara in

Industry/Knowledge Sectors as well as Social/Education Sectors?

Table 1.1: Pride and Legends of Vadodara: Knowledge City

Past Pride

(Last 50 Years)

Emerging Legends

(21st Century)

A. Industry/Knowledge Sectors A. Industry/Knowledge Sectors Nanubhai Amin, Founder, Jyoti

Limited Sam Pitroda, Chairman,

Knowledge Commission, Government of India

Ramanbhai Amin, Founder, Alembic Ltd

Dr Kamlesh Lulla, Scientist & Project Manager, Mars Rover,

NASA, USA

Dr I G Patel, Former Governor, Reserve Bank of India

Rahul & Tejal Amin, CMD, Jyoti Ltd / Navarachana Schools

Dr Madhu Mehta, MD, Anjaleem / IT Forum / CII past Chairman of

IT Task Force

Chirayu Amin, CMD, Alembic & BioArc

Dr Varadrajan, Former Chairman,

IPCL

Nitin & Chetan Sandesara,

Sterling Biotech Ltd / Sterling SEZ

Dr Muni H Mehta, Former Director (R & D), GSFC

Ravi Uppal, MD, ABB Ltd

Dr H U Joshi, Scientist, GSFC R & D (Biofertilizer)

Nikhil, Anil & Kunal Patel, Sayaji Iron & Engineering Co Ltd

Mr Luke, IAS, MD, GSFC Many more in all fields…

Dr Purvi Mehta-Bhatt, Country Head, USAID Project on Biotechnology,



B. Social / Education Sectors B. Social / Education Sectors

Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad Ranjeet Singh Gaekwad

Maharshi Arvind Lord Bhikkhu Parekh, former VC of MS University

Mrs Mrunalinidevi Puar, Present Chancellor, MS University of Baroda

Hasmukh Shah, Former Chairman, IPCL

Bhagyesh Jha, IAS Sitanshu Yashash Chandra

Dr Thakorbhai Patel, Former Health Minister

Mansukh Shah (Piparia Medical & Dental College)

R V Desai Shailesh Shah (SIGMA Institute of

Engineering / Management / Pharmacy / Physiotherapy)

C C Mehta Nitin Sandesara (Ma Arkee Navratri Garba)

Indulal Yagnik Kiran More / Irfan Pathan, Coach / Cricketer

Dr (Mrs) Hansa Mehta, 1st Vice

Chancellor of MS University

Prof. Bharat Chattoo, Head,

Biotechnology Dept, M S Uni.

Nethra Raghuraman (Model &

Actress)

Painters: Bhupendra Khakhar, Jeram Patel, Gulam Sheikh etc

Institutions: Institutions:

Baroda Citizens Council

Baroda Productivity Council

Vadodara Initiative

United Way of Baroda

Baroda Management Association Medical Association, SOCLEEN

Institute of Management Consultants of India – Gujarat Chapter

Vadodara Forest Department. Indian Renal Foundation-Vadodara Chapter (Kidney).

Institution of Engineers Vadodara Consumer Forum

Many more in all fields… Many more in all fields…

1.1.11 Vadodara in Global Investment Eyes (December 2006)

Investments coming up in Knowledge Sectors:

• L & T is shortly setting up 150-acre Technology Centre and e-Engineering Centre on N H 8, Vadodara.

• Sargam IT / ITES SEZ is approved by Government of Gujarat to set

up a Special Economic Zone near Vadodara with an investment of Rs

200 Crore (USD 40 million).



• Nipium with Singapore Government is planning to set up Rs 550 Crore (USD 110 million) IT Park at Nimeta on Ajwa Road, Vadodara,

considering availability of engineers and management staff from Gujarat’s only English Medium M S University of Baroda.

• HCL has reportedly applied for 50 acre land neat Vemali/Dumad for

setting up a Hardware / Software Park.

• Raheja has applied 30 acre land at Dumad, Vadodara for IT Park.

• DLF and Simens are also planning IT Parks in Vadodara.

• Suzlon Energy Ltd is setting up a High-Tech Engineering SEZ at Vadodara for manufacture and export of Wind Turbine Generators / Components with an investment of Rs 150 Crore (USD 30 million).

• Sterling Biotech Ltd of Vadodara’s General SEZ in nearby Bharuch district is approved by Government of Gujarat as well as India at an investment of Rs 600 Crore (USD 120 million).

• Jayant Agro-Organics Ltd is planning an Agri-based Castor Oil &

Derivatives Project in Vadodara District (could be an SEZ) with Gujarat Agro-Industries Corporation Ltd (Government of Gujarat) and

American Collaboration at an investment of Rs 2,300 Crore (USD 500 Million) with backward integration for Contract Farming over 5,000 to 50,000 Acre agriculture land in phases.

• Trivenidevi Kashinath Agrawal Management Development Centre, donated by Shri H K Agrawal and family is inaugurated by Dr Rangarajan, former Governor, Reserve Bank of India on 01.01.2007 at

Faculty of Management Studies, MS University of Baroda.

• Sigma Institute of Technology & Engineering (SITE) has set up a large Campus at Bakrol, Ajwa-Nimeta Road. Envisioned with the help

of TEAM, SIGMA proposes to invest Rs 50 Crore (USD 10 million) in a 40-Acre Campus to develop Management, Engineering, Technology, IT and Biotech programs.

• Dr Vijay Shah of Vadodara and NRIs have taken over Medical College

& Hospital at Walia in Bharuch, and propose to invest Rs 70 Crore (USD 14 million) in setting up Medical to Management institutes.

Source: TEAM, State Bank of India, and CII Members.

• ITT Corporation, New York USA, a US $ 7.4 billion Engineering

Giant has short-listed Vadodara for setting up a facility for manufacture of High Tech Industrial Pumps and visiting the city to address Vibrant Gujarat Global Investors Summit. With the

increased interest of investment by the overseas companies in Gujarat, the state is fast emerging as the choicest location for foreign direct investment.



• Japan Government is exploring possibilities to acquire 1,000 acres of land in Gujarat for developing an Industrial Village. For the

purpose, Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) is looking for land near NH-8, having good infrastructure with port facilities to house Japanese companies at one location. It is learnt that Nissan is considering to set up their passenger car

manufacturing unit in Gujarat.

Source: Meetings with Government of Gujarat and Press notes.

Vadodara is emerging as 3rd Automotive City of India after Chennai and Pune, with General Motors (GM) Plant doubling its Car manufacturing capacity at nearby Halol and several Auto Part SMEs existing and upcoming,

according to TEAM.

1.11.12 Vadodara in Global Newsline

• Vadodara Initiative by voluntary groups lead by Tejal Amin, Nilesh Shukla, Dilip Shah and others celebrated a 5-day Vadodara Festival during 3-7 January 2007 by organizing for the first time public

debates on Vision: Vadodara to making Vadodara an Investment Destination. Top dignitaries, industrialists and consultants were invited to debate that included Mr Das (Municipal Commissioner), Rajiv Topno (Collector), VUDA Chairman, Jayaben Thakkar (MP), Mr

Pathak (Chairman Gujarat HSC Board), Dr Rajesh Khajuria (Advisor: Knowledge City, Management Consultant & Educationist), Mr Ashok Patel (MD-Simalin Chemicals), Ravi Kapur (MD-Heubach Chemicals), Mr Taneja (MD-GSFC/GACL),

Mr Bhupendrasinh Lakhawala, Hon. Minister for Employment and so on.

• Prof. Bharat Chattoo of MS University's Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology Centre has been elected as a Fellow of the 'Academy of Science for the Developing World' at the annual meeting of the academy held recently at Rio De Janeiro, Brazil.

A total of 44 scientists were elected for membership in 2006. The aim of the academy, founded in Italy in 1983, is to promote scientific capacity and excellence for sustainable development.

• Baroda sculptor Dhruv Mistry has been selected to receive the title

of Honorary Doctor of Birmingham University, UK, in February 2007. In 1993, he was the first Indian to be elected as a Fellow of the Royal

Society of British Sculptors, London.

• Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. will hive off its research and development business, including new drug delivery systems (NDDS)

into a separate entity -at Baroda - Sun Pharma Advance Research Company (SPARC). The Rs. 18-billion company will invest Rs. 2 billion in the new entity. It will shift 200 scientists to SPARC and add

another 200 later. Sun Pharma presently employs 600 scientists at its R&D centre in Baroda.



• Kiran More is the Chairman of Selectors at the prestigious BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India)…

• The Vadodara Municipal Corporation's (VMC) fire brigade now has hi-tech foam tender to fight chemical fires. The vehicle cost Rs. 3.9 million and was purchased with World Bank aid.

Source: http://www.baroda-online.com/FQuizPhotos.html

Everyday, at least one Barodian gets an honour at local, Sate or

international level. 1.1.13 Today, Vadodara is at the forefront of new-age Knowledge industries:

Information Technology (IT), Biotechnology, Engineering Services, Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals, Electrical and Food Processing and so on; thanks to the positive policies and support of Governments of Gujarat and India by positioning the city as an industrial hub since 1960.

1.1.14 To take the city towards becoming a Centre of Knowledge-based

Economy in Western India, CII Central Gujarat Zonal Council has

embarked on an ambitious initiative to position Vadodara: Knowledge City with a mandate to consult and seek participation of educated, talented Businesspersons and Professionals of Vadodara in meeting with the challenges and opportunities of 21st Century Knowledge City.

� Vadodara’s Pride and Legends shall guide and inspire.

� Business Leaders shall consolidate and grow businesses, industries

and Special Economic Zones (SEZs) around Vadodara.

� Bureaucrats and politicians shall plan and work for developing

Vadodara.

� Younger Generation shall be the reasons and the force for

achieving our ‘Collaborative Dream’ of positioning ‘Vadodara: Knowledge City’.



1.2 Approach to Position Vadodara as Knowledge City

1.2.1 ‘9-BALL GAME’ Approach

TEAM, the Consultants’ approach to prepare this White Paper is as unique as its character. The unique character of this entire effort is ‘Not-for-Profit’, which has helped us gain tremendous interest and response from legends, CII members and Barodians (as we fondly call people of

Vadodara or Baroda) wherever they live – in Baroda, Gujarat, Mumbai, UK, USA, Italy, Australia, Singapore or Africa.

The methodology followed was: 1) Identification and detailed Interviews of 20 legendary people or

institutions of Vadodara (Baroda).

2) Crystallization of ‘Collective Dream’ of developing Vadodara as a

‘Knowledge City’ through ‘Team Approach’.

3) Assessment of secondary reports / data on 5 key sectors identified by CII:

a. IT & ITES (Information Technology & IT Enabled Services)

b. Biotech c. Engineering Services d. Chemicals e. Pharmaceuticals. (Five Sectors study).

f. The present research identified Medical Tourism, Electrical, Food

Processing, Art and Advertising sectors for further study and

development in future. g. Higher Education sector is identified as both cause and effect

(result) of developing Vadodara as a Knowledge City.

Where has Baroda reached so far? What is happening at present in terms of new projects?

4) Comparison with key information / reports of London (UK) Government / Associations on similar movement. (This could not be done due to cost-time constraints, the two limitations of this voluntary effort).

5) Involving and capturing thinking of key stakeholders in the process: Communication, meetings and discussions with people as well as Local, State and Central Government through calls and their published reports.

6) SWOT analysis: Can Vadodara become a ‘Knowledge City’?

7) Gap Analysis: How do we take Vadodara from present image of ‘Cultural

City of Gujarat’ to become ‘Knowledge City of India’?



8) Implementation Roadmap: Time Frame to achieve the ‘Collective Dream’ or ‘Vadodara Dream’ (V-Dream).

9) Implementation Mechanism: How do we ensure Implementation by

stakeholders? What should be the right strategy that must work?

1.3 TEAM Projects & Consultants

TEAM Projects & Consultants, Vadodara India (www.TeamPro.org) has

been a pioneer Management Consulting firm established since 1983. In 2005, it incorporated TEAMPro Limited in London UK. TEAM specializes in Project and Management Consulting services to Industry, Infrastructure

(Power, Water, Wind Power, SEZ), Amusement, eBusiness, and Education sectors.

TEAM has successfully completed 233

consulting projects / assignments for clients in several Banking, Government and Private sectors located in India, Singapore, Hong Kong,

Dubai, Oman, UK and USA. TEAM is approved / enlisted by IDBI/IFCI/ICICI, State Bank of India, Central Bank of India, Union Bank of India, Canara Bank, SISI, Ministry of Industry; CDC,

Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India, and UNDP for the purpose of Consultancy & Counseling, Techno-economic Feasibility / Viability studies, Project Appraisal, and Corporate Performance Improvement.

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Welcome to Participate in Vadodara: Knowledge City

Currently TEAM is advising various projects to bring in

total investment of around Rs 3,000 Crore (US$ 600 million)

around Vadodara.



SWOT ANALYSIS

Vadodara: Knowledge City

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2.0 SWOT ANALYSIS OF VADODARA: KNOWLEDGE CITY

2.1 Strengths

2.1.1 Why Vadodara has the potential to grow into Knowledge City of India?

We asked some business and social leaders and luminaries of Vadodara through Questionnaire-cum-Interview method. Their responses along with TEAM’s knowledge-base summarized below are as luminous as respondents:

• L & T had a ‘Projects vision’ in 1994

when it initially came to Baroda; now expanded to cover ‘e-Engineering vision’.

• Alembic had a ‘Pharmaceutical

products vision’ in 1900s; now transformed into ‘Healthcare and

Biotechnology visions’.

o Sun Pharmaceuticals also had a ‘Pharmaceutical products vision’ in

1900s; now transformed into ‘Healthcare and R & D visions’.

o Multi-cultural city, open to assimilation, because of influence of

erstwhile King Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad.

� Historical importance in terms of culture and intellectual

activities.

o Availability of cost-effective manpower, housing and office space

and land for setting up business and manufacturing facilities - at almost 50% of the cost in any metro city of India.

o Even Japanese collaborators liked Vadodara! (L & T Chiyoda, Novino Batteries with ‘National’ of Japan).

2) Large concentration of investments in various sectors looking for avenues through

Research & Development, Engineering Services, Contract Research and Outsourcing.

3) The knowledge base Vadodara has, is facilitated by the presence of Maharaja Sayajirao (MS) University of Baroda, the

only English medium University in Gujarat State.

• Supplemented by several educational institutions in private sector, affiliated to

Gujarat University, Amdavad (Ahmedabad), Bhavnagar University, and Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, Surat.

1)

Vadodara has a special character to turn vision from traditional to modern.

The presence of large corporations, GSFC,

IPCL, IOC, GACL, GIPCL etc that host some of the best knowledge-pools of

India. These are also customers next door for knowledge industries!



• Gujarat has about 3.5% of total

colleges in India and over 5% of total students enrolment in all faculties in India.

• We need many more English Medium colleges in all technical and professional faculties.

• Vadodara is a learning city. Level of education and awareness is higher.

(Source III: Education Statistics for Gujarat and India).

• Progressive Curricula and Competitive Fees with educational branches comparable to Universities

world over not only in Arts, Science or Commerce streams but many other fields including but not limited to Dance

and Drama, Fine Arts and what not!

4) The location of Vadodara, close to Amdavad, one of the fastest growing cities of the country and Mumbai - the commercial hub of India. Vadodara is well connected by air, rail and road with all major cities of India, and the

world via Domestic Airport at Vadodara, International Airport at Amdavad (1 hour drive) and Mumbai (1 hour flight).

5) Reasonably good infrastructure in terms of telecom, broadband (Internet bandwidth), entertainment, roads, drainage, responsive civic services, English-medium schools for children etc.

6) Vadodara is not a crowded city like Amdavad and Surat, two larger cities in Gujarat. Population Density is 482 in Vadodara, 652 in Surat and 718 in Amdavad as per the latest 2001 census. Vadodara District (urban and

rural areas) has one of the highest literacy rates at 71% with a population of 3.64 million having decadal growth of 20%.

(Source: http://censusgujarat.gswan.gov.in/).

2.2 Weaknesses

• Vadodara gets 5/10 points in infrastructure and maintenance, especially roads and under-pass.

(Local Government and Central Government’s NURM project have sanctioned a substantial budget recently for improvement).

Not to forget close to 400 institutions of Higher

Education affiliated to 15 Universities in Gujarat enrolling about 550,000 students who include

250,000 (45%) girls & women – all in 10 to 300 kilometer periphery. minutes to 6 hour drive from Vadodara.

• Qualified and Rich Alumni from All

Faculties working in High Positions the world over.



• Regular traffic jams on flyovers near Polytechnic, Vishwamitri and Lalbagh Crossing, and Under-passes near Railway Station, Alkapuri and Dinesh

Mill are a cause of concern.

• The city and surrounding Gotri Road and Ajwa-Nimeta Road have only three Multiplexes, three Amusement/Water Parks, only two large public

auditoriums and few shopping malls.

• There is no nightlife. Most of shopping closes at 8.30 PM. Restaurants close at 11.00 PM. Clubs can be counted on fingertips. Liquor is strictly

prohibited in Gujarat State, which is thought to deter foreigners coming to invest in India.

• Conversely, some say liquor prohibition in Gujarat is desirable as it reduces crime rate, compared to some other States or countries.

• Heavy trucks pass through the city day and night. Transport Nagar and

Krishi Mandi (Agriculture Produce Market) are constructed on NH 8 near Halol Crossing, but are not yet occupied due to resistance to shift from the city and lack of political will. The city infrastructure is working , but

shall get crippled like Bangalore if rapid progress is not achieved to make Vadodara a congestion-free and environmentally clean city.

Except Liquor policy which is a State Government subject, Vadodara Municipal

Corporation needs gearing up and toning up of civic administration in order to not only maintain but also to create new infrastructure in terms of roads, multi-level flyovers, under-passes, parking zones for cars and two wheelers, entertainment and shopping zones, walking zones in peak hours and even

congestion charge for 4-wheeler driving in the city in peak hours!

2.3 Opportunities

2.3.1 A harmonious blend of desk research and field opinion reflects tremendous

opportunities for business development, fresh investment, employment and

education in various sectors identified – be it IT/ITES, Biotechnology, Engineering Services, Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals, or added sectors Medical Tourism, Electrical and Food Processing.

2.3.2 Vadodara has been traditionally divided into four zones: Residential-

Commercial, Industrial, Entertainment and Agriculture. This zoning was one of the important factors responsible for development and identification of

Vadodara as an Industrial and Cultural City.

The Knowledge Township will include Research facilities for

Chemicals & Pharmaceutical industries, Petroleum products and Biotechnology, apart from

Libraries, Conference Halls, Laboratories and Residential space for employees. Once

Vadodara Urban Development Authority (VUDA), for the first time, has announced creation of ‘Knowledge

Zones’ in the outskirts of the city These will include Information Technology Zone, Medical Tourism Zone, Knowledge Township and

Biotechnology Zone.



official announcements and detailed zone plans are declared, we assume, one can expect Vadodara city’s development and real estate prices to increase up

to 50% in next 5 years. (VUDA Source: Times of India of 3rd November 2006 and Vadodara Initiative).

2.3.3 Sectoral Assessment given in following chapters shows opportunities for

knowledge entrepreneurs/workers within knowledge industries.

2.4 Threats

No development takes place in the world without threats. Vadodara also poses some threats as follows.

• Industrial Threats:

o As Hydrocarbon capital of India, Vadodara is said to be sitting

on a site for potential industrial disasters, although large-scale

disasters like fire or poisonous gas leakage have not taken place in the past. Disaster Management Programs followed by all large corporations serve as preventive measures.

• Environmental Threats: o Large-scale chemical industries pose serious environmental threats due to pollution, but strict norms of Gujarat Pollution

Control Board and construction of Common Effluent Treatment Plant and Channel (CETP Channel) from Nandesari and Padra to Sea has played an important role to reduce or control pollution.

o However, these threats can be mitigated through strategic

planning and actions as necessary.

• Natural Disasters:

o Natural disasters like floods and earthquake occur rarely in

Vadodara. 1978 and then 2005 saw floods, but earthquakes in Kutch, Surat and Amdavad had left Vadodara unsheathed due to its sound geological structure.

Vadodara has not had

any earthquake damage in last 100 years. That makes Vadodara the safest city to live!



2.5 In a Nutshell

Vadodara’s biggest strengths are 1.7 million highly cultured cosmopolitan society, well-educated talent pool, the only English-medium University of Gujarat, growing private sector education institutions, about 100,000 students base (20% of Gujarat State), dominant industrial sector by long

presence of large corporations and new multinationals, sprinkled with about 8,000 SMEs who form a strong industrial-commercial-customer base, and emerging knowledge sectors of IT/ITES/BPO, Biotechnology, Engineering

Services, Medical Tourism and Art Sector, apart from existing Petrochemicals, Speciality Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals, Electrical / Power and Construction sectors.

Welcome to Takeoff at Vadodara: Knowledge City



SECTORAL ANALYSIS:

IT / ITES / BPO

SECTOR

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3.0 IT / ITES / BPO Sector

3.1 Industry Status

3.1.1 Several efforts and promotions have been

made by various professional associations

like NASSCOM and IT Forum of Baroda in last 5 years. Through Vibrant Gujarat Global Summits. The other two cities are

Ahmedabad-Gandhinagar corridor, and Rajkot in Saurashtra region.

3.1.2 Baroda is termed as the most potential city in Gujarat and one of the

top 10 cities in India for expanding the burgeoning IT / ITES-BPO industry – mainly due to its English Speaking population, one of the oldest M.S. University of Baroda (www.msubaroda.ac.in) set up by Maharaja Sayajirao (MS) Gaekwad as before 100 years as a Centre of Excellence in

Education, highly cultured cosmopolitan people and central location with all India and Global connectivity through multi-modal transportation by air, road, rail and sea. Further details are available from www.baroda.com/city.html

3.1.3 TEAM researched, collected and analysed various publications of NASSCOM

as listed below (Ref. IV: IT/ITES Sector Publications).

• Indian IT Industry: NASSCOM Analysis 2006 • Indian ITES-BPO: A NASSCOM Analysis 2006 • Strategic Review 2006: The IT Industry in India: NASSCOM

• Knowledge Professionals in India – A Study Report by NASSCOM • Information Security Environment in India: NASSCOM Analysis • Fact Sheet NSR - National Skills Registry: NASSCOM • Mckinsey Study 2005: Extending India’s Leadership of The Global IT

and BPO Industries – Executive Summary.

The market potential analysis given in these documents is reproduced below in brief.

3.1.4 IT Industry: Current Scenario (www.nasscom.com)

“Indian software and services industry’s strong value proposition – existence of a large, English speaking, technically qualified manpower, competitive billing, high productivity gains and scalability - which had helped the country emerge as a key IT services outsourcing destination, continue to hold India in

good stead. These intrinsic strengths and advantages gave India a leg up in the burgeoning ITES-BPO space as well, taking it beyond the realms of IT services.

The country is at an important juncture in its history, having completed the transition from an agrarian economy to a fully-fledged, first-world economy,

operating at the leading edge of contemporary technology. A key element in

Government of Gujarat

has announced Baroda as one of the three most potential cities for

creating Knowledge Corridor.



taking the country forward and maintaining its growth momentum will be the provision of a highly skilled and competent global workforce.

Having apt IT and management skills, in fact, is assuming an ever-greater

importance, in the current day environment, where the IT sector is emerging as a major driver of the Indian economy. IT manpower development today, is

not only crucial for sustaining the growth of the Indian economy, it is also important for maintaining the country’s edge in the global markets, where competition is on the rise.”

3.1.5 Growth of IT and its Professionals in India

“The total number of IT and ITES professionals employed in India has grown from 284,000 in 1999-2000 to over 1 million in 2004-05, growing by over 200,000 in the last year alone.”

Chart1: Indian IT and ITES Sectors: Growth in Professionals

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3.1.6 Some quick facts about IT-ITES Industry in India:

• Industry employee base crossed the 1million mark in FY 2004-05. o IT Software and services employee base has grown at a CAGR of 23.6%, from

242, 000 in FY 2001-02 to 697,000 in FY 2004-05. o ITES-BPO employee base has grown at a CAGR of 52.6%, from 42,000 in

2001-02 to 348,000 in FY 2004-05. o Indirect employment attributed to IT-

ITES was 2.5 million in FY 2004-05. • India has the largest English speaking IT talent pool in the

world - over 120,000 trained IT professionals and approximately 3 million other graduates are added

each year

Chart 2: India’s IT Talent Pool >

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• Attrition levels in the IT industry range between 25-40%. Attrition rates in the

software sector are around 10-15%. Agent-level attrition rate across the BPO industry stands around 45-50% for voice-based processes and 15-20% for non-voice based processes.

3.1.7 Key Highlights of the IT-ITES sector performance

Table 3.1

USD billion FY 2004 FY 2005

FY 2006E

IT Services 10.4 13.5

17.5

-Exports 7.3 10.0 13.2

-Domestic 3.1 3.5 4.3

ITES-BPO 3.4 5.2

7.2

-Exports 3.1 4.6 6.3

-Domestic 0.3 0.6 0.9

Engineering Services and R&D,

Software Products 2.9 3.9

4.8

-Exports 2.5 3.1 3.9

-Domestic 0.4 0.7 0.9

16.7 22.6

29.5

Total Software and Services

Revenues

Of which, exports are 12.9 17.7

23.4

Hardware 5.0 5.9 6.9

Total IT Industry (including

Hardware) 21.6 28.4

36.3

Source: NASSCOM Reports.

3.2 IT in Vadodara and Vadodara on BPO Map of India

3.2.1 NASSCOM conducted a National Seminar on ITES Industry at Baroda in Year

2000, presented by Dr Madhu Mehta of IT Forum (MD, Anjaleem Enterprises, who gave STD PCO system to India) and (late) Dewang Mehta, the then CEO of NASSCOM Delhi. The event identified ITES-BPO as Rs 81,000 Crore Opportunity by Year 2020 (appears true today!), Baroda as one of the

most potential locations, and was well attended by about 600 IT professionals from all over Gujarat and Mumbai. In a recent interview, Dr Madhu Mehta firmly believes: Vadodara is the right choice for setting up BPOs.



3.2.2 During last few months, TEAM had conducted meetings with IT Forum of

Vadodara (Baroda), the local outfit of GESIA, Gandhinagar, the State Level Gujarat Electronics & Software Industries Association, Dr Madhu Mehta, former-Chairman, CII-Gujarat (IT Committee), Raju Shah (Rishabh Software), Atul Garg (Inteq), Manish Naik (Technosoft), Rajesh Talati

(Global), Mandar Mehta and others. Many of the members are affiliates of or have customers in USA, UK and other developed countries, and can be encouraged to bringing investments.

3.2.3 There is a strong and growing interest from leading Tier 2 Indian companies from India, Singapore, USA and UK/Europe to set up their BPO, e-Engineering, Technology and Software Development Centres in

Vadodara. 3.2.4 Tier II and III cities’ IT firms from Gujarat like Rajkot (Engineering,

Machines Tools, CNC Machines and Auto parts Belt), Jamnagar (Brass and

Ship Breaking Belt), Bhavnagar (Steel and Food Processing Belt), are also keen to set up their IT/BPO and other Knowledge Industries at Vadodara. Estimated 50% people of Baroda are from Saurashtra as well as Mumbai /

Pune (Maharashtra), as Baroda was an erstwhile Princely State of Peshwa and then Gaekwad Kings.

3.2.5 However, there is an urgent need

to contact Tier 1 IT/Software/BPO companies like TCS, Infosys and WIPRO to come to Vadodara.

3.2.6 Languages spoken in Baroda are chiefly English, Gujarati, Marathi and Hindi. About 300 foreign students

from different countries of Africa and Europe study and live at MS University of Baroda. A number of cultural associations of North India, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Bengali and Assamese people living in Baroda make it a truly national and international

city of India. About 30 other languages are also spoken in a small way Baroda. MS University teaches German and French, apart from Sanskrit, Hindi and Gujarati languages.

3.2.7 Thus Vadodara readily offers solutions to many problems faced by IT-

BPO companies in Mega Cities in terms of cramped infrastructure, and high cost of land/space and Graduate / Engineers.

3.2.8 Gujarat has been typically an IT deficient State despite tremendous

industrial, commercial, residential and agricultural developments. It was probably one of the first few States in India to set up Electronics Estate

and STPI at Gandhinagar way back in 1990s, and later formulate IT Policy 2000 and 2006 to encourage IT / ITES industries set up their business to generate business, profits and jobs at low cost compared to Bangalore,

Chennai, Hyderabad, Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata. 3.2.9 Thus Vadodara offers a Perfect Business Destination for setting up IT-

BPO (ITES) business.

Infosys BPO GenPac, Pune recently hired 193 Graduates from MS

University of Baroda to man their BPO Center in Pune (www.msubaroda.ac.in).



3.3 IT / BPO Companies in Vadodara and Strategies to Attract

3.3.1 Baroda IT / ITES SEZ (Special

Economic Zone) being promoted by Sargam Infrastructure Pvt

Ltd with TEAMPro Limited (UK) as Knowledge Partner, is approved recently by

Government of Gujarat and recommended to Ministry of Commerce, Government of India for approval. The IT SEZ plans to

invest Rs 200 Crore over next 5 years in creating IT infrastructure, ready buildings and land plots for

occupancy by the industry. 3.3.2 Nipium with Singapore Government is planning a Rs 500 Crore

IT/BPO SEZ In 500 acres near Nimeta Garden, Vadodara.

3.3.3 DLF, Rahejas and a Singapore based company are looking for land to set

up IT-BPO Parks and SEZs in Vadodara on 50 to 100 acres of land at an estimated investment of Rs 200 to 550 Crore each (Source: Economic

Times dated 07.11.2006). 3.3.4 Inteq of Vadodara (Atul Garg) is remotely managing Wi-Max Network of

St. Luise city in The USA, which is sponsored by HP. 3.3.5 Key strategies to attract IT-BPO Units are:

• VUDA has recently declared 6 Zones including:

o IT/BPO Zone o Biotechnology Zone o Healthcare Zone

o Tourism Zone and so on in the periphery of Vadodara. This is one of the most welcome policies by local Government.

•

• Identifying appropriate land for setting up large IT Parks and High Quality, decent Residential-cum-Commercial-cum-Entertainment projects. Fill the city with Malls and Multiplexes, Environment and

3.3.1 Between 2000 and 2006, about 15 new

IT/ITES/BPO companies have been set up with a small employee base,

which have grown to 300-500 employees in each company in less

than 2 years. And the list is growing.

• Make Vadodara Wi-Max immediately. If one

PC owner sponsors Rs 5,000, Vadodara can collect Rs 5 million, and the rest can come from

leading Hardware companies like WIPRO, IBM or HP, Dr Rajesh

Khajuria pleaded at Vadodara Initiative public debate.



Night Life. Open Sayaji Garden and Zoo for Night Safari (like Singapore). Allow Restaurants and Stores to be open throughout night.

Provide Entrepreneurs with Liquor License for company employees in IT-BPO Parks.

• Promoting Vadodara as an Investment Destination for IT/BPO firms.

• Signing MOUs with IT Associations like IT Forum of Baroda, IT

Association of Surat, NASSCOM, and IT Associations of USA, Europe and Australasia.

• One-to-one meetings for formulating JVs and collaborations through

visits and invitations.

• Build a special website to market and interact with potential customers

/ IT-BPO companies for encouraging them to set up their business in Vadodara: Knowledge City.

3.4 Key Success Factors: Vadodara: Knowledge City for IT-BPO

3.4.1 Key success factors in positioning Vadodara: Knowledge City for IT-BPO

Sector are:

• Demand for IT and BPO services from India, growing @ 50% p.a. and projected to grow faster as per various studies (Para 3.1.1, Ref. IV).

• Encouraging SEZ Act, 2005 and SEZ Rules, 2006 of Government of India, and SEZ Rules, 2003 of Government of Gujarat.

o Pivotal role of Local Government in developing IT Zone.

o Positive IT Policy of Government of Gujarat offering subsidy up to Rs 250 lacs and exemption from stamp duty on land.

• Good infrastructure (roads, power, water, telecom, internet /

broadband).

• Excellent Connectivity: Domestic Airport at Baroda and International

/ domestic airport at Ahmedabad with direct entry from Expressway (100 KM, 1 hour drive).

• 100% Power back up from Wind Farms in Gujarat with 1600 Mile

coastal line, the largest in India (out of India’s 5700 Miles coast).

o (TEAM has advised setting up four Wind Farm Projects in 2006, which offer 80% Depreciation and tax benefits for 10 years to industries in the State).



•

• Strategies and abilities

of CII and entrepreneurs to

market Vadodara as Knowledge City to IT-BPO companies of India, UK, Europe, USA

and other developed nations.

3.4.2 Present education facilities

at Graduate level in IT, Engineering, Commerce, Science, Arts etc cannot

satisfy the emerging demand. There is a need to create world-class

Graduate programs in English medium.

3.4.3 IT/ITES sector has taken off in Vadodara with about 50 companies.

Let’s work together to attract 150 companies by Year 2010, and 500 companies by Year 2020. Is it difficult? Not any more!

Welcome to IT-BPO in Vadodara: Knowledge City

• English speaking Engineers and Graduates from M.S.

University of Baroda. • Presence of 15 Universities with over 550,000 Graduates

in 200 miles periphery of Vadodara in Central Gujarat.

• Availability of low cost plots

and built space at about 50% cost in Metro cities.

About 10,000 IT/BPO professionals are working in Vadodara. And new jobs are

expected to be created for another 5,000 persons.



BIOTECHNOLOGY

SECTOR

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4.0 BIOTECHNOLOGY SECTOR

4.1 India’s Biotech Sector

4.1.1 India’s biodiversity is one of the highest in the world (except Africa and some

small nations), our Scientists are at the forefront of research and development; but the country is at a nascent stage of development in

Biotechnology sector. Consider brief statistics from Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India; which is the Nodal Department for providing grant-in-aid support to National

Research Laboratories, Universities and Research Foundations for Biotechnology related activities in different sectors - health care, agriculture, environment and industry. In addition to Research and Development, human resource development, infrastructure

strengthening, Bio-informatics and technology development and validation studies are also supported.

(Ref. V: Biotechnology Sector Publications).

4.1.2 Biotech Industry Growth: 2003-04 and 2005-06:

• Number of Industries : 200 (around 300 in 2006)*

• Bio-scientists employed by modern biotech industry : 15,000 (20,000 in 2006)*

• Investment made : US$ 137 million (Rs.616.50 Crore)

US$ 360 million (2005-06)

• Annual turnover (2003-04) : US $705 million (Rs.3172.50 Crore)

• Annual turnover (2005-06) : US $1.01 billion (Rs.4545.00 Crore)

• Annual Growth Rate : 36% p.a.

• Exports from India: 56% of revenue (2003-04)

Note: * Estimates by TEAM.

Ernst & Young estimate

for IBEF (India Brand Equity Foundation) is US $ 1.5 billion crossed today.



Table 4.1: Biotechnology Segmentation & Turnover (2005-06)

Rs. in Crore

US $ (million) (1$= INR 45)

% (Rounded off)

Biopharma 2412.00 US $ 536 million 54%

Vaccines 1138.50 US $ 253 million 26%

Therapeutics 405.00 US $ 90 million 10%

Bioindustrial 243.00 US $ 54 million 6%

Agribiotech 175.50 US $ 39 million 4%

TOTAL 4549.50 US $ 1011 million 100%

Note: Vadodara is a hub for Biopharma and Vaccines segments.

4.1.3 “2005-06 was an eventful year for Indian

Biotechnology industry crossing annual revenues exceeding USD 1 billion for the first time. The industry has shown the growth rate of over 36% last year and

is expected to sustain this rate in near future.”

(Source: Annual Report, DBT, GoI, 2005-06).

4.2 Gujarat’s Biotechnology Plan

4.2.1 Preamble

4.2.2 Vision Statement

“To realize and harness the potential of Biotechnology as a human endeavour for the highest intellectual pursuits and effective future delivery system for creating a disease-free, nutritionally secure society, living in safe, clean

environment, leading to overall socio-economic growth, welfare and progress of the subjects of Gujarat.”

(Source: Draft Biotechnology Vision Document of Government of Gujarat, 2006).

“The goal is to push revenues to USD 5 billion and generate

1 million jobs by the Year 2010.”

“The determinants of societal prosperity, in addition to spirit of people,

are: Enlightenment of Knowledge, which in itself has a nature of fast extending frontiers; Ability to face challenges, of devastating health enemies, depleting resources of nature, food-feed etc; and also Material

Possessions, which in turn is a function of wherewithal and technology.”



4.2.3 Biotech Vision Implementation

Biotechnology is the science and technology of Life. Realizing the tremendous potential Biotechnology offers, the State Government has identified following Biotechnology Zones.

• Vadodara-Anand-Nadiad as Biotechnology Zone for Food & Food Processing and Animal Biotechnology.

• Vapi-Surat-Bharuch (70 KM from Vadodara) as Biotechnology Zone for Bio-chemical / engineering process and Industrial Biotechnology.

• Ahmedabad (100 KM from Vadodara)-Surendranagar Zone for Bio-Pharma.

• Jamnagar-Dwarka-Porbandar Zone for Marine-Biotechnology.

4.2.4 There are various programs of Central

and State Governments, offering support, recognition and incentives for

promoting Biotech ventures. A number of Venture Capitalists have recently come up in India to invest in promising ventures.

4.2.5 After Pune and Bangalore, Vadodara is surely positioned to attract

Bio-firms and professionals set up ventures and work in Vadodara.

Consider the latest Biotech developments in Vadodara.

4.3 Vadodara as New Biotech Destination

4.3.1 BioArc has well-planned spacious

Laboratories, technologically advanced analytical infrastructure and a work environment that promotes creativity and innovation with a rich

talent pool of over 200 scientists, proposing to double over next few years.

4.3.2 Sterling Biotech Limited has grown from a small base in 90s to over Rs

600 Crore revenue company today. It has already received approval for

building a 1,000 acre Special Economic Zone near Vadodara in Bharuch District.

Thus Vadodara sits between three of the

four Biotech Zones being developed by the State Government.

100 Year old (1907-2007) Pharma major Alembic has set up BioArc Research Solutions in a

newly built 120,000 sq ft state of the art Research Centre in the

heart of Vadodara, designed as per eGMP / GLP standards.



4.3.3 TEAM CEO Dr Rajesh Khajuria visited this Irradiation facility. The

company proposes two more Radiation Plants at Vasad and Mahua, making three Radiation Plants in Vadodara out of 7 Plants in India over next 2 years.

4.3.4 Dr Bharat Chattoo, Head of

Biotechnology at Science Faculty of MS University of Baroda is already a

Leading Biotech Light of India, and a member of several Biotech committees of Government of Gujarat and India.

4.3.5 Dr Purvi Mehta-Bhatt of Baroda is the

Country Head (India) of United State Agency for International

development (USAID)’s projects on biotechnology called the SABP. She is also one of the lead global team

members of International Assessment of Agriculture Knowledge Science and Technology.

4.3.6 Dr Dinesh Patel of Gujarat working in USA and known as ‘Father of

Biotechnology’ has recently been bestowed with the honour of being included in ‘The Hall of Fame’ by Utah Technology Council at the hands of Microsoft CEO Steve Balmer. (Source: Gujarat Samachar, Vadodara, 31 October 2006).

4.3.7 TEAM estimates about 400

scientists and professionals

working in Biotech and Bio-informatics sector in Vadodara. There are reportedly about 1,000 seats in various Biotech programs at

Graduate, Post-Graduate and PhD level in 7 Universities of India at present. This is expected to grow

rapidly to match demand-supply gap.

4.3.8 Biotechnology Park at Savli Vadodara

Government of Gujarat has developed

State’s first Biotech Park in about 90 acre developed land at GIDC Savli, Baroda (as indicated in the GIDC Map) with a provision to add up to 700 acre land. The Biotech Park site is just 8 KM from Vadodara-Ahmedabad

Expressway with a direct access by road. The whole area is fully developed with roads, power, water, telecom and habitat with people living in Vadodara.

4.3.9 Waghodia and Ajwa Roads off National Highway No. 8, with a number of

colleges in Medical, Pharmacy, Para-medical, Engineering / Polytechnic and

Universal Medicap

Limited has set up Food Irradiation facility at a cost of Rs 7 Crore with technology from Bhabha

Atomic Research Centre (BARC) Mumbai.

Vadodara is one of the four cities in India to have sterilization facility of packaged food,

healthcare and Pharma products, used extensively by exporters of processed food, bio-

products, agro-products and pharmaceuticals.

TEAM estimates number

of knowledge workers (Scientists) working in Vadodara’s Biotech

sector to grow from present 400 to about 1,000 by Year 2010, once 11 major

companies who have registered with Biotech Park at Savli set up their facilities - and up

to 5,000 Scientists by Y 2020.



MBA Programs approved by MCI / AICTE / Gujarat University, is coming up with VUDA’s Biotechnology Zone.

4.4 Key Success Factors: Vadodara: Knowledge City for Biotech

• Established Biotech ventures: BioArc of Alembic and Sterling

Biotech. New ventures emerging.

• First Biotech Park of Gujarat at Savli, Vadodara. Plots for large / medium size Biotech companies to construct their own buildings.

o Availability of suitable Agriculture and Non-Agriculture (NA) land for setting up Biotech ventures.

o Government permissions and incentives on offer.

o Biotech Vehicle for Growth is created in Vadodara.

• Availability of trained Science Graduates and Engineers at 50% cost of Metro cities. National level, M Sc (Biotechnology) Program at MS University of Baroda. MBA, MCA / IT / Computer Science, Business Management and Export Management Programs in University and

Private sector already running. • Thriving Healthcare, Medical, Pharmaceutical, Agriculture and Food-Processing sectors in and around Vadodara, offering ample

business opportunities and trained manpower to Biotech ventures.

• Accessibility and Connectivity of Vadodara, the cultural citadel of

Gujarat, with all national cities via local Airport / Rail / Road, and international cities via Mumbai / Ahmedabad International Airports.

• Quality and reliability of electric power.

All these key factors are available in Vadodara for Biotech Sector.

In fact, Vadodara is the future for Global Biotech ventures.

Welcome to Biotech in Vadodara: Knowledge City



ENGINEERING SERVICES

SECTOR

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5.0 ENGINEERING SERVICES (ES) SECTOR

5.1 ES Sector: National Scenario

5.1.1 Engineering Services (ES) is a fast emerging Knowledge Sector in India,

which is an important determinant of progress of an economy. ES Sector is

responsible for creation of new designs, equipments and machinery required by almost entire economy: manufacturing, agriculture and utility (transport, power, water, roads, environment etc).

5.1.2 Most ES applications are for design, manufacturing, installation and

operations; inclusive of but not limited to Plant & Machinery and other Capital Goods.

5.1.3 Together with use of IT, both hardware

and sophisticated software as well as engineering knowledge base, Engineering

Services is forming into a new knowledge sector today, with demand for such services from large and medium scale

plants all over India. 5.1.4 Export-Led Demand for ES:

Export demand for ES services is more of a function of outsourcing trend, rather than economic growth rates of developed nations. Thus, with its Engineering skills, English language, abundance of reliable people and low

cost, India is a preferred destination for outsourcing Engineering Services.

These countries are growing at about 2% to

5% p.a., but their demand for Engineering Services appears to be growing at far higher rate of 25% to 50% p.a., if it is correlated to growth plans of large ES players like L & T

Chiyoda Ltd, L & T Sargent & Lundy Ltd and L & T’s e-Engineering Services new Division at Vadodara which is growing at a high

pace.

Thus export-led demand is expected to rise at about three times higher growth

rate than the domestic demand.

India produces one

of the largest pools of Engineering Graduates in the world.

In addition to Indian

Project Engineering requirements, developed nations of USA, Japan,

UK & European countries, Australia, Middle East and even Asia-pacific region are

increasingly sourcing Engineering Services from India due to

availability of cost-effective knowledge pool and 24 hour communication

facilities.



5.1.5 Domestic Demand for ES:

Domestic demand for ES Sector is correlated to growth rates of goods sectors

in India, especially Capital Goods sector (Table 7.2). The end-user sector Capital Goods has achieved highest growth rate of 15.7% for the year 2005-06, and about 25% in 2007 in Gujarat, indicating robust demand for Engineering Services within India.

5.2 Vadodara: Knowledge City - Destination for Engg. Services

5.2.1 Larsen & Toubro Limited (L & T) is a multidimensional, US $4 billion

conglomerate employing 26,000 people across its globally spread 130 offices

and 30 factories. Founded in 1938 by two Danish Engineers – Mr Holck Larsen and Mr Soren Toubro, with Headquarters in Mumbai, L & T has an engineering legacy of over 6 decades. L & T is a leader in most of its business ventures – engineering & Construction, Heavy Engineering, Electrical & Electronics,

Industrial Products and Information Technology. L & T has a wide technological base and a very large pool of engineering talent to offer integrated services in the world markets.

5.2.2 In 1994, 12 Engineers from L & T Powai, Mumbai were sent to Baroda to form the nucleus of the company set up as L & T Chiyoda Ltd, a 50:50 Joint Venture of L&T with Japanese company Chiyoda Corporation, a leader in

Engineering Design and Projects. 5.2.3 L & T’s reasons for selecting Vadodara after a survey of Mumbai, Chennai,

Bangalore and Vadodara were interesting to note:

• Availability of cheaper and trainable, English speaking engineering talent

due to MS University of Baroda, Sardar Patel University at Vallabh

Vidyanagar and LD Engineering College at Ahmedabad.



• Close to customer base: IOC Refinery, Petrochemical giant IPCL, GSFC, Heavy Water Plant, Power Plants in Gujarat, the list is growing.

• Affordable real estate – land at almost 1/10th the cost in Mumbai in 1994.

(Construction expertise is available with L & T).

• Connectivity with Mumbai, Delhi and all major cities of India through air, rail and road at all times.

• Telecom and Internet infrastructure

• Even Japanese collaborators liked Vadodara due to its culture, art,

tenacity and good nature of people at work and home.

Subsequently, L & T Sargent & Lundy Ltd was set up with American collaboration. Lastly, e-Engineering Services Division was set up before 3 years.

L & T Chiyoda and e-Engineering Services Division export most of its services to developed nations of USA, UK, other European countries.

5.2.4 L & T has recently acquired about

115 acres of land on N H 8, Waghodia, Vadodara where it plans

to build an L & T Technology Park and subsequently shift its operations..

Obviously, L & T is not only happy,

but also bullish about Vadodara as Knowledge City.

5.2.5 Other large players in Engineering Services present in Vadodara are

Engineers India Ltd (EIL), Projects & Development India Ltd (PDIL),

Technimont ICB, Linde Process Technologies Ltd, apart from a number of small firms like Design Engineering Services and others.

Today, L & T’s Projects & Engineering

Services businesses in Vadodara together employ close to 1500 engineers, with a

target to add more engineers every year based on the needs of the business growth.

TEAM estimates Engineering Service Sector business from Vadodara at Rs 1500 Crore (US$ 330 million) in the Year 2007, and

Rs 3,000 Crore (US$ 660 million) in Y 2010. This new knowledge sector employs estimated 3,000 Engineers today, estimated to grow to 5,000 engineers by Y 2010.



5.3 Key Success Factors: for Engineering Services

• Large customers next door – IOC Refinery, GSFC, IPCL, ONGC,

Petronet any many other companies in Bharuch, Hazira, Surat (South

Gujarat belt) as well as Ahmedabad belt. • Availability of English speaking, talented Engineers from MS University

of Baroda, SVIT Vasad, Babaria Institute of Technology at Baroda

(started), SP University at Vallabh Vidyanagar, Nirma University and LD Engineering College at Ahmedabad, DDIT Nadiad, SVNIT at Surat, apart from many private colleges in 300 KM periphery of Vadodara in

addition to those from all over India.

• Good connectivity with Mumbai, Delhi by air and all major cities of India and by road and rail.

o Express Highway Ahmedabad-Vadodara, proposed to be

extended up to Mumbai by 2012 to facilitate 4-hour drive to

Mumbai (Bombay).

• High Bandwidth Telecom and Internet infrastructure from BSNL, TATA, Reliance and other private sector players.

• Culture and softness of people of Vadodara to accommodate everyone

from anywhere in India and the world, like a Banyan Tree, the symbol of ‘Vad’ or Vadodara.

Yes, there is an aura of confidence in

large and small business players.

The rest will follow and thrive in Vadodara!

Welcome to Engineering Vadodara: Knowledge City

Is Engineering Services Sector poised for a

rapid growth in Vadodara at 30% to 50% and even 100% in

sub-sectors like e-Engineering Services?



CHEMICAL

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6.0 CHEMICAL SECTOR

6.1 Chemical Sector: Future Magnitude in India

6.1.1 “The Speciality chemicals can be divided into two groups – performance

chemicals and fine chemicals. The latter is largely used by

pharmaceutical, pesticide and herbicide industries (located in Vadodara and Bharuch District). The performance chemicals, on the other hand perform a specific function such as facilitate adhesion, improve flow of

gas or oil through a pipeline, inhibit corrosion, etc. It is through performance chemicals that the chemical industry interfaces with almost every other manufacturing industry e.g. textile, petrochemical, polymers process industry (all present in Vadodara), rubber industry etc.

Table 6.1 Future Magnitude of Some major Chemical Sectors in India

Million 1995

Tonnes 2020

Growth

Petroleum Products

70 240-250

3.5 times

Fertilisers 9 >20 2.2 times Polymers 1.7 <15 8.5 times Fibres 0.8 <5 6.2 times Organic Chemicals

3 20 6.6 times

Dyestuffs & Pigments

0.1 0.21 2.0 times

Leather Chemicals

0.1 0.5-1.0 5.0 times

Surface active agents

0.3 0.7 2.5 times

Surfacing Coatings

0.5 1.5 3.0 times

Speciality Chemicals

0.1 2.0 20.0 times

“The Indian Chemical Industry is multi-

faceted and plays a vital role in the economic development of our country. In the Technology Vision exercise

conducted by TIFAC, comprehensive forecasting has been done for the entire spread of Chemical Process industries to a significant extent. The areas covered

are : Petrochemicals, Chemicals Process Industries, including Heavy Inorganic Chemicals, Fertilizers

(nitrogenous and phosphatic), Dyestuff, Pesticides, Surfactants, Surface Coatings, Leather Chemicals and Speciality Chemicals.

Speciality Chemicals are very high value, low to moderate volume chemicals sold on basis of performance rather than

simple specifications. These are less capital intensive and more knowledge-based products. Their applications

vary enormously and can include use as cosmetic additives, water treatment products, dyes, sanitation agents, plasticizers, ion-exchange

resins and agrochemicals. There is also a large range of uses as intermediate materials in which the fine

chemical forms a starting block for another substance with a recognisable end use.”

Source: TIFAC Report on

Chemical Process Industries - Technology Vision 2020. Chemicals in Bold letters are

manufactured in and around Vadodara – Central Gujarat



6.1.2 The TIFAC Vision 2020 study on Speciality chemicals has focused on

mainly three types of chemicals namely, Textile Speciality Chemicals, Polymer Additives and Rubber Chemicals. The study projects that due to the increase in population to about 1.2 billion by 2011 (approximately 30% on the current base) the industry growth would need to be at least 2-3

times or more, including the compensation for current gaps in meeting the figures in some major chemical sector. It may be noted that growth in the Speciality chemicals required to meet the projected demand by 2020 is about 20 times, which is the highest amongst all other areas of chemical

sector. 6.1.3 Textile Speciality Chemicals

The total world fibre consumption has been forecast to grow around 2.70 per cent per annum by the year 2000. The global fibre consumption at 6.74 kg per head in 1985 chemicals is one such sectors that has to turn and twist to

fulfill the growing needs of the fibre. The market is quite large and encompasses a wide spectrum of products.

6.1.4 Polymer Additives

Polymer additives are essential for improvement of performance, processing and obviously the profitability of polymeric resins. As a matter of fact, the

well-known thermoplastic PVC could not be commercialised until plasticizers were developed. There are different types of additives and the range includes: Antioxidants, thermal stabilizers, lubricants, processing aids, impact modifiers, filler colourants, flame retardants, antistatic agents and many

more. India is at the threshold of an expansion in plastic consumption. From the present level of (2 kg per capital consumption) India is at a take-off stage for plastics and hence the additives.

6.1.5 Rubber Chemicals

The processing of rubber involves incorporation of fillers, vulcanising agents,

plasticizers, tracifiers, accelerators, antidegradants, etc. which either makes processing easier/faster or imparts specific properties to the finished rubber product.”

(For more details, please consult TIFAC reports 'Chemical Process Industries: Technology Vision 2020').

6.1.6 The (Indian) chemical industry currently produces nearly 70,000 commercial products, ranging from

cosmetics and toiletries, to plastics and pesticides. (Source: NTI – Nuclear Threat

Initiative of USA - Country Overview).

Indian chemical industry

accounts for a dominant annual growth rate of 16% (3rd highest in major industry groups), 17.5%

share in value added (Source: Table 7.2 and 7.3 above), 13% of total exports and 7% of GDP (Source: ACC Newsletter).



6.1.7 Yet, India produces only about 2% of Global chemical consumption.

6.1.8 Developed nations are shifting their manufacturing base to developing nations like India and China where chemical engineers, land and construction is cheap and abundantly available. There is tremendous scope for developing Chemical Sector in India, especially Gujarat and

Vadodara.

6.2 Chemical Sector: Gujarat Scenario

6.2.1 Gujarat has over 2200 Medium & Large Industrial Units out of which

Chemicals & Petroleum Sector accounts for 35% (770 Units) with total fixed

investment of USD 13.51 billion. Gujarat has 310,000 Small Scale Units out of which Chemical Units account for 10% (31,000 Units) with combined fixed investment of USD 320 million.

6.2.2 Gujarat has three of the largest Oil

Refineries of India/world (IOC

Vadodara, Reliance Jamnagar and Essar Jamnagar with combined capacity of 87 MMT.

6.2.3 Out of all India production of Chemicals, Gujarat accounts for:

• 31% (US$ 23.6 billion) of Chemicals & Petroleum Sector, out of which-

o 38% (US$ 12.2 b) of Refined Petroleum Products

� IOC Refinery at Koyali, Vadodara o 30% (USD 10.6 b) of Basic Chemicals o 10% (US$ 0.8 b) of Rubber and Plastics

� (IPCL & GE Plastics Vadodara only).

• 50% (US$ 0.8 b) of Dyes & Dye-intermediates

o Nandesari and Padra have Chemical Zones with ETP Channel

o (CETP = Common Effluent Treatment Plant with Channel set up collectively)

• 40% (US$ o.25 b) of Agrochemicals

o Major plants at Vadodara and nearby Bharuch, Ankleshwar, as well as Vapi.

6.2.4 Main reasons behind such a large scale development of Chemical Sector is

availability of Feedstock or basic raw materials of Oil & Natural Gas, Petroleum Refining, Lignite, Minerals of Bauxite, Bentonite & Limestone, Salt and Castor Oil (2/3rd of World production).

Gujarat’s Chemical Industry contributes a

dominant 52% share in total capital investment and 29%

of employment, which makes it a very important Knowledge Industry of the State.



6.2.5 Gujarat has high level of Chemical Infrastructure:

• India’s only Chemical Port Terminal at Dahej

• LNG Terminals at Dahej Port and Hazira Port

• 41 Ports

• 11 Airports (highest number in any State) including International

Airport at Ahmedabad and 2nd International Airport under planning

• Thermal and Wind Electric Power (due to largest coast line of

1600/5700 KM in India)

• Presence of Chemical and Petrochemical Companies and

Multinationals.

• Availability of quality Chemical Engineers from MS University of

Baroda and half of the 15 Universities of Gujarat.

o 40 Engineering Colleges, 50 Polytechnics

• 41 Special Economic Zones (33 Approved, 5 for Chemicals)

• Chemical Clusters: Industrial Estates at Vapi, Sarigam, Sachin,

Panoli, Ankleshwar, Jhagadia, Dahej, Vilayat, Nandesara (Vadodara), Vatva, Naroda, Odhav. Padra (Vadodara) developing fast as a Chemical Zone with ETP Channel.

Chart 3

Vadodara



Chart 4

(Source of Charts: Government of Gujarat, Chemical & Petrochem Investment Round Table 2005, Indextb).

6.3 Vadodara: Knowledge City of Chemicals

6.3.1 Most of the Chemical & Petroleum Units are located in and around Vadodara

in 300 KM periphery: Vadodara-Surat-Vapi Belt towards South Gujarat and Vadodara-Ahmedabad-Surendranagar Belt towards North-West Gujarat).

Some of the largest Units are IOC’s Refinery, IPCL, GSFC and GACL at Vadodara, together who have contributed substantially to make it a multi-cultural, cosmopolitan city today.

6.3.2 SABIC, the largest petrochemical corporation of Saudi Arabia, has set up its world class R & D Facilities at Savli, Vadodara, considering city’s knowledge base.

6.3.3 Du-Pont of USA has set its Speciality and Agro-chemicals project at Savli,

Vadodara with total pollution control and world class safety standards.



6.3.4 IPCL is one of the largest, integrated Plastics manufacturers in India, taken over by Reliance Petrochemicals Ltd from Government of India.

6.3.5 GSFC (Gujarat State Fertilizers Corporation Ltd) is one of the largest,

integrated fertilizers and chemicals complex with world class R & D facilities, which includes Bio-fertilizers. The company made a remarkable turnaround in

3 years by strategic hard work and ethical best management practices, thanks to Mr Luke, IAS, MD and his team.

6.3.6 GACL (Gujarat Alkalies & Chemicals Ltd) is one of the few large Chloralkalies

& chemicals companies in India, located in Vadodara. The company made a record profit last year due to strategic management process followed.

6.3.7 Mr Vithaldas Udeshi and his family identified Vadodara’s potential before 50 years, and set up Castor Oil Refinery as a Small Scale Industry. In early 1990s, they set up Castor Derivatives Plants (one 100% EOU and one DTA Unit) at Ranoli, Vadodara. Today, his company Jayant Agro-Organics Ltd,

Mumbai is the largest manufacturer and exporter of Castor Oil and Derivatives to over 50 countries. It’s subsidiary Ihsedu Speciality Chemicals is setting up a Sebacic Acid (derivatives) plant near Baroda

with Chinese Technology at an investment of Rs 55 Crore. Ihsedu is also planning to set up Rs 2,300 Crore (US$ 500 million) Ihsedu Castor Oil Derivatives Project near Vadodara with backward integration by contract farming over 5,000 to 50,000 acre land in North/West Gujarat

under MOU signed in Vibrant Gujarat 2007 with Gujarat Agro Industries Corporation Ltd, Government of Gujarat.

6.3.8 Asahi Songwon Colors Ltd of Ahmedabad chose Padra, Vadodara to set up its Rs 77

Crore Basic Colour manufacturing plant with Technology from Songwon Colors of Korea, which is taken over by CLARIANT

of Europe.

6.3.9 Another company Jayant Oil

Mills, also 50 year old at Vadodara is also an equal player with large castor oil refinery for exports and domestic sale. Above

two companies account for a dominant 2/3rd share in India’s total export of castor oil & derivatives. It is also setting up

Sebacic Acid plant near Baroda at an investment of about Rs 70 Crore.

6.3.10 Jayant Oil Mills recently proposed to set up a Rs 550 Crore (USD 110

million) Castor SEZ (Special Economic Zone) at Vilayat (Bharuch District).

Factors considered by Udeshi family for setting up plants in Vadodara:

• Technical Directors of the

company Hemant Udeshi

and Abhay Udeshi are alumni of MS University of Baroda, Faculty of Technology

• Chemical Knowledge of Vadodara’s large corporations

• Engineering / Equipment design and fabrication facilities in Vadodara

• Feedstock Castor Oil

availability • Developing Agriculture –

for castor seed growing and use of residue product

as a fertilizer.



6.3.11 New developments to impact Vadodara’s Chemical Knowledge City

image positively:

• 5 New Chemical Estates under planning in Gujarat (Feasibility Studies

completed by GIDC, GoG). One Chemical Estate planned at Padra, Vadodara.

• Vadodara is one of the five cities having large Chemical

Complexes in Gujarat: Atul, Hazira, Vadodara, Jamnagar and

Mithapur.

• Vadodara is one of the four cities and most developed of

Gujarat near which, land in excess of 5,000 acres is available for developing large Chemical Complexes. Nearby Dahej-Vilayat Industrial Estate is a Mega Chemical Complex close to Dahej Port with

Liquid and LNG (Liquified Natural Gas) Terminals.

Chart 5

6.3.12 Vadodara, due to its feedstock production, holds one of the highest potential

for Speciality Chemicals and Derivatives, the segment which is projected to grow over 20 times by Year 2020 as per India’s Vision: 2020.

Can a Chemical Company ignore Vadodara: Knowledge City? Not now!



6.4 Key Success Factors: Vadodara: Knowledge City for

Chemicals

• Chemical Engineering Graduates of MS University

• Chemical Knowledge and Chemical Infrastructure of Vadodara

• Engineering Services and Equipment Fabrication facilities of Vadodara

• Feedstock availability

• Chemical Market – from large corporations to SMEs (Small & Medium

Enterprises)

• Developing Agriculture for applications / uses of products

manufactured.

Again, present seats in Chemical, Science and Engineering Graduation streams are much limited.

There is need for creating new institutions with world-class programs.

The world comes to Vadodara to set up Chemical Projects.

Wouldn’t you?

Welcome to Chemicals in Vadodara: Knowledge City

About 1/10th of City’s

employable people are working in Chemical and Petrochemical

sector in Vadodara. About 3,000 new jobs are likely to be created

in Vadodara by Y 2010.



PHARMACEUTICAL

SECTOR

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7.0 PHARMACEUTICAL SECTOR

7.1 Pharmaceutical Sector: National Scenario

7.1.1 The Indian Pharmaceutical industry has reached almost US$ 12 billion

revenues in 2006.

7.1.2 There are about 300 large and medium scale industrial companies including 45 Multinational Companies (MNCs) and about 10,000 small scale enterprises in operation, which form the core of the Pharmaceutical

Industry in the country. These units produce varieties of formulations i.e. medicines ready for consumption by patients and about 350 bulk drugs i.e. chemicals having therapeutic value and used for production of formulations.

Source: Government of India http://www.indiainbusiness.nic.in/indian-states/gujarat/drugs&pharma.htm

7.1.3 The global pharmaceuticals market generated total revenues of USD

534.8 billion in 2005, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.7% for the five-year period spanning 2001-2005. The Global

Pharma market is expected to grow to a value of USD 767.2 billion by the end of 2010.

Source: http://vibrantgujarat.com/sector_high/chemical/pharmacuticals/pharma_evolving_landscape.htm

7.2 Pharmaceutical Sector: Gujarat Scenario

Gujarat’s Pharma production accounts for 17% of Indian pharmaceutical exports (as

per FY 2004-05).

Key facts about Gujarat State Pharma Sector:

• 3267 registered pharmaceutical industrial units

• Investment of USD 1.6 billion in the pharma sector as on May 1, 2006

Projections of growth of Indian pharma market

(exclusive of exports) range from USD 11.9 bn in 2005 to USD 25 bn by 2010.

Gujarat is the largest

producer of Pharmaceuticals in India with a lion’s share of about 45% earning and

about US$ 4.5 billion in revenues.



• 295 large scale projects involving an investment of USD 533 million

have been commissioned

• 114 large scale projects envisaging an investment of USD 225 million are under various stages of implementation

• Domestic companies boast of a combined sales turnover of UDS 2.76

billion (as per FY 2005-06), over 60% of State’s Pharma sales.

• Among the highest number of Pharma SEZs approved in the country (4

SEZs permitted in 200 KM periphery of Vadodara).

7.3 Vadodara: Knowledge City of Pharmaceuticals

7.3.1 Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd and Alembic Ltd in Vadodara are two of the largest Pharmaceutical manufactures of India, accounting for

half of Vadodara’s Pharma revenue. The balance half is estimated to be generated by a

number of Pharma SMEs in and around Vadodara. Their combined manufacturing facilities include all major categories of Pharma products

– tablets, capsules, injectibles, ointments, medical consumables like

Cotton Gauze and a host of other products. Vadodara, because of mainly its Pharma and Engineering industries and related knowledge-base, is also well

known for producing plant & equipments for Pharmaceutical industry, which are sold all over India as well as export markets.

7.3.2 Alembic Ltd is a pioneer Pharma giant established by local industrialist and visionary Shri Ramanbhai Amin’s family in 1907 before 100 years, now headed by Chirayu Amin. The company has sprawling manufacturing facilities as per international standards, with marketing and export network in

several countries. Alembic aims to achieve revenues of Rs 1,000 Crore / US$ 222 million in 2008.

7.3.3 Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (US$ 284 million / Rs 1300 Crore sales) located in Vadodara is the largest Pharmaceutical company of Gujarat. Sun Pharma Advance Research Company (SPARC) is one of the largest and most advanced R & D Centres in India with about 300

scientists and doctors working full time. 7.3.4 Multinational Pharma majors namely Pharmacia as well as Sanofi

Aventies have set up their plants at nearby Ankleshwar, a Chemical Town

with about 1,000 manufacturing Units located at 60 KM from Vadodara towards Surat / Mumbai.

7.3.5 Vadodara is already a Knowledge City for Pharmaceutical Sector.

Vadodara and nearby areas should reach about US$ 1 billion revenue from

Pharmaceutical sector by 2008, which is about a quarter of Gujarat’s, and tenth of India’s

Pharma industry, making Vadodara a dominant player at national and

international levels.



Would Indian and Global Pharma Companies like to be at Vadodara: Knowledge City?

7.4 Key Success Factors: Vadodara: Knowledge City for Pharma

• Developed Pharmaceutical industry in Vadodara in large and SME

sectors

• Food & Drug Testing Laboratory of Government – only at Vadodara

• Pharmaceutical Knowledge-base and Infrastructure of Vadodara

• High quality Pharmacy and Chemical Engineering Graduates availability

at low cost from Government and private colleges in and around Vadodara

• Plant Engineering Services and Equipment production base in Vadodara

• Pharma Raw Materials production, trade and availability in Vadodara

• Growing demand for healthcare and pharmaceuticals in affluent

Vadodara as well as Gujarat State, and all over India and the world

• Two Large Pharma Research Centres in Vadodara, constantly

developing New Drugs and Applications for humans.

Present seats in Pharmacy are

growing, but Medicines, Chemical and Science streams are limited.

There is a need for creating

world-class programs.

Can Global Pharma Industry expect more anywhere in the world?

Welcome to Pharmaceuticals in Vadodara: Knowledge City

About 1/10th of employable people are

working in Pharmaceuticals sector in Vadodara, both manufacturing and

trading. 2,000 new jobs are likely to be created in Vadodara

by Y 2010.



TAKING FORWARD:

Vadodara Knowledge City

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8.0 TAKING FORWARD VADODARA: KNOWLEDGE CITY

8.1 The challenge with Barodians or People of Vadodara is: How do we take Vadodara from the historical image of ‘Cultural City of Gujarat’, ‘University City’, ‘Retired Persons City’, ‘Petrochemical Town’, ‘Hydrocarbon Capital of India’, or ‘Medicine City’ (Dava in Gujarati) - to be known as ‘Knowledge

City of India’ and then ‘Global Knowledge City’?

Can we call Vadodara simply a ‘Knowledge City’?

8.2 Collectively, we think Vadodara Is a Knowledge City, considering the

Sectoral assessment in this Report as well as city’s image in the minds of people within and outside.

8.3 The challenge is not in name but in game. Legends and People of

Vadodara have taken individual and collective actions in past that have made

it what it is today.

Emerging Legends and Leaders of Vadodara have a serious task to take it forward to position and develop ‘Vadodara: a Truly Knowledge City’.

8.4 Broad estimate of knowledge sector growth in Vadodara is attempted below in

the form of Table. Relative share of knowledge sectors in Vadodara and Growth Potential are analysed in the form of Graphs.

Table 8.1 Knowledge Sectors Growth in Vadodara

(Estimated US$ Mn)

Sectors

2007

2010 2020

IT / ITES 10 30 300

Biotechnology 50 150 1500

Engineering Services 250 600 3000

Chemicals 550 900 3600

Pharma 150 400 2500

Electrical 100 150 1000

Other Industries 150 300 1500

TOTAL US$ Mn 3267 4540 15420

US$ Bn 3.2 4.5 15.5

Rise By -- 30% 340%

Vadodara’s total business is expected to grow from

approximately Rs 15,000 Crore (US$ 3.2 billion) today to Rs 25,000 Crore (US$ 5.4 billion) in 2010, and jump to about Rs 75,000 Crore (US$ 15.5) billion by 2020.



Chart 6

Relative Share of Knowledge Sector in Vadodara

1%4%

20%

43%

12%

8%

12%

IT / ITES

Biotechnology

Engg Services

Chemicals

Pharma

Electrical

OtherIndustries

Chart 7

0500

1000150020002500300035004000

US$ Mn

2007 2010 2020

Year

Knowledge Sectors Growth in Vadodara

IT / ITES

Biotechnology

Engg Services

Chemicals

Pharma

Electrical

Other Industries



8.5 Vadodara is expected to create New Job Opportunities for 16,000 qualified persons:

Table 8.2 New Job Opportunities for Qualified Persons in Vadodara

(Estimated Number of Jobs)

Sectors

2007

2010 New Jobs

IT / ITES 10,000 5,000

Biotechnology 400 1,000

Engineering Services 3,000 5,000

Chemicals 60,000 3,000

Pharmaceuticals 30,000 2,000

TOTAL Qualified Jobs (Numbers)

103,400 16,000

Jobs Rise By 16%

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For every one qualified direct job, at least 5 new jobs are created at lower level including unorganized and/or locally outsourced sectors, which means creating possibilities for other

80,000 to 85,000 Jobs.

8.6 Vadodara’s Software Developers, Engineers (Telecom / Mechanical /

Electrical / Electronics / Civil / Structural / Instrumentation / Power / Water), Doctors, Scientists, Chemists, Pharmacists, Biotechnologists, Artists, Consultants, Teachers and Entrepreneurs and Hoteliers are spread all

over the world with a common thread: Baroda or Vadodara.

Local and NRI Barodians are the people, who are working to take forward Vadodara to become a Global Knowledge City.

• A young Engineer Ms Tejal Joshi from Vadodara, currently pursuing

her Masters in Life Science Informatics at University of Trent, Italy

on an EU Scholarship sent an email message: “I am glad…Let us work to make Vadodara a Knowledge City”.

• When Doshi Accounting Services Pvt Ltd (DASPL) CEO Dushyant Dixit wanted to set up Accounting BPO in Vadodara at the end of 2nd millennium, he obtained a friendly, positive opinion from TEAM CEO Dr Rajesh Khajuria about viability of this knowledge business. Today,

DASPL is probably the largest Accounting BPO with Accounting Call Centre in whole of India employing about 400 Graduates and 25 Chartered Accountants!

• Ravi Kapur, MD, Heubach Chemicals (German giant) lives in Vadodara for last 10 years, and has made city his new home. Recommends NRIs / NRGs / NRBs* to come, invest and live in

Vadodara.

• TEAM CEO Dr Rajesh Khajuria was granted UK Resident Permit in

2004, but after spending an year, he prefers to live in Vadodara for its Culture, Education for children, opportunities in Consulting and Academia, and People with a Loving Heart - a unique set of factors a developed nation does not offer.

• Thousands of Barodians have their unique set of reasons to live and work in the Knowledge sectors in Vadodara.

• We plan to build a special Website on Vadodara: Knowledge City linked to CII website www.ciionline.org to attract Barodians from around the world to work together for, and in this Knowledge City.

* NRI: Non-Resident Indian NRG: Non-Resident Gujarati

NRI: Non-Resident Barodian (Vadodarian).

Vadodara is likely to witness creation of

close to 100,000 New Jobs, including 16,000 Jobs for Qualified Persons and 84,000

other Jobs.



8.7 Gujarat Government is also working hard to take the whole State

forward:

In Singapore, Hon. Chief Minister Narendra Modi said recently, "Gujarat

has a unique combination of a strategic geographic location, state-of-the-art infrastructure, multi-lingual workforce,

concentration of corporate and financial resources and a world-class pro-business environment."

“The Chief Minister hopes to attract Chinese investment into sectors like chemicals and pharmaceuticals, gas

and oil, tourism and medical tourism”, some of the sectors mastered by Vadodara and identified

for this Knowledge City.

Singapore dailies quoted Modi as saying that he proposed to come out with an "integrated township policy" for Gujarat and that his government would

shortly come out with an exclusive 'Petroleum SEZ' "for servicing oil rigs and (to offer) other exploration and development services."

Noting that Gujarat encouraged private participation in port development, he

said, "Our concept is to have port-based SEZs with backward linkages with warehouses, cold storage and transportation network." Dahej near Vadodara is already a developed Port with SEZ status.

Modi told a select gathering in Ahmedabad that "Gujarat is not competing with other states like Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh. We may surpass them. I want Gujarat to compete with China,

Germany and Japan."

Gujarat is among the fastest growing states in India. Against the national

growth rate of around 8 per cent, Gujarat is galloping at over 12.5 per cent growth rate. Modi pointed out to his audience in Singapore that while India is struggling to achieve a 4 per cent farm sector growth rate, Gujarat's agriculture output was expanding by 11.2 per cent.

(Source: http://www.rediff.com/money/2006/nov/01modi.htm)

Take Forward Vadodara: Knowledge City

Gujarat has 12 SEZs (Special

Economic Zones) implemented or under implementation with 41 SEZs approved at various stages. Together with other

Mega Projects, Gujarat will catapult close to Rs 400,000 Crore (US$ 80 billion)

investment over next 5 to 10 years as per MOUs signed in Vibrant Gujarat 2007.

Gujarat shall soon cross to have 50 SEZs as per our visit to Indextb, Government of Gujarat, Gandhinagar.

“Let us not compare or compete with other cities of Gujarat or India. Let’s compete with London or Singapore or Silicon Valley in

The USA, not by size, but by strengths of knowledge, education, culture and knowledge-business.”



IMPLEMENTATION

ROADMAP

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9.0 IMPLEMENTATION ROADMAP (Annexure I)

The Time Frame to achieve the ‘Collective Dream’ - ‘Vadodara Dream’ is

given in Annexure I: Implementation Roadmap. The Wish List of Barodians is endless; but we suggest 10 Strategies and Roadmap to develop Vadodara: Knowledge City.

9.1 Top 10 Strategies to develop Vadodara: Knowledge City

(1) Thinking to develop Vadodara: Knowledge City: Are you thinking Vadodara for your business and life?

(2) Commitment to develop Vadodara: Knowledge City: Are you

committed to play your role?

(3) Knowledge Creation for Vadodara: Knowledge City: Are you

contributing to educating Barodians – rich and poor, children and adults, at colleges, schools and under Banyan Tree, by investing or

sponsoring?

(4) Knowledge Sharing with Vadodara: Knowledge City: Are you or would you like to become a teacher or trainer to students, managers,

owners and professionals?

(5) Infrastructure Development for Vadodara: Knowledge City: Wi-

Max Vadodara in 2007. Plan Flyovers, Air-conditioned Mass Rapid Transport (MRT), increased airline options throughout 24 hours, more gardens in the outskirts (consult Mohanbhai Patel, ex-Director, Parks & Gardens of Vadodara), smoother roads, cleaner city, and

planned maintenance of drainage, lights and roads.

(6) Funds generation for Vadodara: Knowledge City: Think Public-

Private Partnership, Sponsorships, Bank Loans, NRIs / NRGs NRBs, Financial Intermediatories, Consultants, Lawyers, Doctors, Industrialists, Philanthropists, Politicians, Bureaucrats, just anyone who can help bring in necessary funds for Vadodara and Knowledge

Sectors to thrive.

(7) Night Life: Create Walking Zones in the evenings at R C Dutt Road, Race Course, Mandvi, Nyan Mandir and so on. Illuminate brightly with

fountains and sitting benches. Allow clean Restaurants to operate 24 hours in these areas. Petrol Police to check crime and garbage. Make law to fine garbage spilling instantly like Singapore.



(8) Invite all stakeholders to deliberate and contribute every month – in small groups, societies, and commercial buildings to keep the city

clean, developing and pollution-free. Vadodara Initiative with other voluntary groups may like to coordinate these debates.

(9) Create Knowledge Infrastructure in Vadodara: Knowledge City:

International Conference Centre, Exhibition Enclave, Hotels and Restaurants, Amusement and Waterparks, Family Entertainment Centres (FECs), Shopping Malls, Modern Residential Townships, Swimming Pools, Clubs, Licensed Liquor Hotels (not liquor shops on

streets like other States). Invite Experts from all over the world to invest in creating knowledge infrastructure and participate in the City Growth.

(10) Enjoy Vadodara: Knowledge City.

9.2 Top 3 Actions for ‘Vadodara: Knowledge City’ Development

1) Knowledge Creation & Sharing:

• Vadodara: Knowledge City – Study Report.

• Vadodara: Knowledge City – Conference on 20th January 2007.

o Vadodara: Knowledge City Conference – Yearly event on

20th January of 2008, 2009, 2010 to 2020.

• Sectoral Group of Leaders – to deliberate and follow up with the

Governments and Entrepreneurs / Investors in Vadodara and worldwide.

2) Connecting Vadodara:

• Vadodara Telecom, Wi-Max Vadodara now! (2007)

• VMC, No potholes and overflowing sewerage please!

o No water logging under bridges and nullahs please!

o Declare Walking Zones and Parking Zones please!

• Traffic Police, please reduce vehicle emission (pollution) to

international standards!

• GPCB, please control pollution from chemical factories effectively!

3) Investing in Vadodara:

• Pick up a knowledge sector to invest alone or with knowledge

partners.

• Consult the Consultants, experts or knowledge workers before

taking investment decision.



• Get a Techno-economic Feasibility study undertaken by a

recognized and experienced team, consultant or firm. Take an

informed decision.

You are invited!

• Entrepreneurs, consider Vadodara as your Knowledge Business

destination to live and work in and for Vadodara.

• MSU, please internationalize academic programs with skill-

development training, start more global scale programs, and encourage private sector investment or colleges for higher education in all knowledge fields.

• Educationists, come forward to invest in creating international

standard schools and higher education colleges in Vadodara by following Indian Ethos and Values in teaching and employing teachers at the best possible scales. Create surplus without exploitation to invest back in education. Raise yourselves to be able to receive

donations and endowments.

• Builders, take your strides to build Vadodara as a Knowledge City.

• Bankers, plan to fund Vadodara: Knowledge City projects.

• Engineers, start working on e-Engineering Services from Vadodara to

the World.

• Doctors, you are invited to expand or create new healthcare facilities

in Vadodara.

• Accountants, start looking for accounting BPO business from UK and

The USA.

• Lawyers, look forward to Legal BPO opportunities that are yet to

come in a big way.

• Consultants and Professionals, consider Vadodara to expand or set

up your best practices.

• Job seekers, Welcome to Vadodara to Work your World up.

Welcome to Live in Vadodara: Knowledge City



IMPLEMENTATION

MECHANISM

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10.0 IMPLEMENTATION MECHANISM

How do we ensure Implementation by stakeholders? What should be the right strategy that must work? The ‘9-Ball Game Approach’ of TEAM to develop Vadodara: Knowledge City

gives 9 Keys to Implementation Mechanism:

10.1 9 Keys to Implementation for Vadodara: Knowledge City

Although we have attempted to provide

broad mechanism for implementation of Vadodara Vision for Knowledge City, nothing is achievable without your involvement and initiative. We want to

find out from you, all of you, Barodians, Indians and Global citizens by meeting on the Grand Event of:

Vadodara: Knowledge City

Conference

• Be in Baroda!

• Don’t Miss the Opportunity to share knowledge and experience, renew your old friendships, or make new business and social contacts.

• Please send your views and interest by email and get involved in developing Vadodara: Knowledge City

• Learning • Educating • Participating

• Involving • Funding / Fund-raising • Risking Business • Working

• Achieving • Enjoying.



Contact CII: Vadodara

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www.ciionline.org Tel: 098257 11742 098248 43344

TEAM: Vadodara

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www.TeamPro.org Tel: 094260 75402

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