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The adjacent variation of the Vibrant Gujarat Regional Conference (VGRC), focusing connected Central Gujarat, volition beryllium held successful Vadodara successful the past week of June 2026, bringing unneurotic stakeholders from industry, government, and academia to item the region’s concern strength, concern opportunities and tourism potential.
Covering 10 districts — Ahmedabad, Anand, Chhotaudepur, Dahod, Gandhinagar, Kheda, Mahisagar, Narmada, Panchmahal and Vadodara — Central Gujarat accounts for 28% of the state’s full manufacturing output, according to authoritative data.
District-level information from the Annual Survey of Industries 2022-23 shows that the portion contributes 93% of Gujarat’s full output successful different transport instrumentality manufacturing, including railway locomotives, rolling stock, aircraft, spacecraft and two- and three-wheeled vehicles. It besides contributes 92 per cent of the state’s car and car components output, 70% of beverages manufacturing, and 63 per cent each successful pharmaceuticals and electrical equipment.
Around 62% of Gujarat’s full country falls nether the power portion of the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC), with 2 large projects successful Central Gujarat, the 5,560-acre Dholera Special Investment Region (DSIR) and the 2,849-acre Mandal-Becharaji Special Investment Region (MBSIR), playing a cardinal relation successful the corridor’s development.
Officials said each territory successful the portion has developed specialised concern strengths. Vadodara is led by chemicals and petrochemicals, accounting for 61 per cent of its manufacturing output, portion Ahmedabad has beardown beingness successful car and car components, textiles, basal metals and pharmaceuticals. Gandhinagar’s manufacturing is driven by nutrient processing, basal metals and chemicals, portion besides emerging arsenic a centre for electronics and fiscal exertion done the beingness of GIFT City.
Anand’s concern basal is centred connected agro and dairy processing, portion Panchmahal has a beardown footprint successful car components, rubber and plastics, and pharmaceuticals. Kheda’s output is driven by rubber and plastics products and nutrient processing, portion Narmada, Chhotaudepur and Dahod are mostly supported by agro and nutrient processing industries.
In FY 2024-25, Central Gujarat recorded exports worthy $20.54 billion, reaching much than 219 countries. Pharmaceuticals led the export handbasket astatine $3.67 billion, followed by atomic reactors, boilers and machinery astatine $2.79 billion, electrical machinery and instrumentality astatine $1.79 billion, roadworthy vehicles and parts astatine $1.47 billion, and integrated chemicals astatine $1.45 billion. The United States was the largest export destination, accounting for 23.8 per cent of full exports, followed by the UAE, Thailand, the UK and Saudi Arabia.
The upcoming league volition absorption connected sectors including semiconductors and electronics, IT and ITeS, biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, aerospace and defence, fintech, car and car components, dairy and nutrient processing, education, chemicals and petrochemicals, textiles and apparel, greenish energy, accomplishment development, startups, MSMEs, and tourism and culture.
Tourism and civilization volition beryllium a large taxable of the conference, with accent connected promoting practice and eco-tourism destinations crossed the region. Key attractions see Sabarmati Ashram, Laxmi Vilas Palace, Swaminarayan Akshardham, Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park, and Statue of Unity. Other tourism sites specified arsenic Nalsarovar Bird Sanctuary and the Pavagadh Hill corridor are besides expected to diagnostic prominently.
The league builds connected the outcomes of the 3 erstwhile VGRC editions. The inaugural North Gujarat variation successful Mehsana successful October 2025 saw the signing of 1,264 memoranda of knowing (MoUs) worthy ₹3.25 lakh crore and attracted much than 29,000 registrations and implicit 440 planetary delegates from 80 countries.
The Kutch and Saurashtra variation held successful Rajkot successful January 2026 recorded 5,492 MoUs with projected investments of ₹5.78 lakh crore and information from astir 400 planetary delegates representing 57 countries.
The astir caller South Gujarat variation successful Surat successful May 2026 resulted successful 2,792 MoUs worthy ₹3.53 lakh crore and drew much than 20,000 registrations on with implicit 150 planetary delegates from 27 countries.
