INDIAN STATE : RAJASTHAN

General Information

Rajasthan is located in Northwestern India and has boundaries with the States of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and Gujarat as well as a long international boundary with Pakistan.

Rajasthan excels itself in a variety of fields such as industry, power, agriculture, handicrafts and law and order. Rajasthan successfully fulfills the locational requirements of domestic as well as international companies. Its immediacy to the northern and western markets of India, immeasurable mineral resources, the trouble free labor environment and the investor friendly nature of the state government makes it a key choice for business investments. The State has taken numerous policy initiatives to sustain and strengthen an investment environment in which the private sector can flourish. These initiatives seek to promote private sector involvement in infrastructure development across various sectors. Rajasthan attracts a large number of Multinational Companies to set up projects in the State.

Fact File

Source: CSO Estimates

Climate

• Summer (March to June) -Warm
  
• Monsoon (July to August) -Warm
  
• Winter (November to February) - Cool and Pleasant

Area

342,239 sq. km.

Advantage Rajasthan

Rajasthan is one of the most preferred destinations for investments in major sectors. The state is an obvious choice for agro and mineral based industries owing to easy availability of raw materials. There is vast potential for food processing, solvent extraction and associated industries like cold storage in Rajasthan. The large stock of cattle is an advantage for leather, wool, dairy and meat based units. Other thriving industries in the state are textiles, tourism, automobiles, consumer goods and information technology.

Rajasthan has attracted a large number of Multinational Companies to set up projects in the State. Industrial houses of India and multi-nationals alike have set up ventures in fields as diverse as Information Technology, Electronics, Textiles, Chemicals, Agro-processing, Cement, Granite, and Engineering. Multinational companies like Ericsson, Corning, GE Capital, Ford, Bosch & Lomb, Mico-Bousch, Electrolux, Gillette etc. had chosen the State of Rajasthan for setting up their projects

The leading advantages of the state are:

• Rajasthan is geographically the largest state in the country
  
• Rajasthan has formulated Investor friendly policies
  
• The state has remarkably stable political environment
  
• The state is blessed with adequate power availability
  
• Access to booming markets
  
• Rajasthan has a pool of skilled workforce
  
• The state has excellent Law & Order situation
  
• Peaceful and Congenial work environment
  
• Developed infrastructure, enough land & water
  
• Comparatively less loss of man days due to labor problem
  
• Pro-active officials and "Single Window Clearance"
  
• Proximity to National Capital
  
• International Airport at Jaipur (domestic Airport is being upgraded)
  
• Well known on the world tourist map.
  
• Second Largest deposits of non-ferrous minerals in India
  
• Monopoly in Marbles, Sand Stone
  
• Second Largest deposit of Lime Stone
  
• Huge Deposits of Ceramic raw materials etc.