Liberalization in Gujarat: review of recent experience

Abstract

Gujarat s industrial sector has substantially gained form national policy of liberalization particularly after 1990-91. The state has also followed consistent policies and taken further measures to liberalize the state economy and simplify certain procedures to promote industrial activities. The Centre s efforts at liberalizing the industrial economy are, by and large, confined to the early nineties, whereas Gujarat has started its major efforts in this direction only after the mid-nineties. It is perhaps because of this reason that the impetus to the accelerated growth in the industrial sector in Gujarat continued significantly throughout the nineties.