GIDC the most customer oriented corporation, came into existence in 1962, under the Gujarat Industrial Development Act, 1962, with a vision of accelerate the pace of industrialization in the State of Gujarat.
Since then there was no looking back Having the Corporate and registered office at Udyog Bhavan, Gandhinagar, it has extended operations all over the State of Gujarat An entrepreneur, wishing to start an industry, would always look for availability of ready infrastructure, not only for speedy implementation but also to reduce pre - project implementation cost / time. To enable an entrepreneur to set up the project envisaged within available resources, GIDC identifies locations suitable for industrial development and arranges for infrastructure facilities that one would normally look for.
GIDC industrial estates are equipped with essential infrastructure facilities like roads, drainage, power, water supply and street lights. Then there are the supportive amenities and commercial facilities like banking, tele-communication, shopping complex, canteens, schools, dispensaries, police chowky, community hall etc.
In many estates there are housing facilities for workers and executives. These low cost ready to occupy houses prove to be a major boon, doing away with the need for commuting from great distances. This helps the entrepreneurs in attracting better talent and also results in enhanced productivity