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STATE POLICY- GUJARAT
ESDM sector.
1.2. To constitute a high-level committee with due representation from the Industry for marketing the State’ s offers based on its competencies and thereby attract investments into the State.
1.3. To facilitate setting up of Semiconductor Wafer Fab facilities and its eco- system for design and fabrication of chips and chip components for consumption sectors such as Auto, Telecom, Agriculture, Irrigation, Life Sciences, Education, Energy, Water, Rural Development. the Government of India. Even if a company obtains contract manufacturing services from a Gujaratbased unit or procures components manufactured in Gujarat, the value of such services / components will be included in the value addition. The Science and Technology Department will publish detailed guidelines in this regard in due course.
3.2. The establishment of a free trade & warehousing zone( FTWZ) for Raw Materials, Components, Consumables, Parts and packing Materials required for Electronics hardware manufacturing will be suitably facilitated in the State to make access to input / raw material easy for local Industry.
1.4. To facilitate setting up of Greenfield and Brownfield
Electronics Manufacturing Clusters( EMCs) with
world-class logistics, infrastructure and businessincubation
4. Creating eco-system for innovation, R & D and
friendly facilities with sea, air and inland
in ESDM sector:
connectivity.
4.1. To facilitate IP development by Indian industry,
1.5. To assist setting up of Design City in the State to
academic and R & D institutions with the active
attract leading design companies from across the globe to set up their base in Gujarat.
1.6. To encourage coordination and tie up with Electronic Cities of international repute and engage with top ESDM companies to pro-actively invite investments into the State.
1.7. To suitably help in providing basic infrastructural facilities like uninterrupted power, water, roads, etc.
1.8. To extend support for e-waste management as per applicable rules and regulations.
2. Human Resource Development( HRD)
2.1. To work closely with the Private Sector, Universities and other institutions of learning in designing tailor-made curriculum / programmes to cater to the requirements of the 5 industry.
support of the State Government. IP creation by local units will be given prime 6 importance.
4.2. To infuse special funds jointly in partnership with the industry and / or other academic institutions of excellence for promoting innovation and incubation.
4.3. To support setting up of R & D centres equipped with Testing / Validation / QA equipments to be shared by the industry.
4.4. To set up ESDM Incubation Centres and Product Development Centres in collaboration with global R & D centres of eminence and repute.
V. Definitions
2.2. To facilitate enhancement of the number of graduates / post graduates and other skilled manpower by suitably increasing capacities in Colleges / Universities / ITIs / Polytechnics / Kaushalya Vardhan Kendras( KVKs) through publicprivate partnership and otherwise by the Education and Labour & Employment Departments of the State Government.
2.3. To establish an ESDM University as one of the leading technology research institutes in the Asia region.
2.4. To forge global partnerships with international 1. The Policy shall cover the ESDM sector. institutes of repute and top corporates in the
2. ESDM shall include the entire value chain of all sector for innovation, R & D, knowledge transfer, electronic verticals / products covered under the strategic tie-ups, etc. in coordination with Gujarat
National Policy on Electronics and related notifications Innovation Council. issued by the Department of Electronics & Information 2.5. To encourage Industrial internships for UG / PG Technology( DeitY), Ministry of Communication &
students and faculty exposure programme in
Information Technology, Government of India and will ESDM Industry. also include computers and peripherals,
3. Creating local demand for electronic products and communication devices, electronic manufacturing promoting ESDM companies in the State: services, strategic electronics and its components,
3.1. Preference will be given to locally manufactured industrial electronics, automotive electronics, telecom electronic products in the State for Government electronic equipment, information and broadcasting purchase / procurement based on the criteria electronic equipment, medical electronics, electronic linked to the extent of local value addition in line gaming and electronic toys. The classification of the with the Preferential Market Access( PMA) Policy of products covered under this Policy is at Annexure A.
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