Gujarat International Finance Tech-City is India’s biggest major planned skyscraper being built in Gandhinagar which is 32 kms approx from Ahmedabad. It is Gujarat’s first major commercial skyscraper, and one of the biggest single megaprojects in India!
Boasting 17 high rise commercial buildings — the tallest being the signature 80-storey, 400m “Diamond Tower” — as well as an artificial island, integrated mass transit and dedicated expressways, residential townships, and dedicated power supply, the 500 acre GIFT aims to be Global Financial Services hub.
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Gem and diamond testing laboratories are to be set up by the Gujarat government across the state in anticipation of the 2009 Vibrant Gujarat Global Investors Summit. The state is planning to establish cooperation with the Gemological Institute of America (GIA), which offers grading services to gem, diamond and jewelry merchants all over the world. The GIA will now hallmark products of the jewelry industry in the state.
The General Manager of Projects and Technology at the Industrial Extension Bureau (iNDEXTb), Chandan Chatterjee, stated: "The state already has a jewelry testing laboratory and grading system through some private companies and the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS). Since we are hoping to attract investments worth over Rs 500 crore during Vibrant Gujarat, an international standard of grading is imperative to lure foreign buyers. We are looking to set up a gem testing laboratory in collaboration with domestic players."
The laboratories will be established at an investment of around Rs 1 crore each, with the partial financial support of the state government. Surat, Ahmedabad, Jamnagar and Rajkot are likely to house these laboratory centers.
With the aim of developing inclusive manpower in the jewelry sector, the government plans to create more gem and jewelry parks all over the state. Plans also include upgrading training institutes in cities such as Rajkot and Ahmedabad.

The World Bank has included Ahmedabad in the list of Indian cities for a ranking on 'Doing Business in India - 2009'. The World Bank, which brings out the report in association with the International Finance Corporation, agreed to include Ahmedabad after the Gujarat government made a strong representation for including the city in this survey to determine the investment climate across India. The World Bank's earlier report 'Doing Business in India - 2007' did not take into account Ahmedabad while it covered Bangalore, Bhubaneshwar, Kolkata, Chandigarh, Chennai, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Lucknow, Mumbai, New Delhi, Patna and Ranchi. The survey for the 2009 report too by passed Ahmedabad, even as it listed cities like Jaipur, Hyderabad and Bangalore. When officials in Gandhinagar came to know of it, they fought for its inclusion and have finally succeeded. World Bank officials will be coming to Gujarat next month to make an initial survey, talking to businesses based in Ahmedabad. The state government has quickly moved in to do some window-dressing. A state-level committee has been put in place under the chairmanship of chief secretary Manjula Subramaniam, with state industries commissioner Sujit Gulati as member-secretary, to improve procedures to meet the 10 parameters. (see box) A notification issued on Friday also instructed all state departments and agencies to identify critical areas of public interface and device a roadmap to reduce time and cost. The departments are expected to study best practices within the country and abroad, and suggest improvement mainly through e-governance. The objective is to introduce greater accountability within the system to eliminate red-tape and bring about greater efficiency.