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DSIR is rapidly emerging as a next-gen industries destination
The journey of building the Dholera Special Investment Region (DSIR) can be described in one word: transformative. It formally began with the enactment of the Gujarat Special Investment Region (GSIR) Act in 2009, a pioneering legislative framework that enabled the planning, development and governance of large-scale industrial zones. Under this Act, Dholera was announced as the first and flagship SIR, envisioned as a Greenfield Smart City — a vision first articulated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his tenure as Chief Minister of Gujarat. Spanning over 920 sq km, DSIR is India’s largest greenfield urban development initiative.
Product nation: Dholera and India's quest to build factories for the world
A guided tour of the Dholera Special Investment Region (SIR) typically starts with a short audio-visual presentation titled “New Vision for New India”. It showcases a high-tech city of global standards that boasts 360-degree connectivity via air, rail, road, and ports. Visualised as a showpiece manufacturing hub, this greenfield town of Gujarat has been in the making for the past many years. Now, finally, it is expecting an international airport sometime early next year, a broad-gauge railway line in the near future, and linkages with important ports such as Pipavav soon.
Will India's ambitious plan to build a semiconductor ecosystem succeed?
Dholera, Gujarat Located 115 kilometres southwest of Ahmedabad, Dholera is a dusty village of broken roads and rugged terrain―nondescript at first glance. The landscape is dry and barren, save for an area where construction is in full swing. Sleek office buildings are beginning to rise, and newly laid blacktop roads carve paths into the future―an empty canvas coming to life.
अहमदाबाद के पास एक और इंटरनेशनल एयरपोर्ट, जानें कब तक काम होने की उम्मीद
गुजरात के विकास के लिए राज्य सरकार द्वारा कई जरूरी कदम उठाए जा रहे हैं। इसमें केंद्र सरकार भी राज्य सरकार की मदद कर रही है। राज्य में कई प्रोजेक्ट पर काम चल रहा है, जिसके जरिए प्रदेश के इंफ्रास्ट्रक्चर विकास को मजबूत किया जाएगा। इसी के तहत राज्य के धोलेरा सिटी का निर्माण किया जा रहा है। राज्य की धोलेरा सिटी में लोगों की हर एक सुविधा का खास ध्यान रखा गया है। इस सिटी में बिजनेस कॉम्प्लेक्स समेत कई मेगा प्रोजेक्ट पर काम हो रहा है। मेगा प्रोजेक्ट के तहत धोलेरा इंटरनेशनल और ग्रीनफील्ड एयरपोर्ट का निर्माण भी किया जा रहा है।
Opinion | PM Modi’s Dholera Dream A Vision Of Economic Prosperity & Innovation
Gujarat is driving India’s dream to become the global hub of the semiconductor industry. With the vision of the Union government, its policy support, infrastructure development, and incentives, the state is the most preferred choice for semiconductor investments.
Gujarat Semiconnect Conference Sees Rs 1.04 Lakh Cr Investment In Semicon Sector
The Gujarat Semiconnect Conference, held at Mahatma Mandir in Gandhinagar, witnessed the signing of eight major Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) worth over Rs 1.04 lakh crore. In the presence of Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, these agreements aim to boost semiconductor and electronics manufacturing in Gujarat, potentially generating thousands of jobs. The three-day event was attended by over 1,500 delegates and 250 exhibitors. Among the key agreements, Jabil India signed an MoU to establish a Silicon Photonics Manufacturing Unit in Gujarat with an investment of Rs 1,000 crore. This unit will produce photonics transceivers essential for AI, telecom, the Internet of Things (IoT) and smart infrastructure, creating approximately 1,500 new jobs.
Multiple MoUs signed at Gujarat semi-connect conference to propel semiconductor growth
Multiple Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) were signed in the Gujarat semi-connect Conference, in the presence of Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Wednesday. An MoU was signed with JABIL India company for establishing new Silicon Photonics Manufacturing Unit in Gujarat with an investment of Rs 1000 crore, according to a press release. This unit will focus on manufacturing photonics transceivers, which are essential data communication devices used in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecom, the Internet of Things (IoT), and smart-infrastructure. The investment is expected to generate approximately 1500 new employment opportunities.
With Rs 15k cr semicon investments, Guj to build local-to-global value chain
Gandhinagar: In a move set to redefine the state's industrial landscape, chief minister Bhupendra Patel kicked off the Gujarat SemiConnect IESA Vision Summit 2025 on Wednesday and shared a compelling vision to turn Gujarat into a semiconductor hub. Held at the Mahatma Mandir Exhibition and Convention Centre in Gandhinagar, the summit saw a Rs 15,000 crore investment push to build a dynamic local-to-global value chain. The conference was marked by the signing of 10 strategic MoUs that will redefine the state's tech future.
Gujarat: Ahmedabad-Dholera Expressway Nears Completion, Full Details Inside
Gujarat’s 109-kilometre Ahmedabad-Dholera Expressway is almost finished, with 91 percent of construction completed. This Rs 4,500 crore project was expected to open by the end of January, as per Knocksense. It is being said that this will improve connections between Ahmedabad, Bhavnagar, and Dholera, India’s first greenfield smart city. At present, the journey of 169 km between Ahmedabad and Bhavnagar takes more than three hours. The new expressway will shorten this distance to 141 km, cutting travel time to just 1 hour and 45 minutes. The journey between Ahmedabad and Dholera will also be much quicker, dropping from 2 hours 15 minutes to just 40-45 minutes.
Dholera SIR to have school, hospital, fire station, desalination plant
Japan K Pathak, Gandhinagar: Dholera will get a fire station, school, hospital, desalination plant, and more in the next couple of years. Finance Minister Kanubhai Desai has, in the annual budget 2025-26, made several provisions to push infrastructure at Dholera. A Rs. 170 crore allocation is made to develop social infrastructure (hospital and school) at the Dholera Special Investment Region (SIR). A Rs. 25 crore allocation is made to develop a fire station at Dholera SIR. Sea dredging for land filling at Dholera SPR ( by DCI – Dredging Corporation India) will take place for Rs. 10 crore.
