India's most investment friendly states, Gujarat tops
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Five out of 20 industrial states led by Gujarat have clearly emerged as preferred investment destinations by attracting 53.56 per cent of total live investments worth Rs 120.34 lakh crore, according to a recent study by Assocham.
The remaining 15 states received Rs 55.89 lakh crore worth of proposals.
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India's most investment friendly states, Gujarat tops
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1. Gujarat
Investment: Rs 16.28 lakh crore
Gujarat has emerged the most preferred investment destination.
Gujarat, of the total proposals worth Rs 16.28 lakh crore, attracted 39.2 per cent in electricity, 24.2 per cent in manufacturing, 16.2 per cent in services, 14.3 per cent in real estate, 5.2 per cent in irrigation and 0.9 per cent in mining.
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India's most investment friendly states, Gujarat tops
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2. Maharashtra
Investment: Rs 14.14 lakh crore
Maharashtra, of the total proposals worth Rs 14.14 lakh crore, attracted 37.1 per cent in services, 31.7 per cent in electricity, 18.7 per cent in real estate, 11 per cent in manufacturing, 1.1 per cent in irrigation and 0.5 per cent in mining.
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3. Andhra Pradesh
Investment: Rs 12.09 lakh crore
Andhra Pradesh, of the total proposals worth Rs 12.09 lakh crore, attracted 32.5 per cent in electricity, 21.7 per cent in manufacturing, 19.8 per cent in services, 11.6 per cent in irrigation, 11.6 per cent in real estate and 2.8 per cent in mining.
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4. Odisha
Investment: Rs 12.09 lakh crore
Odisha, of the total proposals worth Rs 12.09 lakh crore, attracted 44.2 per cent in manufacturing, 40.4 per cent in electricity, 7.4 per cent in services, 6.5 per cent in mining, 0.9 per cent in real estate and 0.6 per cent in irrigation.
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5. Karnataka
Investment: Rs 9.85 lakh crore
Karnataka has clocked a share of about 8.18 per cent in the total live investments worth Rs 120.34 lakh crore at the end of the year.
Of the total investment proposals, Karnataka attracted 38.9 per cent in manufacturing, 24.6 per cent in services, 15.2 per cent in real estate, 5.6 per cent in irrigation and 1.5 per cent in mining.
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6. Tamil Nadu
Investment: Rs 9.13 lakh crore
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Jharkhand
Investment: Rs 7.16 lakh crore
Jharkhand was at seventh position with Rs 7.16 lakh crore investment proposals. Manufacturing has got 63.1 per cent share in total live investments in Jharkhand.
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West Bengal
Investment: Rs 6.23 lakh crore
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Madhya Pradesh
Investment: Rs 5.65 lakh crore
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Uttar Pradesh
Investment: Rs 5.38 lakh crore
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Haryana
Investment: Rs 4.98 lakh crore
For the real estate sector, Haryana was a major destination as it attracted 49.7 per cent of the total investment proposals.
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Chhattisgarh
Investment: Rs 4.56 lakh crore
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13. Rajasthan
Investment: Rs 2.54 lakh crore
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14. Bihar
Investment: Rs 2.38 lakh crore
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15. Punjab
Investment: Rs 2.16 lakh crore
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Kerala
Investment: Rs 2.12 lakh crore
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17. Jammu and Kashmir
Investment: Rs 1.11 lakh crore
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18. Uttarakhand
Investment: Rs 1.07 lakh crore
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