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Discuss the salient characteristics of industrial complexes of Western India. Examine the impact of SEZ policy on the region.

  • UPSC 2022
  • Industry

The country's premier complex, originating in the Mumbai port (1774) and the Suez Canal (1869), with cotton textiles as nucleus; over 8,000 registered factories in Greater Mumbai alone.

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  • The complexes of western India
  • Mumbai-Thane-Pune-Nashik
  • The Gujarat golden corridor
  • Jamnagar-Sikka
  • Salient characteristics
  • Impact of SEZ policy on the region
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