Top 10 Cities in India for doing business

Mumbai

The capital city of state of Maharashtra, Mumbai, is also known as the ‘New York of India’. Mumbai, formerly known as ‘Bombay’ is a metropolitan city of India and with the production of 5% of the total GDP of India, Mumbai is considered as the financial capital of India. This is full of Commercial Capital, Financial Institutions, Chemical Industry, Pharmaceuticals Industry, Food & Food Processing and it is also the Head Office for most of large Global/Indian companies. Bollywood, the largest film industry in the world in terms of ticket sales and number of films produced is also based within this city.

New Delhi

New Delhi, the capital of India, is also considered as the political capital of the country. Amongst the prominent industries present in and around Delhi are: IT, Automobiles & Auto Ancillaries, Electronics and Agriculture products.

Kolkata

Situated on the eastern bank of Hooghly River, Kolkata, the capital city of West Bengal, is thecultural capital of India. Kolkata has remained the capital of British India till 1912. Amongst the important industries present in and around Kolkata are Mining & Metals.

Chennai

One of the four metropolitan cities of India, Chennai, is the capital city of Tamil Nadu. Located in southern India along the Coromandel Coast, the economy of Chennai is based on Technology, Car, Healthcare and Hardware.

Bangalore

The capital of Karnataka, Bangalore, is an emerging metropolitan city of India, the city is considered to be the IT hub of India. Alternatively known as the ‘Silicon Valley of India’, ‘City of Gardens’ as well as ‘Pub Capital of India’. It is the center for  IT, R&D, Aerospace and Electronics industry in India.

Pune

The second largest city of Maharashtra, Pune is also known as the ‘Queen of Deccan’ owing to its picturesque beauty and abundance of natural resources. Pune is slowly and gradually emerging to be an important city for IT as well as for the expansion of industrialized companies of India. It has large number of Automobile, Engineering & HVAC (Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning) industries.

Hyderabad

Hyderabad is popularly known as the ‘City of Pearls’ and the ‘City of Nizams’. The capital city of Andhra Pradesh is considered as the Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical hub of India. It also houses a large no. of IT companies.

Ahmedabad

The earlier capital of Gujarat, Ahmedabad is boastful of its growing economy. The biggest city of Gujarat bases its economy on the retail industry which accounts for the largest number of employers in Ahmedabad. Not only is Ahmedabad the largest denim supplier in the country, but also the largest gems and jewellery exporter of India. The areas in and around Ahmedabad also has large number of Chemicals, Fertilizers and Oil & Gas refineries in India.

Nagpur

Located in Maharashtra, Nagpur, is the biggest city of central India. The city which is also known as the ‘Orange City’ of India, has gained importance for its banking sector. The city is also an important center of education in Central India.  It’s gradually emerging as a hub for some aerospace service firms in India due to its central location. Also the belt in and around Nagpur has vast coal resources.

Surat

It is located on the left bank of River Tapti and popularly known as the textile business and as theworld’s diamond capital.