Top 10 Fastest Economically Growing Cities in India

Surat

·  Fastest growing city in the world ·  Average growth rate of 9.2% ·  Diamond processing hub ·  Textile industry stronghold ·  Major companies: ONGC, GAIL, Reliance Industries

Agra

·  Home of the Taj Mahal ·  Growing hub for hospitality ·  Leather goods and iron foundries ·  Manufacturing sector ·  Thriving small-scale industry

Bengaluru

·  India's IT capital ·  Silicon Valley of India ·  Tech giants: Tata, Infosys, Wipro ·  Aerospace and defence centre ·  Booming retail market

Hyderabad

·  Major technology and entrepreneurial hub ·  HITECH City and T-Hub ·  Home to Apple, Microsoft, Google, Infosys ·  City of Pearls ·  Bio-pharmaceuticals and handicrafts

Nagpur

·  Emerging metropolis in Maharashtra ·  Next IT hub with Infosys and TCS ·  Agriculture (oranges) and Ayurvedic medicine ·  Hyundai, Unitech, Videocon plants ·  Banking sector importance

Tirupur

·  Knitwear industry hub ·  46% of cotton knitwear exports ·  Infrastructure and support needed ·  Facing challenges due to GST and demonetization ·  Predicted average growth of 8.36%

Rajkot

·  Fourth largest city in Gujarat ·  Small-scale manufacturing industries ·  Casting, forging, and jewellery export ·  Emerging software and ITeS centre ·  Textile printing units

Trichy

·  Industrial city in Tamil Nadu ·  High-tech production units like BHEL ·  Industrial and engineering equipment manufacturing ·  Software exports ·  Hub of technological and educational activities

Chennai

·  Capital city of Tamil Nadu ·  Hub of India's automobile industry ·  Software, IT-enabled services, and hardware manufacturing ·  Petrochemicals and textiles ·  Financial services centre

Vijayawada

·  Second largest city in Andhra Pradesh ·  Processing of agricultural products ·  Automobile bodybuilding ·  Textiles, consumer goods, and small-scale industries ·  Major business centre