Recent Developments in Key Sectors

• In the Union Budget 2023-24:
  • Rs. 132.09 crore (US$ 16.1 million) was allocated for various schemes in the education sector.
  • Rs. 207.38 crore (US$ 25.3 million) was allocated to carry out various schemes in the medical and health sector.
  • Rs. 360.58 crore (US$ 44 million) was allocated for various schemes related to roads and bridges.
• On April 17, 2023, Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi inaugurated the new campus of the NAMO Medical Education and Research Institute, the only medical college in the UT of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. The institute, which had been operating from a leased building, is shifted to its own campus spread across 35 acres in Silvassa. The foundation stone of the medical college was laid in 2019.
• In August 2022, the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) opened its campus in Daman.
• In August 2021, ReNew Power signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with the Solar Energy Corp. of India (SECI) for round-the-clock (RTC) electricity supply of 400 MW in Dadra & Nagar Haveli and New Delhi.
• In July 2021, Torrent Power announced the acquisition of 51% in power distribution companies in Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu to cater to the rising demand for power in the union territory, and strengthen its position as one of the leading power distribution companies in the country.
• In June 2021, the Tribal Co-operative Marketing Development Federation of India (TRIFED) inaugurated two new retail outlets in Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu to promote tribal products in the union territory.
• In December 2020, Hindalco Industries announced plans to set up a 34,000 tonne aluminium extrusion plant worth Rs. 730 crore (US$ 99.28 million) at Silvassa.
• The proposed eight-lane Baroda-Mumbai expressway will pass through the states of Maharashtra, Gujarat and Dadra & Nagar Haveli, thereby opening up the UT to investments.
• The ‘New Education Policy’ will help in the development of higher education infrastructure within the boundaries of this union territory.
• Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu are leaders in plasticisers and contribute to 28% of India’s plastic production in the form of aerospace, households, medical, green houses, defence and non-conventional energy.
  • In FY22, the UT exported plastic raw materials worth US$ 137.83 million, and plastic sheets and films worth US$ 94.6 million.
• Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu leads in integrated textile plants and polyester hubs and accounts for 80% of India’s texturising yarn production.
  • In FY22, the UT exported manmade yarn, fabrics and madeups worth US$ 680 million.