Carried out Pilot Projects on extraction of Uranium from Phosphoric Acid and Copper Tailings with the help of BARC in the Deptt of Atomic Energy, GOI
Resolved some strategic issues of Electronics Corporation (ECIL ), Indian Rare Earths ( IRE ) and Nuclear Power Corporation of India (NPC)
Wound up 16 Mills of Gujarat State Textile Corporation -First such exercise in India of the planned attritim 16,000 workers and winding up a govt company.
Rolled out the concept of Info City in Gandhi Nagar – an Information Technology support township in the State Capital
Set up Gujarat Cleaner Production Center (GCPC)
Set up GIDC- Roefel Institute of Management, Vapi
Developed Common Effluent Treatment Plants ( CETPs ) across Gujarat
Interacted closely with Asian Development Bank (ADB) for Public Sector Restructuring in Gujarat
Initiated computerization of Gujarat. He activated the software Park of GIDC at Gandhinagar, developed the Computer Center for the Chief Minister and launched the first Website of Gujarat Govt viz.gujaratindia.com
Structured and Developed a number of Industrial Estates eg. Jhagadia and Dahej, Lodhika, Vilayat which today are the most unique investment regions for Chemical and Petrochemical Industries
Initiated Studies through KPMG consultants on SEZ law in consultation with GOI
Structured Concession Agreements for Ports, Roads, and Power Sector projects as CEO Guj. Infrastructure Dev Board (GIDB)
Developed Infrastructure Development Plan for Gujarat on Public Private Participation basis.
Created Gujarat Social Infrastructure Development Board Society in the Dept. of Planning. Govt of Gujarat.
Created Commissionerate of Human Development in the Planning Development.
Commissioned a large no. of Special Economic Zones in the state of Gujarat.
Regulated Export Oriented units of state of Gujarat.
Was instrumental in Regulating the Reliance Refinery at Jamnagar – The largest in the world, as an export oriented unit and an SEZ.
Expanded Medical College Base in Gujarat at both the Graduation and Post Graduate levels . He also handled successfully issues of outbreak of Hepatitis B as also the Swine Flu in its first Round in Gujarat.
Facilitated the setting up of Aryabhatta Geo-Informatics and Space Application Centre in Himachal Pradesh on the lines of BISAG
Made Gujarat the only state in the country to have end-to-end IP based connectivity and created the largest State Wide Area Network in Asia – Pacific region.
Conceptualised a “Unified Communication System ” for carrying voice, data and video to all offices of the State Government on IP backbone ie GSWAN, leading to huge saving of telephone billing of the Entire State Government
Devised a unique collaborative policy structure for IT Roadmap for all the departments of the Gujarat government for development of ERP type applications with GIS basis leading to the state government winning several IT awards at national and international forums.
Made Gujarat State Wide Area Network (GSWAN) connectivity stronger by five times at taluka level to facilitate ‘Aapano Taluko Vibrant Taluko’ (ATVT) operations
Set up Community Science Centers (CSC) in every district of the state to create future scientists from grassroots
Set up a permanent exhibit gallery on electricity – India’s first electricity museum – CLP Electrodome’ at Gujarat Science City
Established Gujarat Bio-diversity Gene Bank
Installed digital media equipments worth over Rs. 700 crores in 17000 village primary schools to enhance quality of education in the state
