Gujarat's industrial sector has substantially gained form national policy of liberalization particularly after 1990-91. The state has also followed consistent policies and taken further measures to liberalize the state economy and simplify certain procedures to promote industrial activities. The Centre's efforts at liberalizing the industrial economy are, by and large, confined to the early nineties, whereas Gujarat has started its major efforts in this direction only after the mid-nineties. It is perhaps because of this reason that the impetus to the accelerated growth in the industrial sector in Gujarat continued significantly throughout the nineties.