Site Suitability for MSME Industries using GIS and MCDM Technique; A Case of Jaipur City, India

Abstract Planning for land resources is an essential decision-making process as it has multiplier effects on the economy of developing countries. Suitable strategies for planning and development of industrial areas, hold the potential to promote economic and environmental efficiency in India. Manufacturing industries as Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) have a major share of the total count of industries and also contribute approximately a third of country’s GDP. The siting of these enterprises becomes vital as they significantly affect the employment and economic issues and also their concentration impacts the ecology of a specific area. The historians and planners have put their findings on siting the manufacturing sector in the form of locational theories as discussed in this research study with case specific relevance to Jaipur city in Rajasthan. Considering such select locational theories and literature review along with the government policy framework, certain factors are identified having an analogous impact in deciding the location of MSME industries. These factors after surveys and expert opinion have been analyzed using GIS as a platform to propose a site suitability map in line with the character of MSME industries of Jaipur.