Most of the states of Western & Central India like Goa, Gujarat, Maharashtra are located by the Western Coast that runs along the Arabian Sea. The Western states comprise the most affluent region of India, in respect to living standard, infrastructure and education.

The region contains Bombay, the business capital of India and numerous ports on the coast of Maharashtra and Gujarat from where the majority of export takes place. The region, arid to semi arid, is suitable for cash crops like cotton and sugarcane that promoted the states to top position in Textile and Sugarcane production in India.

In the ‘Western & Central Indiastat e-yearbook 2010’, the statistics for the Western India, on economical, financial, demographical aspects are given, especially for the post 

millennium period from 2000 to 2009. This statistics has special significance with respect to new economic reforms undertaken by the government in early nineties