Gujarat State Financial Corporation (GSFC) operates as a state-level development financial institution in India, providing medium- and long-term financing to small and medium-scale enterprises, including loans for fixed assets, preliminary expenses, expansion, modernization, diversification, and service sector activities; it also engages in recovery of dues, leasing, hire purchase, fee-based services, and acts as a Category-I Merchant Banker and channelizing agency for concessional loans from NHFDC at 5% to 10% interest. Established in 1960 under the State Financial Corporations Act, 1951, and headquartered in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, the corporation focuses on industrial development within Gujarat, having sanctioned over ₹4,400 crores in loans to 47,000 units, disbursed ₹3,300 crores, and generated approximately 683,000 jobs while supporting first-time entrepreneurs. Primarily serving micro, small, and medium enterprises in manufacturing and services across Gujarat, GSFC derives resources from refinance by SIDBI and IDBI; it discontinued new lending in 2001 due to losses and net worth erosion, shifting to recovery functions and online services for assisted customers, with ongoing operations in 2023-2025 amid stable promoter holding at 83.95%.