Incubation of New Cities: Gujarat govt proposes GIFT City expansion and Ambaji

December 05, 2023
Incubation of New Cities: Gujarat govt proposes GIFT City expansion and Ambaji

New Delhi: 15th Finance Commission has allocated ₹8,000 crore for performance based challenge fund for incubation of new cities. The names of the States from which these proposals were received are in the table 1.

02 proposals have been received from the State of Gujarat.

The amount available for each proposed new city is ₹1,000 crore. Considering the small urban population in North-East and Hill States, ₹1,000 crore for 2 new cities (₹500 crore each) have been proposed for these States. A State can have only one new city through this fund.

Table 1- State-wise list of proposals received for incubation of new cities

S.No. Name of State Proposal for new city District/ region
1 Andhra Pradesh Kopparthay YSR District
2 Arunachal Pradesh Gumin Nagar, Pasighat East Siang
3 Assam Jagiroad Morigaon
4 Goa New MOPA Ayush City, Pernem North Goa
5 Gujarat GIFT city expansion Gandhinagar
6 Ambaji Banaskantha
7 Haryana Gurugram Gurugram
8 Himachal Pradesh Mountain Township Shimla
9 Jharkhand New Ranchi City Ranchi
10 Kerala Aerocity, Kannur
11 OAGC Neopolis – The New City, Pallipuram Ernakulam
12 Madhya Pradesh Jabalpur Extension Jabalpur
13 Pithampur phase 4 Dhar
14 Maharashtra Virul Wardha
15 Savargaon Mal Buldhana
16 Manipur YaithibiLokul Thoubal
17 Nagaland Nagaki Global City Chhathe Valley, Chumoukedima
18 Odisha Bhubaneswar Bhubaneswar
19 Punjab Aerotropolis Mohali
20 Rajasthan GFC-Ranpur Kota
21 Sikkim Pakyong Pakyong
22 Tamil Nadu Thirumazhisai Thiruvallur
23 Uttar Pradesh Ayodhya Ayodhya
24 Uttarakhand Doiwala Dehradun
25 Prag Farm Township Uddham Singh Nagar
26 West Bengal Bantala Greenfield City,Karmadiganta South 24 Parganas

This information was given by Minister of State in the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Kaushal Kishore in Rajya Sabha during the ongoing winter session of Parliament. DeshGujarat

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