Gujarat CM Sanctions ₹1,700 Crore for Urban Development Projects Across 13 Municipal Bodies

Gandhinagar: The Gujarat government today announced that Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel has given in-principle approval for various development works worth more than ₹1,700.57 crore in a single day for six newly formed Municipal Corporations, five Municipalities, and the Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar Municipal Corporations.

This in-principle approval for works worth more than ₹1,700.57 crore has been granted under the Swarnim Jayanti Mukhyamantri Urban Development Scheme.

Out of this amount approved by the Chief Minister for development works, Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation will receive ₹546 crore, Gandhinagar ₹32 crore, and among the newly formed municipal corporations: Anand ₹148 crore, Morbi ₹270.08 crore, Surendranagar ₹257.60 crore, Nadiad ₹71.91 crore, Vapi ₹251.91 crore, and Navsari ₹90.35 crore.

In addition, Vadnagar Municipality will get ₹16.37 crore, Himmatnagar ₹7.33 crore, Siddhpur ₹3.74 crore, Halvad ₹4.02 crore, and Bharuch Municipality ₹85.52 lakh for development works.

The Chief Minister has approved ₹676.28 crore for 247 infrastructure projects, including streetlights, solar facilities, city beautification, development of public gardens, drainage, traffic circles, rainwater harvesting, stormwater drainage lines, city civic centers, fire equipment, etc., in six newly formed municipal corporations.

Under the Mukhya Mantri Shaheri Sadak Yojana, the Chief Minister has given in-principle approval for works worth ₹652.78 crore for road renovation, resurfacing, white topping, and repair of roads wider than 60 feet in Anand, Surendranagar, Vapi, and Morbi municipal corporations, as well as Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar municipal corporations.

Furthermore, under the Swarnim Jayanti Mukhya Mantri Shaheri Vikas Yojana, the Chief Minister has approved works worth ₹191.91 crore for essential infrastructure like filter plant repairing, roads, gutters, storm drains, and water facilities for the Surendranagar, Vapi, and Anand municipal corporations. He has also approved ₹31 crore for the construction of iconic roads in Anand and Surendranagar municipal corporations and sanctioned works worth ₹85.52 lakh for common plot paver block works under the Private Society Public Participation Scheme (Khangi Society Jan Bhagidari Yojana) in societies within Bharuch municipality.

To provide easy access to drinking water in newly included areas of towns and cities, the Chief Minister has approved a total of ₹67.35 crore from the Swarnim Jayanti Mukhya Mantri Shaheri Vikas Yojana for water supply works in Himmatnagar and Siddhpur municipalities and Morbi municipal corporation. In addition, for works such as drinking water lines, underground gutters, asphalt roads, CC roads, and fire station construction in outgrowth areas, Morbi and Vapi municipal corporations and Halvad municipality have been sanctioned works worth a combined total of ₹64.02 crore.

This funding, allocated by Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel for urban welfare and infrastructure development, aligns with the vision of “Earning Well – Living Well” and will significantly boost the planned growth and development of cities and urban areas across Gujarat. DeshGujarat