Gujarat today makes public a big plan for its cities, setting aside ₹4,179 Crore to improve people’s living spaces. This large amount of money will go towards building better roads, putting in new water pipes. making public areas cleaner and safer for everyone. This immediate move comes as the state wants to fix the problems faced by its growing cities and give people more and better services. The goal is to make sure millions of people in Gujarat’s cities have good places to live now and in the future.
New Plan for City Improvements
Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel has given approval for new city improvement projects worth a total of ₹4,179 crore. This large investment aims to make civic services better in many cities and towns across the state. The money will be used in seven city corporations and 12 local municipalities. This effort is part of the state’s “Urban Development Year – 2025” plan, which is under the “Swarnim Jayanti Mukhyamantri Urban Development Scheme.”
Places That Will Benefit
The plan will bring benefits to a wide range of areas in Gujarat. Seven major city corporations and 12 local municipalities are included in this widespread effort. The city corporations that will see these improvements are Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Rajkot, Gandhinagar. the newer corporations of Morbi, Porbandar. Nadiad. The local municipalities set to gain from this new plan include Visnagar, Borsad, Viramgam, Patan, Amod, Una, Halvad, Khambhaliya, Savarkundla, Dhanera. Veraval. This wide reach shows the government’s aim to improve many parts of the state.
Main Areas of Work and Money Set Aside
A large part of the total money, ₹3,768 crore, will go towards general city living improvements. This is the biggest share of the money. Another ₹219 crore has been set aside for making city roads better. This includes building “Gaurav Paths” and other crucial roads. For water supply and drainage systems, ₹93 crore has been approved. This money will help make sure people have good access to water and that rainwater is managed well. There are also special amounts of money for local growth. For example, Veraval-Patan and Amod will get ₹14 crore together for local projects. Another ₹2. 72 crore has been approved for Visnagar, Borsad. Viramgam under a scheme where private groups join with the public. Money has also been set aside for areas growing on the edges of cities. Rajkot will get ₹80 crore and Patan ₹2 crore for such projects.
Money for Specific Cities
Ahmedabad City Corporation will get the biggest share of the money among the city corporations. It will receive ₹2,940 crore for 252 projects that will help with moving around the city and improving basic services. Vadodara will get ₹455 crore for 349 projects aimed at making city travel easier and improving basic services. Rajkot is set to receive ₹367 crore for 302 different activities. Porbandar, which recently became a city corporation, will get ₹6. 20 crore for 11 specific projects. When it comes to road improvements, Rajkot will lead with ₹136 crore for big road upgrades. Other cities and towns getting money for roads include Morbi with ₹15 crore, Nadiad with ₹13 crore, Una with ₹17. 76 crore, Halvad with ₹19. 28 crore. Khambhaliya with ₹5 crore. For water supply and drainage works, Morbi City Corporation will receive ₹61. 64 crore. Savarkundla Municipality will get ₹19. 28 crore and Dhanera Municipality will get ₹11. 31 crore for similar efforts.
“Our vision is to build citizen-first cities with smart infrastructure and sustainability.” – Bhupendra Patel, Gujarat CM.
Long-Term Goals and Vision
The Chief Minister’s goal is to build cities that put citizens first. This means focusing on smart basic services, making sure things can last. helping everyone grow. The plan aims to build strong city environments that are good places to live. This includes mixing modern city comforts and making cities look good with strong physical basic services. The government also plans to support public transport that uses clean energy. For the years 2025 to 2027, ₹390 million will be set aside each year to run buses powered by natural gas as part of a state bus service program. This action is expected to lower the need for private cars and reduce bad air in growing city areas. The plan also includes libraries, healthcare places, early childhood care centers. learning places, showing a full way of planning for cities.
Past Efforts and Future Steps
This new investment builds on past efforts in city improvement in Gujarat. The “Urban Development Year” effort was first started by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2005. The year 2025 marks 20 years of this effort. In recent years, the Gujarat Urban Development Department has started many crucial steps to make city basic services stronger. Under old programs like AMRUT 1. 0 and 2. 0, the state has made water supply, sewage systems. green areas better. The Smart City Mission has seen 354 projects worth over ₹11,455 crore, improving services like traffic control and public internet access. The Swarnim Jayanti Mukhyamantri Shahri Vikas Yojna had already put ₹42,615 crore into making basic services better from 2009 to 2022. This covered water supply, drainage, renewable energy. city bus services. The state government has also approved 124 town planning schemes to make city basic services better. Under the central government’s Smart Cities Mission, six cities in Gujarat—Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara, Rajkot, Gandhinagar. Dahod—were chosen. Of 354 projects started in these cities, 338 projects worth ₹10,793 crore have been finished. Surat has even reached the top spot nationwide in the Smart City Mission. Ahmedabad also did very well, getting the third position. Gujarat has been ranked fifth among all states for city improvement. The current plan will focus on things like command and control centers, smart parking. systems to handle public complaints. The state government’s budget for the Urban Development Department for the year 2025-26 is ₹30,325 crore, which is a 40% rise from the year before. This new round of projects is set to greatly improve the daily lives of people in many parts of Gujarat. The focus is not just on building roads and concrete structures. on making the basic services of growing towns and cities stronger. The money is being used in a smart way to get more working drainage systems, stronger transport. good places to live. 
