Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel has approved ₹4,179 crore for various development projects in seven municipal corporations and 12 municipalities as part of the Urban Development Year–2025. The projects fall under the Swarnim Jayanti Mukhyamantri Shaheri Vikas Yojana.
Of the total allocation, ₹3,768 crore is earmarked for infrastructure development. This includes ₹2,940 crore for 252 works in Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation, ₹455 crore for 349 works in Vadodara Municipal Corporation, ₹367 crore for 302 works in Rajkot, and ₹6.2 crore for 11 works in the newly formed Porbandar Municipal Corporation.
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Projects worth ₹219 crore have been approved for the construction of urban roads, Iconic Roads and Gaurav Paths. This includes ₹136 crore for Rajkot Municipal Corporation, ₹15 crore for Morbi Municipal Corporation, ₹13 crore for Nadiad Municipal Corporation, ₹17.76 crore for Una Municipality, ₹19.28 crore for Halvad Municipality and ₹5 crore for Khambhaliya Municipality.
For water supply and stormwater drainage works, ₹93 crore has been approved. Of this, ₹61.64 crore has been allocated to Morbi Municipal Corporation, ₹19.28 crore to Savarkundla Municipality and ₹11.31 crore to Dhanera Municipality.
