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Gujarat govt to elevate 7 ULBs into municipal corporations

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GANDHINAGAR, Gujarat: The Government of Gujarat revealed its plan to elevate seven local bodies to the status of municipal corporations, in their budget 2024-25 announcement, thereby increasing the total number of such civic bodies in the state to 15.

Kanubhai Desai, the Finance Minister, Government of Gujarat, highlighted that the municipalities of Navsari, Gandhidham, Morbi, Vapi, Anad, Mehsana, and Surendranagar Wadhwan will undergo this transformation.

Gujarat currently has eight municipal corporations, namely Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Surat, Rajkot, Jamnagar, Bhavnagar, Junagadh and Gandhinagar.

“Cities are also the centres of economic development, and our government is committed to providing ease of living through a planned development of cities. For effective urban management, we have decided to award the status of municipal corporation to seven existing municipalities. The decision will boost development and provide more amenities to city dwellers,” Desai said.

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