In the rankings released by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, Government of India, Gwalior Municipal Corporation has been ranked 28th out of 99 smart cities in the country.
Besides, Bhopal was declared first in the state, Nagpur got the top ranking nationwide.
According to sources, in the Union Housing and Urban Development Ministry, the rankings were based on the expenditure, project execution and performances of Municipal Corporations during the past four years. Assessments were made of the data related to projects whose MoU has been signed, the projects sanctioned and the tenders called and sanctioned.
While Bhopal got a score of 80.95, Gwalior secured 42.53 points. last year when the rankings were made for the tenders program Bhopal had got the 7th rank and Gwalior, the 10th.
Speaking to the media persons, MahipTejaswi, the CEO of the Smart City Project said that Gwalior got the second rank in the state and 28th nationwide. He attributed this success to the citizens, officials of the Smart City Project and various social organizations who supported the cause. He added that the city will aim for better rankings in future with the help of citizens, elected representatives and all participants.
An area wise developmental work has been in progress during the last 6 months, which includes wide-ranging modernization of Company Command Office, Nehru Park and ladies Park besides 24 parking areas. Apart from this, a few Crores have been spent on making the city clean and beautiful too. During this period tenders to the tone of Rs 102 crores were passed and work valued at Rs 70 crores completed.
According to the Smart City Project, Gwalior is expected to spend a total of Rs 2250 crores on developmental works, out of which the government will contribute only Rs 1000 crores. The Municipal Corporation is expected to raise the remaining amount. The Corporation has already received an amount of Rs 400 crores from the government.