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Haryana Empowers Mayors as Pillars of Urban Transformation

Haryana channels record budgets into urban local bodies to accelerate smart city schemes alongside infrastructure expansion

Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini during the 115th meeting of the All India Mayors’ Executive Council in Panchkula on Monday. (Sant Arora)

Overview

  • Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini underlined that directly elected mayors with executive authority form vital links between citizens and city administration to implement policies at the grassroots
  • The state’s urbanisation strategy reframes city growth as an opportunity to blend ease of living with ease of doing business under India’s goal of developed-nation status by 2047
  • Four metropolitan development authorities have been established to oversee 45 smart city projects in Faridabad and 122 initiatives in Karnal
  • Haryana has formalised 2,417 unauthorised colonies and allocated ₹1,000 crore for infrastructure upgrades in these newly regularised areas
  • Under central schemes ₹2,930 crore has been spent on urban services through AMRUT and 21,431 homes have been delivered via the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban)