The Gujarat Cabinet on Wednesday announced to creation of a new district named Vav-Tharad in the state. The Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel approved the decision to carve out Vav-Tharad from the already existing Banaskantha district.
Once formed, it would be the thirty-fourth district of the state. According to the information, the decision has been taken to ease administrative and geographic challenges and to ensure government services reach the public more efficiently.
Tharad will act as the district headquarters of Vav-Tharad. The Gujarat Government said, "The district will be divided into two- Vav-Tharad and Banaskantha. To ensure administrative, geographic, and economic convenience, Palanpur will remain the headquarters of Banaskantha district, and Tharad will serve as the headquarters of the new Vav-Tharad district."
Apart from Vav-Tharad, the Cabinet also approved the formation of nine new municipalities. This decision follows the significant budget announcement for the year 2024-25, where the state government committed to upgrading municipalities- Navsari, Vapi, Anand, Nadiad, Mehsana, Surendranagar/Wadhwan, Morbi, Porbandar/Chhaya, and Gandhidham- into Municipal Corporations.
In keeping with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's policy of 'Je Kahevu Te Karvu' (Delivering on Commitments), Bhupendra Patel's government has swiftly moved to make these Municipal Corporations operational.
"In the Growth Engine Gujarat, there are currently 8 Municipal Corporations--Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara, Rajkot, Bhavnagar, Junagadh, Jamnagar, and Gandhinagar. Junagadh Municipal Corporation was established in 2002, and Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation came into existence in 2010," he said.
Patel said that after almost 14 years, the state is set to form 9 new Municipal Corporations, doubling the number of Municipal Corporations to 17.
