Amit Shah inaugurates Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation development projects worth ₹620 crore

📌 Summary:

• Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah inaugurated and laid foundation stones for development projects of Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation worth ₹620 crore
• Projects span urban civic infrastructure (roads, water supply, sewerage, civic amenities) of the Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation
• Demonstrates the role of urban Local Bodies (74th Constitutional Amendment) as the third tier of governance — service delivery at city level
• Highlighted ULB-led delivery model — capital projects executed via Municipal Corporation funds, central transfers (15th Finance Commission grants, AMRUT, Swachh Bharat Mission – Urban)
• Underscored Gujarat's urban-governance track record — 15 municipal corporations and 33 of 34 district panchayats held by the ruling party in recent local-body elections
• Linked to broader "Sahkar se Samriddhi" + Atmanirbhar Bharat framework; cooperative federalism in urban infrastructure delivery
• Reaffirmed continuity of Gujarat's development trajectory initiated under PM Modi as Chief Minister; municipal investments framed as engines of urban transformation

🎯 UPSC Relevance: GS2 — Urban Local Bodies (74th Amendment), Centre–State–Local fiscal relations, devolution of functions, urban governance, finance-commission grants flowing to ULBs

📝 Prelims Facts:

• 74th Constitutional Amendment Act, 1992 — gave constitutional status to Urban Local Bodies; Part IXA (Articles 243P–243ZG); 12th Schedule lists 18 ULB subjects
• Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation — created 2010; capital city of Gujarat
• 15th Finance Commission (2021-26) allocated ₹4.36 lakh crore to local bodies; ~₹1.21 lakh crore to ULBs (untied + tied grants)
• AMRUT 2.0 — Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (water, sewerage, urban open spaces)
• Union Cooperation Ministry — created July 2021

🔑 Key Term: 74th Constitutional Amendment Act — gave Urban Local Bodies constitutional status; mandates regular elections, State Election Commission, State Finance Commission and the 12th Schedule of functions.