Gandhinagar, Dec. 11 -- Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel has decided to declare 11 additional talukas in the state as developing talukas, said the release.

With a development-focused approach that ensures balanced progress across all talukas, the state identifies developing talukas using 44 social and economic indicators of the Human Development Index to support their faster, holistic growth.

According to the Gujarat Chief Minister's Office (CMO), under the developing Taluka scheme, these newly designated developing talukas will receive Rs 2 crore annually for development works, along with an additional Rs.1 crore each year under the "Aapno Taluko Vibrant Taluko (ATVT) - Developing Taluka Scheme." In total, they will receive an an...