Gandhinagar, Sept. 3 -- In line with the Urban Development Year, Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel has made a significant decision to accelerate citizen-centric projects carried out by local authorities in urban areas, according to a release from the Gujarat Chief Minister's Office (CMO).

The Chief Minister has raised the approval limits for municipalities by 50% for projects funded under Urban Development Department schemes and the State's Decentralised District Planning Programme.

The release said, "In 2005, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during his tenure as Chief Minister of Gujarat, laid the foundation of planned urban development by initiating the celebration of the Urban Development Year."

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