Gandhinagar, Jan. 26 -- Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel has taken a significant people-centric decision to allot government land free of cost to municipalities for public welfare projects in towns and cities across the state.

To ensure greater transparency in urban administration and the timely delivery of basic amenities to citizens, municipalities will now be able to easily obtain land free of cost for developing 11 types of essential infrastructure facilities. The reduction in the financial burden on 152 municipalities across the state will accelerate citizen-centric development projects, according to an official release.

As a result of this people-centric decision by Chief Minister Patel, around 152 municipalities in the stat...