Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday called for the \u201cdecentralisation\u201d of urban planning stating that the planning should be done at the state level.
\nThe Prime Minister further said that with the development of satellite towns, the pressure on cities will reduce.
\nAddressing a conference of Council of Mayors and Deputy Mayors of BJP in Gujarat via video conferencing, PM Modi said, \u201cUrban planning has been stressed upon in this year\u2019s budget. It is necessary that the urban-planning should be decentralised. There should be an urban planning at the state level, everything cannot be done from Delhi. There are numerous satellite towns in the country which are developing around the big cities. Work should be done to develop the satellite towns strategically. Only then, the pressure on the cities will reduce\u201d.
\nThe Prime Minister also hailed the conduct of the conference and said that it has a \u201cmajor role to play in preparing a road map of India\u2019s urban development for the next 25 years during Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav\u201d.
\nPM Modi reminded the Mayors of the responsibility to work from the grassroots level.
\n\u201cOur country trusts BJP. It\u2019s the responsibility of all Mayors to work from the grassroots level. Better facilities to be provided and growth should be well-planned,\u201d he said.
\nThe Prime Minister remembered former Home Minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel who was once a member of Ahmedabad Municipality and said that the work done by him is still respected.
\n\u201cSardar Vallabhbhai Patel was once a member of Ahmedabad Municipality. He had also led Ahmedabad as a Mayor. After this start, he reached to become deputy Prime Minister. The work that he did decades ago in the Municipality is still remembered with respect. We shall follow his path for a better India and work for its development. All Mayors must follow Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas And Sabka Prayas,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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