The Gujarat government has released a sector-by-sector outline of its goals in infrastructure, investment, welfare, and governance, framing them as building blocks for its “Viksit Gujarat @2047” plan, in anticipation of Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel’s third year in office on December 12, 2025.
Gujarat Pushes Urban Growth
Following the governing party’s 156-seat victory in the 2022 Assembly elections, Patel became the state’s 18th Chief Minister. He has presided over what the government characterizes as a period of consistency in growth-focused policies. Gujarat has presented sectors prospects and regional strengths to investors via venues including the 10th Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit, G20 meetings held in the state, and a new series of Vibrant Gujarat Regional Conferences held across North, South, and Central Gujarat as well as Kutch-Saurashtra.
Urban and physical infrastructure is a major component of the government’s argument. The state designated 2025 as “Urban Development Year,” emphasizing town planning, transportation corridors, and basic amenities. In the previous three years, 226 town-planning proposals have been authorized, and 348 projects totaling more than ₹11,000 crore have been completed in six cities under the Smart City Mission. In September 2024, Ahmedabad Metro Phase-2 was launched, expanding connectivity around the state’s financial center by linking Motera to Sector-1 in Gandhinagar and extending to GIFT City. There are now 17 municipalities after nine were elevated to municipal corporations.
Gujarat Boosts Inclusive Growth
In terms of industry and investment, the government emphasizes Gujarat’s four consecutive top rankings in the Government of India’s Startup Ranking, financial assistance for early-stage businesses via the Gujarat Student Startup and Innovation Policy 2.0, and a more extensive push into industries like semiconductors and renewable energy. Dhordo’s designation as one of the UN World Tourism Organization’s “Best Tourism Villages,” the Smritivan Earthquake Memorial Museum in Kutch’s inclusion among world-class museums, and UNESCO’s inscription of Garba on its Intangible Cultural Heritage list are just a few examples of how tourism-related assets have also received prominence.
Growth stabilizers include agriculture and rural assistance. The state claims that 16,899 villages, or about 19.5 lakh users, now have daytime electricity supplies for agriculture thanks to the Kisan Suryodaya Yojana. The government provided assistance packages totaling around ₹10,947 crore and acquired damaged crops worth ₹15,000 crore at support rates in response to torrential and unseasonal rains in 2025, which affected over 40 lakh farmers. Over 33 lakh farmers have received interest subsidies totaling more than ₹3,030 crore on zero-interest crop loans over the course of three years.
Gujarat Prioritizes Human Capital
Investing in women, health, and education is considered an investment in human capital. Gujarat’s gender budget exceeded ₹1 lakh crore in 2023, according to the government, and the 2024–25 budget includes 804 women-focused programs under the Nari Gaurav Niti–2024 banner. Programs like G-SAFAL, Mukhyamantri Matrushakti Yojana, and Namo Lakshmi Yojana are mentioned as important avenues for providing women and low-income families with livelihood assistance, income, and nutrition.
The Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana–Mukhyamantri Amrutam (PMJAY–MA) has quadrupled its health insurance coverage, from ₹5 lakh to ₹10 lakh per family. Gujarat claims to be the first state to have provided 1.15 crore digital health cards to schoolchildren. In addition to the introduction of the Namo Shri Yojana for expectant mothers and innovative programs like the Tribal Genome Sequencing Project, which aims to improve results in tribal regions, the government claims a decrease in maternal and newborn mortality.
Gujarat Advances Governance Reforms
The Mission Schools of Excellence, which have introduced thousands of classrooms, computer laboratories, smart classrooms, and STEM labs, have been the focal point of education reforms. While programs like the Mukhyamantri Paushtik Alpahar Yojana and Namo Saraswati Vigyan Sadhana Yojana provide financial assistance and nourishment to kids, particularly females, the state has also implemented an AI-based Early Warning System to detect pupils at danger of dropping out.
In terms of governance and regulation, Gujarat established the Gujarat Administrative Reforms Commission (GARC) to examine procedures and service delivery, as well as the Gujarat Rajya Institution for Transformation (GRIT), which is based on NITI Aayog. Police, fire, ambulance, women’s and children’s helplines, and disaster response are all now integrated under a single emergency number, 112. In the area of revenue and land use, the state has changed regulations to make it easier to convert land from agricultural to non-agricultural use in lower-value situations, given collectors some approval authority for projects up to ₹5 crore, and connected premiums to Jantri rates.
Gujarat Strengthens Security Framework
The Gujarat Special Courts Act, 2024, which permits the seizure of assets connected to corruption and criminal activity, a law prohibiting human sacrifice and related rituals, and laws addressing anomalies in public recruitment and exams are examples of internal security measures. The Gujarat Police have implemented technology-driven platforms including Project VISWAS, the i-PRAGATI case-tracking site, a cybercrime reimbursement portal, and the GP-DRASTI drone-based surveillance project, and they claim to have captured narcotics worth over ₹5,400 crore in only three years.
The government is framing these expenditures as part of a larger urban and economic plan, with Gujarat also getting ready to host the 2030 Commonwealth Games and developing sports facilities. In order to match Gujarat’s development trajectory with the national aim of Viksit Bharat @2047, the three-year review is being utilized to highlight consistency between present projects and the longer-term ambition.
