Prime Narendra Modi said, “Urban planning has been stressed in this year’s budget. It is necessary that the urban-planning should be decentralised.
He said that there should be 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.
The work should be done to develop the satellite towns strategically. Only then, the pressure on the cities will reduce” he stated.
The Prime Minister also hailed the conduct of the conference and said that it has a “major role to play in preparing a road map of India’s urban development for the next 25 years during Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav”.
PM Modi reminded the Mayors of the responsibility to work from the grassroots level. “Our country trusts BJP. It’s the responsibility of all Mayors to work from the grassroots level. Better facilities to be provided and growth should be well-planned,” he said.
The 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.
