Gujarat announces seven new districts, keeps poll promise PTI AHMEDABAD, AUGUST 14, 2013 | UPDATED 00:12 IST Keeping its poll promise, the Gujarat government on Tuesday announced the creation of seven new districts, taking the total number of districts in the state to 33, from 26 districts until recently. The seven new districts of Aravalli, Botad, Chota Udeipur, Morbi, Mahisagar, Gir-Somnath and Dwarka would become come into effect from August 15, Gujarat government spokesperson Nitin Patel said. Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi had announced creation of various districts and talukas last year during the Vivekananda Yuva Vikas Yatra (VYVY) before the state election. He had also said that the districts and talukas would become functional by January 26 this year. However, the state could not fulfill its promise immediately and thereafter, it decided to announce the functioning of new districts from August 15. However, the formation of new talukas is yet to be announced. Patel said that the creation of new talukas from existing 225 talukas is underway and will be announced soon. Currently, there are eight districts in Saurashtra, seven districts in South Gujarat, six in North Gujarat and five in Central Gujarat. "The districts have been created after a sub-committee formed under the aegis of the chief secretary studied opinions of district collectors and looked into representations made by the people," Patel said. The revenue ministry under Anandi Patel, has made all necessary arrangements for formation and administration of the new districts, he said. . Creation of these new districts would speed up development and ensure better access of government service to the people, he said, adding that district collectors, district development officers and district superintendents of police for the new districts would be appointed soon. The Aravalli district has been carved out of Sabarkantha district in North Gujarat and its district headquarters will be Modasa. Gir-Somnath, the abode of Asiatic lions has been carved out of Junagadh district and the coastal town of Veraval will be its district headquarters. Botad, which borders Ahmedabad, Surendranagar and Rajkot districts, has been carved out of Ahmedabad and Bhavnagar districts. Chhota Udaipur, a tribal belt originally located in Vadodara district, has been carved out of Vadodara. Lunavada will be the district headquarters of Mahisagar district, which has been carved out of Panchmahal and Kheda districts. Morbi, hub of the ceramic industry, has been carved out of Rajkot, Surendranagar and Jamnagar, while the temple town of Dwarka has been carved out of Jamnagar district and its district headquarters will be Khambhalia. Read more at: indiatoday.intoday.in/story/modi-gujarat-announces-seven-new-districts-keeps-poll-promise/1/299402.html
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