The Cultural & Historic city of Gwalior is the Tourist Capital of the Indian State of Madhya Pradesh. Gwalior -A million-plus city situated 320 Km south to Delhi, has been identified as a Counter-magnet City to the National Capital Region (NCR). The city has potential to develop as an independent growth center and attract migrants moving to Delhi.

STRENGTHS

RICH HERITAGE AND CULTURE

Awarded as the “Best Heritage City” in National Tourism Award 2013-14.
About 400 tangible heritage structures exist in the city. Gwalior Fort and Tomb of Tansen are the two ASI monuments of National Importance which falls with-in the city limits. Apart from these Gwalior District houses 6 other ASI sites. Also, there are 12 other State Protected monuments in city.
World longest existing narrow gauge network, The Gwalior Light Railway (GLR) has been proposed for inclusion as UNESCO World Heritage Sites by GoI.
Gwalior is major tourist destination & part of 4 tourist circuits planned by GoMP. It is also part of Delhi-Agra-Gwalior-Jhansi-Orchcha-Khajuraho circuit of central government. Additionally Gwalior falls within Ganga Hinterland Tourism Plan of UP Tourism.
The very first occurrence of zero as a written number in the world has been recorded at Ganesh temple of the Gwalior Fort.
The richness of Gwalior is further enriched by its Museums. Archeological Museum, Sarod Ghar- A Museum of Music , Jai Vilas Palace, Gujarat Mahal, Jivaji Rao Scindia Museum are some the famous museums.
Gwalior Gharana (oldest Khyal Gharana) is a famous school of Indian Classical Music.
Tansen Sangeet Samaroh is a National Music Festival celebrated every year. The four day musical extravaganza attracts art and music lovers from all over the world.

STRATEGIC LOCATION AND CONNECTIVITY

Gwalior is one among the eleven Counter-Magnet Cities to the National Capital Region.
Gwalior Junction is a major railway junction in the Northern central region. It lies on Delhi-Chennai & Delhi-Mumbai line of central railways. About 1000 trains passes through the city every day, 36 Trains have scheduled halts & 11 trains originate from the junction. (The prestigious tourist train, Taj Express halts at Gwalior Junction.)
Gwalior Airport connects Delhi and Indore with regular domestic flights.
The City has excellent road connectivity. The four-lane NH-3 connects Gwalior to Agra (119Km) in just 2 hours. Other National Highways NH-92 and NH-75 connects Gwalior with Odisha and Uttar Pradesh respectively. Also, there are regular inter-state buses to Agra, Mathura, Jaipur, Delhi, Chandigarh, Lucknow, Jhansi and others buses to Bhopal, Indore, Ujjain, Khajuraho, Jabalpur, Chanderi, Rewa and Shivpuri.
Gwalior lies on North-South Corridor & about 50 Km north of the East-West Corridor.
The Delhi- Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) influence area lies about 50 Km to the west of the city. Also presence of Delhi Mumbai Dedicated Freight Corridor to the West & the Ludhiana- Kolkata Dedicated Freight Corridor to the east of the city would further strengthen movement of cargo in the region.

VIBRANT ECONOMIC BASE

Trade, Commerce and Service sector are the major drivers of the economy of Gwalior. Historic markets of Maharaj Bada, Sarafa, Patankar Bazaar are thriving economic hubs.
Popular handicrafts of Gwalior like hand-woven Carpets & Stoneware are produced by more than 20,000 carpet units & 1,000 sandstone units operating informally in the city. Other famous handicrafts are lacquer ware, sculpture, Chanderi & Maheshwari Saris.
The Gwalior Trade Fair is India’s second largest trade fair with over 100 participating artisans & visitor footfall above 150 Lakhs; making an estimated sale of about 500 Cr.
In context to Counter-magnet to NCR, GoMP has proposed 30,000 hectares of SADA(Special Area Development Authority) Area which is also referred as Gwalior west.
With the fast growing Industrial pace, investment in MSME has doubled in last ten years by adding more than 6,000 MSME units. WFPR surged to 31% (2011) from 25.9%(2001).
Stone mining is one of the significant economic activities of Gwalior Region. There are total 132 mineral stone mines and 77 Farsi stone mines in Gwalior district.
GoMP has established a Garment Park and an IT Park at Gwalior in 2012. The city also houses Stone Park in Hazira and Industrial Park at Rairu.

REGIONAL MEDICAL AND ECONOMIC HUB

Gwalior has a versatile Education Base providing specialization in the field of Music, Sports, Agriculture, Management, Medical and Technical Education.
More than 181 institutions of Higher Education attract talent from all around the world. Also, about 1128 private and 433 government schools serve the entire region.
Raja Mansingh Tomar Music & Arts University and Lakshmibai National University of Physical Education (LNUPE) adds versatility to the education at Gwalior.
National level institutions like LNUPE, ABV-IIITM, IITTM, OTA (NCC Women’s), Amity, DPS & GD Goenka are here. The famous Scindia School is at Gwalior.
Gwalior is already serving as a medical hub in the entire region. As per census 2011; City has 3.5 Beds per 1000 persons; much higher to the national average of 0.7 beds.

ADMINISTRATIVE HEADQUARTER

Gwalior houses Administrative Headquarters of many Central & State Level Institutions. Some of the prestigious Central Institutions are BSF Academy; NCC Training Academy; Indian Air Force Station; Central Bureau of Narcotics; Central Intelligence Bureau HO etc.
State level Institutions in the city are High Court (Gwalior Bench); Offices of Accountant-General (AG); President-Board of Revenue; State Excise Commissioner etc.

Innovative Public Service Management & Credit Worthiness of ULB

GMC has an experience of innovative models of Public Service Management. It has PPP projects for Affordable Housing, Greenfield Hospital DFBOT basis, LED street lighting project, Restarting-Waste to Energy Plant & other solar city programmes.
As per GoMP credit worthiness report, GMC has capacity to procure loans of ₹944Cr

OPPORTUNITIES

TOURISM DEVELOPMENT

With Strategic Location between the major tourist circuits and considering the presence of number of historical monuments, tourism potential of the city can be further explored.
Some of the privately owned Heritage buildings are deteriorating. Opportunity of Adaptive Re-use of such buildings can be leveraged.

HARNESSING SOLAR POWER

Being a part of Solar City Initiative of GoI, Gwalior has tremendous opportunities to harness solar energy. Annual Average of Solar Irradiation Index is 5.49 kWh/m2/day (max. 7.23 in the month of May) which is very good for harnessing solar energy.

BUSINESS AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

With a vibrant economic base there are ample of business & employment opportunities. Gwalior can be developed as a Regional Economic Centre as there is no major city within in the radius of 100 Km. SADA development will further boost economy.
Opportunity of tapping international cargo trade through Delhi- Agra- Mumbai Corridor by establishment Freight Complex, Warehouses, Storage go-downs, Cold-storages etc.

DEFENCE SECTOR INDUSTRIES

Gwalior can leverage the presence of defence Research & Development Organization, Army Cantonment, Air Force Base, Border Security Force Academy & the SAF battalion.
Its strategic location and the recent increase in FDI limit to 100% in defence sector can help Gwalior emerge as a defence industry manufacturing hub.