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Public money · Surat
What projects is my government investing in Surat?
Every tracked government-money announcement directed at Surat — themes, programs, levels of government, and the largest verifiable amounts.
Summary
Public money is leaning toward movement and shelter: transport leads with 45 announcements, urban housing 34 and water 11. The Surat railway redevelopment and Tapi-Karjan pipeline scheme show the physical agenda, although the funding list also contains items whose connection to the city is unclear.
WATCH Watch whether transport, housing and water plans turn into visible work.
Themes
Transport
45
Urban Housing
34
17Education
11Water
11Economy Industry
8Agriculture
6Energy
5Social Welfare
4Defense Security
4Environment
4Health
2Rural Development
1Governance
1Religion
Other
28
Money trail — largest place-directed
Date
Theme
Level
Amount
What
2016-08
Economy Industry
National
Rs 800 crore
Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad announced plans to establish 650 postal payments banks with a corpus of Rs 800 crore and announced plans to establish BPOs…
2024-06
Education
National
Rupees 750 crore
The Department of Secondary Education requested Rs 750 crore from the Government for senior and repair works in state schools during the academic session…
2026-03
Water
State / Province
Rs 651.08 crore
Gujarat Chief Minister inaugurated the Tapi-Karjan Link Pipeline Lift Irrigation Scheme to improve irrigation infrastructure in 73 tribal villages across Surat…
2016-08
Transport
State / Province
Rs 650 crore
Central government provided Rs 650 crore for the redevelopment of Surat railway station into a multimodal transport hub
2011-11
Other
State / Province
Rs 575 crore
Chief Minister Narendra Modi announced a Rs 575 crore package for all-round development of Dangs district including roads, education, tourism, water supply…
2026-03
Urban Housing
Local
572 crore 18 lakhs R
Bihar Mayor Ganesh Paswan presented the FY 2026-27 development budget of approximately 572 crore 18 lakhs for infrastructure, sanitation, environment, traffic…
2022-08
Other
State / Province
550 crore INR
Gujarat Chief Minister approved a 550 crore INR annual fund to raise annual salaries of state police personnel following protests over protests
2022-08
Defense Security
State / Province
550 crore INR
Gujarat state government approved a Rs 550 crore annual wage hike for police personnel through public security incentives and washing allowances
2023-07
Transport
State / Province
Rs 504 crore
Chief minister Bhupendra Patel launched various government projects worth Rs 504 crore in Surat including the Outer Ring Road and urban development projects
2016-06
Urban Housing
Local
Rs 500 crore
The Central Government of India provided a grant of Rs 500 crore under the Smart City initiative to Surat Municipal Corporation for installing 1,000 CCTV…
Most recent announcements
Date
Theme
Level
Amount
What
2026-06
Social Welfare
National
Rs 2 lakh
Indian government announced ex-gratia payments from the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund and financial assistance of Rs 50,000 each to next-of-kin and…
2026-06
Social Welfare
State / Province
Rs 2 lakh
Indian government announced ex-gratia payments and financial assistance to next of kin and injured persons following a head-on collision with an ST bus in…
2026-05
Urban Housing
State / Province
7.5 Crore
Gujarat state allocated 7.5 crore to Surat city and district for urban and rural development works across three administrative arms
2026-04
Defense Security
National
10 Crore
India's Ministry of Defence awarded InsideFPV a 10 crore defence contract to supply indigenous Kamikaze drone platforms under the Emergency Procurement Route.
2026-03
Transport
State / Province
370 crore INR
The Public Works Department approved a fund of 370 crore INR for reconstruction and strengthening of 175 roads in Surat of Delhi.
2026-03
Transport
State / Province
1185 Crore
Gujarat Chief Minister approved 1185 crore in road infrastructure upgrades in the Surat Economic Region to support the textile, chemicals, petrochemicals, and…
2026-03
Transport
State / Province
1185 Crore
Gujarat Chief Minister approved 1185 crore to upgrade 383 km of roads in the Surat Economic Region under the Gujarat State Institution for Transformation
2026-03
Transport
State / Province
1185 Crore
Gujarat Chief Minister approved 1185 crore in road infrastructure upgrades in the Surat Economic Region under the Gujarat State Institution for Transformation
2026-03
Transport
State / Province
1185 Crore
Gujarat Chief Minister approved 1185 crore in road infrastructure upgrades in the Surat Economic Region under the Gujarat State Institution for Transformation
2026-03
Water
State / Province
Rs 651.08 crore
Gujarat Chief Minister inaugurated the Tapi-Karjan Link Pipeline Lift Irrigation Scheme to improve irrigation infrastructure in 73 tribal villages across Surat…
Deeper civic analysis
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Problems vs money in Surat
Each theme's share of civic REPORTS vs its share of funding ANNOUNCEMENTS — the gap is where reported harm and public money diverge
Crime, Police & Security
problem 40.7% · money 2.0%
Public Health
problem 4.8% · money 2.0%
Welfare & Social
problem 1.1% · money 2.5%
Education & Skills
problem 0.2% · money 6.1%
Environment, River & Water
problem 1.0% · money 9.1%
Economy, Industry & Jobs
problem 1.1% · money 11.1%
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Public money in Surat — by theme
198 funding announcements naming Surat
Transport
60
announcements
Urban & Housing
38
announcements
Other
32
announcements
Water
13
announcements
Education
12
announcements
Economy & Industry
11
announcements
Agriculture
7
announcements
Environment
5
announcements
Social Welfare
5
announcements
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How the money moves in Surat
Budget Allocation
88
type
Other
35
type
Contract
26
type
Subsidy
18
type
Grant
10
type
Disbursement
9
type
Loan
9
type
Waiver
3
type
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Who funds Surat — level of government
State Province
72
announcements
National
71
announcements
Local
55
announcements
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Largest money directed to Surat
Announcements whose location or recipient is this place · headline USD estimate (often scheme-wide) · year in name
Transport · 2011
$292M
Transport · 2011
$291M
Water · 2023
$252M
Environment · 2019
$231M
Water · 2014
$228M
Hiraba No Khumkar · 2025
$189M
Water · 2020
$180M
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Funding announcements naming Surat over time
amounts are announcement headlines — shown, never summed