There are three Government Colleges: Dronacharya Govt. College Rly. Road., Govt. Girls College Sec. 14 and Govt. College Sec. 9. Gurgaon is home to one of India’s top business schools like Management Development Institute (MDI) and School of Inspired Leadership (SOIL). Also located in Gurgaon is ITM University which is the top private non-aided university in Haryana and ranks 65 among India’s top professional colleges. Other educational institutions are Apeejay College of Engineering, Institute Of Business Management & Research, Gurgaon Institute of (ILMS), Ansal Institute of Technology, Gurgaon Institute of Technology and Management, Gurgaon College of Engineering, World College of Technology and Management, JK Business School and Savera Group of Institutions, Dronacharya College of Engineering, Global Institute Of Technology & Management, Institute of Apparel Management, etc. Also it has a world renowned college WCTM(World College of Tech & Mgmt.) situated in Kherra Khurrampur Hailymandi Road Gurgaon. Featuring state of art facilities & high tech scientific and technical labs that satisfies all standard.
In historically verifiable times, Gurgaon has been under the control of a succession of rulers appointed by the ruling power in Delhi including Yaduvanshi Rajputs, Mughals, Marathas in this order. For a few years Farrukhnagar was taken from the Nawab and Ghasera from the Badgujar Rajput Rao Bahadur Singh of Ghasera by Jat Maharaja Suraj Mal of Bharatpur Kingdom in 1753 and held till 1763. Rewari was ruled under Khoro clan Ahir rulers. It remained under the rule of the Scindhia clan of the Maratha Empire, until in 1803, the East India Company took control of Gurgaon through the Treaty of Surji-Anjangaon after the Second Anglo-Maratha War. By the mid nineteenth century Gurgaon was part of the princely protectorate of Pataudi which is a part of Gurgaon district today. The British integrated Gurgaon into the Punjab Province where it served as district and tehsil headquarters. After India’s independence, Gurgaon continued to be a part of the state of Punjab until 1966 when Haryana was formed a separate state.
The expressway is being extended to Jaipur 225.6 kilometres (140.2 mi) and was completed in June 2011. In a shocking revelation made by the first analysis of public-private partnership in the implementation of NHAI’s road projects, the Parliamentary Committee on Public Undertakings has said no road safety audit was ever conducted in respect of the Delhi-Gurgaon project either at the planning or the Detailed Project Report (DPR) stage. The corridor has no provision for road-warning signs where high-tension power lines are crossing the Expressway, removal of rings from drainage covers or training and deployment of marshals at the entry points for restricting two-wheelers from entering the high-traffic danger zone. Infrastructure major Reliance Infrastructure has taken up a project to widen and upgrade the Gurgaon-Faridabad Road link, which is due to be completed by May 2011 and includes 4-laning of the road which is 2-laned at present. Source
Private real estate companies such as DLF Universal, Tata Housing, Unitech Group and others constructed offices in Gurgaon, near Delhi Airport and National Highway 8 and then leased them to Fortune 500 and Indian companies at rates cheaper than Bangalore or Mumbai. The rapid urbanization resulted in some farmers in Gurgaon becoming millionaires when they sold their land to private property developers. The increased Change of Land Use fees and Licence Fees levied by the Haryana government earned thousands of crore Rupees in taxes from property developers. Retail is another big industry in Gurgaon, where there are 43 malls, including the former biggest, Mall of India (now overtaken by LULU shopping mall in Cochin, Kerala the biggest in India and the second largest in Asia), giving Gurgaon the 3rd highest number of malls in an Indian city.
Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor Development Corporation Limited (DMICDC), the special purpose vehicle (SPV) floated by the government of India for implementing the DMIC projects, had appointed a consultant to undertake a study and formulate the master plan for the Manesar-Bawal Investment Region (MBIR) and pre-feasibility studies for two early bird projects. Haryana government had identified four Early Bird Projects to be implemented as a pilot initiative within the DMIC region: Mass Rapid Transportation System between Gurgaon-Manesar-Bawal, exhibition-cum-convention centre, integrated multi-modal logistics hub and new passenger rail link. The first phase of the project is likely to be completed by 2012 with an estimated $90 billion (Rs 4,23,000 crore) to be invested in infrastructure in the investment regions.
The International College for Security Studies (ICSS) and Israeli College for Security and Investigations (ICSI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding for setting up of a Security Training and Intelligence college. Spread over 150 acres (0.61 km2) of lush green environs with best-in-class facilities, the ICSS academy will provide extensive training methodology and modules in all disciplines of Security Intelligence and management for young graduates, serving security professionals in the Government and Private Sectors, NCC C and NCC B certificate holders and youth at large. Also it has a world renowned college WCTM(World College of Tech & Mgmt.) situated in Kherra Khurrampur Hailymandi Road Gurgaon. Featuring state of art facilities oh high tech scientific and technical labs that satisfies all standard
Gurgaon remained a small farming village in the neighborhood of Delhi India’s political capital. The launch of the automotive company Maruti jump started Gurgaon’s growth and changed its future. In addition, Delhi’s economic rise attracted a large influx of labourers from neighboring regions like Rajasthan, Odisha and Bihar, rapidly increasing Delhi’s population. By the early 1990s, Delhi was one of the most populous and crowded cities in the world and the need for a satellite city became more apparent. Gurgaon seemed like an ideal choice given its vast undeveloped farming lands and proximity to Delhi. Haryana Urban Development Authority bought large areas of land from farmers in Gurgaon and developed residential and commercial sectors.
Haryana Roadways is building a state-of-the-art bus terminal in sector 29 near HUDA City Centre Metro station. The contract of building the bus stand has been given to a private company. Bus Terminal is equipped with facilities that are generally available at airports. The bus terminal covers an area of 3 acres (12,000 m2) after completion will be unique and house around 500 buses. It is expected to be inaugurated in December 2012, and will have a shopping mall, multiplex and a rest house inside the complex. The buses catering to the intra city service would ply from the proposed stand. Gurgaon residents would be able to commute to Farrukhnagar, Manesar, Badshahpur, Pataudi and Sohna.
Gurgaon has a large golfing population. Gurgaon has two 18-hole golf courses. Gurgaon is also home to two sports stadiums—Tau Devi Lal Stadium has facilities for cricket, football, basketball and athletics as well as a sports hostel, while Nehru Stadium has facilities for football and athletics. Nehru Stadium has Hockey turf for matches. Football is a very popular sport with the youngsters of the city and every “colony” (district) has its own team. The Mir Iqbal Husain u-16 National Football Tournament was held at Tau Devi Lal stadium in 2009. The Indian national football team uses this ground as a training venue. These days, Football has also got some children’s attention.
This investment however has now met with roadblocks and Reliance has now returned the land earmarked for the SEZ to the government authorities. The new Gurgaon-Manesar Master Plan 2031 has replaced the earlier document (Gurgaon Manesar Masterplan 2025) and the Reliance SEZ has been removed from the new master plan document. The land earlier earmarked for the SEZ has now been defined as either Residential/Commercial Land or as a Green Belt. Several new sectors have been earmarked including Sectors 88A, 88B, 89A, 89B, 95A, 95B, 99A, 36A, 36B, at the same land where the Reliance SEZ was proposed. These new sectors shall have both residential and commercial developments.
The distribution of outsourcing companies is skewed towards non-IT services. Gurgaon’s outsourcing industry was born in 1997 when GE Capital International Services (GECIS) was set up as the India-based business process services operations of GE Capital. In 2005, GECIS became an independent company—Genpact, which is now headquartered in Gurgaon. This trend continued after several other firms established themselves in the city. Gurgaon also has a major manufacturing industry. Car manufacturing facilities include India’s largest passenger car company, Maruti Suzuki. Hero Honda, the world’s biggest motor cycle company is based in Gurgaon.
Gurgaon residents have few of the most modern facilities in large corporate hospitals like Medanta, Medicity, Artemis Health Institute, Alchemist Institute, Paras Hospital, Max Hospital, Columbia Asia Hospital, Fortis Hospital and The Park Hospital. These hospitals have made Gurgaon the hub of medical tourism in India. In addition, Gurgaon also has several private nursing homes, the district-level Civil Hospital and several dispensaries run by ESI, ECHS and in partnership with various NGOs. Several independent private practitioners, as well as chains of family practice clinics like Ross Clinics, provide outpatient care to the populace.
The main bus depot of the city connects to neighbouring towns including Delhi, Jaipur, Alwar and Chandigarh. There are also buses to Uttar Pradesh, Jammu, Faridabad, Dharuhera and others. Recently, the Gurgaon administration and Haryana Roadways have bought a number of Ashok Leyland low floor buses and started some new city bus service routes in New Gurgaon that connect MG Road to the many business parks like DLF City and Unitech International Business Park. The Delhi Transport Corporation also runs buses on the Delhi-Gurgaon Expressway. Shared auto-rickshaws are also a very common, cheap and convenient means of transport in Gurgaon.
Private real-estate giants, such as Tata Housing, Emaar Properties, DLF Limited and Unitech Group have built gated communities in Gurgaon, which have 24×7 water and security although electricity is a major concern, owing to 7–8 hours of power cuts which leads to high diesel costs and pollution. These gated complexes range from apartment complexes to integrated mini-cities such as Raisina Residency, Primanti, DLF City, Nirvana Country and Suncity. Gurgaon has been deemed a non-city due to the lack of comprehensive infrastructure and its corporate enclaves, including a dearth of sidewalks, convenience stores, and public parks.
There are over 80 malls in Gurgaon city. Notable amongst them are the Ambience Mall (near the Gurgaon-Delhi toll plaza), Sahara Mall, Metropolitan Mall, City Centre Mall and Plaza Mall, (all on the MG Road, also known as the Mall Road), Wedding Mall (near Sohna Road). Newly opened Star Mall (on NH-8, near 32nd milestone) and Omaxe Mall (Sohna Road) are also drawing attention. In March 2008, the state administration mandated that all malls and shopping centres should be closed one day per week in order to conserve electricity and help traffic flow. Consequently, all malls and shopping centres are closed on Tuesday.
Favorable tax policy by the Haryana government, pressure from Rajiv Gandhi to allow private companies to build properties and its proximity to Indira Gandhi International Airport saw the emergence of Gurgaon as one of the most prominent outsourcing and offshoring hubs in the world. It has also become a major hub of telecom companies. Prominent companies headquartered here include Bharti Airtel, Nokia, Motorola, Acme Telepower, Alcatel Lucent, Aricent Group and Ericsson. Gurgaon is also house to MNC’s like PwC, Deloitte, SAP, KPMG, BCG, Wunderman, McKinsey and Nestle.
Gurgaon district comprises five blocks: Badshahpur, Pataudi, Sohna, Gurgaon village, and Farrukhnagar. On its north, it is bounded by the district of Jhajjar and Delhi. Faridabad district lies to its east. On its south, the district shares boundaries with the Mewat District. To its west lie the Rewari district and the Rajasthan state. Gurgaon city is situated at the northern edge of Aravali mountain range. The length of the district is about 21 km (13 mi) and the breadth is 27 km (17 mi). Minimum temperate reaches to 0.7 degree Celsius in Gurgaon.
One of the attractions for international companies to operate factories and offices in Gurgaon is nearby Delhi Airport. Although the local government has claimed to provide electricity to almost all residents, the city people are frustrated by high costs, frequent cuts and low voltage problems which has resulted in some people fleeing to neighbouring Delhi for a better standard of Living. Most of the official complexes and societies are running on Diesel gensets. Summer months are worst in Gurgaon with no proper water and electricity supplies.
Gurgaon, pronunciation (help·info) is the second largest city in the Indian state of Haryana, and near Delhi. Gurgaon is the industrial and financial centre of Haryana. It is located 30 km south of national capital New Delhi, about 10 kilometers from Dwarka Sub City and 268 km south of Chandigarh, the state capital. Gurgaon is one of Delhi’s four major satellite cities and is part of the National Capital Region (India). Gurgaon is connected to Delhi via an expressway (NH8 highway) and Delhi Metro.
Gurgaon is two cities living within a bigger ecosystem – Old Gurgaon and New Gurgaon. While old Gurgaon has poor infrastructure and is very congested, new Gurgaon is a complete contrast with skyscrapers and well planned development. Gurgaon has the third highest per capita income in India after Chandigarh and Mumbai. Gurgaon is also the only Indian city to have successfully distributed electricity connections to all its households. Over the past 25 years the city has undergone rapid development and construction.