2. The issue Despite all the infrastructural and economic strength, cities are lagging behind in getting proper development Bureaucratic hindrances Improper utilization of allotted funds Lack of required research in some significant areas Migration of skilled labors to the metro cities
3. Jaipur The pink city has evolved as a business centre for giants of different industries viz. handicrafts, IT, hospitality, BPO, etc. Tourism – the main source of income for the city Focus is being given on development of SMEs About 50 large industrial enterprises and 20,000 small-scale units are operating in the city 19 industrial parks have been developed to cater to the growth Low corruption level
4. Surat Earlier, it was the primary port in western India Was called as a textile and diamonds town Coming out of the past image, the city has shown a remarkable shift Business destination of various retail giants like Future Group About 60% of the households are nuclear families Ample availability of civic amenities
5. Indore An area in Indore is termed to be “Detroit of India” for being a home of several auto majors like Hindustan Motors, Eicher and Bajaj Auto Emerging as a regional hub for IT and Ites firms Great scope for growth in retail and real estate business Funds being released by the government to develop IT-Special Economic Zone
6. Mysore Very close to become the “Software Services Capital” of the world Big names like Infosys, Wipro, L&T InfotechHinduja TMT have their campuses in the city Thousands of technical and medical graduates pass out every year from the city universities to meet the labor requirement Ratio of workers is higher in the city (0.57) than Bangalore (0.43)
11. Conclusion Figures look good, but the lagging factor lies within the administration itself Factors like traffic and ineffective public transport system categorizes Jaipur to be way below global standards Surat is fighting with very high levels of pollution Mysore failed to hold manufacturing industries To sum up, an effective assessment is required to cope up with the multi-dimensional advancements of tier-II cities
