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The City of Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh is designated as Counter magnet city in the National Capital Region (NCR) plan - 1989. It is one at the counter magnet cities which are to play a role in reducting pressure on the growth of the Capital Region and the City of Delhi. The city of Gwalior with its size, distaning from Delhi and potential for growth is poised as a major economic player in the region.

Gwalior has also been declared as priority urban region of Madhya Pradesh. The city is the largest urban centre in the Gwalior Agra Region, Which comprises the Districts of Gwalior, Bhind, Morena, Sheopur, Guna, Datia and Shivpuri. The basic economic activity of the town in trade and commerce and Gwalior acts as the principal collection and distribution centre of the region. The city has a significant sociocultural status and rich architectural heritage. Gwalior town with its strategic location on the Delhi-Agra-Bombay route coupled with the presence of the majestic Gwalior fort makes it an important tourist town of India.

As a counter magnet, the city of Gwalior is expected to play two major functions :

To stem the migration from less developed area of Madhya Pradesh to the capital city of Delhi.
To act as regional growth centre and to help attain a balanced pattern of urbanization in the subregion.

For implementation of the counter magnet project, the Government of Madhya Pradesh in the year 1992, Constituted a Special Area Development Authority (SADA). The jurisdiction of SADA covers an area of 30,000 hectares of which 6,500 hectare is Government property; app. 9,000 hectare is privately owned; and over 14,500 hectare is reserve forest. This SADA area is hereafter referred to a Gwalior West because of its location of the western side of the City of Gwalior. The Divisional Commissioner is the Chairman of the Authority, which has a core staff under a full time Chief Executive Officer (CEO).