Government and Politics
The Surat Municipal Corporation is responsible for the maintaining city's civic infrastructure as well as carrying out associated administrative duties. At present, BJP is the ruling party with majority. Surat Municipal Corporation is one of the wealthiest municipal corporation in India. SMC won G2C Award with 1st Rank in India in Transparency & Accountability in e-governance in year 2012 from Urban Development Dept & Janaragh NGO, SMC also won 7th place in India in e-governance practice. Surat has the maximum number of flyovers in Gujarat .
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