Gandhinagar - capital city of Gujarat and also the administrative headquarters of Gandhinagar district.

Located on the west bank of River Sabarmati, about 32 km from Ahmedabad.  Gandhinagar is named after Father of Nation, Mahatma Gandhi.

In the year 1960, when old state of Bombay was split into Maharashtra and Gujarat, then a new capital was planned for Gujarat.

Construction of the Gandhinagar was commenced in 1965 and the state secretariat was moved there in 1970. One of three planned cities of India,

Far from the hustle and bustle of Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar provides a fresh atmosphere to the visitors.

Spread over an area of 57 sq. kms , Gandhinagar presents a spacious, beautifully-organised look of an architecturally integrated city. Gandhinagar comprises 30 sectors and each sector has its own shopping, health, housing colonies and community centre. Ranked as one of the greenest cities of India, Gandhinagar has extensive planting of trees and huge recreational areas along the river.