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[10/15, 22:27] SKILL INDIA: Gurgaon is a city just southwest of New Delhi in northern India. It’sknown as a financial and technology hub. The Kingdom of Dreams is a large complex fortheatrical shows. Sheetala Mata Mandir is an orange-and-white-striped Hindu temple. TheVintage Camera Museum showcases cameras and prints spanning a century. West of the city,Sultanpur National Park is home to hundreds of bird species.Notable performing art venues inthe city include Epicentre in Sector 44 and Nautanki Mehal at the Kingdom of Dreams nearIFFCO Chowk. Bollywood actor Rajkummar Rao was born in Gurgaon.The main languagespoken in Gurgaon is Hindi, though a segment of the population understands and speaksEnglish. The dialect used in Hindi is similar to that of Delhi, and is considered neutral, thoughthe regional influences from the states of Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Punjab adds an accent tothe language. English is spoken with an Indian accent, with a primarily North Indian influence.Since Gurgaon has many international call centres, the employees are usually given formaltraining in neutral pronunciation in order to be understandable to native English speakers.Haryanvi and Punjabi are other popular languages spoken in the city.The city has two majorsports stadiums: Tau Devi Lal Stadium in Sector 38, which has facilities for cricket, football,basketball and athletics as well as a sports hostel, and Nehru Stadium which is designed forfootball and athletics. Amity United FC is a tenant of Tau Devi Lal Stadium. Gurgaon district hasnine golf courses and is described as the “heart of India’s golfing country”.Joginder Rao, adomestic cricket player was from Gurgaon.Apart from Business process outsourcing and ITsectors, the city is home to several other companies that specialise in domain expertise.Siemens Industry Software, in Gurgaon Business Park, made a portfolio of design software thatwas used by NASA to digitally design, simulate and assemble the vehicle before any physicalprototypes were built.In 2018, the first cyber police station was inaugurated in the city. As perthe authorities, around 1,500 complaints related to cybercrime, including cyber fraud, onlinebanking fraud, cheating through bank cards, social media complaints & data theft, are receivedevery month. Due to shortage of in-house cyber experts, the police largely outsource suchcases to external organisations.The city’s public school system is managed by the governmentof Haryana and administered by Haryana Board of School Education. There are other schoolsaffiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education, Indian Certificate of SecondaryEducation and International Baccalaureate boards. Key schools in the city include AlpineConvent School, Ambience Public School, Amity International School, Blue Bells Model School,Delhi Public School, Gems International School, Gurugram Public School, Heritage XperientialLearning School, K R Mangalam World School, Lancers International School, MatriKiran, RyanInternational School, SCR Public School, Shalom Hills International School, The Shri RamSchool and Vega Schools.There are several universities and institutes, offering bachelor’s, master’s, doctorate and otherprograms, located in Gurgaon and the surrounding area, including Gurugram University,Sushant University, Sushant School of Art and Architecture, Ansal University, The NorthCap University, GD Goenka University, K.R. Mangalam University, Amity University, ManagementDevelopment Institute, Great Lakes Institute of Management, Infinity Business School, BMLMunjal University, Shree Guru Gobind Singh Tricentenary University,and National BrainResearch Centre.The major highway that links Gurgaon is National Highway 48, the road thatruns from Delhi to Mumbai. While the 27.7-kilometre (17.2 mi) Delhi-Gurgaon border-KherkiDhaula stretch has been developed as the Delhi–Gurgaon Expressway, the rest is expanded tosix lanes.Intercity railGurgaon railway station is operated by Northern Railway of Indian Railways. The rail stationforms a part of the larger Indian Railways network. Along with that, Gurgaon has Tajnagarrailway station, Dhankot railway station, Ghari Harsaru Railway Junction and FarrukhnagarRailway Station, Patli Railway Station. Under Modernisation of Railway Stations, IndianRailways is modernising four railway stations in Gurgaon. Gurgaon railway station, GhariHarsaru Railway Junction and Farrukhnagar Railway Station will be developed and modernisedwith modern amenities and international facilities.There are five stations served by Delhi MetroRail Corporation Ltd. located on the Yellow Line, which are Millennium City Centre, IFFCOChowk, MG Road, Sikanderpur and Guru Droncharya.Rapid MetroThe Rapid Metro has eleven stations in Gurgaon, with an interchange with Yellow Line of DelhiMetro at Sikanderpur metro station. The Rapid Metro became operational in November 2013and currently covers a distance of 11.7 kilometres (7.3 mi).In November 2013, Gurgaonlaunched an Ciclovia-inspired initiative known as Raahgiri Day—in which a corridor of streets isclosed to motor vehicle traffic on Sunday mornings to encourage the use of non-motorizedtransport and participation in outdoor leisure activities. Gurgaon was the first city in India toimplement such a program, followed by New Delhi, and later Noida.As per the ground reportsand research, the three natural water bodies are struggling for their existence withencroachments on their lands and natural channels. Agencies responsible have tried to createartificial water bodies to compensate, but the efforts fail due to unpredictable rain and water flowpatterns leading to deployment of water pumps to fight the situation.Gurgaon, more commonlyknown as Gurugram, is one of the preferred areas in the National Capital Region (NCR). Thecity has a multitude of housing projects for those who want to reside in proximity to Delhi andenjoy a quality lifestyle. The presence of several Fortune 500 companies, contemporaryinfrastructure and luxury housing options has helped attract people to the city from all over thecountry. From young working professionals to families, Gurgaon has evolved to be a befittingdestination for all age groups. For an unmarried person, the cost of living in Gurgaon is aroundRs 30,000 per month and about Rs 70,000 per month in the case of families. This could furthergo up to Rs 1 lakh, depending upon the area you live in and the distance of your office from yourhome since transportation is fairly expensive in the area. Hence, here is a look at the factorsinfluencing the cost of living in Gurgaon.District Gurugram is located 30 Km south of NationalCapital New Delhi, about 10 Kilometers from Dwarka sub-city and 268 Km south of Chandigarh,the State Capital. Over the past 25 years the city has undergone rapid development andconstruction. The District is one of Delhi’s major satellite cities and is part of the National CapitalRegion. It is within commuting distance of Delhi via an expressway and Delhi Metro.The Districtis the second largest city in the Indian State of Haryana and is the industrial and financial centre of Haryana. It has the 3rd highest per capita income in India after chandigarh and Mumbai. It isalso the only Indian city to have successfully distributed electricity connections to all itshouseholds. It is also the IT hub & center of various BPO companies.The District has been in existence since the times of Mahabharta. It is said that Yudhishter, theeldest brother among the pandavas, gave the village to his guru, Dronacharya, whose tank stillexists on the west side of the Railway Road. Actual village “GURGAON” is about 1.5 Km. awayfrom Gurugram town, where the temple of SHEETLA MATA, attracts devotees in large numberson every Monday and Tuesday.Gurugram District has witnessed a phenomenal growth in all spheres of developments,particularly in industry and urbanization. Today, it has become a hub of multinational companies,industries giants, call centres, software companies, shopping malls and skyscrapers. Gurugramis strategically located with its boundaries touching Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi. Itsexcellent connectivity with other state via Delhi- Jaipur-Ahmedabad broad gauge rail link andNH 8, brings thousands of people to Gurugram for the purpose of work, travel andentertainment. Infact with the collaboration of Suzuki Motors of Japan and Maruti Udyog Limitedin early eighties, a new area of rapid industrialization of Gurugram started as a result of whichthe District came on the international map. Maruti Suzuki in India’s Largest passenger carcompany. The automobile industry of Gurugram is producing passenger cars, motor cycles,scooters and its components. The Gurugram- Manesar- Bawal belt has emerged as the autohub of the country, thereby offering ample opportunities to the entrepreneurs, There are manyprominent and prestigious units involved in the manufacturing of telecommunicationequipments, electical goods, sports goods, rubber products readymade garments and insoftware development. Other industries include light engineering goods, pharmaceuticals, agrobased and foods processing, leather, terry towels, air conditioners, shoes, pesticidies,insecticides, etc. The main industries in these fields are Cosco. Enkay Rubber, Perfetti,Haldiram, HFCL, Martin Haris, TERI, Ranbaxy Laboratories etc. With its rapid development,Gurugram has emerged as an important District in Haryana and has done the State proud withits achievements.