(Hindi: गुड़गांव) is the second largest city in the Indian state of Haryana. Gurgaon is the industrial and financial center of Haryana. It is located 30 km south of national capital New Delhi, about 10 kilometers from Dwarka Sub City and 268 km south of Chandigarh, the state capital. An important town in ancient Hindu mythology, Gurgaon is one of Delhi's four major satellite cities and is part of the National Capital Region. It was identified as a satellite city in 1962. Gurgaon is within commuting distance of Delhi via an expressway and Delhi MRTS.

According to a survey by Business Today magazine, Gurgaon is considered the best city in India to work and live in. American president Jimmy Carter visited Carterpuri village in Gurgaon.

Gurgaon is also the only Indian city to have successfully distributed electricity connections to all its households. However, because of its heavy vehicular traffic and inefficient public transportation apart from the Delhi Metro, Gurgaon ranks 11 amongst Indian cities on the "Life after Work" index of Business Today. Gurgaon has the 3rd highest per capita income in India after Chandigarh and Mumbai.

Over the past 25 years the city has undergone rapid development and construction. A wave of multinational companies choose to locate their operations in Gurgaon after GE did so in 1997. Big companies like Airtel, American Express, EXL, IBM, Microsoft, Sapient, DLF, Maruti Suzuki, Hero Honda, TCS, ThoughtWorks, Ericsson, Oracle, Bank of America, American Airlines, The Coca-Cola Company, Nokia, Motorola etc. have made Gurgaon an important financial center of India, as well as one of India's major outsourcing and call centers.

Gurgaon remained a small farming village while neighbouring Delhi emerged as India's political capital. The launch of the automotive company Maruti jump started Gurgaon's growth and changed its future. In addition, Delhi's economic rise attracted a large influx of labourers from neighboring regions like Rajasthan, Orissa and Bihar rapidly increasing Delhi's population. Gurgaon seemed like an ideal choice given its vast undeveloped farming lands and proximity to Delhi. Haryana Urban Development Authority bought large areas of land from farmers in Gurgaon and developed residential and commercial sectors.

In the 1990s the Government of India reformed the tax laws, thereby attracting private companies to build world-class buildings in Gurgaon. The close proximity of Delhi International Airport also attracted private firms. The recent completion of the privatized Delhi-Gurgaon expressway provides Gurgaon with world-class connectivity to Delhi International Airport, which has in turn attracted even more firms to locate their offices in Gurgaon.

Infrastructure

One of the attractions for international companies to operate factories and offices in Gurgaon is nearby Delhi Airport. Private real-estate giants, such as Tata Housing, Emaar Properties, DLF Limited and Unitech Group have built gated communities in Gurgaon, which have 24x7 water and security. These gated complexes range from apartment complexes to integrated mini-cities such as Raisina Residency, Primanti, DLF City, Nirvana Country and Suncity. Gurgaon has been deemed a non-city due to the lack of comprehensive infrastructure and its corporate enclaves, including a dearth of sidewalks, convenience stores, and public parks.

In the aftermath of the 2008 terrorist attacks in Mumbai, private companies are now hiring armed security guards and CISF officers.

Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon

The Constitution of the Municipal Corporation(MCG) took effect on on 2 June 2008. The MCG elected municipal councillors, for the first time, in elections held in May 2011.
The website of the Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon is at www.mcg.gov.in
Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon (MCG) has also given tollfree helpline number 1800-180-1256 for Voters of Gurgaon.

Gurgaon Metro

Also, a privately owned and operated Gurgaon Metro Rail Link is planned to connect the Delhi Metro's Sikanderpur Station to NH-8, with 6 stations on a 6 KM elevated link. It will be financed by DLF. This rail link will complete in 2013.

Bus Terminal

The Haryana Roadways is building a state-of-the-art bus terminal in sector 29 near HUDA City Centre Metro station. The contract of building the bus stand has been given to a private company. Bus Terminal is equipped with facilities that are generally available at airports. The bus terminal covers an area of three acres after completion will be unique and house around 500 buses. It is expected to come up in the year December 2012, will also have a shopping mall, multiplex and a rest house inside the complex. The buses catering to the intra city service would ply from the proposed stand. Gurgaon residents would be able to commute to Farruukh Nagar, Manesar, Badshahpur, Pataudi and Sohna.

Train

The Gurgaon railway station located at western end of the original city and connects to Rewari towards the south and Delhi Cantt. towards north.

Indira Gandhi International Airport

Indira Gandhi International Airport is just 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from the city center,which is only 15 minutes car drive and the city is well connected to the airport by the Delhi-Gurgaon expressway 8.

Shopping

There are over 40 malls in Gurgaon city. Notable amongst them are the Ambience Mall (near the Gurgaon-Delhi toll plaza), Sahara Mall, Metropolitan Mall, City Centre Mall and Plaza Mall (all on the MG Road, also known as the Mall Road). Newly opened Star Mall (on NH-8, near 32nd milestone) and Omaxe Mall (Sohna Road) are also drawing attention. In March 2008, the state administration mandated that all malls and shopping centers should be closed one day per week in order to conserve electricity and help traffic flow. Consequently, all malls and shopping centers are closed on Tuesday