Chandigarh

Main sources of income

Chandigarh is almost entirely urban, so services rather than farming provide most jobs.

• Government and public services: Offices of the Punjab and Haryana governments, the Chandigarh administration, the Punjab and Haryana High Court and central government bodies
• Trade, retail and financial services: Markets in every sector, the Sector 17 city centre and banks and offices serving the wider region
• Education and health care: PGIMER, Panjab University, Punjab Engineering College and many schools and hospitals draw students and patients from across North India
• IT and IT-enabled services: Rajiv Gandhi Chandigarh Technology Park (IT Park) and offices in the tricity of Chandigarh, Mohali and Panchkula
• Small-scale industry: Light engineering and other small units in the Industrial Area

Top 5 specialities

1. Government and administrative jobs: As the capital of two States and a Union Territory, public service is a main livelihood
2. Medical care: PGIMER and other hospitals make the city a health-care centre for the region
3. Higher education: Panjab University, colleges and coaching institutes bring students from neighbouring States
4. IT and business services: Software, IT-enabled services and start-ups in the IT Park and the tricity
5. Retail and trade: Sector markets, Sector 17 and wholesale markets serving Chandigarh and nearby towns of Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh

Best practices

• Self-contained sectors: The city is divided into sectors, each planned as a neighbourhood with its own market, schools, health centre and green spaces within walking distance.
• A hierarchy of roads: Le Corbusier's '7V' system separates fast traffic on wide arterial roads from slow traffic, cycle tracks and footpaths inside sectors.
• Protecting green spaces and the periphery: Green belts such as the Leisure Valley run through the city, and a periphery control law passed in the 1950s limits building around it to stop unplanned sprawl.