After the bifurcation of the Telugu states, AP govt. is planning to make Visakhapatnam, the Financial Hub of the state. It seems that the efforts have resulted in Vizag becoming the 9th richest city in the country.
Yahoo India has recently conducted a survey to identify the top 10 richest cities in India (GDP (Gross Domestic Product) was taken as a measure) for year 2016, and according to the survey, Visakhapatnam is ranked 9th richest city in India. The city was placed 10th in the country in earlier survey. Vizag has outrun Surat in Gujarat to get the 9th rank in the list of Top 10 richest cities in India.
Hyderabad is at 5th place in the list. Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai, Ahmedabad, Pune, Vizag and Surat are the Top 10 richest cities. Maharashtra and Gujarat are the only states to have two cities each in the list.
