Archive · 25 Jan 2026
Tata subsidiary wins Rs 113-cr tender for Sabarmati Ashram redevelopment
The Sabarmati Ashram, where Mahatma Gandhi lived, is getting a big makeover.
A company called Ecofirst, which is part of the Tata Group, has been given a job worth Rs 113 crore to design and build museums and exhibitions in the ashram.
The ashram is spread over 55 acres and has 23 buildings.
The project will include creating exhibits and sculptures to make the ashram a memorial.
The total cost of the project is Rs 1,200 crore.
The tender was given out after some changes were made to the original plans.
The Mahatma Gandhi Sabarmati Ashram Memorial Trust (MGSAMT) has awarded a Rs 113-crore tender to Ecofirst Services Limited, a Tata subsidiary, for the redevelopment of the Sabarmati Ashram.
The project involves designing and developing museums and exhibitions in 23 buildings within the 55-acre ashram campus.
The tender is for a design-build-operate-transfer (DBOT) model, covering curation, content development, exhibit fabrication, and outdoor sculpture works.
The total cost of the Sabarmati Ashram redevelopment project is Rs 1,200 crore.
The tender was reissued after making certain changes from the designing and building perspective.
- Who
- Mahatma Gandhi Sabarmati Ashram Memorial Trust (MGSAMT) and Ecofirst Services Limited (Tata subsidiary)
- What
- Allotment of a Rs 113-crore tender for the design and development of museums and exhibitions at the Sabarmati Ashram
- When
- Earlier this month (specific date not mentioned)
- Where
- Sabarmati Ashram, Ahmedabad, India
- Why
- To redevelop the ashram as a memorial with museums and exhibitions in 23 buildings
- Project Cost
- Rs 1,200 crore
- Tender Value
- Rs 113 crore
- Contractor
- Ecofirst Services Limited (Tata subsidiary)
- Project Scope
- Design and development of museums and exhibitions
- Project Area
- 55 acres
- Buildings Involved
- 23
- Tender Type
- Design-Build-Operate-Transfer (DBOT)