History
Gurgaon has been under the control of a succession of rulers of Delhi and their appointees, including Yaduvanshi Rajputs, Tughlaks, Khanzade Muslims and Mughals.[6]. During the British rule in India, Gurgaon was integrated into the Punjab Province where it served as district and tehsil headquarters. After India's independence, Gurgaon, rather every part of what today is Haryana was a part of the state of Punjab until the reorganization of Punjab in 1966, when Punjab was divided into Punjab, Haryana, and Himachal Pradesh thus forming Haryana.
Gurgaon remained a small farming village while neighbouring Delhi emerged as India's political capital. Delhi's economic rise attracted a large influx of laborers from neighboring regions like Rajasthan and Bihar rapidly increasing Delhi's population. By early 1990s, Delhi was one of the most populous and crowded cities in the world and the need for a satellite city became more apparent. 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 Haryana reformed their tax laws, thereby attracting private companies to build world-class buildings in Gurgaon.[2] 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
