Panorama of the Urban and Municipal Sector in India

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[ October 2014 ]

Panorama of the Urban and Municipal Sector in India

AUTHORS Achin BIYANI Romain FAYOUX Dr. Ravikant JOSHI Abhay KANTAK Ram J. KHANDELWAL Loïc PERRET Ravi PODDAR Consultants from Service Public 2000 and CRISIL Infrastructure Advisory COORDINATION Clémence VIDAL DE LA BLACHE Local Authorities and Urban Development Unit, AFD Camille SEVERAC and Gautier KOHLER New Delhi, AFD

October 2014

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Panorama of the Urban and Municipal Sector in India

India’s urban transition will be a structuring trend of the next twenty years. Compared to the global average of 50%, India’s urbanization rate, just above 30%, is still low. However, its total urban population is already the second largest in the world after China: in 2011, India accounted for one in ten urban dwellers in the world. This rapid and recent urbanization has resulted in a severe strain on the country’s infrastructures, playing out in the form of overcrowding, congestion, and inadequate service provision. Furthermore, demographic drivers and internal migrations will continue to sustain strong urban growth, with the urban population expected to reach over 600 million people by 2030. Ensuring that Indian cities are inclusive, productive and livable will therefore be a key factor of India’s competitiveness. Empowering local governance seems to be one of the levers to address this challenge. However, India’s institutional framework remains highly complex. The recent decentralization agenda has resulted in intricate governance structures, and calls for city and sector-specific responses to urban service provision. Based on the findings of eleven detailed case studies, this study aims to provide an introduction to urban governance in India and to highlight key insights into the institutional stakes of local urban development interventions.

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Panorama of the Urban and Municipal Sector in India AUTHORS

Loïc PERRET Dr. Ravikant JOSHI Abhay KANTAK Ravi PODDAR Achin BIYANI Ram J. KHANDELWAL Romain FAYOUX Consultants from Service Public 2000 and CRISIL Infrastructure Advisory


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