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Rejuvenating India's small towns [1]

Visits to seven small towns in north India reveal how paucity of funds, slipshod planning and a dearth of capabilities have contributed to poor civic services and inadequate infrastructure. Citizens in some areas have organised themselves into neighbourhood committees to tackle problems that the urban bodies neglect, but this has its limitations and cannot substitute for efficient local government. The keys to tap the rich potential in these small towns are purposeful research, participative planning, responsive governance and healthy finances.

Publication Date: 
28/07/2012
Kalpana Sharma [2]
Economic and Political Weekly [3]
47
30
63-68
Tags:
Urban Habitat [4], India [5], Governance [6], Nagarpalikas [7], Madhubani (D) [8], Bihar [9], Jhunjhunun (D) [10], Rajasthan [11], Sehore (D) [12], Madhya Pradesh [13], Janjgir [14], Chhattisgarh [15], Rajnandgaon (D) [16], Haryana [17], Mirzapur (D) [18], Uttar Pradesh [19], Urban Finance [20], Urban Planning [21], Services [22], Municipal Bodies [23], Public Participation [24], Governance And Institutions [25]

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