The preparation of the CDP for Lucknow has been undertaken in the context of the JNNURM. Although Lucknow formally qualifies for JNNURM funding for being a state capital, it also is a million plus city and has a rich heritage. The CDP offers a city assessment, a vision for the future development of the city and a three pronged strategy: infrastructure and service delivery improvement; basic services to the urban poor and institutional and governance reforms. The process of Lucknow’s CDP formulation was through a series of stakeholder consultations, one on one interactions with key departments, selected functionaries and stakeholders and analysis of secondary information.