Re-visioning Indian cities : the urban renewal mission / K.C. Sivaramakrishnan

Preface Introduction Policy Background Coverage and Components Housing and Services for the Urban Poor The NURM and Urban Mobility Disconnects and Deficiencies The Reforms Agenda / Dealing with District Planning The Metro Dimension Reinforcements for the Reforms Agenda The TAG: Looking over the Shoulder? A Mission amidst many Realities The Mission's Journey: Thus Far and the Way Ahead Annexures Index

"Re-visioning Indian Cities probes the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) right from its inception to its present-day avatar. The book significantly adds to the knowledge base on the urban history of India. Commencing with a historical background of the JNNURM, the book traces the evolution of public policy in India on urban growth. In the process it provides an understanding of the complex urban issues and examines whether the JNNURM is a project response or a policy response to these problems. The rationale behind the choice of the cities covered by the Mission, the scope and coverage of the work undertaken and the progress till date are extensively discussed. The formidable problems of mega-city governance and the difficulties of correlating rural and urban development at the district level are reviewed" 4ème de couverture.