A proposal for the initiative is being prepared, it is learnt, after a pilot project was carried out in 7 urban local bodies. It aims to help them improve their physical & social infra.
The Constitution (74th Amendment) Act, 1992, came into force on 1 June 1993 and had a list of 18 critical functions for the state governments to transfer to urban local bodies (ULBs).
Indian cities require an estimated capital investment of US$ 840 bn in 15 yrs in urban infra & municipal services, equivalent to 1.18% of estimated GDP over this period, it adds.
Electoral competition now appears dominated by welfare delivery and governance metrics, but ideology has not disappeared in Tamil Nadu. Instead, it has become strategic.
India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.
Chief of Defence Staff Gen Anil Chauhan says India’s nuclear capability will not be considered a separate domain, but part of cognitive war in multi domain operations.
China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.
What happened to smart city project? Why start another ‘Aspirational Urban Local Bodies’ initiative, when smart city project has gone haywire? Is this initiative another way to employ Gujrati contractors so that they loot tax-payers money?
What happened to smart city project? Why start another ‘Aspirational Urban Local Bodies’ initiative, when smart city project has gone haywire? Is this initiative another way to employ Gujrati contractors so that they loot tax-payers money?