City Management: Rethinking Urban Governance

Since the passage of the 74th Amendment in 1992, the challenges of governing cities have evolved in conjunction with the evolution of the city-form. The advent of new economies has furthered the need for responsive, flexible and effective governance institutions. A top-down model of city-governance that ignores community engagement impedes the process of effective city-making. Multiple and bureaucratic governance structures, inadequate urban political representation, and overlapping or limited agency mandates have hampered government institutions from implementing innovative urban solutions. This session seeks to deliberate on the different agendas for urban governance reform and the role of professional civil society action in defining them.

Confirmed Speakers

• K C Sivaramakrishnan, Chairman, Centre for Policy Research
• Sanjeev Sanyal, Founder, The Sustainable Planet Institute
• Meera Sanyal, Executive Vice President & Country Head, ABN Amro India
• C V Madhukar, Director, Parliamentary Research Services