Re-visioning Indian Cities: The Urban Renewal Mission

Re-visioning Indian Cities: The Urban Renewal Mission probes the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) right from its inception to its present day avatar. Commencing with a historical background of JNNURM, the book traces the evolution of public policy in India on urban growth. The rationale behind the choice of the cities covered by the Mission, the scope and coverage of the work undertaken, and the progress accomplished to date are extensively discussed.

The formidable problems of mega-city governance as well as correlating rural and urban development at the district level are reviewed in depth. The author also examines whether JNNURM is a project response or a policy response to India’s rising and enormously complex urban problems.