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Kerala has become India’s first state to establish an Urban Policy Commission (KUPC) — a landmark step to reimagine urbanisation as climate-resilient, inclusive, and data-driven. The KUPC Report, with a 25-year roadmap, provides a framework for balancing economic growth, social inclusion, and environmental sustainability — offering a replicable model for other Indian states. About the Kerala Urban Policy Commission (KUPC) Objective: To design a long-term urban policy integrating climate resilience, fiscal empowerment, and community participation. Approach: Views cities not merely as infrastructure clusters, but as living ecosystems interconnected with nature, culture, and livelihoods. Context: With Kerala’s urbanisation projected to exceed…
11 October, 2025
Urban Governance
The Unified RERA Portal was launched by the Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs at the 5th meeting of the Central Advisory Council in New Delhi. This initiative consolidates the various state-level RERA portals into a single, integrated platform, offering a centralized database for real estate projects across India. RERA, introduced in 2016, was initially aimed at addressing issues like project delays, lack of transparency, and safeguarding homebuyers' interests. Until now, each state and union territory maintained its own RERA portal, making it difficult for buyers and regulators to access uniform and consolidated information. The Unified RERA Portal is designed…
10 October, 2025
Urban Governance
The Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT), launched by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, completed a decade in 2025. Over this period, AMRUT has aimed to improve basic urban infrastructure in India, focusing on sectors like water supply, sewerage management, stormwater drainage, green spaces, and non-motorized urban transport. Key Features of AMRUT Type: Centrally Sponsored Scheme Launch: Initially launched for 500 selected cities to enhance basic infrastructure. Primary Sectors: Water Supply Sewerage & Septage Management Stormwater Drainage Green Spaces & Parks Non-Motorized Urban Transport (though this component was later excluded in AMRUT 2.0) AMRUT 2.0 In…
30 August, 2025
Urban Governance
It is an initiative of creating mini forests in urban areas for the afforestation programme. Named after Japanese botanist Akira Miyawaki, this method involves planting 2 to 4 different types of indigenous trees within every square metre. In this method, the trees become self-sustaining don’t require regular manuring and watering and they grow to their full length within 3 years. The methodology was developed in the 1970s, with the basic objective to densify green cover within a small parcel of land.
06 December, 2023
Urban Governance
Ministry of Panchayati Raj recently launched Geographic Information System application “Gram Manchitra”. Aim - To encourage the Spatial Planning by the Gram Panchayat. It uses the National Informatics Centre's (NIC) Geographic Information System (GIS) platform of Bharat Maps.
04 December, 2023
Urban Governance
Ease of Living Index 2020 The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs released the final rankings of the Ease of Living Index (EoLI) 2020. The Index categorises the cities into, Million+ populated cities (Population of more than a million) - Bengaluru (Top), Pune, Ahmedabad, Chennai, etc., Less than Million populated cites (Population of less than a million) - Shimla (Top), Bhubaneshwar, Silvassa, etc., All the cities under the Smart Cities Program. EoLI is an assessment tool that evaluates the quality of life and the impact of various initiatives for urban development. The framework for this assessment was prepared by MoHUA…
05 March, 2021
Urban Governance
National Urban Digital Mission National Urban Digital Mission (NUDM) was launched by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) and the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY). NUDM will create a shared digital infrastructure for urban India by working across the three pillars of people, process, and platform to provide holistic support to cities and towns. It will institutionalise a citizen-centric, principles-based and ecosystem-driven approach to urban governance and service delivery in 2022 cities by 2022, and across all cities and towns in India by 2024. NUDM has articulated a set of governing principles, and inherits the technology design principles of the…
24 February, 2021
Urban Governance
Smart Code Platform It enables all ecosystem stakeholders to contribute to a repository of open-source code for various solutions and applications for urban governance. It addresses the challenges that Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) face in the development and deployment of digital applications to address urban challenges. The source code available on the platform will be free to use without any licensing or subscription fees, thus limiting costs to those involved with customising the code and developing a locally-relevant solution.
24 February, 2021
Urban Governance
Nurturing Neighborhoods Challenge Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs selected 25 cities selected for the Nurturing Neighbourhoods Challenge under the Smart Cities Mission. These cities would carry out projects for making early childhood-friendly neighbourhoods. It aims to work with Indian cities and their partners to improve public space, mobility, data management across city agencies, etc. Selected cities - Bengaluru, Coimbatore, Erode, Agartala, Indore, Kakinada, Kochi, Ranchi, Salem, Trivandrum, Tiruppur, Ujjain, etc.
20 February, 2021
Urban Governance
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