Key Points
Union Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Puri has put forward nine key ideas around which the future of urban planning and governance needs to be conceptualised...
Addressing the 'National Conclave on Urban Planning' held here in the national capital, Minister Puri said it is important to shift from just regulation to facilitation as the system needs to get rid of the mindset of imposing norms and rules.. "Norms are good for control, but the problem is that our urban planning norms restrict rather than facilitate development today," Puri said.. "Let us review provisions related to town planning, revenue processes, land administration, rent control etc., to create a flexible and enabling environment for the market to innovate and flourish."..
Putting citizens at the heart of urban policy, financial self-reliance of cities, fostering a culture of innovation, harnessing the power of data and technology, focusing on impacts and not inputs, strengthening local governance, and lastly leveraging local culture and economy are among the other key ideas around which the future of urban planning and governance needs to be conceptualised, he added...
