URBAN GOVERNANCE

  • February 13, 2022
  • Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
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URBAN GOVERNANCE

TOPIC: Governance

Context- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a high-level committee, five centres of excellence and a rethinking of urban planning in her Budget 2022-2023 speech.

Concept-

  • By 2050, 50% of India’s population will be urban.
  • India is no longer going to be a rural economy and is moving towards an urban economy.

Role of NIUA

  • National Institute of Urban affairs is an institute for research, training and information dissemination in urban development and management.
  • It is located in New Delhi, India.
  • It was established in 1976 as an autonomous body under the Societies Registration Act.
  • The Institute is supported by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs,Government of India, State Governments, urban and regional development authorities and other agencies concerned with urban issues.
  • NIUA can be an aggregator or knowledge provider to the more than 4,000 urban local bodies.

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