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Presentation on “India’s Urban Awakening Report”
Presentation by: McKinsey Global Institute
26 February 2011
NIUA, New Delhi
The
McKinsey Global Institute made a presentation on “India Urban Awakening
Report” to Mr. Kamal Nath, Minister of Urban Development (MoUD),
Kumari Selja, Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation (MoHUPA),
Government of India and Mr. Arun Maira, Member Planning Commission at
NIUA on Feb. 26, 2011.
Dr. Isher Ahluwalia, Chairman, HPEC, Mr. Naveen Kumar, IAS Secretary UD and Dr. P. K. Mohanty, IAS Additional Secretary MoHUPA were also present. The presentation was attended by a large number of representatives from Central, State and Local Governments, Academic and Research Institutes, Trade Associations, among others.
Key takeaways from the presentation include (a) cities remain critical to India's growth; (b) current approach to cities would lead to urban gridlock and decline; (c) it is possible to transform cities in a decade; (d) specific interventions across five areas will unlock Indian cities – funding, governance, planning, sector policies, and shape; and (e) to make this happen the Central Government can catalyze three big actions – creating political alignment, creating a second generation JNNURM, and building institutions and capacity. The presentation was followed by detailed discussions.
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