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Organised by: Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India

In Association with: Indo-US FIRE-D Program, USAID and National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA)

Venue: NIUA, New Delhi

Date: 25 January 2011

The guidebook was jointly launched by Ms. Elizabeth Warfield, Deputy Mission Director, USAID India and Mr. A. K. Mehta Joint Secretary UD Ministry of Urban Development on January 25, 2011 at NIUA, New Delhi.

The guidebook's goal is to provide project implementers and policy makers with assistance in developing sustainable and inclusive urban infrastructure services, with a focus on water, sanitation, and solid waste management.

The process has been developed and refined during the 17 years of the United States Agency for International Development, (USAID) and Government of India-sponsored Financial Institutions Reform and Expansion Program - Debt and Infrastructure, known as the FIRE (D) Program, which has been responding to the many challenges associated with rapid urbanization in India.

Table of Contents (Click on the links to the right of the chapter titles to open/download pdf version.)
Front Matter (Title Page, List of Tables and Figures, Acknowledgments, Contributors, Foreward, Abbreviations)		Open PDF (215 KB)
User Guide		Open PDF (472 KB)
Part 1 Indian Context for Infrastructure Development
Chapter 1 The Urban Context and Governance		Open PDF (3.51 MB)
Article 1.1 Urbanization and Economic Growth Article 1.2 Governance and the Progress of Reforms Article 1.3 The Model Municipal Law Chapter 1 Annexes
Chapter 2 The History of the FIRE (D) Program and the Approach to Working in India		Open PDF (1.97 MB)
Article 2.1 Origins of the Fire (D) Program: Economic Liberalization, Housing Finance, and Infrastructure Article 2.2 Phases of the Fire (D) Program Article 2.3 Approaching Urban Reforms Chapter 2 Annexes
Part 2 Key Technical Areas for Developing Infrastructure Services
Chapter 3 Development Planning for Infrastructure Services		Open PDF (4.18 MB)
Article 3.1 Introduction to Development Planning for Infrastructure Services Article 3.2 Community Participation Article 3.3 City Development Plans Article 3.4 Environmental Status Reports: Planning Better Infrastructure and a Sustainable Habitat Article 3.5 Local Area Plans Article 3.6 Slum Upgrading: A Case Study on Bhubaneswar, Orissa Article 3.7 Capital Investment Plans
Chapter 4 City Financial Viability		Open PDF (3.62 MB)
Article 4.1 Introduction to City Financial Viability Article 4.2 Accounting Reforms: The Groundwork for Financial Viability Article 4.3 Resource Mobilization and Institutional Reform Article 4.4 Institutional Restructuring and Corporatization: Water and Sewerage Sector Reform in Orissa Article 4.5 Using E-Governance Combined with Administrative Reforms to Improve Governance Article 4.6 Reforming the Central-State-Municipal Fiscal Relationship: India’s Central and State Finance Commissions Chapter 4 Annexes
Chapter 5 Developing Commercially Viable Infrastructure Projects		Open PDF (3.61 MB)
Article 5.1 Introduction to Developing Commercially Viable Infrastructure Projects Article 5.2 Financial Prefeasibility of Proposed Projects Article 5.3 Assessing Market Demand and Willingness to Pay for Infrastructure Services Article 5.4 Feasibility Study for Appraising Commercial Viability Article 5.5 Environmental Impact Assessments for Urban Infrastructure Projects Article 5.6 Testing Project Structures Article 5.7 Procurement: Getting the Best Value-for-Money Article 5.8 Improved Contract Management Helps Local Governments Achieve Better Urban Services
Chapter 6 Urban Infrastructure Financing		Open PDF (3.63 MB)
Article 6.1 Introduction to Urban Infrastructure Financing Article 6.2 Choosing Debt: Term Loans versus Municipal Bonds Article 6.3 Municipal Credit Ratings Article 6.4 Municipal Bonds Article 6.5 Pooled Financing Article 6.6 Urban Infrastructure Funds Article 6.7 Microfinance for Access to Urban Infrastructure Article 6.8 Current Innovations in Urban Infrastructure Financing Chapter 6 Annexes
Part 3 Institutionalizing the Process and the Way Forward
Chapter 7 Institutionalizing Improved Urban Management and Infrastructure Development		Open PDF (2.17 MB)
Glossary and Index		Open PDF (254 KB)

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