Harnessing the Economic Potential of India’s Cities

Table of Contents

• Contents 5
• Tables, Figures, and Boxes 7
• Acknowledgments 9
• Abbreviations 10
• Executive Summary 11
• Chapter 1: Introduction 17
• Background 17
• Scope of the Study 24
• Approach of the Study 27
• Chapter 2: Shortlisting Cities for Study 31
• Concept of Natural Cities Based on Nighttime Lights 31
• Selection of Cities 34
• Chapter 3: City Profiles—Economic Activity and Spatial Growth 38
• Dewas 38
• Gangtok 40
• Guwahati 41
• Hisar 43
• Indore 44
• Machilipatnam 46
• Nalgonda 48
• Navsari 49
• Sonipat 50
• Vadodara 52
• Vijayawada 53
• Warangal 55
• Summary 56
• Chapter 4: Stakeholder Consultations to Identify Growth Bottlenecks 58
• Chapter 5: Key Bottlenecks Constraining the Potential of Cities 63
• Lack of Common Economic Vision 63
• Challenges Related to Land 65
• Lack of Integrated Approach to Master Planning 66
• Inadequate Institutional Frameworks and Capacity Constraints 69
• Business-Related Policies and Regulatory Constraints 70
• Chapter 6: Recommendations 74
• An Economic Vision for the City 74
• Land Supply for Enabling Development 81
• Integrated Master Planning 86
• Institutional Integration and Capacity Building in Development and Planning 93
• Policies and Regulations Governing Business Activity in Cities 95
• Chapter 7: Conclusions 101