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Building from the bottom: infrastructure and poverty alleviation/ edited by Sameer Kochhar and M. Ramachandran

Contributor(s): Kochhar, Sameer, ed | Ramachandran, M., edMaterial type: Text

TextPublication details: New Delhi: Academic foundation, 2010Description: 318 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cmISBN: 9788171888412Subject(s): Urban poor--Government policy | Urban renewal--Citizen participation | City planningDDC classification: 338.9

Contents:

I. POLICY -- 1. The Power of Identity / Nandan Nilekani -- 2. Planning for Future Cities / M. Ramachandran -- 3. PURA and Urbanisation of India / P.V. Indiresan -- 4. On Strategies for Disinvestment and Privatisation / Vijay Kelker -- II. INFRASTRUCTURE -- 5. Driving Infrastructural Development through Public-Private Partnerships / Hari Sankaran -- 6. Market-based Financing of Urban Infrastructure in India / Hitesh Vaidya -- 7. Genesis of the Problem of Infrastructure Financing and its Resolution / S.S. Tarapore -- 8. Fiscal Decentralisation and Financial Sustainability for Urban Infrastructure / K.K. Pandey -- III. GOVERNANCE AND SERVICE DELIVERY -- 9. The KDMC and MCGM Success Stories: Efficient Citizen Services Delivery Systems using e-Governance / Gursharan Dhanjal -- 10. e-Village, Global Village: Gujarat Shows the Way / Gursharan Dhanjal -- IV. POVERTY ALLEVIATION -- 11. Programmes for the Urban Poor / N.C. Saxena -- 12. Demographic Dividend or Debt? / Nitin Desai -- 13. Working towards an Urban India / Bibek Debroy -- 14. Expanding the Umbrella: Financial Inclusion for the Urban Poor / Naveen Surya -- CASE STUDIES -- 1. Excellence in Solid Waste Management and Sanitation through Citizen's Participation: Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation -- 2. Excellence in Road Development through Citizens' Participation -- Indore Municipal Corporation: Completed and continuous process of implementation -- 3. Recycling Waste: A Venture -- The Rajkot Municipal Corporation's waste processing project has proved to be a great hit -- 4. Linking Water Supply with Property: Pune Municipal Corporation's user-friendly system has led to an appreciable increase in revenue -- 5. Cleaning the Slums: The Dattak Vasti Yojana in Mumbai has gone a long way in improving sanitation in the city slums -- 6. Using GIS for Bill Collection: Varanasi Nagar Nigam has made life easy for citizens by introducing GIS-based tax assessment and collection -- 7. Easing Traffic Bottleneck: The Traffic Improvement Scheme by the Thane Municipal Corporation near the railway station has removed the congestion and improved travelling time -- 8. RIDCOR: The Road to Success -- 9. Ensuring Quality Water: Karnataka's Kundapura Town Municipal Council embarked on an innovative civic services delivery project to improve water supply in the town -- 10. Urban Water Management towards Water Quality Monitoring System and Operation and Maintenance Practices for Improved Quality Life: Surat Municipal Corporation.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
General Books	Central Library, Sikkim University General Book Section	338.9 KOC/B (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		P10991

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I. POLICY --
1. The Power of Identity / Nandan Nilekani --
2. Planning for Future Cities / M. Ramachandran --
3. PURA and Urbanisation of India / P.V. Indiresan --
4. On Strategies for Disinvestment and Privatisation / Vijay Kelker --
II. INFRASTRUCTURE --
5. Driving Infrastructural Development through Public-Private Partnerships / Hari Sankaran --
6. Market-based Financing of Urban Infrastructure in India / Hitesh Vaidya --
7. Genesis of the Problem of Infrastructure Financing and its Resolution / S.S. Tarapore --
8. Fiscal Decentralisation and Financial Sustainability for Urban Infrastructure / K.K. Pandey --
III. GOVERNANCE AND SERVICE DELIVERY --
9. The KDMC and MCGM Success Stories: Efficient Citizen Services Delivery Systems using e-Governance / Gursharan Dhanjal --
10. e-Village, Global Village: Gujarat Shows the Way / Gursharan Dhanjal --
IV. POVERTY ALLEVIATION --
11. Programmes for the Urban Poor / N.C. Saxena --
12. Demographic Dividend or Debt? / Nitin Desai --
13. Working towards an Urban India / Bibek Debroy --
14. Expanding the Umbrella: Financial Inclusion for the Urban Poor / Naveen Surya --
CASE STUDIES --
1. Excellence in Solid Waste Management and Sanitation through Citizen's Participation: Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation --
2. Excellence in Road Development through Citizens' Participation --
Indore Municipal Corporation: Completed and continuous process of implementation --
3. Recycling Waste: A Venture --
The Rajkot Municipal Corporation's waste processing project has proved to be a great hit --
4. Linking Water Supply with Property: Pune Municipal Corporation's user-friendly system has led to an appreciable increase in revenue --
5. Cleaning the Slums: The Dattak Vasti Yojana in Mumbai has gone a long way in improving sanitation in the city slums --
6. Using GIS for Bill Collection: Varanasi Nagar Nigam has made life easy for citizens by introducing GIS-based tax assessment and collection --
7. Easing Traffic Bottleneck: The Traffic Improvement Scheme by the Thane Municipal Corporation near the railway station has removed the congestion and improved travelling time --
8. RIDCOR: The Road to Success --
9. Ensuring Quality Water: Karnataka's Kundapura Town Municipal Council embarked on an innovative civic services delivery project to improve water supply in the town --
10. Urban Water Management towards Water Quality Monitoring System and Operation and Maintenance Practices for Improved Quality Life: Surat Municipal Corporation.

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