Tag: smart cities

The Union budget 2022 had announced the formation of a high-level committee of planners, economists and institutions to create recommendations on urban sector policies. The minister of finance said that by the time India turns 100, nearly half the population are going to be living in urban areas, making it imperative to not only nurture India’s megacities but also facilitate tier-2 and tier-3 cities to set for the long run. India is witnessing and observing one of the most important urban growth spurts in history ever. However, three-quarters of the infrastructure that may exist in cities by 2050 is yet to be built. This presents Indian cities with an unprecedented opportunity to appear in urban planning and development through a long-term strategic lens to enable economic, en...