{"id":72312,"date":"2026-04-27T18:41:39","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T13:11:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/?p=72312"},"modified":"2026-04-27T18:42:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T13:12:10","slug":"effective-city-government-framework-million-plus-cities-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/27-04-2026\/effective-city-government-framework-million-plus-cities-report","title":{"rendered":"\u201cMoving Towards Effective City Government \u2013 A Framework for Million-Plus Cities\u201d Report"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS1\/Urbanisation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Context<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Union Minister of Housing &amp; Urban Affairs, released the report<strong> \u201cMoving Towards Effective City Government \u2013 A Framework for Million-plus Cities\u201d by NITI Aayog.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>India\u2019s urbanisation is central to achieving the <strong>vision of Viksit Bharat by 2047<\/strong> and progressing<strong> towards a $30 trillion economy.\u00a0<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Cities are central<\/strong> to driving economic growth, fostering innovation, and generating employment.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The report identifies persistent governance issues,<\/strong> including weak and fragmented leadership structures, constrained fiscal capacity, and capacity gaps <strong>that limit service delivery and urban performance.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It calls for a<strong> shift towards empowered city governments<\/strong> through a clear realignment of authority, responsibility, and resources at the city level.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Key recommendations of the report include:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Strengthening city leadership<\/strong> through the introduction of a <strong>directly elected Mayor<\/strong> with a fixed tenure, supported by an empowered Mayor-in-Council system to ensure continuity, clarity, and accountability in decision-making.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Integrating urban service delivery<\/strong> by bringing key functions such as water supply, sanitation, and public transport under the <strong>purview of city governments<\/strong> to improve coordination and accountability.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Enhancing municipal finances <\/strong>by strengthening own-source revenues, ensuring more predictable and timely fiscal transfers through robust State Finance Commissions, and enabling access to market-based financing mechanisms such as municipal bonds.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Undertaking institutional restructuring<\/strong> by bringing multiple parastatal agencies involved in service delivery under city government oversight, with clearly defined roles and stronger coordination frameworks.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>For effective implementation,<\/strong> the report recommends that states amend their <strong>Municipal Acts<\/strong> to reflect these governance reforms.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It also calls on the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs to update the <strong>Model Municipal Law<\/strong> and provide guidance and <strong>incentives to support reform adoption.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The report offers a comprehensive roadmap for strengthening urban governance in India, recognising that the country\u2019s next phase of growth will be driven by economically vibrant, well-governed, and liveable cities.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Strengthening city governments is not only an administrative priority but a strategic imperative for achieving national development goals.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2255581&amp;reg=3&amp;lang=1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>PIB<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong><br \/>\nContext<\/p>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<li class=\"ms-5\">\n<p>The Union Minister of Housing &#038; Urban Affairs, released the report \u201cMoving Towards Effective City Government \u2013 A Framework for Million-plus Cities\u201d by NITI Aayog.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/p>\n<p>About<\/p>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<li class=\"ms-5\"\t>\nIndia\u2019s urbanisation is central to achieving the vision of Viksit Bharat by 2047 and progressing towards a $30 trillion economy.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ms-5\">\nCities are central to driving economic growth, fostering innovation, and generating employment.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<p><a href=\" https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/27-04-2026\/effective-city-government-framework-million-plus-cities-report \" class=\"btn btn-primary btn-sm float-end\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-72312","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-current-affairs"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72312","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=72312"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72312\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":72314,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72312\/revisions\/72314"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=72312"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=72312"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=72312"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}