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Issues raised by the Consortium comprising former mayors and commissioners of municipal corporations of Himachal Pradesh

The Chairperson and Members 16 Finance Commission of India New Delhi On the visit to Shimla, dated June 24, 2024. Subje...

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Financial Institutions look to step up infrastructure project financing

Infrastructure Finance Update – December 2023 In this month’s infrastructure update, the national and international fina...

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Urban Infrastructure Financing in India – What has changed?

Urban Infrastructure in India In the post 1990s era in India, the urban areas in the country have been in focus with ci...

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Centralisation, no Public Representation Plague Smart Cities Mission after 7 Years

The Centre had committed Rs 48,000 crore for the mission but only Rs 41,544 crore was allocated till the end of the last...

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Report: History RePPPeated: How PPPs are Failing

Public-Private Partnerships — or PPPs — are increasingly being promoted as a way to finance development projects. This r...

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Urban Reforms Agenda from JNNURM to Smart Cities Mission

Increasing urbanisation India has been witnessing the growing pace of urbanization in the country in the past few decade...

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Urban Infrastructure Investment and Public Accountability

The workshop primarily looked at the role IFIs are playing in shaping urban infrastructure finance and policy in India. ...

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International Finance Institutions and their Impact on People

Shaktiman Ghosh, National General Secretary of the National Hawkers Federation, on the IFIs and their Impact on People ...

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July 2, 2024

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Issues raised by the Consortium comprising former mayors and commissioners of municipal corporations of Himachal Pradesh

The Chairperson and Members 16 Finance Commission of India New Delhi On the visit to Shimla, dated June 24, 2024. Subject: Issues raised by the Consortium comprising former mayors and commissioners of municipal corporations of Himachal Pradesh. Dear Chairperson Sir and Members, We, former mayors, ...

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December 15, 2023

Gaurav Dwivedi

Financial Institutions look to step up infrastructure project financing

Infrastructure Finance Update – December 2023 In this month’s infrastructure update, the national and international financial institutions such as the ADB, JICA, AIIB and BoB are looking to increase project and policy financing for infrastructure projects. The measures also include launching of a ne...

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February 16, 2023

Gaurav Dwivedi

Urban Infrastructure Financing in India – What has changed?

Urban Infrastructure in India In the post 1990s era in India, the urban areas in the country have been in focus with cities being named as “the engines of economic growth”. This has been highlighted by various national missions and programs that the central government has launched in the preceding ...

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October 17, 2022

Neelam Gaur

Centralisation, no Public Representation Plague Smart Cities Mission after 7 Years

The Centre had committed Rs 48,000 crore for the mission but only Rs 41,544 crore was allocated till the end of the last financial year. The Narendra Modi government launched the Smart Cities Mission (SCM) in June 2015 to create 100 smart cities that provide “core infrastructure” and a “decent quali...

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July 14, 2021

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Report: History RePPPeated: How PPPs are Failing

Public-Private Partnerships — or PPPs — are increasingly being promoted as a way to finance development projects. This report gives an in-depth, evidence-based analysis of the impact of 10 PPP projects, including two from India, that have taken place across four continents and in both developed and ...

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July 14, 2021

Gaurav Dwivedi

Urban Reforms Agenda from JNNURM to Smart Cities Mission

Increasing urbanisation India has been witnessing the growing pace of urbanization in the country in the past few decades. As per the Census 2011, 31% of the population lives in cities and its contribution in the national GDP is around 63%. It is projected that by 2030 around 40% of the population ...

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March 11, 2026

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Urban Infrastructure Investment and Public Accountability

The workshop primarily looked at the role IFIs are playing in shaping urban infrastructure finance and policy in India. The approaches and methodologies that have been used by the private sector to create alliances within the three tiers of the government. The focus was also on the notions of public...

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March 11, 2026

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International Finance Institutions and their Impact on People

Shaktiman Ghosh, National General Secretary of the National Hawkers Federation, on the IFIs and their Impact on People ...

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Issues raised by the Consortium comprising former mayors and commissioners of municipal corporations of Himachal Pradesh

Financial Institutions look to step up infrastructure project financing

Urban Infrastructure Financing in India – What has changed?

Centralisation, no Public Representation Plague Smart Cities Mission after 7 Years

Report: History RePPPeated: How PPPs are Failing

Urban Reforms Agenda from JNNURM to Smart Cities Mission

Urban Infrastructure Investment and Public Accountability

International Finance Institutions and their Impact on People

Issues raised by the Consortium comprising former mayors and commissioners of municipal corporations of Himachal Pradesh

Financial Institutions look to step up infrastructure project financing

Urban Infrastructure Financing in India – What has changed?

Centralisation, no Public Representation Plague Smart Cities Mission after 7 Years

Report: History RePPPeated: How PPPs are Failing

Urban Reforms Agenda from JNNURM to Smart Cities Mission

Urban Infrastructure Investment and Public Accountability

International Finance Institutions and their Impact on People