Planning Legislations

Development Control Regulations are a set of rules that are planned to ensure the proper and effective development of a city, as well as the general welfare of the public. Regulation is necessary to ensure planned development. It depends on […]

Case 1: Local Area Planning (FIRE-D, USAID) , Delhi 10 Top-down approach. In order to deal with the inconsistencies between the Master Plan and reality, MCD started a reform process by the end of 2003. Participants involved   Lead partners: […]

THE MODEL NAGARA RAJ BILL, 2008 : Step 1 Preparation of database Step 2 Information on current schemes and programmes Step 3 Mobilization of citizens on preparation of area development plan Step 4 Informal interactions within the area/locality to identify […]

The Model Nagara Raj Bill, 2008 (hereinafter ‘the Bill’) is India’s first community participation legislation and creates a new tier of decision making in each municipality called the Area Sabha. The Bill is a mandatory reform under the Jawaharlal Nehru […]

1.Public participation is based on the belief that those who are affected by a decision have a right to be involved in the decision-making process. 2.Public participation includes the promise that the public’s contribution will influence the decision. 3.Public participation […]

Participatory planning processes can have many goals with a variety of communication modes, as well as the decision- making actions taken by stakeholders during such a process. Parties involved in a planning process have their own goals based on political, […]

Community participation is provided and facilitated by various legal provisions. In many countries constitution provides the basic framework for empowerment of both the urban local government and the citizens. The mechanism of creation of Wards Committees, local groups, self help […]

“public participation” 9 refers to involving various groups of stakeholders in a process of participation – individuals or citizens’ initiatives just as much as representatives of lobbies such as environment organizations, youth clubs or professional associations that make the concerns […]

Development Plan implementation is a matter of vital importance. Past development plan(DP) operationalization on-ground has been poor, generally not crossing the one third mark. The rising refrain of citizens that quality of life in cities has been falling is directly […]