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Urbanisation has emerged as a key policy and governance challenge in India in recent years. Urbanisation is concomitant to economic growth. The strong correlation between urbanization and economic development is well-known. While urbanization can be an engine of economic development and inclusion, unless managed properly, it can create serious socio-economic consequences and disastrous outcomes which would be difficult or impossible to fix. These are areas which require guidelines so as to synchronise bottom-up and top-down approaches, Moreover, considering that cities are the engines of economic growth and socio-economic transformation, there is a need for the Government of India to lay down broad policies and guidelines with regard to spatio-economic planning and urban development in the country, especially regional planning. All the constituent States and Union Territories should restructure and update their Town and Country Planning/Urban Development/Municipal Acts and spatio-economic policies in accordance with these policy guidelines. These laws are the enabling instruments for undertaking regional and urban planning activities at various levels to meet the challenges of urbanisation.


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