UMC Global Training Inaugurated by Shri Narendra Modi

8/18/2019 UMC Global Training Inaugurated by Shri Narendra Modi

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SUSTAINABLEDEVELOPMENT THROUGH

GOOD GOVERNANCETRAINING &CAPACITY BUILDING OF MUNICIPAL COUNCILORS

A GOVERNMENT OF GUJARAT INITIATIVE

Knowledge Partner


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- Anshita AsnaniManaging Partner

Urbanisation of India is inevitable. Its rapid. Ithas put immense pressure on all of us. Itsbursting at its seams. Cities will groan, theywill shuffle and wriggle and struggle. Theydon’t need to. These are the pangs of growingup. The angst of evolution. They will learn.They need not cry.


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URBAN MANAG EMENTCONS ULTANTS

INTRODUCTIONINTRODUCTION

It is widely recognized that good governance is essential to sustainable development. When local

go vernment pra ctices go od g overnanc e, its communities a re more connected a nd eng a g ed, be tter services a re

provided , c ommunity co nfidenc e in c ouncil is improved, res ources a re better used a nd better outcome s a chieved.

However this is difficult to emula te in prac tice, a s mos t of the c ouncillors ma y not pos ses s a deq uate ha nds on

wo rking knowledg e of urba n ma na g eme nt. The de ce ntra liza tion of the de cision ma king proc es s to elected w ing o f

the ULB by virtue of the 74th CAA furthers underscores the need for informed decision making and an

understanding of the regula tion a nd g ood urba n go vernanc e practices .

The 74th CAA, inter a lia , a lso ma kes it impera tive to a chieve a ha rmonious interfa ce be tween the

administrative wing and the elected representatives-a precondition for successful implementation of city

de velopme nt projec ts.

Municipal Councillors come from all walks of life and bring along diverse and valuable skills and

experienc es . Des pite this, very few new co uncillors a re fa milia r with the cha lleng es of urba niza tion, s ys tem of loc a l

g overnment, how a co uncil wo rks a nd the full rang e o f their roles a nd res pons ibilities . When they c omme nce their

term in office it is important tha t counc illors q uickly a tta in a clea r understa nding o f the s a me.

A Co uncillors’ Induc tion P rogra mme (CIP) is a nec es sa ry start-up mec ha nism to provide them with es se ntia l

information, orienting them to challenges and their new role as ruling class for a local government. It enables

councillors to familiarize themselves as to how the council works, the meeting procedures, rules of debate, the

leg a l framew ork unde r which a co uncil ope rates a nd the co mplexities of their multiple roles.

An induction program also provides an opportunity to set a positive tone, build positive working

rela tions hips with the executive and a cq ua int them with the pra ctice s of goo d g overnan ce . It la ys the found a tion

for a successful term in office. However, sustaining their credibility would certainly require further educational

interventions.

UMC’s Ind uction P rog ram familia rize s the co unc illors with:

• Is sue s o f urb a niza tio n

• Lin kag e s b e tw e en g oo d g o ve rn ance and Deve lo pm en t

• P rud ent fina nc ia l ma na g eme nt

• La nd us e pla nning

• The lega l framework under which corporat ions operate

• Their ro les and responsib ilities

• What the corporat ion does, how it operates, its rules and procedures

• Corpora t ion ’s management s truc ture and key s ta ff

• Ke y po lic ie s a nd pro g ra mme s

COUNCILLOR'S INDUCTION PROGRAM (CIP)

SIGNIFICANCE OF CIP

CIP CONTENT OUTLINE

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GOVERNMENT OF GUJ ARAT INITIATIVEGOVERNMENT OF GUJ ARAT INITIATIVE

Hon'ble Chief Minister Shri Narendra Modi enthralled the councillors

in his inaugural address setting the tone for three day training programme.

URBAN MANAG EMENT CONS ULTANTS

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Shri Mod i in his c aptivating inaugural address b roadened the vision of the c ounc illors while

emphasizing on the need to have clarity abou t their roles and resp onsib ilities to func tion effectively. He

urged them to rise above petty issues and have a vision for the development of the c ity as a who le and work

towards establishing a national and international identity for the city. He laid stress on:

• Turning the city slum-free, Providing basic amenities to the poor.

• Clean city through proper solid waste management.

• Adop ting best techno logies.

A breakthrough is important to ge t out of the routine and establish a different level of performance , he

said. He emphasized the importance of continuous learning and sharing of best practices.

THE AHMEDABAD EXPERIENCE

The C ounc illors' Induc tion P rogra m (CIP ), org a nized by Ahmed a ba d Municipal Co rporation w ith Urba n

Ma na ge ment Cons ultants (UMC) as its knowledg e pa rtner, wa s ina ugurated b y the Honoura ble CM of Guja rat,

S hri Narendra Mod i.

The c onc luding s es sion wa s cha ired b y S hri Nitinbha i Pa tel, H'ble Minister for Urba n Development a nd for

Wa ter Resource Depa rtments o f GoG .


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PROGRAMME OUTCOME

The induction prog ram e ffec tively co nveyed that the loca l g overnment ca n ma na g e their co mplex respo nsibilities

effec tively, and in the be st interest of the co mmunity if the c ity a ffa irs a re ma na g ed in wa ys that a re trans pa rent,

a cc ountable, just a nd equitab le.

The coun cillors b ene fited in the follow ing w a ys .

• Were sensitized to the significance a nd pract ices of good g overnance

• Learned concepts o f financia l management and p lanned development

• Acq uired knowledg e on key legislations a nd legisla tive roles a nd responsibilities

• Enab led them to visua lize the ‘big picture’ on urba niza tion in prevailing co ntext, including key iss ues

a nd tas ks be fore them

• Got updated on key in formation , po lic ies and procedures

• Lea rned to be more pro-ac tive &effective in conducting corpora tion business

• Facilitated tra nsition a nd built confidenc e in underta king their role/s

• Had a n opportunity to meet, build rapport, share knowledg e and experiences a nd form positive

wo rking rela tions hips with other co uncillors a nd key o fficials a s a lso the expert subjec t spe a kers

Based on the succ ess of the CIP at Ahmedabad , the Government of Gujarat entrusted UMC to organize

similar prog rams in Surat, Vadod ara, Rajkot, Jamnagar and Bhavnagar cities du ring April-May 2011


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Mr. K. Kailashnathan

Mr. K. Ka ila shna tha n is a se nior me mb er of Ind ia n Adm inistrative S ervice (IAS 1979 Ba tch), at

prese nt working a s P rincipal Se creta ry to the Chief Minister of Guja rat. In a dd ition to this

a ss ig nment, he is holding cha rge of Ma na g ing Director, G uja rat S tate Fina ncial S ervice s Ltd.

Mr. Ka ila shna than is a P os t G rad ua te in M.S c. (Che m.) a nd M.A. [Eco nomics (U.K.)]. In his

ea rlier as signme nts he wa s c los ely as so ciated w ith Indus tria l de velopme nt and privatization of

Po rts in Gujarat. He has a lso w ide e xperienc e in Urba n Se ctor, in his ca pa city a s Municipal Commiss ioner in

Ahmed a ba d a nd P rincipal Sec reta ry, Urba n Developme nt. His other experienc e in Infra structure S ec tor rela tes to

Drinking -Wa ter S upply in es ta blish ing a Drinking Wa ter P ipline 'G rid' in G uja rat S ta te.

Mr. Ka ila shna than is also a Memb er of Bo a rd of Directors of G uja rat S tate Petroleum Co rporation Ltd. (GS P CL)

a nd S a rda r S a rovar Na rma da Nig a m Ltd. (S S NNL).

FACULTY PROFILEFACULTY PROFILE

Mr. Anil Baijal

Mr. Ba ija l joined the India n Adm inistra tive S ervice in 1969. He retired from the s ervice in Octo ber,

2006 as Secretary, Ministry of Urban Development, and Government of India. While in that

Ministry, he a ncho red the d es igning a nd roll-out of the fla gs hip prog ra mme of J a wa ha r La l Nehru

Nationa l Urba n Renew a l Miss ion (J NNURM) with fede ral grant eq uivalent of ab out Rs. 50,000

crore, for improvement of infras tructure a nd provision of b a sic s ervices in urba n a reas of India.

In his long se rvice ca reer spa nning over 37 yea rs, Mr. Ba ija l held various important a ss ig nments like that of the

Union Home S ec retary, C ha irman & Ma na g ing Director , India n Airlines , C hief Executive Office r, P ras a r Bha rti

Corporation( Broadcasting Corporation of India), Vice-Chairman, Delhi Development Authority, Development

Co mmissioner, G oa a nd C ouns elor in-cha rge o f Indian Aid P rogra mme in Nepa l.

After his retireme nt from G ove rnment service , Mr. B a ija l a t prese nt is w orking on p a rt time b a sis a s S r. Adviso r in the

Infra structure De velopme nt &Fina nce Co mpa ny Ltd. (IDFC) and Cha irman o f IDFC Found a tion. In ad dition, he is

the S ec reta ry Ge nera l of Fede ration of Ind ia n Airlines (FIA), the ind ustry a ss oc ia tion o f Ind ia n a ir ca rriers .

Mr. Ba ija l is a lso on the B oa rds o f ITC Limited , DLF P ram erica Life Insuran ce Co mpa ny Limited , Minera ls &Metals

Trading C orpo ra tion o f Ind ia Limited (MMTC) a nd Interna tion a l Travel Hous e Limited .


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The progra m wa s c ond ucted b y co untry’s lead ing pra ctitione rs in the field of urba n pla nning , urba n go vernanc e,

poverty a llevia tion, municipa l fina nce a nd P P Ps . The fa culty w a s d rawn from a pex na tiona l level institutions a nd

multila teral ag enc ies .

The c ounc illor’s we re ma de co nversa nt with reg ula tory frame wo rk g overning municipal corpora tions ,the

cha lleng es a nd opp ortunities in urba niza tion, g oo d g overna nce , alterna te methods of service d elivery a nd current

bes t nationa l a nd internationa l pra ctices in the urba n sec tor throug h use o f conventiona l methods a s w ell a s us e of

a udio visua l/multimed ia technique s. S pec ia lly comp iled b oo k to ca pture the ess enc e the BP MC Act 1949 in

G uja ra ti wa s a lso distributed.


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Mr. P U Asnani

A law graduate by education, Mr. Asnani is one of the country’s renowned experts on urban

g overnan ce a nd a n Internationa l Expert on S olid Wa ste Mana g eme nt. Working in the urba n

sector for over 30 years, Mr. Asnani’s experience and expertise is widely sought by various

governments and civic authorities both nationally and internationally. He is a member of the

P roperty Ta x Reform Committee c ons tituted b y the G overnment of India, he ha s b een a memb er

of the Supreme C ourt a ppointed Expert Co mmittee on S olid Wa ste Mana g eme nt; a me mbe r of Tec hnology

Adviso ry Group &C ha irman o f the C ore G roup on a ppropria te Tec hnology &Rese a rch &Development in S olid

Wa ste Mana g eme nt . He wa s a memb er on the Expert pa nel to draft the Nationa l Ma nua l on S olid Wa ste

Ma nag ement co nstituted b y the Ministry o f Urba n Development, G ovt. of India . He ha s prepa red several DPRs a nd

provided technica l a ss ista nce o n S olid Wa ste Mana ge ment to 18 S tate of India . He wa s a n Urba n Environment

Infra structure Adviso r for India to US AID for 9 yea rs a nd a Tea m Lea de r for S olid Wa ste Ma na g eme nt Lea rning

P rogra mme in India s upported b y the World B a nk Institute for 3 yea rs. He wa s a n internationa l co nsultant on a n

ADB projec t for a dvising leg a l and Institua tiona l framew ork on S WM in B a ng la de sh. He is the internationa l expert-S WM on the World b a nk miss ion for Na tiona l G a ng es River Ba sin Authority Project. Bes ide s he ha s rend ered his

expert service s in severa l co untries like Sri La nka, Nepa l, Vietna m, Indo nes ia a nd Mang olia a mong others. He is

the founder memb er of Sa ba rmati River front development c orporation ltd. He is a lso the Vice president of the City

Ma na g ers’ Ass oc ia tion, G uja rat since Ma y 1997.

Mr. Dinesh M ehta

Mr. Dinesh Mehta brings in 30 yea rs of rich e xperienc e in the field of urba n de velopme nt policy,

urba n governance a nd mana ge ment, reg iona l development, urba n pla nning a nd mana g ement,

municipal and housing finance, infrastructure development policies and finance and urban

hea lth, with nationa l and internationa l a ge ncies by wa y of wo rk rela ted to a ca demics, po licy

formula tion, a pplied resea rch, co nsulta ncy a nd a dministration in Africa a nd Asia. At present,

Dines h Mehta is P rofes so r Emeritus a t the S cho ol of P la nning a t CEP T University, Ahmed a ba d.

Dines h Mehta is a Doc torate in Regiona l S cience a nd Urba n Eco nomics from the University of Pe nnsy lvania. He

holds a do uble Ma sters in Regiona l S cience a nd City &Reg iona l P la nning from the University of Pe nnsy lvania a nd

Ha rvard University res pec tively. He is a q ua lified civil eng inee r from the Indian Ins titute of Tec hno log y, Che nna i.

He ha s wo rked on projec ts for d ono rs s uch a s World Ba nk, WHO, UN- Hab itat, UNDP, US AID, City Allia nce a nd

Asian Development Ba nk. Dines h Mehta ha s to his c redit over 100 publica tions .


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Ms. S. Aparna

Ms. S . Apa rna is currently wo rking a s Co mmissioner, S ura t Municipal Co rpora tion. S he is a n

officer of the Indian Administrative Service with experience of over two decades in various

se ctors o f public a dministration.

As District Collector from 1995 to 1999, Aparna focused on decentralized planning for rural

infra structure, c onverge nce of G overnment Sc hemes in triba l areas , a s well a s ma nag ement a nd mitiga tion o f river

flood s. S he wa s s elected a s B est District Co llector by the G overnment of Guja ra t. She ha s a lso bee n involved in

programme formulation, and monitoring in the State Government in various sectors. During her tenure in the

G overnment of India , Apa rna wa s intensively involved in ad dress ing a range of iss ues fa cing urba n pla nning a nd

go verna nce in India toda y. S he wa s a lso a ss ociated with policy formula tion rela ting to la nd us e, Reg iona l Pla nning,

provision of affordable housing, conservation of urban heritage, challenges to urban environment, and urban

infrastructure.

In her current pos ition a s Municipal Comm iss ione r in S ura t, one of the fa stes t growing urba n a reas in Asia, s he ha s

cho se n to focus on s usta ina ble a nd inclusive de velopme nt in the c ity. With projec ts w orth over Rs 2200 crores in

hand, Surat Corporation has made a quantum leap in implementation of infrastructure projects relating to water

supp ly, dra ina g e, urba n tra nsp ort and hous ing for urba n poo r with threefold increa se in investment in three yea rs.

S ura t is a lso pa rticipating in the Roc kefeller Founda tion projec t for building clima te c ha ng e res ilienc e ne twork

a mong 10 Asian c ities .

Mr. Chetan Vaidya

Mr. Cheta n Va idya has over 30 yea rs o f urban d evelopment pla nning a nd ma nag ement

experience working for multilateral and bilateral donors, the Government of India (GOI), the

Planning Commission, State Governments, Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) and financial

institutions. He has a Bachelors degree in Architecture from Baroda (1974) and Master of

P lanning from IIT Kha rag pur (1977).

He joined a s Direc tor of the Nationa l Urba n Institute o f Affa irs (NIUA) in Feb ruary 2008. P rior to joining NIUA, he ha s

wo rked on the Fina nc ia l Ins titutions Reform a nd Expa ns ion (FIRE) project o f USAID from 1995 – 2008, where he

pla yed a key a nd w ide -rang ing role in providing tec hnica l and tra ining a ctivities . He w orked with cities to d evelopmedium-term fisc a l fra mewo rks a nd us ed them as the ba sis for reso urce enhanc ement a nd investment dec isions.

As Deputy P rojec t Lea de r, he w a s a lso a ctively involved with the Ministry of Urba n Development, G OI in de signing

the Mod el Municipal La w a nd reform ag end a unde r Ja wa ha rla l Nehru Nationa l Renew a l Miss ion (J NNURM).

Apart from this he has also provided advisory support for development of tax-free municipal bond guidelines,

ma rket-ba se d fina ncing of urba n infra structure projec ts, improved a cc es s o f poo r to urba n service s.


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Ms. Anshita Asnani

A Chartered Accountant from India and a CPA from US, Ms Asnani is an expert in modern

method s of fina ncial mana g eme nt and fina ncial discipline. S he ha s g iven her expert se rvice s to

several Urban Local Bodies in various States of India. She has been actively associated in

introd ucing fina ncial reforms, in ma ny ULBs of the c ountry.

Po verty Allevia tion a nd infras tructure development for the urba n poo r are her area s o f spec ia l interest. S he ha s

helped to d evelop institutiona l a nd lega l fra mew ork for indus tria l towns hips o f G uja rat Sta te. S he ha s c ontributed

substantially in the preparation of DPRs (Detailed Project Reports) for JNNURM cities and has also focused on

a ug menting the fina ncial ca pa bilities of Municipal Authorities throug h he r tra ining mod ules for the Civic cus todians

of our so ciety.

Prof . S. Chary

P rof V. Srinivas Cha ry is the Dea n of Res ea rch and Ma na g emen t Studies a t Administrative S taff

Co lleg e of India (AS CI), Hydera ba d, India , spe cialise s in go vernanc e, institutiona l reforms a nd

capacity building for improvements in urban service delivery. He has over 20 years of

profes siona l experienc e in the a reas of urba n infra structure a nd s ervice de livery and extensively

wo rked on 24-7 Wa ter Supply, urba n s a nitation, P P P, pro poo r stra teg ies . An eng ineer, urba n

pla nner and ma na g eme nt profess iona l by training , Prof. Cha ry, prior to joining ASC I, wa s a S enior Fac ulty at the

Environment P rotection Training a nd Rese a rch Institute (EPTRI), Hyderab a d a nd a t Ta ta Energy Rese a rch Institute

(TERI), New Delhi. P rof Cha ry has lea d over 130 ad viso ry, cons ulting a nd rese a rch as signme nts bo th in India a nd

South Asia. He has conceptualised and implemented structured capacity building programmes for elected

repres enta tives, o ffice rs of Administrative S ervice a nd urba n se ctor profes siona ls in India a nd o utside . P rof Cha ry

wa s a lso instrumental in es tab lishing the Urba n Res ource Link (url@ a sc i.org.in) - a uniq ue mo de l of know led g e

support for cities and water utilities, the Change Management Forum, which facilitates peer learning amongst a

network of municipal officers and elected representatives. He facilitates the National Urban Water Awards

(www.wa terawa rds.in) to recog nize e xcellenc e in urba n wa ter mana g eme nt for wa ter utilities a nd municipa lities in

India. As a memb er of the urba n sa nitation tas kforce o f the MoUD, he playe d a ca talytic role in the formula tion o f the

Nationa l Urba n Sa nitation Policy of the G overnment of India. P rof Cha ry a ss ists the Ministry of Urba n

Development, G overnment of India b y undertaking indepe nde nt appra isa l of city development pla ns a nd reforms

implementation under the Urban Renewal Mission. He was professionally affiliated to the University ofPennsylvania, Philadelphia, University of Bradford, UK, University of Manchester, UK, and Water Engineering

Development Centre, UK. He is a Chevening fellow. Prof Chary published over 30 papers in national and

internationa l profess iona l journals. He wa s co nferred a n Asho ka Fellow ship for promo ting co ntinuous (24-7) water

supp ly. He is pa ss iona tely co mmitted to c a pa city building w ith the objective of ensuring co ntinuous wa ter supply

a nd o pen de feca tion free urba n sys tems in India .


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Mr. Bimal Patel

Mr. Bimal has built on traditional approach to design and practice, and is responsible for

shaping the combined vision of all four companies at Paritosh. He is committed to making

Pa ritosh a n innovative la boratory of design, pla nning a nd de velopment mana ge ment idea s a nd

practice.

Dr. Bimal H. Patel has over 20 years of professional consultation, research and teaching experience in urban

pla nning a nd a rchitecture. He is a Director in HCP Des ig n a nd P rojec t Ma na g eme nt Pvt. Ltd., a 46 yea rs old firm

which ha s full fled g ed divisions for a rchitecture, interior des ig n, a nd furniture d es ig n a nd p rojec t ma na g eme nt. Dr.

Bimal P a tel is the Hon. Ma na g ing Director of Environmenta l Planning Co lla bo rative, a not-for-profit profess iona l

pla nning a nd d evelopment Ma nag ement Co mpa ny. EP C ha s bee n do ing pioneering work in de veloping pla nning

methodologies appropriate to the present Indian context. EPC works with various municipal corporations and

urba n developme nt authorities in G uja rat. He is a lso the Hon. Ma na g ing D irector of EP C De velopme nt Planning

a nd Ma nag ement P vt. Ltd. It is a cons ultancy whos e o bjective is to de monstrate wha t a professional private-sec torpla nning c omplies in India c a n be.

Prof. Shivanand Swamy

P rofes so r H. M. Sh ivana nd S wa my, Ass oc ia te Director, CEP T University, is a pos tgra dua te in

Economics and urban and regional planning, and has completed advanced courses in

tra nspo rt a nd p la nning from the IIM, Ba ng a lore a nd the University of Birming ha m. He ha s 27

yea rs of teaching, rese a rch a nd profess iona l cons ultancy experience, a nd ha s b een the guide

to over 100 Ma ster's thes is. He ha s b een lea ding multidisciplina ry projec ts in the a reas of urba n

transport planning, urban and regional planning, urban environment, land and housing. His strength is his

strateg ic a nd prog ramma tic s kills w hich a re in the des ig n a nd impleme ntation o f the Bus Rap id Trans it Sys tems

Cities in G uja rat. He wa s a lso instrumental in the de sign o f a n urba n de velopme nt prog ram for eig ht north-ea stern

sta tes o f India a nd the urba n development policy for Guja rat. He is on e of the principal res ource perso ns o n urba n

and regional development issues for the State of Gujarat and has led multi-disciplinary teams for projects

supported by d onors s uch a s the World B a nk, ADB, UNDP a nd S tate a nd Loca l G overnments in India . As a n

a dministrator of CEP T, P rof. S wa my wa s instrumenta l in upg rad ing C EP T a n a utonomo us institute to tha t of a

University.

Mr. D B Makw ana

One of the pioneers to introduce double entry book keeping in Ahmedabad Municipal

Corporation for the first time in India, Mr. Makwana is also the first to get a credit rating for an

Urba n Loc a l Bo dy a nd ra ising a lmos t a b illion INR from the public a s ta x free bo nd, a nother first

for the entire south east Asian countries. Additionally, he has also been the recipient of

internationa l hab itat a wa rd for slum netwo rking projec t mea nt for improving the infras tructura l /environmenta l a nd s oc io-ec ono mic c ond itions of slum dw ellers a nd urba n poo r.


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Ms. Veena Garella

Ms. Garella, a Regional Urban Planning Expert, has more than 30 years of experience in

prepa ring ma ster pla ns, c ity development pla ns, urba n planning tra ining prog rams a nd urba n

renewa l sc heme s. S he is a retired P rofes so r from S cho ol of P la nning &Architecture, New Delhi

a nd is currently involved a s a tra ining expert in Orienta tion training progra mme for prepa ration

of C ity De velopme nt P la ns for 152 municipa lities of Ta mil Nad u.

S he w a s intima tely involved with the Delhi Ma ster P la n 2001 providing inputs to va rious se ctors s uch a s indus try,

comme rce a nd s ervices , a nd w ith a ma jor thrust on the informal sector, a n a rea which s he c ontinued w orking on

a nd introd uce d the sub jec t when she joined the S cho ol of Planning &Architecture in Delhi.

Prof. Garella has interests in heritage conservation and introduced it for the first time in the postgraduate

programme as an important component of the course from a planner's perspective. Several papers were

prese nted on this topic a t Singa pore a nd Newca stle b a sed on resea rch d one in Delhi. S he is now involved with the

City De velopme nt P la ns for 19 towns in three d ifferent sta tes in India .

Mr. Bupinder Singh Bedi

Mr. Bedi over 20 years experience with the top management level in Project Appraisal &

Co rpora te Fina nce with Industria l Developme nt Ba nk Of India( IDBI ) ; the large st De velopme nt

Ba nk in the s ub c ontinent. In a dd ition, He a lso wo rked with lea ding c orporate firms in techno

comme rcial functions in India a nd a broad . He se rved a s a Director on the B oa rd o f Directors of

so me la rge co mpa nies in India. He is c urrently working w ith ADB a s a P P P Expert; His a rea of

expe rtise is Infras tructure Fina ncing .

Prof. Utpal Sharma

Prof. Utpal Sharma is an architect-planner whose specialization includes urban planning and

housing d esign. He has bee n a me mber of fa culty at CEP T since 1991 a nd ha s b een

instrumental in g etting the university s tatus for the institute. Along with a ca de mics , in the pa st 24

yea rs he has worked with a va riety of res ea rch a nd c onsulta ncy projects for va rious s tate a nd

centra l governments in India , NGOs a nd interna tiona l funding bod ies. He ha s been a member of

a numbe r of na tiona l co mmittee s uch a s the Ta sk Force on Afforda ble Housing for all, co nstituted b y G overnment

of Ind ia .

He ha s lectured a nd ta ught a t various universities a round the w orld on the s ubjects of la nd us e a nd transpo rtation

pla nning, urba n form d eterminants, housing des ign a nd pla nning la w a nd legisla tion.


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Hon'ble Minister Shri Nitinbhai Patel going through the training material as the city Mayor Asit Vora looks on

SHRI Mangubhai Patel, Hon’ble Minister, Forest & Environment, addressing the councillors at Surat


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Baroda

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Bhavnagar


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STAKEHOLDER FEEDBACKSTAKEHOLDER FEEDBACK

The C IPs co nduc ted b y UMC in 5 cities of G uja rat were very well received by the a dministration, ma yors a s

we ll a s the c ounc illors. The a ll round perce ption w a s tha t the CIPs ha d a chieved the o bjective of se nsitizing the

pa rticipants to va rious fa ce ts of urba n ma na g eme nt. A la rge numb er of co uncillors a s w ell a s a ll the ma yors we re of

the strong view that reg ula r follow up programs should a lso be cond ucted

The w ritten feed ba ck from Mayo rs of 5 cities is ve ry significa nt. The Ahme da ba d Mayo r, while g iving hig h

ma rks to the induction programme , ha s expres sed the

He has a lso recommended

The S ura t Ma yor has stress ed o n

The Rajkot Ma yor ha s proposed a s a n

a ttempt to bring a bout a ra pport between the two important sta keholder groups.

The Va dod a ra Ma yor has sug ge sted while the Bha vnag a r Ma yor

empha sized the need for The feedb a ck form of a ll the 5

Ma yors a re a nnexed . UMC in the proc es s of initia ting a ction o n a follow -up prog ram o f the C IP.

need for addi t ional knowledge inputs to understand

departmental working and in ter-departmental coo rd ination. at least one train ing

prog ramme in a year, part icularly for newly elec ted Corp orators.

strengthening th e interface betw een the administrat ive and the

elec ted wing. jo in t train ing p rogrammes with adm in istrative staff

‘communicat ion’ as a subject

detailed guidance on working o f var ious commit tees.


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Bhavnagar


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Surat


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GOING BEYOND 'INDUCTION' PROGRAMM ESGOING BEYOND 'INDUCTION' PROGRAMM ES

COUNCILLORS’ COUNTINOUS LEARNING PROGRAMM E (CCLP)

FOCUS GROUPS

EXPOSURE VISITS

WORKING KNOWLEDGE OF ENGLISH

An induc tion prog ramme for the new ly elected co uncilors is a n es se ntia l first step tha t gives them

a b ird’s eye view o f &se nsitizes them to go od urba n go vernanc e prac tice s. How ever, there is a felt need

to go beyond sensitization and to equip them with the requisite knowledge &skill sets for effective

de cision ma king .

The feed ba ck received from the CIPs in the s tate further reiterates the nee d for CCLP.

Accordingly, it is proposed to go beyond the CIPs and develop councillors’ continuous learning

progra ms (CCLP) which wo uld, inter alia , include the follow ing :

The c ounc ilors express ed a de sire to b e trained in spec ific a rea o f interest to them like wa ste

wa ter ma na g eme nt, so lid wa ste ma na g eme nt, P ublic P rivate Pa rtnerships, Tow n Planning, Municipal

Fina nce etc. This w ould a lso help them a dd more va lue to their roles in sub -co mmittees a lread y

constituted. Accordingly it is proposed to form groups of councilors drawn from different cities and

provide focuse d intens ive tra ining on the ch os en s ubjec t.

With a view to widen the horizon &ac q ua int the co uncilors w ith prac tice s a t the g round level, it is

propos ed to ta ke the co uncilors on expo sure visits both within the country as well a s o versea s. C ities

with which twining can be done, as also cities that showcase best practices in urban management

wo uld b e identified &expos ure visits orga nized . Ca re would be taken to ens ure tha t the fina ncial impa ct

of this visits o n the s ta te is m inimal.

It is o bs erved that the counc ilors co me from d iverse ed uca tiona l, soc ia l &cultura l ba ckground s.

A se g ment of the c ounc ilors felt the nee d to b e impa rted with wo rking knowled g e o f English. In their

percep tion, this wo uld fac ilitate a be tter interac tion with s uppliers, b a nkers, multi-la teral a g enc ies etc.

a nd a lso fac ilitate b etter unde rstand ing o f co mplex leg a l & fina ncial doc uments/propos a ls. It is

a cco rdingly proposed to ha ve co mprehensive tra ining prog ra mmes for impa rting a working knowledge

of Eng lish to the c ounc ilors to me et their felt need .


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ABOUT UMC

Urba n Mana g emen t Co nsulta nts is a multi-disciplina ry pa rtnership firm spe cializing in cons ulting on urba n

iss ues. It provides cons ulting services to the internationa l dono r ag encies, g overnments a nd c orpora tes a cross

various development sectors. It provides services on a ra nge of urba n de velopment a nd ma nag ement iss ues like

urba n go vernanc e, municipal fina ncial reforms a nd po verty a llevia tion. It enga g es in ca pa city building a nd training

with a s pec ific focus to develop efficient, a cc ounta ble and profess iona l loc a l se lf g overnments which ca n provide

innova tive so lutions to meet the globa l cha lleng es o f de velopme nt and m a ke cities a b etter plac e to live a nd wo rk.

Urba n Ma na ge ment Cons ultants wa s e sta blished in 2004 with an ob ject to pla n, conc eptualize a nd execute

projects rela ted to urba n g overna nce, financ ia l mana ge ment a nd urba n infrastructure.

We ha ve developed niche expertise in area s o f:

• P ub lic P riva te Pa rtners hips

Transaction Advisory

• Ma s ter P la ns

• S tra teg ic P la ns

• C ity Development P la ns

• Urb an &Reg iona l P la nning

• Urba n Renewa l

Urban Planning

• S olid Wa ste Ma na gement

• S a nita tion P la ns

• Uninte rrupte d Wa te r S upply

• C os t Effe ctive &S tra teg ic

improvement pla ns

• C a pa c ity B uild ing /Kno wle d g e tra n sfe r

Urban Services

• S lum Impro veme nt S tra teg ies

• Ba sic Services to Urba n P oor

• Inno va tive P a rtne rs hips

Urban Poverty Alleviation

• P ublic Po licy Reforms

• Financ ia l Reforms

• Financial Ma nag ement

• Ca pa city Build ing

• Ad minis tra tive De c entra liz a tio n

Urban Management


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