Regional Capacity Building and Knowledge Dissemination Workshop on the Challenges of Urbanisation with focus on Governance
November 5-6, 2012 Hyderabad
The second regional Capacity Building and Knowledge Dissemination workshop was organised at Hyderabad in partnership with the Administrative Staff College of India, on November 5-6, 2012. The focus of the workshop was on Urban Governance, and the participating cities were from the states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, and Puducherry.
L to R: Dr. Isher Judge Ahluwalia, Shri Nallari Kiran Kumar Reddy, and Mr. B. Sam Bob
The inaugural session was addressed by Shri Nallari Kiran Kumar Reddy, Chief Minister, Andhra Pradesh. The urban team presented the findings and recommendations of the Report of HPEC (Ahluwalia, 2011). The presentations on the first day covered the themes of water reforms in Mumbai, solid waste management in Puducherry, municipal finance in Kerala, GIS-based property tax reform in Bangalore, and financial sector innovations for urban development in Tamil Nadu. The challenges of service delivery to the urban poor in Andhra Pradesh were also discussed. Among the speakers were Ms. Anita Ramachandran, Head, Mission for Elimination of Poverty in Municipal Areas (MEPMA), Andhra Pradesh;Mr. R. B. Bambale, Deputy Municipal Commissioner, Greater Mumbai; Mr. Thiru S. Rajamanickam, Commissioner, Puducherry; Dr.Radhakrishnan Kurup, Joint Director, Urban Affairs, Kerala; Mr. K. R. Niranjan, Special Commissioner; and Mrs. Anita Praveen, Managing Director, TNUIFSL, Tamil Nadu.
Ms. Minnie Mathew, Chief Secretary, Andhra Pradesh, identified the importance of maintaining infrastructure assets in good condition and the need to de-congest cities to make them liveable. Mr. Sam Bob, Principal Secretary, Urban Development, Andhra Pradesh emphasized the importance of cities as engines of growth, and the role of e-governance in improving the standards of service delivery in India. Mr. Anoop Singh, Special Secretary, Department of IT and Communications, Andhra Pradesh;Mr Ramesh Babu, Municipal Commissioner, Hyderabad; and Mr. C. Vijayaraj Kumar, Additional Commissioner, Corporation of Chennai, showcased some good practices in their cities of leveraging technology for efficient service delivery.
Programme
Day 1: November 5, 2012
Inaugural Session
Welcome
Prof. V. Srinivas Chary, Dean, ASCI
Address
Shri Sam Bob, Principal Secretary, Urban Development, GoAP
Presentation of the HPEC - 2011 Report Dr. Isher Judge Ahluwalia, Chair, HPEC [Download Presentation]
Key Note Address by the Hon’ble Chief Guest
Shri N. Kiran Kumar Reddy, Chief Minister, Andhra Pradesh
Discussion
Vote of Thanks
Tea Break
Session II:
Experience Sharing by states
Chair: Dr. Isher Judge Ahluwalia
Presentation on Service delivery with special emphasis on service delivery for poor:
Ms. Anita Ramachandran
MEPMA, Andhra Pradesh [Download Presentation]
Presentation on Municipal Finance: Dr. Radhakrishnan Kurup
Joint Director, Urban Affairs, Kerala [Download Presentation]
Presentation on Solid Waste Management:
Mr. Thiru S. Rajamanickam
Commissioner Puducherry [Download Presentation]
Discussion with participants
Lunch
Session III:
Experience Sharing by states (continued)
Presentation on Property Tax Reforms: Mr. K. R. Niranjan
Special Commissioner, BBMP, Karnataka
[Download Presentation]
Presentation on Tamil Nadu - Financial Sector Innovations: Mrs. Anita Praveen
Managing Director, TNUIFSL, Tamil Nadu [Download Presentation]
Discussion with participants
Day 2: November 6, 2012
Theme: e-Governance
Session I:
Inaugural Session
Inaugural Address by the Chief Guest:
Mr. Sam Bob
Principal Secretary UD, Andhra Pradesh
