Megacity Regional Governance and Plan Implementation

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AbstractThe effect of a megacity regional plan is that it initiates the process of further detailing for its governance and implementation. Megacity regional governance refers to institutional mechanisms, that defines, for all stakeholders, the norms, jurisdiction, authority, powers, processes, and devolution of functions, functionaries and funds for plan formulation, approval, execution and monitoring. Governance of megacity regions becomes a challenging task particularly for provision of power, communication and transportation network—the lifeline of a megacity region in twenty-first century—that requires meticulous planning and management. Governance system could be autonomous, mixed or unified. This chapter discusses these systems and also the Indian Constitution (73rd and 74th Amendment) Acts, 1992 which provide governance system for decentralised planning in India covering spatio-economic planning of both urban and rural areas for various administrative units ranging from metropolitan area, districts, sub-districts, municipalities, rurban centres to villages and recommends a suitable system for integrated regional planning in India. A megacity regional plan may be implemented through a variety of strategies including modifications to the sub-regional plans, application of statutory provisions, formulation of projects/schemes, seeking government interventions, motivating stakeholders through advocacy and mobilisation of resource through innovative approaches/methods as discussed.KeywordsMegacity regional governanceDecentralised governance IndiaTransferable development rightConvergence fundingLand Pooling