Abstract
This chapter provides insights into an issue of growing importance in India, namely, social inequality within its metropolitan areas. Through an examination of the role of urban local government in the Indian federal structure and its relationship to upper tiers of government, the wider context of metropolitan governance is highlighted. Then, taking the example of two contrasting states, West Bengal and Karnataka, and examining the governance of their largest metropolitan cities, Kolkata and Bangalore, respectively, the chapter shows that economic differentiation between the core city and its suburbs has increased since the 1990s. While government transfers have lowered the differentiation, core cities are well ahead of suburbs in access to basic facilities.
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