Niti Aayog to hold 2-day workshop on urban infra today

Government think tank Niti Aayog will organise from today a two-day workshop on improving urban infrastructure through best practices in public financing.

The two-day workshop will focus on areas such as PPP (Public Private Partnership) process -- key success factors from government perspective, PPP models and payment mechanisms, planning and preparation for PPP projects, Niti Aayog said in a statement.

It will also deliberate on introduction to urban challenges, demand-driven master planning and developing viable business, city infrastructure required to enable smart cities and practical view point on implementation of smart cities, it added.

During the workshop, national as well as international case studies in areas of water, waste management and urban development would also be discussed.

The workshop will be attended by municipal commissioners Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Assam.

Representatives from Ministries of Urban Development, Environment, Finance, Drinking Water and Sanitation, Science and Technology as well as National Disaster Management Authority and Niti Aayog will also attend the event, it added.

This is the third workshop on Urban Management Programme developed by the Aayog in collaboration with Singapore Cooperation Enterprise (SCE) and Temasek Foundation, Singapore for Capacity Building of officials of State Governments and Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) in the urban sector.