Objectives

The goal of the initiative on 'Democratizing Urban Governance: Promoting Participation and Social Accountability' is to improve citizens' access to information, basic services, and institutions of urban governance decision-making. Specific objectives are:

• Institutionalizing citizen participation and social accountability practices in urban governance institutions;
• Enhancing capacities of municipalities to become transparent, accountable and efficient in basic service delivery.

Geographical Spread

2 cities in Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Orissa.

Key areas/components

• Promoting Grassroots Voices through Citizen Mobilization
• Promoting Social Accountability Tools and Approaches
• Promoting Participatory Urban Planning
• Promoting Demand for Greater Devolution
• Generating Deeper Understanding and Knowledge on Urban Governance
• Convening Dialogues and Discussion at the National Level
• Publication and Knowledge Dissemination

Key outputs

• Coalition of civil society groups and other actors to emerge as key instrument to influence inclusive urban reforms and policies;
• Coalition of capable elected leadership to shape authentic devolution and decentralization landscape;
• Empirical evidence and methodological knowledge to influence the practices of inclusive urban planning;
• Emergence of institutional space for citizen participation and social accountability in urban governance institutions.

Year/Period

2010-12

Client

The Ford Foundation , New Delhi