CONTENTS Foreword v Acknowledgements ix List of Annexure xiii Abbreviations xvii List of Tables, Boxes, Charts and Graphs xix Executive Summary xii Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION 1 Chapter 2 URBANIZATION, METROPOLITANS ATI ON AND INTEGRATED PLANNING 6 Chapter 3 OVERVIEW OF TOWN AND METROPOLITAN PLANNING 12 Chapter 4 PROGRESS ON MFC AT SELECT METRO REGIONS 19 Chapter 5 URBAN PLANNING CONCERNS FOR MOP 37 Chapter 6 ISSUES ON CONSTITUTION OF MPCs 52 Chapter 7 FRAMEWORK FOR A SUSTAIN ABLE AND INCLUSIVE MDP 59 Anncxure ANNEXURE I: Data Sheet 75 ANNEXUREII: Select ULB Profile 77 ANNEXURE HI : States/ UTs Level Information Sheet 80 ANNEXURE IV (a): Demographic Profile of Mega City Regions 81 ANNEXURE IV (b): Demographic Profile of Selected ULBs 82 ANNEXURE V : Persons Contacted 83 ANNEXURE VI : Points emerging form the stakeholders' meet 86 ANNEXURE VII : Metropolitan Areas in India 88 ANNEXURE VIII : Status of select services in Bhopal 90 ANNEXURE IX : Salient Features of Proposed MFC in Uttar Pradesh 93 ANNEXURE X : ATR on SARC 96 ANNEXURE XI : MoUD Advisory on MPC 112 ANNEXURE XII : Frame work for Inter-governmental Actions 119