TY - BOOK AU - Kumar, Aishwarya AU - Herlekar, Vanishree (Guide) TI - Governance challenges in small cities of India : a case of Anand (Also available on CD) U1 - P TH-1997 PY - 2016/// N1 - CONTENTS Acknowledgement . Iii Executive summary . Viii 1.1. Background 2 1.2. Need for the study 3 1.3. Aim . 6 1.4. Objectives . 6 1.5. Methodology . 7 1.6. Scope 8 2. Literature review . 10 2.1. What is governance? 10 2.2. Gujarat municipalities act 1963 12 2.3. Defining good governance . 13 2.4. Indicators of governance 14 2.5. Governance framework 17 3. Case study: anand 21 3.1. Introduction to the city . 21 3.2. Institutional structure 24 The nagarpalika . 24 Role of state bodies . 26 3.2.1. Water and sanitation 27 3.2.2. Transportation . 30 3.2.3. Land use planning and housing . 33 3.3. Institutional and staff capacities 38 3.4. Financial autonomy . 48 3.5. Interface with public & participation with civil society 60 4. Conclusion . 61 ER -