PEOPLE PARTICIPATION ON CITY PLANNING IN CHHATTISGARH

Abstract

This paper explains how the various stakeholders in urban planning, including state government, municipal staff, elected representatives and citizens and civil society groups drawn from all sections of society were brought together to decide on the future of their towns. And this was an experience of an NGO, the Society for Participatory Research in Asia (PRIA). This is a first time achievement of an NGO in India, that is has sought to address issues of equitable and integrated urban development at city level, focusing on technical issues of town planning and backed by public participation.
This paper introduces that how town planning in India have been the essential and influential topic for interest of consultants. As, being corrupted nation, India is noticed by initialising and protecting the interests richer and more powerful groups and neglected the needs and interests of the lower-income majority, especially those living in “slumsâ€.