At the same time, he also mentioned that citizens should be willing to pay for delivery of quality and improved services.
Cautioning that urban India is sitting over a Volcano that can erupt any time if not handled properly, the Minister exuberated confidence that measures are being now taken that can convert it into a volcano of opportunities.
Stating that urbanisation is a natural corollary of development, Naidu said, “Development has no meaning if it is not inclusive. We can not afford urbanisation which proves to be a web of inequalities and powerless local authorities. We need to address marginalization and ghettoisation in urban areas.”
The way forward is to enable the city governments to go for a complete make over by undoing the legacies inherited over the years, Naidu said.
