Are large format municipalities efficient at governance?

The recent move to unify the three municipal corporations of Delhi into a combined entity again after 11 years has triggered a debate on the impact of size and scale of municipalities on efficiency of governance. Three experts discuss the issue with E Jayashree Kurup. The Delhi Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2022, to reunify the three municipal corporations in the Capital, was introduced in the Lok Sabha on March 25, 2022. Even as the debate over the political motivations of this move are being discussed, there is a larger issue whether this move to reunite the three Municipal Corporations will have any significant impact on the city’s governance structure. Former Secretary to the Government of India, Sudhir Krishna feels that smaller units are better for governance while bigger units at the planning stages bring…For more, CLICK HERE…