India, Nov. 3 -- Amid significant urban expansion outpacing Gurugram civic systems, policymakers, bureaucrats, and citizen representatives on Sunday gathered to discuss how the city can shift from ad-hoc management to transparent, accountable, and citizen-driven governance, the event's organisers said. The discussions were part of a day-long conference held at John Hall, Civil Lines, which examined reforms inspired by the 74th Constitutional Amendment aimed at empowering urban local bodies, they added.

The event, described as one of the largest dialogues on urban reform in Haryana, was organised by the Mission 7374 Foundation and attended by eight sitting municipal councillors, RWA representatives from DLF, New Gurugram, Dwarka Expresswa...