New Delhi, Jan. 29 -- A reform of existing restrictive land-use provisions and doing away with some of the other regulations that limit economic progress will be the tipping point that leads to a surge in entrepreneurship and productivity in Indian cities, noted urban planning scholar Alain Bertaud on Tuesday.
Bertaud, who among his many roles, worked as a resident urban planner of Chandigarh and principal urban planner at the World Bank, said: "The idea is to audit regulation and to get rid of the regulation, which cannot be justified. I compare it to pruning a tree. When you have a fruit tree, you have to cut some branches. The idea is not just to cut branches, it's to improve the productivity of the tree." He was speaking at a webinar o...