Manipur, Feb. 28 -- The central government is working in tandem with the states and Union Territories to transform the urban landscape.

For decades, cities in India were subjected to criminal neglect. Past governments chose to either overlook the nightmare staring at us or looked at piecemeal solutions. In 2014, Prime Minister Narendra Modi unleashed what is now widely acknowledged as the most comprehensive, planned urbanisation effort ever undertaken anywhere in the world. As against investments amounting to Rs 1,57,000 crore in the urban sector during the 10 years of the UPA government from 2004-2014, the six years of the Modi government have seen a six fold increase to nearly Rs 11 lakh crore.

The Union Budget 2021-22 and the Report ...