India's real estate sector, significantly buoyed by a robust economy, has emerged as a pivotal player in the country's development. With an 18 per cent share in national employment, real estate is the largest employment generator after agriculture. C

Sudeshna Chatterjee is a program director of the Sustainable Cities Program at WRI India.

India's 2026 policy framework recognises the importance of urban growth, but falls short of offering a cohesive, data-driven national urbanisation strategy to guide planning and investment

The missing piece: A cohesive national framework on India's urbanisation

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Smart cities mission, smart city projects, Urbanisation, Urban infrastructure

Cities are complex, decentralised systems where economic, ecological and social dynamics interface. Urban transformations cannot be achieved by simply scripting outcomes for these interactions

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The missing piece: A cohesive national framework on India's urbanisation

Unlocking the potential of Indian cities as engines of growth hubs