Hindustan Times·India

Gauba: Cities need power beyond state capitals

Summarised by Spiced Kopi · 25 October 2026, 11:23 UTC ·10 sec listen

Rajiv Gauba says India must give city governments more power as the urban population grows from 500 million to 850 million by 2050. He argues cities cannot be managed effectively from state capitals. Nearly half of Indians may live in cities.

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