Chandigarh, June 27 – A two-day national conference will be organized at the International Centre for Automotive Technology (ICAT) located in Manesar, Gurugram. On July 3 and July 4, the heads of Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) of the states and union territories will participate in the conference on the topic ‘Role of urban local bodies in constitutional democracy and nation building’. The two-day conference will be inaugurated by Lok Sabha Speaker Sh. Om Birla.
During this, Speaker of Haryana Legislative Assembly Sh. Harvinder Kalyan, Secretary General of Lok Sabha Sh. Utpal Kumar Singh will also be present. Haryana Chief Minister Sh. Nayab Singh Saini, Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Sh. Manohar Lal and Haryana Urban Local Bodies Minister Sh. Vipul Goel will also attend the inaugural session.
Mayors, commissioners and other representatives of municipal corporations from across the country will participate in the conference. The objective of the conference is to make urban administration more effective, inclusive and innovation-oriented, so that the goal of ‘Viksit Bharat 2047’ can be realized.
Giving information, a government spokesperson said in the programme of the first day, presentations will be given on the best practices adopted by the major cities of the country – Bhubaneswar, Coimbatore, Indore, Lucknow, Pune, Surat and Visakhapatnam. After this, workshops will be organized on five different sub-topics, which include the role of urban local bodies as the foundation of democracy, developing ideal working procedures and code of conduct for council meetings, role of local bodies as an engine of inclusive development, making municipal governance more effective, centres of innovation, improving the quality of life of citizens and public service delivery, preparing women for leadership in society and politics, etc.
Similarly, the July 4 session will feature group presentations on sub-themes, informal interaction with the Lok Sabha Speaker, and a closing session attended by Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Sh. Harivansh, Governor Sh. Bandaru Dattatraya and Haryana Assembly Deputy Speaker Dr. Krishan Lal Midda. This conference will not only determine the future direction of urban governance but will also strengthen India’s democratic and developmental path.
