o Urban administratorso Elected representatives• Practical orientation• National and International perspective through case studies and aninternational exposure tripPARTNERSHIPS• Recognition from the World Bank Institute, Washington DC, USA• Affiliation with Mumbai University
COURSE CONTENTThe course structure is modular and comprises of eight modules. For theAPGDUM all the eight modules are compulsory while for the DUM the twocompulsory modules and one optional module is required. Each modulecovers a specific theme. Mentors, eminent people with deep understandingand extensive experience in the urban sector along with domain experts havecustomized the content of each module to cater to the candidates’requirements. The eight themes and the theme mentors are given in thetable below:Sr. Theme Mentor1 UrbanShri. Ramanath Jha, ManagingGovernanace Director, Maharashtra State Road2 MunicipalManagementDevelopment CorporationShri. Ramanath Jha, ManagingDirector, Maharashtra State RoadDevelopment Corporation3 Urban Plannning Shri. J. G. Keskar, FormerDirector, Town Planning,Maharashtra State4 Urban Finance Dr. P. K. Mohanty, DirectorGeneral, Center for GoodGovernance, Hyderabad5 UrbanInfrastructureDr. K. P. Krishnan, JointSecretary Finance, Governmentof India6 Urban Poverty Dr. Sneha Planitkar, Director, AllIndia Institute of Local SelfGovernment7 UrbanEnvironment8 ICT For UrbanManagementShri. A. K. Jain, Senior Advisor,All India Institute of Local SelfGovernmentShri. Shrikant Singh, AdditionalMunicipal Commissioner, BrihanMumbai CorporationEach module covers inter alia the historical background, an overview of theexisting laws and policies, the challenges in implementing policies,international and national practices, available options, techniques and citizenoriented frameworks.WHO SHOULD ATTEND?The courses are designed for senior executives in government such asMunicipal Officers and elected representatives. Simultaneously, it would beopen for other government/ para-statal officers, professionals, consultants,NGO representatives, urban activists, careerist participants and electedrepresentatives from Urban Local Bodies from within and outside India.