Analysing effectivity of urban growth management in the national capital region Delhi, India

Managing urban growth has emerged as a challenge in rapidly growing complex mega urban regions in India and has drawn significant attention of the scholars, planners and the ministry. Although spatial decentralisation has been attempted in National Capital Region Delhi since independence in 1947, it has met with limited success in managing regional urban growth effectively. The urban development stages in the region were identified and the adopted decentralisation policies with their planning, and implementation environment were analysed. The findings of the investigations pointed towards lacking polycentric pattern of growth in the decentralisation attempts and institutional capacity for managing urban growth in the region. Future research in investigating polycentric pattern of growth in the form of transit oriented development would be advantageous in attaining spatial decentralisation by curbing sprawl.