Twelve civil society organisations, research institutions and urban practitioners launched the Urban Reforms Collective (URC) in Mumbai to push policy reforms in Indian cities.
The URC aims to address underlying policy and governance gaps that hinder urban development, including inadequate infrastructure, overstretched service delivery systems and weak institutional capacity.
The founding members include Janaagraha, Praja Foundation, Shelter Associates, eGov Foundation, WRI India, Artha Global, Civis, INHAF Habitat Forum India, Oorvani Foundation, Participatory Research in Asia (PRIA), Safetipin and SAATH Charitable Trust.
The collective will focus on developing an actionable reform agenda, strengthening the ecosystem for long-term urban transformation and amplifying the importance of urban reforms in public and policy discourse.
URC is anchored by the Urban Collective Action Network (U-CAN), a network established in 2022 to strengthen urban problem-solving in emerging Indian cities.
