Model Municipal Law

National Urban Conclave 2026

Model Municipal Law

Identifying priority reform areas in the Model Municipal Law to create a contemporary, implementable municipal legislative framework for million-plus cities.

Concept Note Background Note Summary of Deliberations

Speakers

Moderator

Shri Gopal Prasad

Economic Adviser, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of India

Moderator

Prof. (Dr) Debolina Kundu

Director, National Institute of Urban Affairs Order: 1

Mr Amlanjyoti Goswami

Chief – Legal & Regulation, Indian Institute of Human Settlements

Mr Anand Iyer

Chief Policy and Insights Officer, Janaagraha

Shri Susanta Kumar Dutta

Director, Municipal Administration Government of Assam

Dr Kaustuv Kanti Bandyopadhyay

Director, Participatory Research in Asia

Smt Parveen Batra Joshi

Mayor, Faridabad Municipal Corporation

Smt Sulochana Das

Mayor, Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation

Dr Nehal Shukla

Mayor, Rajkot Municipal Corporation

Smt Kirandeep Kaur Sahota

Municipal Commissioner, Cuttack Municipal Corporation