State of the Capital: Creating a Truly Smart City

Category Non-Fiction
Format Hardcover
Imprint Rupa
Price 240

ISBN: 978-93-5333-627-1
Pages: 595 pages
Date: 1st September

ABOUT THIS BOOK

For the citizen of Delhi, urban governance simply means the availability and efficient delivery of utilities and services. In reality, governance of the capital city of India is a formidable task, full of challenges. The urban scenario is difficult to comprehend with ever-changing situations and requirements.
In State of the Capital, former commissioner of the unified Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD),
K.S. Mehra uses his wisdom, knowledge and experience to analyse various issues of urban governance. From transforming the work ethics of the civic body to dealing with political pressure, Mehra’s honest yet powerful narrative describes the seemingly daunting and unusual situations he faced at the helm
of affairs in his remarkable four-year term.

AUTHOR OF THE BOOK

Starting his career in the Indian Administrative Service in 1978, K.S. Mehra has served in various
capacities in the government. H e served as Commissioner of unified MCD from 2008–12 in the
rank of Secretary to the Government of India, and as Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities, Delhi, from 2012–15, after his retirement.
Prior to this, he served as Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Textiles. He was also associated with
the development of Delhi as Principal Secretary of various departments including Home, Urban
Development, Public Works Department, Land and Building, Food and Civil Supplies, and Labour. He has also been Deputy Commissioner of Delhi and Registrar of Cooperative Societies of Delhi.