list of abbreviations
list of abbreviations
list of abbreviations
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CIDCO City and Industrial Development Corporation
CDB Cities Data Book
CDI City Development Index
CDP Comprehensive Development Plan
CDSP City Development Strategic Plan
CITB City Improvement Trust Board
CIVIC Citizens Voluntary Initiative for the City
CMC City Municipal Council
CRRI Central Road Research Institute
CTTP Comprehensive Traffic and Transportation Plan
DDP District Development Plan
DMA Director of Municipal Administration
DoT Department of Transport
DPC District Planning Committee
DTP Director of Town Planning
DULT Director of Urban Land Transport
ELRTS Elevated Light Rail Transits System
EOIZ Export Oriented Industrial Zone
ETM Enhanced Thematic Mapper
EU European Union
EWS Economically Weaker Section
FAR Floor Area Ratio
FSI Floor Space Index
GDP Gross Domestic Product
GEMC Generation Economic Momentum Cities
GIS Geographic Information System
GLCF Global Land Cover Facility
GNP Gross National Product
GO Government Order
GoI Government of India
GoK Government of Karnataka
GPS Global Positioning System
HAL Hindustan Aircraft Limited
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HDI Human Development Index
HGI Human Governance Index
HMT Hindustan Mission Tools
iDeCK Infrastructure Development Corporation of Karnataka
IDIP Infrastructure Development and Investment Plan
IDSMT Integrated Development of Small and Medium Towns
IIM Indian Institute of Management
IMP Interim Master Plan
IRCTC Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Limited
IRS Indian Remote Sensing Satellite
ISC Index of State Centralization
IT Information Technology
ITes Information Technology and enabled services
ITI Indian Telephone Industries
IZ Interstitial Zones
JnNURM Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission
KIADB Karnataka Industrial Area Development Board
KMRP Karnataka Municipal Reforms Project
KPTCL Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited
KRR Kasturirangan’s Report
KSCB Karnataka State Slum Clearance Board
KSPCB Karnataka State Pollution Control Board
KSRTC Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation
KUID&FC Karnataka Urban Infrastructure Development and Finance Corporation
KUWSDB Karnataka Urban Water Supply and Drainage Board
LDA Lake Development Authority
LIG Lower Income Group
LISS Linear Imaging Self-Scanning Sensor
LPA Local Planning Area
LPG Liquefied Petroleum Gas
MIS Management Information System
MLD Million Liters per Day
MML Model Municipal Law
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MMRDA Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority
MOEF Ministry of Environment and Forest
MoUD Ministry of Urban Development
MP Master Plan
MPC Metropolitan Planning Committee
MPDI Metropolitan Power Diffusion Index
MUDPA Ministry of Urban Development and Poverty Alleviation
NCAER National Council of Applied Economic Research
NCU National Commission on Urbanisation
NGO Non-Governmental Organisation
NH National Highway
NIPFP National Institute of Public Finance and Policy
NIUA National Institute of Urban Affairs
NMMP National Mission Mode Project
NPC National Priority Cities
NSS National Sample Survey
NSSO National Sample Survey Organisation
NUIS National Urban Information System
NUTP National Urban Transport Policy
ODP Outline Development Plan
OECD Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
PAC Public Affairs Centre
PFI Political Fragmentation Index
PID Project Information Document
PPP Public Private Partnership
PSS Planning Support System
PWD Public Works Department
RCDP Revised Comprehensive Development Plan
RCIDA Ramanagaram - Channapattana Urban Development Authority
RMP Revised Master Plan
RTO Regional Transport Office
RTPI Royal Town Planning Institute
SAS Self Assessment Scheme
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SPC State Priority Cities
SRA Slum Rehabilitation Authority
SPSS Statistical Package for Social Science
SPUR Spatial Priority Urbanization Regions
SSP Sum Squared Percentage
SWM Solid Waste Management
TCPO Town and Country Planning Organisation
TE Total Expenditure
TM Thematic Mapper
TMC Town Municipal Council
TOI Times of India
UAV Unit Area Value
UCL University College of London
UDD Urban Development Department
UGD Under Ground Drainage
UGI Urban Governance Index
UIG Urban Infrastructure and Governance
UK United Kingdom
ULBs Urban Local Bodies
UN United Nations
UNCHS United Nation Centre for Human Settlement
UNDP United Nation Development Programme
UNICEF United Nation International Children’s Emergency Fund
USA United States of America
USAID United States Agency for International Development
FIRE D Financial Institutions Reform and Expansion –D
WHO World Health Organisation
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