Need for City Managers' Associations
There is a need to build in-house capacity of Urban local bodies to handle urban issues
There is a need for a forum to support professional development of urban managers
There is a need for sharing of successful experiences and dissemination of information
There is a need to raise the sensitivity of state and central govt. towards urban issues
There is a felt need to have a forum to address the above issues to improve the urban governance in the state
To enhance peer to peer learning