Subject(s): Cities and towns -- Urbanization -- City planning -- Urban Management -- municipal Structure : Council, Election, Rights and Duties, Health, Sanitation, Portable drinking water ,Environment, Housing, Education -- Local Self Government -- Disaster Management -- Municipal services in India -- Urban policy in India -- Local Government -- Urban growth and population -- POSDCORB -- Municipal state relations -- Municipal finance -- Taxation, Finance commissions -- UN system -- Urban poverty -- Urban poverty alleviation programmes : EIUS, UBS/UBSP, SJSRY, IDSMT, LCS, Nehru Rozgar Yojan, Prime Ministers Integrated Urban poverty eradication program, National slum development program, Swaran jayanti shahari rozar yojana -- Urban water supply and demand -- Urban safety : women -- Urban sanitation -- HMWSSB -- Urban slums : Issues and problems -- Administration of Environmental health programmes -- Community mobilisation: people's participation : Mass Media -- Environmental Improvement of urban slums : NRY, PMIUPEP, footpath dwellers -- Urban health:healthy cities : -- Privatisation of Municipal services -- Women's participation and empowerment in local self government: SJSRY, NHG, NHC, CDS, New training for RCVs, Training UPA staff, Training for APOs -- Disaster Management: role of Local institution