Last Updated:January 22, 2026, 15:25 IST Cities are not broke. They are disempowered. Until that changes, no amount of funding announcements will fix India’s urban future Mumbai’s municipal finances show what becomes possible when a city has room to act. Approximately 600 million Indians will live in cities by 2030. It is obvious that meeting their needs will require huge investments in housing, transport, water, sanitation, climate resilience and healthcare.