Smaller Towns does not needs Town planners??

This is mantra being adopted in the country since we got independence. The local bodies even in the 21st century does not want technical hand for their planning and management of urban infrastructure. The admininstrators from the state public service commissions or Indian Administrative Services (IAS) were given enough training so that they become master of all technical fields. Albeit why they were not managing the Reserve Bank of India or National Bank or Planning commission is point of debate for the urban & regional planning communities.

Of course the economists have dominated the thinking class in India, whether they are talking about society or environment, rest of cake is taken over the Masters of Business Administration (MBAs). Recently government departments have also started recruiting MBAs in agriculture, rural development, tribal development, health department and environmental ministry. No matter our planning ferteninty is ever silent on their own path for contribution towards the national concerns. Somebody recently pointed out how many urban planners (town planners) have contributed for the national projects? No answers. Not even for the states urban development. Town planning departments are kept at bay while the state keep on investing money on the infrastructure, city planning and development plans.

The multi-disciplinary team of planning fertinity has lost their own touch, rather each one of us has found a professional 'hole' or well to safe guard our livelihoods. Unitary tendency of the planning is at threat in most the states and countries. Smallers towns are adopted by the states and larger governments to take care of their needs by feeding them regularly on the grass instead smaller cities require proper nutrition and care.

It is good that PSC of the states has seperate cadre for the police and judiciaries otherwise this would also have been made mess by the state masters. Those who are running the show tend to display a unique character in being cherismatic and full of energy in executing the details of the works. As long as people at large who are in deep sleep is not disturbed there is hardly a inch of lateral movement in politics of urban development.