Collaborative Communities: The Missing Piece in Indian Cities’ Puzzle | Omidyar Network India
In 2020, a group of Mumbaikars came together to better understand the decision-making process on public infrastructure and services. They took part in Civis Innovation Foundation’s survey on participatory budgeting and voiced their opinion on the need for higher health budgets. Compiling responses from over 1,000 citizens, Civis presented the findings to members of the standing committee of Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM). Soon after, MCGM increased the budget outlay for health, w