Pangare, VasudhaKulkarni, NeeleshPangare, Ganesh2019-09-252019-09-252011-06-192004-09http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12424/179274"This paper contributes to the UNRISD project on “Commercialisation, Privatisation and Universal Access to Water”. The paper deals with a historical perspective of the evolution of the water supply and sanitation sector in India, focusing on the urban context. Further the paper looks at the case of Maharashtra, a state in India, where progressive water sector reforms were initiated. With 42.4% of Maharashtra’s population living in urban areas, there is an urgent need to improve the State’s public sector performance in the water supply and sanitation sector and to look for sustainable investments that will address the needs of the urban population. Within Maharashtra, four cities have been studied where innovative measures were tried by the Municipal Corporations to improve the water supply mechanisms. Pune and Sangli are case studies of privatization and Nagpur and Thane are case studies of innovative approaches in systems improvement."(pg 3)engWith permission of the license/copyright holderwatertechnology assessmentpublic goodPolitical ethicsEthics of political systemsEthics of lawRights based legal ethicsPeace ethicsGovernance and ethicsDevelopment ethicsPreprint