Budget proposal for a new urban policy has shed Light on an often-ignored aspect; scientific urban planning. The department of town and country planning had formulated an urban policy and action plan for Kerala in 2002.
It included a set of recommendations which included constitution of an urban regulatory authority to maintain quality of Services at reasonable cost. Thiruvananthapuram andKochiwere considered as spatial priority regions and Kozhikode was tagged as the next priority.
As per the proposal, a scheme will be formulated to upgrade the standards of all six corporations in Kerala. Conservation of heritage areas and surroundings, improvement of pedestrian , equipping public places and recreational areas, improvement of hygiene, etc.. are the components of this project.