A city on the docket: Inside Lavasa’s insolvency
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Summary
“A city is a dream made visible.”The conception of Lavasa was precisely in this spirit. Envisioned as a privately planned hill city in the Western Ghats, it aspired to translate the idea of urban living into reality by combining homes, public spaces and a shared civic life within a self-contained settlement. Inspired by the romances of the Italian town of Portofino, Lavasa represented an experiment in India’s urban imagination, where a private enterprise attempted to build a city and not just a
Key Facts
Type Policy
Source Bar and Bench
Published Friday, 6 March 2026
Affected Population ~850 million internet users, 75,000+ startups
Key Numbers
Rs 15,000 crore for Digital India initiatives
UPI: 14 billion monthly transactions
850 million+ Aadhaar-linked mobiles
PMAY-U: 1.18 crore houses sanctioned
Key Authorities
Key Stakeholders
Government Context
NDA III BJP-led NDA
Left Centre Right