View: Million-plus challenge fund provides an excellent opportunity for states to reimagine metropolitan governance Synopsis An urban centre is a relatively large, dense and permanent settlement of heterogenous individuals. Such centres provide a large market for various goods and services. With the availability of many individuals with diverse skills and economies of scale, they also promote industries. An urban centre is a relatively large, dense and permanent settlement of heterogenous individuals. Such centres provide a large market for various goods and services. With the availability of many individuals with diverse skills and economies of scale, they also promote industries. Their high population density brings down per-capita cost of providing services such as education, health, roads, water supply and sanitation, and even law and