The course is included as a part of unit in the existing subject known as Urban and Regional Governance offered to M. Plan degree course with specialization in Urban and Regional Planning. The content of the course deals with primarily the government and governance system especially the local government and its role in providing social and physical infrastructure facilities for the households of the informal settlement. It also ensures the learning of the local govt system by doing practical field base study and close interaction with the households in the informal settlement. The provision of social and physical infrastructure facilities as creation of spatial access to livelihood needs can reduce the poverty condition of the households in the informal settlements.