The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs released its first draft of the National Urban Policy Framework (NUFP), 2018.National Urban Policy Framework (NUPF) outlines an integrated and coherent approach towards the future of urban planning in India. The NUPF is structured along two lines. Firstly, at the NUPF’s core lie ten sutras or philosophical principles. Secondly, the ten sutras are applied to ten functional areas of urban space and management.India has been urbanized at a fast pace in the last two decades, yet despite many efforts, India’s cities are struggling to provide for their current population.The U.N. World Urbanization Prospects 2018 report states that about 34per cent India’s population now lives in urban areas.This shows an urgent need to revisit the country’s urban strategy.Building both  on  the  international frameworks as  well  as  the national  missions,  the  National  Urban  PolicyFramework (NUPF) outlines an integrated and coherent approach towards the future of urban planning in India.