| ADB | Asian Development Bank |
| AMRUT | Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation |
| ARC | Administrative Reforms Commission |
| ARV | Annual Rental Value |
| BE | Budget Estimate |
| CAG | Comptroller and Auditor General of India |
| CARE | Credit Analysis and Research Limited |
| CFC | Central Finance Commission |
| CRISIL | Credit Rating Information Services of India Limited |
| CV | Capital Value |
| CWAS | Centre for Water and Sanitation |
| DBIE | Database on Indian Economy |
| DLC | District Level Committee |
| ET | Economic Times |
| FC | Finance Commission |
| FI | Financial Institution |
| FIRE-D | Financial Institutions Reform and Expansion - Debt |
| GDP | Gross Domestic Product |
| GIS | Geographic Information System |
| GIZ | Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit |
| GoI | Government of India |
| GSDP | Gross State Domestic Product |
| G-Sec | Government Securities |
| GST | Goods and Services Tax |
| HUDCO | Housing and Urban Development Corporation |
| ICRIER | Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations |
| JNNURM | Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission |
| LIC | Life Insurance Corporation |
| MC | Municipal Corporation |
| MIS | Management Information System |
| MoHUA | Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs |
| NITI Aayog | National Institution for Transforming India Aayog |
| NIUA | National Institute of Urban Affairs |
| NMAM | National Municipal Accounts Manual |
| NSE | National Stock Exchange of India Ltd |
| ORF | Observer Research Foundation |
| OSR | Own Source Revenue |
| PPP | Public Private Partnership |
| QR | Quick Response |
| RBI | Reserve Bank of India |
| RE | Revised Estimate |
| SDG | Sustainable Development Goal |
| SEBI | Securities and Exchange Board of India |
| SFC | State Finance Commission |
| UAV | Unit Area Value |
| ULB | Urban Local Body |
| USAID | United States Agency for International Development |