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Urban Development in India: a Special Focus Public Finance Newsletter Urban development in India: A special focus Public Finance Newsletter Issue XI March 2016 In this issue 2 Feature article 10 Pick of the quarter 20 Round the corner 22 Potpourri 24 PwC updates Knowledge is the only instrument of production that is not subject to diminishing returns. J M Clark Dear readers, ‘Round the corner’ provides news updates in the area of government finances and policies across the The above quotation from the globe and key paper releases in the public finance American economist still domain during the recent months, along with holds true. Knowledge reference links. The ‘Our work’ section presents a increases by sharing and our mid-term review of the Support Program for Urban initiative to share knowledge, Reforms (SPUR), Bihar, which was conducted by views and experiences in the our team for the Department for International public finance domain Development (DFID). SPUR is a six-year through this newsletter has given us returns in the programme being implemented by the Government form of readers and contributors from across the of Bihar in partnership with DFID in 29 urban local globe. In continuation with our efforts in this bodies of Bihar. direction, I welcome you to the eleventh issue of the Public Finance Newsletter. I would like to thank you for your overwhelming support and response. Your suggestions urge us to The feature article in this issue aims to delve continuously improve this newsletter to ensure deeper into India’s urban development agenda. effective information sharing. Last year, we witnessed the launch of new missions such as Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban We would like to invite you to contribute and share Transformation (AMRUT), which replaced the your experiences in the public finance space with Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission us. Do write to me at [email protected] (JNNURM), Smart Cities Mission (SCM) and Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM), among others. The feature article presents the differences and Happy reading! similarities between JNNURM and new missions Sincerely, to understand if the approach to urban development has changed. In the ‘Pick of the quarter’ section, the author analyses the newly launched Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which replace the Ranen Banerjee Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) this year. The article highlights the differences between the Partner new and previous goals and their implications for Public Sector and Governance India and India’s development policy. Feature article India’s changing urban development agenda From JNNURM to smart cities renamed Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan in 2012), smart solutions for selected urban areas; Urban Reform Incentive Fund (2003), and In the last decade, India’s outlook on (3) Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM), Pooled Finance Development Scheme urbanisation has undergone a paradigm focussed on waste management and (2006). However, the turning point of shift, with urban planning being brought sanitation; and (4) Heritage City bringing the urban development agenda to the forefront of development Development and Augmentation Yojana into focus was achieved with the launch policymaking. The view that cities are (HRIDAY), for addressing the of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban central to the country’s economic growth development of heritage cities. It will be Renewal Mission (JNNURM) in and development is gaining wider interesting to study the differences and December 2005. acceptance, strengthened by the similarities between JNNURM and new increasing contribution of the urban JNNURM is the first massive urban missions to understand how the approach sector to India’s GDP. According to development programme of the country to urban development has changed in estimates by several studies and reports, and has established the foundation for India. Thus, in this article, we have Indian cities are likely to account for large-scale central assistance to the urban analysed the key features of JNNURM nearly 70% of India’s GDP by 2030. sector. It was launched as a reform-driven and new missions to understand the and fast-track programme to catalyse similarities and differences between them. Despite their positive contribution, urban planned development of identified cities. centres can also lead to inefficiencies, The programme has been operating in congestion, and resource conflict if they mission mode by facilitating large-scale are not planned and managed carefully. investments in the urban sector and In particular, the provision of basic urban policy and institutional reforms, leading services such as water, sanitation, to sustainable socio-economic growth in sewerage and transportation has already cities. The mission has sought to achieve become a major development challenge in this by integrating the development of most urban centres. A High Powered infrastructure services and accelerating Expert Committee (HPEC), set up by the the flow of investment into urban Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD), infrastructure; through planned estimated that the investment development, redevelopment and requirement for providing adequate renewal of cities, inner-city areas, urban infrastructure and services in India peri-urban areas, outgrowths, and urban during the 20-year period up to 2030 is corridors; and through universal service approximately 39.2 lakh crore INR (at delivery for the urban poor. A number of 2009–10 prices). urban projects were sanctioned under To expedite investment and effective JNNURM during 2005–2014, and central planning in urban infrastructure and assistance of approximately 48,000 crore service provision, the Government of INR was committed during this period India has been launching several through the mission. schemes/programmes—for example, During 2014–15, the central government Environmental Improvement of Urban launched four new schemes to expedite Slums (1972), Integrated Urban urban infrastructure and service Development Programme (1974–1979), provision and replace JNNURM. These Integrated Development of Small and schemes are (1) the Atal Mission for Medium Towns (1975), Mega City Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation Scheme (1992–1997), Two Million (AMRUT), focussing on water supply and Housing Programme (1998–1999), sewerage improvement; (2) Smart Cities Valmiki Ambedkar Awas Yojana (2001), Mission (SCM), aimed at developing Total Sanitation Campaign (1992, but 2 PwC A comparative analysis of programme objectives and approach Feature JNNURM New schemes Mission JNNURM is a large umbrella mission with multiple • AMRUT is a focussed urban infrastructure components sub-missions aimed at achieving varied outcomes development mission that seeks to encourage without any specific priority ordering of objectives. The capacity building and reform implementation. Its mission has sought to encourage reforms and planned main objective is to ensure universal access to water development across various components, covering: supply and sewerage. The mission also includes • urban renewal, including renewal and other components, such as improving storm water redevelopment of inner city areas; drains to reduce flooding; pedestrian, non- motorised and public transport facilities; parking • water supply and sanitation; spaces; and green spaces, parks and recreation • sewerage and solid waste management (SWM); centres, especially for children. • storm water drains; • SCM is another focussed urban mission that seeks • urban transport (roads, flyovers, mass rapid transit to identify and apply ‘smart solutions’ to develop system [MRTS], bus, etc.); select cities as model smart cities. Smart solutions • parking lots and spaces on a public-private will improve the provision of urban infrastructure partnership (PPP) basis; and services; they cover water and sanitation, electricity, urban mobility and public transport, • development of heritage areas; affordable housing, IT connectivity and • preservation of water bodies; digitalisation, e-governance and citizen • prevention and rehabilitation of soil erosion and participation, sustainable environment, citizen landslides in case of special category states safety, and health and education. • SBM-urban1 seeks to address specific issues— namely open defecation, manual scavenging, SWM, and general awareness and behaviour towards healthy sanitation practices and their linkages to public health. Thus, the mission components include provision of household, community and public toilets; effective SWM techniques; public awareness campaigns; and capacity building of implementing bodies. • HRIDAY seeks to undertake strategic and planned development to ensure sustainable growth of selected heritage cities. The objective is to improve the overall quality of life, with a specific focus on sanitation, security, tourism, heritage revitalisation and livelihood creation while retaining the cultural identity of a heritage city. Broadly, HRIDAY will focus on four theme areas—physical, institutional, economic and social infrastructure—to achieve the objective of revitalising heritage cities. 1. SBM comprises two components—urban and rural. In this article, we will be focussing on the urban component. Public Finance Newsletter 3 Feature JNNURM New schemes Geographical 65 cities covered under Urban Infrastructure and • AMRUT proposed to cover 500 cities across India. coverage Governance (UIG) • SCM proposed to cover 100 cities across the county 671 other cities/towns covered under the Urban with at least one city from each state. Infrastructure Development Scheme for Small
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