Slum Free City Plan of Action - Agra

Slum Free City Plan of Action - Agra Regional Centre for Urban and Environmental Studies (Sponsored by Ministry of Urban Development, Govt. of India) Osmania University, Hyderabad - 500007 [RAY: SLUM FREE CITY PLAN OF ACTION] AGRA CONTENTS CONTENTS...................................................................................................................................... i LIST OF TABLES.......................................................................................................................... iii LIST OF CHARTS .......................................................................................................................... v LIST OF FIGURES ........................................................................................................................ vi LIST OF PICTURES .................................................................................................................... vii LIST OF MAPS ............................................................................................................................ viii ACRONYMS .................................................................................................................................. ix EXECUTIVE SUMMARY............................................................................................................ xii ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ............................................................................................................ xiv CHAPTER 1 – INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................. 1 1.1 Background.............................................................................................................................. 1 1.2 Objectives of Slum Free City Plan of Action .......................................................................... 1 1.3 Perspective ............................................................................................................................... 1 1.4 SFCPoA Methodology in Agra ................................................................................................ 2 1.5 Surveys, Investigations & Consultations................................................................................. 5 1.6 Stake holder consultative workshop/Meeting: ........................................................................ 6 CHAPTER 2 – CITY PROFILE & OVERVIEW & INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK ......... 10 2.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................... 10 2.2 Physical Characteristics of the City ...................................................................................... 10 2.3 History and evolution of city ................................................................................................. 12 2.4 Social and Demographic Profile ............................................................................................ 14 2.5 Economic Profile .................................................................................................................... 16 2.6 Housing Profile ...................................................................................................................... 17 2.7 Land use ................................................................................................................................. 18 2.8 Infrastructure ........................................................................................................................ 19 2.9 Agra Institutional Setup ........................................................................................................ 23 2.10 Review of slum Development Programmes (Housing trend supply for Urban Poor) .......... 24 2.11 Municipal finance .................................................................................................................. 27 CHAPTER 3 - ASSESSMENT OF EXISTING STATUS OF SLUMS ....................................... 28 3.1 Diagnostic Assessment of Slums ............................................................................................ 28 3.2 Listing of Slums –Based on Number, Status, Tenability and Tenure Status ....................... 29 3.3 Physical Profile ...................................................................................................................... 34 Regional Centre for Urban and Environmental Studies, OU, Hyderabad i [RAY: SLUM FREE CITY PLAN OF ACTION] AGRA 3.4 Demography & Social Profile ................................................................................................ 38 3.5 Economic profile .................................................................................................................... 42 3.6 Infrastructure ........................................................................................................................ 45 3.7 Social infrastructure .............................................................................................................. 59 CHAPTER 4 – SLUM REHABILITATION STRATEGY .......................................................... 66 4.1 Rehabilitation Strategy .......................................................................................................... 66 4.2 Slum Categorization .............................................................................................................. 70 4.3 Slum Rehabilitation Framework ........................................................................................... 77 CHAPTER 5 – REQUIREMENT & INVESTMENT .................................................................. 83 5.1 Physical requirements ........................................................................................................... 83 5.2 Implementation Plan ............................................................................................................. 85 5.3 Modalities / Approaches ........................................................................................................ 89 5.4 Investment Requirements ...................................................................................................... 90 5.5 Capacity Building .................................................................................................................. 94 CHAPTER 6 - SLUM PREVENTION STRATEGY ................................................................... 95 6.1 Introduction of Slum Prevention Strategy ............................................................................ 95 6.2 Housing Stock Assessment in slums ...................................................................................... 96 6.3 Implementation Plan ............................................................................................................. 97 6.4 Investment requirements ..................................................................................................... 106 6.5 Slum Prevention Reforms ................................................................................................... 108 6.6 Capacity Building ................................................................................................................ 110 CHAPTER 7 - FINANCING STRATEGY ................................................................................. 112 7.1 Touchstone Principles.......................................................................................................... 112 7.2 Investment creation for creation of new affordable housing including rental housing ..... 113 7.3 Financing Plan ..................................................................................................................... 113 7.4 Monitoring & Review .......................................................................................................... 119 7.5 Reforms ................................................................................................................................ 120 LIST OF ANNEXURES .............................................................................................................. 121 Regional Centre for Urban and Environmental Studies, OU, Hyderabad ii [RAY: SLUM FREE CITY PLAN OF ACTION] AGRA LIST OF TABLES Table 2-1 : Population and growth rate - Agra.................................................................................. 14 Table 2-2 : Population Density of Agra ............................................................................................ 15 Table 2-3 : Population projection from 2011 and 2031 ..................................................................... 15 Table 2-4 : Occupational structure ................................................................................................... 16 Table 2-5 : Trade & Commerce establishment 2004-2005 ................................................................ 16 Table 2-6 : Projections of Housing & its shortage in Agra city ......................................................... 17 Table 2-7 : Future Population & Housing projections pertaining to EWS/LIG .................................. 18 Table 2-8 : Land Use Break up for additional land ........................................................................... 18 Table 2-9 : Existing Land Use of Agra Development Area 2001 ...................................................... 19 Table 2-10 : Proposed Land Use as per Master Plan 2021 ................................................................ 19 Table

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