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MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT ANNUAL REPORT 2012-13 http://urbanindia.nic.in Index of Chapters in Annual Report 2012-2013 Chapter No Chapter Title Pages 1 Introduction 1-5 2 Administration and Organisation 6-18 3 Vigilance Activities 19 SCHEMES AND PROGRAMMES 4 Urban Development 20-33 5 Urban Water Supply and Sanitation 34-36 6 Delhi, and Miscellaneous Initiatives in Urban sector 37-42 7 Urban Transport 43-57 8 Urban Development in the North Eastern Region 58-60 ATTACHED OFFICES 9 Central Public Works Department 61-97 10 Directorate of Printing 98-100 11 Directorate of Estates 101-112 12 Land and Development Office 113-117 SUBORDINATE OFFICES 13 Town and Country Planning Organisation 118-119 14 Government of India Stationery Office and Department 120-124 of Publication PUBLIC SECTOR UNDERTAKING 15 National Buildings Constructions Corporations Ltd. 125-151 AUTONOMOUS AND STATUTORY BODIES 16 Autonomous and Statutory Bodies 152-168 17 Census and Urbanisation 169-176 18 Training and Capacity Building 177 19 Workshops 178-188 20 Awards 189-192 21 Publications of Ministry of Urban Development - Some 193-195 Glimpses 22 Results Framework Document for Ministry of Urban 196-210 Development APPENDICES 211-227 ABBREVIATIONS AUWSP Accelerated Urban Water Supply Programme CPHEEO Central Public Health & Environmental Engineering Organisation CPWD Central Public Works Department DUAC Delhi Urban Arts Commission HBA House Building Advance HUDCO Housing and Urban Development Corporation Ltd. IDSMT Integrated Development of Small and Medium Towns JCM Joint Consultative Machinery JNNURM Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission L&DO Land & Development Office LCS Low Cost Sanitation NBCC National Buildings Construction Corporation Ltd. NCRPB National Capital Region Planning Board NERUDP North Eastern Region Urban Development Programme NIUA National Institute of Urban Affairs PEARL Peer Experience and Reflective Learning PHE Public Health Engineering UD Urban Development UEPA Urban Employment & Poverty Alleviation UIDSST Urban Infrastructure Scheme for Satellite Towns UIDSSMT Urban Infrastructure Development Scheme for Small & Medium Towns UIG Urban Infrastructure & Governance 1 INTRODUCTION The Ministry of Urban Development has the responsibility of broad policy formulation and monitoring of programmes in the areas of urban development and urban water supply and sanitation. These are primarily State subjects but the Government of India plays a co-ordinating and monitoring role and also supports these programmes through Central and Centrally Sponsored Schemes. The Ministry addresses various issues of urban sector through policy guidelines, legislative guidance and sectoral programmes. 1.2 Urbanization in India has become an important and irreversible process, and an important determinant of national economic growth and poverty reduction. The process of urbanization is characterized by a most dramatic increase in the number of large cities, although India may be said to be in the midst of transition from a predominantly rural to a quasi urban society. 1.3 At current rate of growth, urban population in India will reach a staggering total of 575 million by 2030 A.D. According to Census 2011, as many as 35 Cities in India had population of a million plus. Over successive decades, the number of urban areas and towns has increased, as is given in the table below: Year Number of Urban Areas/Towns in India over decades 1951 2843 1961 2363 1971 2590 1981 3378 1991 3768 2001 5161 2011 7935 1.4. It is acknowledged that this transition to a quasi- urban society, however, has not been accompanied by a commensurate increase in the supply of basic urban services like water supply, sewerage and drainage network, garbage disposal facilities, citywide roads, public transport, and public safety systems like street lighting and pedestrian pathways. The supply of land and housing has not kept pace with the increase in urban population. Chapter 1 Page 1 1.5. In recent years, the urban sector in India has undergone a major change following the country’s transition towards a market-based economy and the spirit of decentralization embodied in the Constitution (Seventy Fourth) Amendment Act, 1992.The Act came into force on June 1st , 1993. The decade of the 1990s and 2000s had also witnessed important changes in the thinking about cities and their role in economic growth and reduction in poverty. There is a wide acceptance of importance of urban governance, and recognition of challenges of accountability and responsiveness of the local self governments to people, and in this perspective, importance of self- sustainability and creditworthiness of such local governments lies. Therefore, the pricing system of urban services requires major overhauling, as services when tendered indiscriminately to all below cost cannot be sustained. 1.6. The Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JnNURM), which was launched on 3rd December, 2005 is expected to give focused attention to integrated development of urban infrastructure and services in select 65 Mission cities with emphasis on provision of basic services to the urban poor including housing, water supply, sanitation, slum improvement, community toilets etc. The Mission makes available reform-linked Central Assistance over the Mission period of seven years beginning from 2005-06. There are also subcomponents under JnNURM to cater to similar needs of the small towns and cities. The Mission completed six years in December 2011. Mission period had been extended by two years up to 2013-2014 for completion of projects sanctioned till March, 2012. 1.7. The objective of the Mission is to encourage the city governments to initiate measures that would bring about improvements in the existing service levels in a financially sustainable manner. The Mission calls upon states/cities to undertake fiscal, financial and institutional changes that are required to create efficient and equitable urban centres, and the Mission is reform-driven, which would largely meet the challenges of urban governance. 1.8 Under National Urban Sanitation Policy launched in 2008 with the vision of all Indian cities and towns becoming totally sanitised, healthy and liveable to ensure and sustain good public health and environmental outcomes for all their citizens with a special focus on hygienic and affordable sanitation facilities for the urban poor and the women, various activities are being taken up. These include rating of towns and cities on sanitation. Service level benchmarks have been laid down for municipal services The Ministry is supporting capacity building at various levels, including the urban local bodies and the State personnel in areas related to governance, financial management, and service delivery. The Ministry has set up 14 centres of Excellence, nine for urban development, four for urban transport and one in the field of e-Governance in reputed institutions across the country. 1.9 The Ministry of Urban Development is the nodal ministry for planning and coordination of Urban Transport matters at the central level. The Ministry had prescribed a National Urban Transport Policy in 2006 with objectives to ensure easily accessible, safe, affordable, quick, comfortable, reliable and sustainable mobility for all. Chapter 1 Page 2 To bring uniform legislative cover for all metro rail projects in the country Metro Railways Amendment Act came into force in September, 2009. 1.10 The Ministry of Urban Development is piloting a Bill to provide 50 percent reservation for women in Urban Local Bodies. The Bill after introduction in Lok Sabha has been already examined by the Parliamentary Standing Committee, and further action is in progress. 1.11 The Ministry of Urban Development executed successfully two new schemes, the Scheme for Urban Infrastructure in Satellite Towns around seven mega cities and the North Eastern Region Urban Development Programme, launched during 2009-10. 1.12 The other set of responsibilities of the Ministry of Urban Development pertain to construction and maintenance of Central Government buildings, including residential accommodation, with the exception of those under the Ministry of Defence, Atomic Energy, Railways and Communication. It is also responsible for management of Central Government land/property, most of which are confined to Delhi and some of the metropolitan cities. These functions are discharged through the Central Public Works Department (CPWD) and Land and Development Office (L&DO). Printing & Stationery requirements of all the Central Government Ministries/ Departments and stocking and selling of Government publications are also looked after Ministry through Directorate of Printing and the Government of India Stationery Office. The Department of Publication stocks and sells Government publications. 1.13. Under its administrative control, the Ministry of Urban Development has four Attached and three Subordinate Offices, one Public Sector Undertaking and five Statutory/Autonomous Bodies, including one non-statutory registered society. 1.14. The Central Public Works Department (CPWD) is the largest of these Organizations. A work load of ` 6957 crore has been achieved up to 31.12.2012 during the year 2012-2013. The total workload after the end of the financial year is likely to be ` 9953 crores. The Directorate of Printing with Presses in various parts of the country caters to the printing requirements of the Central Government Ministries/Departments. The Directorate of Estates is mainly responsible