Slum Free City Plan of Action - Lucknow Regional Centre for Urban and Environmental Studies (Sponsored by Ministry of Urban Development, Govt. of India) Osmania University, Hyderabad - 500007 Slum Free City Plan of Action LUCKNOW CONTENTS CONTENTS ........................................................................................................................................................... i LIST OF TABLES .............................................................................................................................................. iii LIST OF CHARTS ............................................................................................................................................... v LIST OF FIGURES .............................................................................................................................................. v LIST OF PICTURES.......................................................................................................................................... vi LIST OF MAPS ................................................................................................................................................. vii ACRONYMS ..................................................................................................................................................... viii EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................................................................. xi ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ................................................................................................................................ xiii 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 Lucknow ..................................................................................................................... 2 1.5 Surveys, Investigations & Consultations ......................................................................................................... 5 1.6 Stakeholders Consultative Workshop/Meeting ........................................................................................... 7 CHAPTER 2 – CITY PROFILE ...................................................................................................................... 12 2.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................................ 12 2.2 Physical Characteristics of The City .............................................................................................................. 12 2.3 Social and Demographic Profile ...................................................................................................................... 16 2.4 Economic Profile ................................................................................................................................................... 19 2.5 Housing Profile ....................................................................................................................................................... 20 2.6 City Growth Pattern ............................................................................................................................................. 22 2.7 Infrastructure ......................................................................................................................................................... 24 2.8 Lucknow Institutional Setup ............................................................................................................................ 27 2.9 Financial Status of Lucknow Nagar Nigam ................................................................................................. 28 2.10 Schemes/Programmes for Slum Development ...................................................................................... 32 CHAPTER 3 - ASSESSMENT OF EXISTING STATUS OF SLUMS ........................................................ 33 3.1 Diagnostic Assessment of Slums ..................................................................................................................... 33 3.2 Listing of Slums –Based on Number, Status, Tenability and Tenure Status ................................. 36 i Regional Centre for Urban and Environmental Studies, Hyderabad Slum Free City Plan of Action LUCKNOW 3.3 Physical Profile ........................................................................................................................................................ 42 3.4 Demography & Social Profile ............................................................................................................................. 49 3.5 Economic Profile..................................................................................................................................................... 52 3.6 Physical Infrastructure ........................................................................................................................................ 55 3.7 Social Infrastructure ............................................................................................................................................. 68 CHAPTER 4 – SLUM REHABILITATION STRATEGY............................................................................ 75 4.1 Rehabilitation Strategy ........................................................................................................................................ 75 4.2 Slum Categorization .............................................................................................................................................. 79 4.3 Slum Rehabilitation Framework ...................................................................................................................... 87 CHAPTER 5 – REQUIREMENT & INVESTMENT .................................................................................... 93 5.1 Physical Requirements ........................................................................................................................................ 93 5.2 Implementation Plan ............................................................................................................................................ 96 5.3 Modalities / Approach ....................................................................................................................................... 100 5.4 Investment Requirements ................................................................................................................................ 102 5.5 Capacity Building ................................................................................................................................................. 107 CHAPTER 6 - SLUM PREVENTION STRATEGY .................................................................................. 108 6.1 Introduction of Slum Prevention Strategy ................................................................................................. 108 6.2 Housing Stock Assessment in Slums ............................................................................................................ 110 6.3 Implementation Plan .......................................................................................................................................... 111 6.4 Investment Requirements ................................................................................................................................ 121 6.5 Slum Prevention Reforms ................................................................................................................................. 123 6.6 Capacity Building ................................................................................................................................................. 126 CHAPTER 7 - FINANCING STRATEGY ................................................................................................... 127 7.1 Touchstone Principles ........................................................................................................................................ 127 7.2 Investment Creation for Creation of New Affordable Housing Including Rental Housing .... 128 7.3 Financing Plan ....................................................................................................................................................... 129 7.4 Monitoring & Review .......................................................................................................................................... 131 7.5 Reforms .................................................................................................................................................................... 132 LIST OF ANNEXURES ................................................................................................................................