Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission: Towards Better Cities..
Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission: Towards Better Cities..
Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission: Towards Better Cities..
Jawaharlal Nehru
National Urban Renewal Mission
Towards better cities...
Government of India
Preamble
Cities and towns have a vital role in India's socio-economic
transformation and change. Host to about 30 per cent of the
country's population, they contribute 50-55 per cent of the gross
domestic product (GDP). At the same time, most cities and towns
are severely stressed in terms of infrastructure and service availability,
and their growth and development is constrained by indifferent
implementation of the Constitution (seventy-fourth) Amendment
Act, 1992, and continuation of statutes, systems and procedures that
impede the operation of land and housing markets. As this is
incompatible with the country's socio-economic objectives, the
Government of India has launched a Jawaharlal Nehru National
Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) in the current fiscal year. The
JNNURM aims to encourage cities to initiate steps to bring about
improvement in the existing service levels in a financially sustainable
manner. The JNNURM consists of two sub-missions: the Urban
Infrastructure and Governance and the Basic Services to the Urban
Poor. It believes that in order to make cities work efficiently and
equitably, it is essential to create incentives and support urban
reforms at state and city levels; develop appropriate enabling and
regulatory frameworks; enhance the creditworthiness of
municipalities; and integrate the poor with the service delivery
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system.
Objectives
The primary objective of the JNNURM is to create economically productive, efficient,
equitable and responsive cities. In line with this objective, the Mission focuses on:
Integrated development of infrastructure services ;
Securing linkages between asset creation and maintenance for long-run project
sustainability ;
Accelerating the flow of investment into urban infrastructure services ;
Planned development of cities including the peri-urban areas, outgrowths, and urban
corridors ;
Renewal and re-development of inner city areas ; and
Universalisation of urban services so as to ensure their availability to the urban poor.
Institutional Framework
The JNNURM will function under the overall guidance and supervision of a National Steering
Group (NSG). To be chaired by the Minister of Urban Development and co-chaired by the
Minister of State for Urban Employment and Poverty Alleviation respectively, the NSG will set
policies for implementation, monitor and review progress, and suggest correctives where
necessary. The NSG will be supported by a Technical Advisory Group (TAG) whose task will be
to appraise proposals, and a Central Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee which will be
responsible for further appraising and sanctioning proposals.
At the state level, the JNNURM will be co-ordinated by the State Level Steering Committees.
To be headed by the Chief Ministers, the State Level Steering Committees will review and
prioritise proposals for inclusion in the JNNURM. The State Level Committees will be
supported by nodal agencies who will invite project proposals, appraise them, and manage and
monitor the JNNURM.
Institutional Framework
Central
Sanctioning and
Monitoring
Committee
Sub-mission
Urban Infrastructure
and Governance
Technical
Advisory Group
Sub-mission
Basic services
to the Urban Poor
Advisory services
Operational Supervision
Policy monitoring
Thrust Areas
The JNNURM is designed to support:
Water supply including setting up of desalination plants ;
Sewerage and sanitation ;
Solid waste management including hospital waste management ;
Construction and improvement of drains and storm-water drainage system ;
Road network ;
Urban transport ;
Construction and development of bus and truck terminals ;
Renewal and re-development of inner city areas ;
Development of heritage areas ;
Preservation of water bodies ;
Integrated development of slums, i.e. housing and development of infrastructure in slum
settlements ;
Provision of basic services to the urban poor ; and
Street lighting.
ii. Introduction of a system of e-governance using IT applications, GIS and MIS for various
urban services ;
iii. Reform of property tax with GIS, and arrangements for its effective implementation so as
to raise collection efficiency to 85 per cent ;
iv. Levy of reasonable user charges, with the objective that full cost of operation and
maintenance is collected within seven years ;
v.
Internal earmarking of budgets for basic services to the urban poor ; and
vi. Provision of basic services to the urban poor, including security of tenure at affordable
prices.
ii. Simplification of legal and procedural frameworks for conversion of agricultural land for
non-agricultural purposes ;
iii. Introduction of property title certification ;
iv. Earmarking of at least 20-25 per cent developed land in housing projects for economically
weaker sections and low income groups with a system of cross- subsidisation ;
v. Introduction of computerised registration of land and property ;
vi. Revision of byelaws to make rainwater harvesting mandatory in all buildings, and
adoption of water conservation measures ;
vii. Byelaws for reuse of recycled water ;
viii. Administrative reforms including reduction in establishment cost by introducing
voluntary retirement schemes and surrender of posts falling vacant due to retirement ;
ix. Structural reforms ; and
x. Encouraging public private-partnership.
Expected Outcomes
The JNNURM expects that proper application of the reform agenda combined with effective
implementation of its programmes and projects will lead to:
Universal access to a minimum level of services ;
Establishment of city-wide frameworks for planning and governance ;
Modern and transparent budgeting, accounting, and financial management system
at municipal levels ;
Financial sustainability for municipalities and other service delivery institutions ;
Introduction of e-governance in the core functions of municipal governments ; and
Transparency and accountability in urban service delivery and management.
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Toolkits
JNNURM funds can be accessed by eligible urban local bodies and parastatal organisations
by application, to the Ministry of Urban Development, comprising:
A City Development Plan (CDP) ;
Detailed Project Report (DPR) ; and
Timeline for implementation of the urban reform agenda.
A CDP provides both a perspective and a vision for the development of a city. DPRs are specific
proposals in areas that are to be supported under the JNNURM, with details of the project's
feasibility and compatibility with other norms and standards. The Timeline shows the schedule
for the implementation of the urban reform agenda.
The Government of India will provide toolkits to enable the urban local bodies and other
parastatal organisations to formulate CDPs, DPRs, and Timeline for implementation of the
urban reform agenda.
Delhi
Greater Mumbai
Hyderabad
Patna
Ahmedabad
Faridabad
Madurai Nashik
Nagpur
Vishakhapatnam
Vadodara
Jabalpur
Dhanbad
Indore
Shimla
Ranchi
Ujjain
Ajmer-Pushkar
Chandigarh Srinagar
Pune
Ahmedabad
Bhopal
Kochi
Kanpur
Panaji
Kohima
Nanded
Ludhiana
Varanasi
Rajkot
Shimla
Vijaywada
Rajkot
Raipur
Panaji
Shillong
Aizawl
Dehradun
Nainital
Chennai
Mysore
Haridwar
Kolkata
Lucknow
Madurai Nashik
Nagpur
Jabalpur
Jamshedpur
Thiruvananthapuram
Gangtok
Agartala
Greater
Patna
Meerut
Ranchi
Pondicherry
Hyderabad
Vishakhapatnam
Guwahati
Bodhgaya
Delhi
Amritsar
Indore
Amritsar
Meerut
Agra
Dhanbad
Bhubaneswar
Agra
Imphal
Agartala
Jaipur
Lucknow
Jammu
Mathura
Bangalore
Coimbatore
Vijaywada
Itanagar
Puri
Jaipur
Coimbatore
Allahabad
Gangtok
Kolkata
Varanasi
Kanpur
Thiruvananthapuram
Bhubaneswar
Faridabad
Surat
Guwahati
Chennai
Ludhiana
Kochi
Asansol
Kohima
Mumbai
Bhopal
Pune
Jamshedpur
Bangalore
Vadodara
Asansol
Itanagar
Imphal
Dehradun
Surat
Allahabad
Jammu
Raipur
Shillong
Aizawl
Bodhgaya
Ujjain
Jn NURM
Mathura
Haridwar
Delhi
Chennai
Kolkata
Hyderabad
Patna
Lucknow
Madurai Nashik
Vishakhapatnam
Jamshedpur
Guwahati
Vadodara
Asansol
Itanagar
Thiruvananthapuram
Gangtok
Nagpur
Agartala
Allahabad
Imphal
Dehradun
Faridabad
Pune
Surat
Jammu
Greater Mumbai
Kochi
Kanpur
Shillong
Bodhgaya
Bhopal
Rajkot
Panaji
Aizawl
Ujjain
Bangalore
Ludhiana
Varanasi
Coimbatore
Vijaywada
Raipur
Ahmedabad
Jaipur
Agra
Amritsar
Meerut
Jabalpur
Dhanbad
Indore
Shimla
Kohima
Ranchi
Bhubaneswar
Ajmer-Pushkar
Nanded
Puri
Mathura