Basic Services To Urban Poor (BSUP)
Basic Services To Urban Poor (BSUP)
(BSUP)
WHAT IS BSUP?
• Abbreviation of BSUP is Basic Services to Urban Poor
• It is one of the two sub-missions of JNNURM (Jawaharlal
Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission) HOUSING COMPLEXES
• Urban Infrastructure and Governance mission is under the ministry UNDER BSUP
of Urban Development where as Basic Services to Urban Poor
mission is under the ministry of Urban poverty alleviation.
• The main thrust of the sub-mission on Basic Services to the Urban
Poor (BSUP) will be on integrated development of slums through
projects for providing shelter, basic services and other civic
amenities with a view to provide utilities to the urban poor.
• This scheme was officially inaugurated by Prime Minister Manmohan
Singh on 3 December 2005.
• BSUP sought to address the needs of some of the lowest-income and most vulnerable urban dwellers
in Indian cities. The promise was that these residents would receive “a garland of 7 entitlements” –
security of tenure, affordable housing, water, sanitation, health, education and social security in low-
income settlements in the 63 mission cities.
WHAT IS JNNURM?
Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission is an ambitious programme of the
Government of India to bring about improvement in the existing urban service levels and urban
infrastructure in a financially sustainable manner. This programme, to be implemented over a
period of 7 years with a financial outlay of around Rs 50,000 crore from the Government of India,
will be executed in 63 cities and towns across India.
AIM OF JNNURM: The aim is to encourage reforms and fast track planned development of
identified cities.Focus is to be on efficiency in urban infrastructure and service delivery
mechanisms, community participation, and accountability of urban local bodies/ parastatal
agencies towards citizens.
As per 2001 population census, 285.35 million people reside in urban areas. It constitutes 27.8% of the
total population of the country. In post independence era while population of India has grown three times,
the urban population has grown five times. The rising urban population has also given rise to increase in
the number of urban poor. As per 2001 estimates, the slum population is estimated to be 61.8 million. The
ever increasing number of slum dwellers causes tremendous pressure on urban basic services and
infrastructure. In order to cope with massive problems that have emerged as a result of rapid urban
growth, it has become imperative to draw up a coherent urbanization policy/strategy to implement projects
in select cities on mission mode.
OBJECTIVES OF BSUP:
• Upgrade the slums under the categories of municipal services such as water supply, toilets,
waste water drainage, solid waste management, power, roads, transport, etc.
• To improve the sustainable the quality of life of the urban poor, all the urban poor settlements
must connect with the municipal networkings.
• To ensure better education to the community,
• improved health and access to sustainable livelihoods which in turn would help reduce poverty.
• Giving an opportunity to the people to raise their voice on demands/grievances related to
basic service provision – provide better governance.
ADVANTAGES OF BSUP:
•The Ministry of Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation has approved 6 projects under the Basic
Services to the Urban Poor (BSUP) in Orissa (4 IN BHUBANESWAR and 2 in puri). These
projects have been approved by the Central Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee and
Central Sanctioning Committee. Housing under BSUP in Gadakan
Cities which is in lack of basic services for urban poor is creating unhygienic conditions. So
BSUP helped urban poor to have basic services like housing units, water supply, sanitation,
education, health facilities etc., From government. This will improvise the living conditions of
urban poor and will help to stop the growth of informal settlements inside the city. If government
would able to finance basic services for all urban poor in cities under BSUP, slums will get
vanished from cities and everyone can have better living conditions.