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URBAN CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN INDIA Conference on Future Cities
New Delhi
Feb. 24-25, 2014
Chetan Vaidya
Director SPA New Delhi
Organized by MHRD. IIT Roorkee, and UK<br>
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URBAN INDIA POPULATION TRENDS Total Urban Population in 2011 : 377.2 million
% Urban Population to total in 2011: 31.16% (50+% in 2050):
No. Urban Centers: 7500, Million plus cities: 54
Large number of non-municipal towns
% GDP in urban Areas: 70%
% of Urban Poor: 29.8% (76.47 Million in 2009-10)
Urban Infrastructure Investment Requirement: Rs. 39200 billion (US$ 871.11 billion) for 20 years
Large variation among Sates
India needs to improve its urban infrastructure and governance to achieve economic objectives<br>
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Several initiatives to improve urban governance and Infrastructure:
JNNURM- reform linked investment program
Public Private Partnership
e-Governance in Municipalities
Market Based Financing
Urban Transport Policy
National Urban Sanitation Policy
Service Level Benchmarking Program
Rajiv Awas Yojana (Slum Free City)
13th CFC URBAN INITIATIVES IN INDIA<br>
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JNNURM Mission provides Reform Linked Investment for Urban Infrastructure for cities undertaking reforms (2005-14)
Constraints
Absence of Long-Term City-Level Planning
Inadequate Staff Capacity (at Central, State and Local Levels as well as private)
Inadequate Project Identification, Planning and Implementation
One size fit all cities and states approach not working
Critical Reforms not understood and implemented
Inadequate Communication
It brought focus on urban infrastructure and Governance Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) 4<br>
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5 Need Sustainable, Inclusive and Smart cities.
Mayor has executive powers for managing and planning cities. Improved revenue base of local bodies with unlocking of land values.
Focus on public urban transport and not individual transport.
Spaces for cycling and walking.
Land use plans are to be integrated with public transport and with high density, higher floor space and mixed land use.
Slum upgradtion and not new housing for poor.
Affordable housing through market systems
Extensive use of Communication Information and Technology (ICT) Smart City STRATEGY<br>
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6 Knowledge Sharing
Technology for Urban Infrastructure-Project Planning, Implementation and Maintenance
Urban Planning and Design
Role of Private Sector Participation in Delivery of Services
Urban Transport
Smart City Options
Capacity Building POSSIBLE LINKAGES WITH UK INSTITUTIONS<br>
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CONCLUSIOINS Urbanization is Inevitable in India
Urban India offers a number of Challenges and Opportunities for Employment Generation
The Urban Problems are Surmountable
We need Sustainable, Inclusive and Smart Urban Planning
Need Knowledge Sharing and Partnerships among Urban Stakeholders to Learn from Each Other 7<br>
