JNNURM and Urban Mobility
A
momentum that rebuilds our cities and reforms the way the Urban Local Bodies are
governed, a commitment to the development and expansion of physical
infrastructure, Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), a
first of its kind programme was launched on December 3,
2005.
JNNURM ObjectivesThe objectives of the
Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission is to ensure:
Focused
attention to integrated development of infrastructural services in the cities
covered under the Mission;
Secure effective linkages between asset creation
and asset management so that the infrastructural services created in the cities
are not only maintained efficiency but also become self-sustaining over
time;
Ensure adequate investment of funds to fulfill deficiencies in the
urban infrastructural services;
Planned development of identified cities
including peri-urban areas, out growths, urban corridors, so that urbanization
takes place in a dispersed manner;
Scale up delivery of civic amenities and
provision of utilities with emphasis on universal access to urban poor and
To take up urban renewal programme, i.e. re-development of inner (old) cities
area to reduce congestion.
Sub-MissionsThe Mission
comprises two submissions, Sub-Mission I for Urban Infrastructure and Governance
(UIG) and Submission II for Basic Services for the Urban Poor (BSUP). Ministry
of Urban Development has the responsibility for UIG, while the Ministry of
Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation has the responsibility for
BSUP.
Progress of ProjectsAs of now, 343 projects at
a total cost of Rs. 32,795.12 crore have been sanctioned under the Urban
Infrastructure & Governance sub-mission of JNNURM. The Additional Central
Assistance committed by the Government towards meeting the central share of the
total projects cost for these 343 projects is Rs. 15,892.85 crore, out of which
an amount of Rs. 4,478.85 crore has been released to the Mission
Cities.
The sector-wise break up of the 343 sanctioned projects shows
that, in the areas of basic services, 103 water supply projects have been
approved at a total sanctioned cost of Rs. 11,938.95 crore; 66 sewerage projects
have been approved at a total sanctioned cost of Rs. 8,001.88 crore; 37 drainage
(including storm water drainage) projects have been approved at a total
sanctioned cost of Rs. 3,262.02 crore; and, 30 solid waste management projects
have been approved at a total sanctioned cost of Rs. 1,581.57 crore. In the area
of urban transport, 16 MRTS projects have been approved at a total sanctioned
cost of Rs. 4,084.59 crore and 68 road projects have been approved at a total
sanctioned cost of Rs. 2,838.74 crore. Other sectors for which projects have
been approved include urban renewal, development of heritage areas, preservation
of water bodies and other urban transport.
Out of the 343 sanctioned
projects, 22 projects have been physically completed. These include six projects
in Hyderabad, five projects in Surat, four projects in Ahmedabad, two projects
in Visakhapatnam, and one project each in the cities of Bangalore, Bhopal,
Indore, Nagpur and Nanded. The total sanctioned cost of these completed projects
is Rs. 1,077.73 crore.
Progress of ReformsAs far as
the progress of implementation of state level reforms till the end of year three
of the Mission is concerned, 10 out of 11 states have transferred 12th Schedule
Functions to the ULBs; 17 out of 22 states have constituted DPCs; 3 out of 8
states have constituted MPCs; 10 out of 14 states have transferred the City
Planning Functions to the ULBs; all 12 states which were to have
Transferred/Integrated Water Supply and Sanitation Functions have implemented
the reform; 7 out of 12 states have undertaken Reform in Rent Control; all 8
states which were to have rationalized Stamp Duty to 5 per cent have achieved
the reform; all 28 states which were to have repealed ULCRA have achieved the
reform; 5 out of 18 states have enacted the Community Participation Law and 10
out of 16 states enacted the Public Disclosure Law.
Regarding
implementation of ULB reforms —11 out of 31 cities have implemented e-Governance
Reforms; 23 out of 33 cities have shifted to Double Entry Accrual Based
Accounting; 11 out of 12 cities have achieved an 85 per cent Coverage of
Property Tax; 9 out of 10 cities have achieved 90 per cent Collection Efficiency
in Property Tax; all 6 cities have achieved 100 per cent Cost Recovery in water
supply; 3 out of 4 cities have achieved 100 per cent Cost Recovery in Solid
waste and 44 out of 47 cities have implemented Internal Earmarking of Funds for
Services to Urban Poor.
InitiativesJNNURM has
accelerated growth in the selected 63 Mission cities spread all over the country
in mission-mode approach and aims to provide quality urban infrastructure and
governance in these cities during the 7 year Mission period. Another components
of JNNURM is the Urban Infrastructure Development Scheme for Small & Medium
Towns (UIDSSMT), which is as its name suggests is for towns and cities other
than 63 Mission cities. Against the allocation of Rs. 6,400 crores during the
Mission period; 691 projects in 558 towns in 23 states and two Union Territories
have been sanctioned having a project cost of Rs. 8045.45 crores. A number of
parallel initiatives i.e. Credit Rating of Urban local Bodies, Bench marking of
Urban services, launch of Urban Sanitation Policy, National Mission Mode project
on e-governance, Peer experience and Reflective Learning (PEARL), and Public
Private Partnership (PPP) have been launched to sustain Mission
activities.
The Ministry of Urban Development had decided that from the
year 2008, a mega Conference-cum-Exhibition on Urban Mobility be organized every
year coinciding with the anniversary of the launch of Jawaharlal Nehru National
Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM). This year the aim of this
Conference-cum-Exhibition is to bring all technology and service providers from
India and abroad in all the fields of Urban Transport Planning from Pedestrians,
Non-Motorised Transport, Metro, Bus, BRTS (Bus Rapid Transit System), LRT (Light
Rail Transit), Trams, Inland Water Transport, Ropeways, Parking and the ITS
(Intelligent Transportation System) on one platform to exchange and benefit with
the experience, development of each other for better transportation planning.
This will go a long way not only in dissemination of information but also in
capacity building at various levels.
