Central funding for
Capacity Building of State & local bodies begins
States to get 10,000 ITS enabled buses in 2013-14
7601 buses already
sanctioned to States
Delhi Metro records
highest ever ridership of 26 lakhs
Land Pooling Policy notified
Cities have
now become the engines of growth. The story of future growth of the country
will be written in urban areas. In such a scenario, the cities will have to
undergo a major makeover. Urban
planning, urban renewal and urban development assume unparalleled significance
in this context.
It was towards this end that a massive
programme of urban renewal, Jawahar Lal Nehru National
Urban Renewal Mission (JnNURM), was taken up in 2005 for a period of seven
years envisaging an investment of more than Rs 1,00,000 cr
with a central share of nearly Rs 66,000 cr. It has mainly two components:-
1.
UIG : Urban
Infrastructure & Governance for select 65 Mission Cities
2.
UIDSSMT: Urban
Infrastructure Development for Small & Medium Towns
These
programmes include projects in transport and basic services like water supply,
sewerage, drainage and solid waste management.
The Mission has completed its normal tenure on 31-3-2012. Government has
extended the mission for a period of two years i.e. up to 31-3-2014 for
completion of ongoing reforms and projects.
New projects
are also being sanctioned in the transition phase, 28 new projects were
sanctioned during the transition phase March 2012 –March 2014 (as on Nov 2013) under UIG while 174 projects were sanctioned
for UIDSSMT for the same period.
Out of 539
UIG projects sanctioned in Phase-1 (March 2005-March 2012), 217 have been physically
completed till Nov 30, 2013. Similarly, till Nov 30, 2013, 322 projects are in
various stages of completion with nearly Rs 46, 000 cr
worth of physical works having been implemented. And out of 806 UIDSSMT
projects sanctioned in phase-1, 413 have been physically completed till Nov 30,
2013. Similarly, till Nov 30, 2013, 393 projects are in various stages of
completion with nearly Rs 11, 000 cr worth of
physical works having been implemented.
UIG
(Transition Phase)
In Rs cr
|
Year
|
No. of projects
approved
|
Approved Cost
|
ACA Committed
|
ACA Released (including
ACA released for projects sanctioned in previous years)
|
No. of Projects
Completed #
|
|
2012-13
|
03
|
89.14
|
71.31
|
2438.50
|
56
|
|
2013-14(upto
30 Nov, 2013)
|
25
|
2270.70
|
1093.30
|
740.77
|
32
|
UIDSSMT
(Transition Phase)
In Rs cr
|
Year
|
No. of projects
approved
|
Approved Cost
|
ACA Committed
|
ACA Released (including
ACA released for projects sanctioned in previous years)
|
No. of Projects completed #
|
|
2012-13
|
33
|
334.56
|
267.65
|
1317.01
|
185
|
|
2013-14(upto 30 Nov, 2013)
|
141
|
3958.10
|
3198.52
|
1429.26
|
83
|
# Projects
completed indicates completion of projects sanctioned up to Mar, 2012
In the
transition phase, the thrust is on speedy completion of sanctioned projects. Accordingly, out of the 217 projects sanctioned in Phase-1, the
highest no. of projects ie. 56 were completed
in 2012-13. Upto
31st Oct. 2013, 30 UIG projects have been completed
in 2013-14. Similarly, out of a total of 806 projects of UIDSSMT, highest number of projects ie 185 were
completed in 2012-13. Upto 31st Oct. 2013, 83
projects have been completed under in 2013-14.
JnNURM & Reforms
One of the
main aims of JnNURM is to help in urban renewal but
in a manner which is sustainable in the long run. Therefore, insistence on state
and urban level reforms is an essential component of the programme. A total of
23 reforms were mandated.
The level of reforms has now touched 78% (upto Oct. 31, 2013) from a level of only 9% in pre- JnNURM period. At present, the number of states/UTs showing
more than 85% reforms stand at 11, 12 States/UTs have carried out between
70-85% required reforms, while 8 of them have shown upto
50% reforms. High performance on reforms states include Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat,
Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, UP, Rajasthan, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh among others. Some of the states showing less than 50 %
reforms are of North-Eastern Region.
Capacity Building
Evaluation
exercises undertaken of JnNURM Phase-1 by various
appointed committees and agencies have unanimously pointed to the large
capacity gap plaguing urban local bodies as the primary impediment to speedy
implementation of projects and reforms. Accordingly, it was decided that ULBs
shall be empowered by building capacities in terms of human resources,
infrastructure, procedures and systems to effectively deliver basic services to
the citizen. So, funds are being sanctioned under JnNURM
for capacity building from the current year onwards. 19 proposals of capacity
building were received, out of which 13 proposals worth Rs 627 cr have been approved as on Oct, 2013.
Some of the other important developmental schemes
for urban areas of the Ministry include:
Urban Infrastructure Development in
Satellites Towns and Seven Megacities(UIDSST)
The scheme was undertaken on a pilot basis in
July 2009 covering seven projects with an outlay of Rs 632.07 cr out of which Rs 500 cr is GOI
share. As per Planning Commission, 2014-15 onwards, the Scheme should be funded
under JnNURM.
The funds
allocated and released for these projects under UIDSST during the last year and
current year is as under:-
|
Year
|
Budget Allocation
(` in crore)
|
Released / Actual Exp
(` in crore)
|
|
2012-13
|
30
|
30.00
|
|
2013-14
|
78
|
46.02 (till 31st Oct, 2013)
|
10% Lumpsum
Provision of Scheme for benefit of North-Eastern States including Sikkim
The scheme
was started in 2001-02 for special development of urban infrastructure in North
eastern states. In the last 12 years, 281 projects estimated at cost of Rs
261807.83 lakh have been sanctioned, out of which 153
projects have been completed and rest are under various stages of completion.
Modern
BUSES
The bus
funding project was taken up by GOI under JnNURM
during 2009-10. Under this project, a total 15441 buses were sanctioned to 61
mission cities with the estimated Central assistance of Rs. 2089 Cr (Approx.).
Another
10,000 buses are being sanctioned with special focus on hill States in the year
2013-14. Accordingly, Ministry of Urban Development has upto
13.12. 13 sanctioned 7601
buses to 76 cities/ cluster of cites in 12 States with the estimated
project cost of Rs.3240 crore(approx.) with ACA component of Rs 1900 cr. In the
revised guidelines for procurement of buses , assistance will be given not only
for buses but also Intelligent Transport System as well as other ancillary
infrastructure like depots, control centres, terminals etc.
BRTS
(Bus Rapid Transit System)
BRT is a bus based mass transit system. BRT system was introduced in
India to secure a modal shift towards public transport.
Status of BRT projects under
JnNURM – for Projects Approved Till March 2012
(All Cost in Rs. Lakh)
|
Name of States
|
No of Projects
|
Approved Cost
|
ACA Commitment
|
Amount Released
|
Completion
Status
|
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
2
|
60,393.00
|
30,196.50
|
27,176.87
|
-
|
|
Gujarat
|
5
|
156,047.00
|
63,301.75
|
46,837.57
|
3
|
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
3
|
55,289.00
|
25,810.50
|
17,379.49
|
1
|
|
Maharashtra
|
7
|
178,862.79
|
85,171.20
|
78,531.34
|
2
|
|
Rajasthan
|
2
|
33,554.94
|
16,777.46
|
8,590.75
|
1
|
|
West Bengal
|
1
|
25,291.00
|
8,851.85
|
2,212.96
|
-
|
|
Total
|
20
|
509,438
|
230,109
|
180,729
|
7
|
Status of BRT projects under JnNURM – for
Projects Approved post March 2013
(All Cost in Rs. Lakh)
|
Name of States
|
No of Projects
|
Approved Cost
|
ACA Commitment
|
Amount Released
|
Completion
Status
|
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
2
|
13,993.00
|
6996.5
|
0
|
-
|
|
Rajasthan
|
1
|
17413.00
|
8706.5
|
0
|
-
|
|
Total
|
3
|
31406.00
|
15703.00
|
0
|
-
|
No Projects were approved between April 2012 – March 2013.
National
Capital Region Planning Board
National Capital Region Planning Board (NCRPB) is a
unique example of inter-state regional development planning for a region,
covering15 districts in the states of U.P, Haryana, and Rajasthan and National
Capital Territory of Delhi, with the Nation Capital as its core. The Board also
arranges for, and oversees, the financing of selected development projects in
the National Capital Region through Central and State Plan, funds and other
sources of revenue.
Since inception, NCRPB has approved financial assistance for 277
infrastructure development projects. The current status of
these projects are as under:-
|
Status of project
|
No. of projects
|
|
Completed
|
188
|
|
Ongoing
|
89
|
|
Total
|
277
|
During last year and the current year, the Board
has released following loan amount to
State Governments/implementing:
(Rs. in crores)
|
|
2012-13
|
2013-14 (upto 31.7.2013)
|
|
Haryana
|
335.73
|
2.84
|
|
UP
|
--
|
--
|
|
Rajasthan
|
61.75
|
2.00
|
|
GNCTD
|
--
|
--
|
|
Special Area Development Authority,Gwalior
|
21.03
|
--
|
In July this
year, the Board approved proposals to include Bharatpur
district of Rajasthan; Mahendragarh and Bhiwani districts of Haryana from Government of Rajasthan
and Haryana respectively in NCR.
Metro
Rail
Metro has
become a brand name which every city in the country wants to possess.
Accordingly, the Central Government is supporting preparation of Detailed
Project Reports (DPRs) for Metro Rail projects in all cities with population of
20 lakhs and above.
The metro
rail projects which have already been sanctioned by Government of India, and which
are under operation or under various stages of implementation include Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kochi, Kolkata and Mumbai.
Apart from
this, the State Government/Union Territories which have approached Government
of India for metro rail projects are Chandigarh Administration for Tri-City of
Chandigarh, Mohali &Panchkula
Metro Rail project, Government of Gujarat for Ahmedabad-Gandhinagar
Metro Rail project, Government of Maharashtra for Pune
Metro Rail project, Government of Punjab for Ludhiana Metro Rail project and
Government of Uttar Pradesh for Lucknow Metro Rail
project.
The Delhi
Metro achieved a major milestone on 08th August, 2013. Delhi Metro
recorded its highest ever ridership figure of 25, 04,900 on that day.
This record was also subsequently broken on 19th August, 2013 when 26,
06,364 commuters travelled by the system.
National
Capital Region Transport Corporation Limited
An important
feat this year was the constitution of National Capital Region Transport
Corporation Limited. (NCRTC) for designing, developing, implementing,
financing, operating and maintaining of Regional
Rapid Transit System (RRTS) project in National Capital Region (NCR). Three
prioritized corridors under phase-I, to be taken up by NCRTC are:
|
S. No.
|
RRTS Corridor
|
Length (Km)
|
|
1
|
Delhi- Sonipat-Panipat
|
111.2
|
|
2
|
Delhi-Gurgaon-Rewari-Alwar
|
180.0
|
|
3
|
Delhi-Ghaziabad-
Meerut
|
90.2
|
OTHER
IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENTS
Land pooling
policy was notified in Sept, 2013, assures fundamental changes in acquisition
and development of land in Delhi. Landowners can pool their land for
development by the city's land-owning agency.
DMRC took over the operations
of the Airport Express Link on 1st July, 2013 following a notice by the
concessionaire that it won’t be able to run the operations of the line after
30th June, 2013.
DMRC and the
Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 17th September, 2013 in order to carry out
projects for the production of renewable solar power in the Delhi Metro
premises.
To ensure
safety of women in buses , Ministry of Urban Development issued an advisory in
February this year to all the States/UTs
to examine provision of special city buses for women in all million plus
population cities.
The Central
Public Works Department (CPWD) has entered into an agreement with IIM Tiruchirappalli (IIM Trichy) for
planning, designing and construction of the campus. The campus with world class
facilities will accommodate 1500 students and 300 faculty/staff members and
will be constructed at a cost of Rs. 450 crore
(approx.)
NB/PS