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OUTLINE
OF THE URBAN
DEVELOPMENT POLICY
The
Urban Development Policy of Madhya Pradesh seeks to foster economic
development by connecting growth of industrial activity and services to
the development of urban areas. The main thrusts of this policy are :
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Strengthening
of Urban Local bodies through capacity building initiatives.
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Promotion
of investment destinations
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Master
planning of urban centres
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Urban
land management
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Privatisation
of infrastructure facilities
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Encouragement
of mass housing through cooperative societies.
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Mobilisation
of financial resources by ULBs
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Improved
fiscal management by ULBs
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The above
policy measures for improvement of the urban situation in MP are
described in the following sections.
STRENGTHENING
OF URBAN LOCAL
BODIES
Madhya
Pradesh is the first state of the country where municipal bodies were
formed in accordance with the 74th Amendment Act to the
Constitution. Barring only
a few institutions, all cities have elected councils, which have been
delegated all responsibilities and powers under the Act for well-planned
development of cities and provision of basic facilities/amenities to the
people. The government is
of the firm view that the urban local bodies should develop into strong
self-governing institutions and the local administration should be come
increasingly competent and efficient in its functions as possible.
The past efforts made in this direction would be critically
assessed and necessary steps would be taken for the required improvement
In comparison to the
rural population, there has been a tremendous growth in the urban
population in the past two decades.
This has directly affected the infrastructure as developmental
work could not keep pace with the urbanisation process due to shortage
of resources. In view of this, the Department of Urban Administration
and Development and the Department of Housing and Environment would
jointly prepare plans and programmes for urban development which would
include preparation of a developmental schemes and their implementation,
phased development of infrastructure along with other important issues
like conservation of the environment, prevention of encroachments, stern
action against illegal constructions, etc.
Capacity
building initiatives
To
enable the agencies involved with urban development to manage their
functions effectively, a capacity building programme would be initiated
with the assistance of the Madhya
Pradesh Academy of Administration and the All India Institute of Local
Self Government. Some
of the aspects that may be covered in these programmes include:
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Benchmarking
the best technical and administrative practices for the provision and
management of urban infrastructure |
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Master
Planning & designing of infrastructure. |
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Financial
structuring of projects for attracting private sector,
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Management
of privatisation processes like bid processing, evaluation and award of
contracts & concessions,
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Enactment
& enforcement of development control regulations,
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Operation
and maintenance of infrastructure services and assets,
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Transparency
and improvement of skills in financial administration and management.
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Enabling
the mobilisation of financial resources for urban infrastructure.
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As
per the intent of the 74th
Amendment, municipal bodies are expected to bring about the social and
economic development of the people, especially of the weaker sections.
The responsibility of implementing the schemes of the state and
central governments with this purpose is given to the municipal bodies.
To motivate the public representatives and the concerned employees, and
to conduct orientation courses, necessary arrangements for the
institutional training would be make these efforts and programmes
successful.
PROMOTION
OF INVESTMENT
DESTINATIONS
The
deployment of resources in a relatively uncoordinated manner over a
large number of projects effects the quality, timely completion and
largely undermines their desired economic impacts. This also creates a
growing backlog of unfinished projects carrying over from one plan
period to another.
The government will focus on selected growth centres with highest
economic potential for kick-starting the process of development. Such
focused initiatives will create surplus resources and other economic
benefits, which can be used to improve the next line of settlements.
These centres will have a demonstrative effect on other centres and
arrest migration within local regions thereby easing the pressure on
major urban settlements.
The infrastructure of the three main cities of Bhopal, Indore and
Gwalior would be overhauled to create a conducive environment for
attracting domestic and foreign investment. In the changing economic
scenario, it is destinations that need to be positioned and aggressively
marketed as ideal locations for industry and production related
activities and services.
The “BIG” cities will be positioned as
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Bhopal - Centre of Knowledge / University
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Indore - Centre of Industry and Commerce
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Gwalior - Centre of Services
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Jabalpur – Centre of Mineral based Industries.
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Bhopal as Centre of Knowledge / University
The
city of Bhopal has a concentration of educational institutions of
regional as well as national
importance like
the Barkatullah University, Maulana
Azad College of Bhoj Open University, Rajiv Gandhi University of
Technology, National Institute of Law, Institute of Higher Studies,
Indian Institute of Forest
Management, Judicial
Academy etc. It
could thus be aptly developed as a Centre for Specialised Higher
Education & services, capitalising on the picturesque natural
resources as a conducive environment for locating such facilities. The
city can become the nerve centre of academic as well as research &
development activities by housing premier Life Sciences and
Biotechnology institutes, in addition to other educational institutions.
The natural beauty of Bhopal has the added advantage of being an
attractive residential location for academics and research scholars.
The
development plan for Bhopal was prepared in 1995 and is valid for the
period till 2005. With a
view to encourage the educational activities, various changes have been
made in the land utilisation regulations in the Bhopal Development Plan.
A total of 262 hectares of land has been allotted for educational
activities. Although the
Plan has been prepared for the perspective year 2005, its review has
already been undertaken to incorporate the educational expansion and
other changes in the city.
Indore as Centre for Industry and Commerce
Capitalising on its inherent enterprising spirit, Indore may be
further developed as a
the state’s main Industrial and Commercial centre In the
context of Madhya Pradesh, this city would probably be the best
choice for such an initiative because of its relatively developed
infrastructure and strong linkages with the developed business
centres of Mumbai, Baroda, and Ahmedabad. A Special Economic Zone
(SEZ) has recently been approved by the Ministry of Commerce at
Indore. This can spawn the development of other facilities like a
Convention Centre, Financial Services centre, Logistics hub, etc.
The Planning Area under the Indore Development
Plan-1991 is 21410 hectares, out of which about 12195 hectares of
land has been proposed for urban development. The
present city has become very densely populated and a need for
vacant land for industrial use is being deeply felt.
The work of review, assessment and modification of this
development plan is being carried out by the Space Application
Centre, Ahmedabad (ISRO). The
development scheme being prepared would now cover a planning area
of 92000 hectares (through the inclusion of 115 villages) for
housing an estimated population of 25 lacs till the year 2011.
The outline of the plan would be published by the end of 2001,
while the various processes necessary for its total feasibility
would be completed by June 2002.
Gwalior as Services City
Gwalior
should be promoted as a centre for the burgeoning Services sector. The
revised development plan for Gwalior, for the period up to 2005 has
already been published. Land has been earmarked for a Counter Magnet Township near
Gwalior for which a development plan has been prepared for the period up
to 2001. The plan also includes proposals for service centers.
The provisions of this development plan are being gradually
implemented by the Special Area Development Authority, (SADA), Counter
Magnet, Gwalior.
Tourism Centres / Towns
In
addition to the BIG cities, the state would develop the several Towns of
tourist importance with all facilities catering to domestic and foreign
tourists. The
development plans for the main tourism centers of the state e.g.
Khajuraho, Chanderi, Chitrakoot, Maihar, Jabalpur and Ujjain have
been prepared and already published. The
Outline Development Plan for Panchmarhi has been prepared and
would be published in the next 6 months. Keeping
in view the potential for development of tourism, due provisions
have been made in these schemes which would be implemented in a
phased manner. Apart
from this, the development schemes for other tourist centers e.g.
Bandhavgadh, Amarkantak, Maheshwar Govindgarh, Omkareshwar and
Bhedaghat are proposed to be prepared within the next four years.
PREPARATION
OF MASTER PLANS FOR OTHER URBAN
AREAS
As
per the 74th Amendment, municipalities are now expected to take a
much more active role in urban planning in addition to their
traditional management functions. The present status with respect
to preparation of Master/Development Plans has already been
discussed in section 10.2.4.
It is proposed
that out of the 31 development plans the revision of the plans for
8 towns e.g. Indore, Ujjain, Ratlam, Devas, Satna, Rewa, Shivpuri
and Chanderi would be completed by the year 2003, while the
development plans for the remaining 26 out of 45 district
headquarter towns are proposed to be published by the year 2004.
Apart from the District Headquarter towns, the development plans
for 6 towns, with population more than 50,000 each are also
proposed to be published by the year 2004. In addition,
development schemes/plans for 11 main towns (mandi /industrial
/mining) and 7 towns of tourist importance would be prepared by
2004.
Hence the aim of preparing development schemes/plans for 58 towns
would be achieved by the end of the year 2004.
Consultancy services for
initial surveys and further planning studies would be obtained for
preparing the aforementioned development plans. The techniques of remote sensing and G.I.S. would be used to
ensure accurate survey and planning works. In accordance with the
intent of the 74th Amendment the task of preparing the development
plans would be accomplished with the active participation of the
urban local bodies.
Alternatively, it is
also proposed that the municipal bodies of the concerned towns
would prepare the development plans with the assistance of the
private consultancy agencies, which would be reviewed from the
planning and legal angles by the Directorate of Town and Country
Planning and would then be approved by the government.
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