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Population, Planning and Priorities

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Presented by – M.D. Lele, Chief Planner, CIDCO

Relevance at the occasion

Request to speak on “Challenges of urban settlements and CIDCO’s experience ”

PPP in vogue. Why not speak on other 3P’s…People, Planning and Priorities to solve Problems

Given the state of the nation today, temptation to add POLITICS

So many P’s at a time on a public platform may create ??.. Problems!

India Today

Adding an Australia every year i.e. about 20 million !

Outnumber the Chinese by 2041

How the housing shortage (constantly pegged at 24 million) remains static! Are we really matching the pace, I wonder at times !

The rate of urbanization in India will accelerate by leaps and bounds and Maharashtra will continue to top the chart

35 million plus cities in India in 2001 and the figure may cross the century mark in 2 more decades, leaving urban planners at the receiving end !

Hypothesis

Urban Population exploding, next 3 decades will see

50% population

Need to plan for them to provide good living conditions

Since resources are limited, we need to prioritize

As the growth is rapid, appropriate policies and

prioritization is must

The City

The eternal triangle

Population

Priorities Planning

Politics for development or one upmanship ?

The eternal triangle - Relationship

People living in the cities are affected by the

planning/policies

of the ULBs

Planning of the ULBs addresses the city problems and are

based on available resources

Resources are limited; Manpower, Money, Material and

Management and not the least TIME. Hence prioritization is

required

Land : Indispensable and valuable resource

Challenge is to judiciously assign activity/use to land

The policies framed should benefit the people with optimum

use of resources

Where do we begin ?

Let’s first have enough planners to deal with the myriad problems Plan for more planning schools and development of associated human resources 2 new Planning Schools have become functional at Bhopal and Vijaywada CEPT University at Ahmedabad runs the M.Tech course in Infrastructure Planning. Planning courses at undergraduate level and infrastructure management at PG level in institutes. Thus our priorities are right !

City Planning

The most used tool by planners – Development Plan

Development Plan – 20 years perspective

Facilities/Utilities – Gestation period, long lasting

Planning objectives must address people’s requirements

and aspirations

Failure to recognize them fails the plan (Encroachments,

Unauthorized layouts, Undeveloped SF – PU)

Dual approach – Whole to part and part to whole

Need for ‘Short Term Action Plans’

Planning – Decision making matrix

The Three Es while allocating resources including land Economy Equity Environment

Competing cities - Chennai, Gurgaon, Pune Competing uses - Malls, Multiplexes, Schools Environment – Can we ignore it to compete and

provide more lucrative uses ? Inclusive approach for city’s sustenance – being

inorganic

Attributes of Planning/Plan

Futuristic vision

Proper assessment of problems

Flexibility in approach – Structure Plan

Provision of space to accommodate future

requirements /trends, contingencies

Pragmatic policies

Attributes of Population

The plan must cater requirements of all population

classes viz. Children, Under-privileged, Physically Challenged,

Aged, Homeless, Cosmopolitan, etc.

The push-pull migration factor

Distinct shift towards cities

Productivity of cities

Equal opportunity for all to prosper

Attributes of Policies

Each city is unique and has its own characteristics Ground realities

Understanding of how people live What the city needs What the people need

Centrally prepared policies - Single solution not workable Issues and solutions should be identified locally Best public interest of maximum number of beneficiaries Comprehensive approach after identifying all influencing

factors and likely fall-outs

Attributes of Priorities

Long-term benefit over short-term pain

To extend the benefits to the under-privileged/

vulnerable

Scarce resources, hence imperative to get priorities

right

Decision taken – Asset created, if unused all resources

wasted, precious time lost

Failure in Implementation of plans

Only upto 20% of DP proposals could be implemented Lack of resources Political will Lack of vision Litigations about land/contracts Mismatches between needs and priorities

Reasons for poor services

Population pressure Absence of long term planning Governance Issues Inadequate cost recovery Precarious financial position of ULBs Poor operation and maintenance of assets Inadequate capacities of assets/people

Rationale for JNNURM

Challenge lies in bridging the Infrastructure deficit Backlog Present requirement Future needs

Creating an environment & statutory framework for

smooth transition Need a departure from Business as Usual JNNURM: A response to this challenge Improving O&M of assets

JnNURM: The Context

Urban Water Supply, Sanitation and Roads will need about

28,035 Crores for next 10 years

Urban Transport Infrastructure in cities with population more

than 1 Lakh will need 207000 Crores for next 20 years

Over a seven-year period, ULBs would require investments of

Rs. 1,20,536 crores.

JnNURM plans investment of Rs 50,000 crores over 7 years

To be matched by State and local governments

Rest to be raised from Private Sector Participation

Objectives of JNNURM

3Bring about urbanisation in a dispersed manner through planned development of cities

4Provision of services for the urban poor

5Redevelopment of old cities

2Ensure adequate

funds to fulfil deficiencies

1Integrated development of infrastructure services in the cities

6 Secure effective linkages between asset creation & asset management to make infrastructural services self-sustaining

JNNURM seeks to encourage reforms and fast track planned development

Outcome of JNNURM Reform Agenda

Modern and transparent budgeting, accounting, financial management systems, designed and adopted for all urban services and governance functions

City-wide framework for planning and governance will be established and become operational

All urban residents will be able to obtain access to a basic level of urban services

Financially self-sustaining agencies for urban governance and service delivery will be established, through reforms to major revenue instruments

Local services and governance will be conducted in a manner that is transparent and accountable to citizens

e-Governance applications will be introduced in core functions of ULBs resulting in reduced cost and time of service delivery processes

Conclusion Assess rightly the population needs Frame pragmatic policies for inclusive development Prioritize actions Execute decisions Constant Review Because….. Planning is a continuous process!

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