Lok Sabha Question No. 2959 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-13
Subject: National Urban Policy
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: VINOD KUMAR BOIANAPALLI, KIRIT SOMAIYA, GOPALAKRISHNAN CHINNARAJ, ASHWINI KUMAR, NAGARAJAN P.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2959

TO BE ANSWERED ON MARCH 13, 2018

## NATIONAL URBAN POLICY

No. 2959

SHRI B. VINOD KUMAR :

DR. KIRIT SOMAIYA :

DR. C. GOPALAKRISHNAN :

SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR :

SHRI P. NAGARAJAN :

Will  the  Minister  of  HOUSING  AND  URBAN  AFFAIRS  be  pleased  to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  any  plans  to  come  up  with  a National Urban Policy to ensure better policy implementation and  timely  achievement  of  urban  development  goals  in  the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether it is true that the Government has set up a Committee headed by Sameer Sharma to draft 'New Urbanization Policy' 2018, if so, the details and terms of reference of the Committee;

- (c) the basic concept and special features of the proposed urban policy-2018; and
- (d) the time by which the proposed policy is likely to be implemented?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## (SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

- (a) & (b):   A Committee has been constituted under the chairmanship of Dr. Sameer Sharma, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs to draft a  'National  Urban Policy' framework. Constitution of the Committee and terms of reference of the Committee are at Annexure.
- (c) & (d):   The National Urban Policy covering the recommendations / commitments in the New Urban Agenda adopted during Habitat  III  and  Sustainable  Development  Goals,  will  be shared with all stakeholders including the States / Union Territories in 2018.

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O-17024/1/2017-H (EFS - 9027339) Government of India Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (Housing Section) **********

Room No. 220, C Wing, Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi - 110 011 Dated October 03, 2017

## Office Order

Subject:

Constitution of the Committee to draft the 'National Urban Policy'

- regarding.

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In order to draft the 'National Urban Policy' which lays out how cities should be planned and managed to promote sustainable urbanization in a holistic manner,  a  Committee  is  set  up  with  the  approval  of  the  competent  authority, comprising the following:

| (i)   | Dr. Sameer Sharma, Additional Secretary (Urban Affairs), Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs        | Chairman   |
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| (ii)  | Mr. Shiv Das Meena, Joint Secretary (AMRUT), Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs                    | Member     |
| (iii) | Mr. Amrit Abhijat, Joint Secretary (PMAY), Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs                      | Member     |
| (iv)  | Mr. Sanjeev Sanyal, Principal Economic Adviser, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance | Member     |
| (v)   | Prof. Jagan Shah, Director, National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA)                              | Member     |
| (vi)  | Dr. Bimal Patel, President, CEPT University                                                         | Member     |
| (vii) | Mr. Hitesh Vaidya, India Country Manager, UN- Habitat                                               | Member     |

2. The Committee is mandated to outline the draft Policy in consultation with all stakeholders keeping in view of the challenges due to rapid pace of urbanization in the  country.  The  Committee  will  submit  the  draft  'National  Urban  Policy'  within  3 months from the date of constitution of the Committee.
3. The Committee will be provided technical assistance and any other inputs by Capacity  Building  for  Urban  Development  (CBUD),  National  Institute  for  Urban Affairs (NIUA) and Human Settlement Management Institute (HSMI). The Committee will be free to co-opt any expert professional, on need basis.
4. This issues with the approval of competent authority.

Sd/(Sailesh Jogiani) Under Secretary (Housing) Tel: 2306 2252

## Annexure

Copy for information to:

1.  PS  to  Hon'ble  Minister  of  State  (Independent  Charge)  of  the  Ministry  of Housing & Urban Affairs
2.  PPS to Secretary, Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs
3.  PPS  to  Additional  Secretary  (Urban  Affairs),  Ministry  of  Housing  &  Urban Affairs

Sd/(Sailesh Jogiani) Under Secretary (Housing) Tel: 2306 2252