Lok Sabha Question No. 2007 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-09
Subject: Overhauling of Urban Planning Practice
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Sajda Ahmed

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## Lok SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2007 TO BE ANSWERED ON DECEMBER 9, 2021

## OVERHAULING OF URBAN PLANNING PRACTICE

NO. 2007 . SHRIMATI SAJDA AHMED

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

- (a) whether the Government has reviewed the present urban planning practice in the future context of country and if SO, the details thereof;
- b) whether the Government has assessed the impact of Prime Minister's Awas Yojana (PMAY)-Urban on basic infrastructures of the cities and if SO, the details thereof;
- (c) the number of towns counted as urban in terms of population and are still administratively rural across the country, Statewise;
- (d) whether the Government proposes for statutory masterplaning of those cities and if SO, the details thereof; and
- (e) the steps taken by the Government to overhaul the urban planning practice in the country?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## (SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE)

- (a): Urban Planning is a state subject and Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has only an advisory role. It has issued Urban and Regional Development Plan Formulation and Implementation Guidelines, 2014 which have been circulated to all the States and UTs to act as a guide to prepare Master Plans taking into account all the emerging issues of urban planning and development: duly
- (b): No such study has been undertaken by this Ministry- However, in pursuance of Government's vision of 'Housing for All' , Ministry of Housing Urban Affairs is implementing Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban for giving Central Assistance to StatesIUnion Territories for providing all-weather pucca houses to all eligible urban households by year 2022.
- (c): The number of towns as urban but administratively rural are 3,892. These areas are named 'Census Towns' . The details are given in Annexure:
- (d): Preparation of Master Plan comes within the purview of State In order to promote the efficient urban planning by the
- Government: State Governments and UT Administrations, a sub-scheme was

launched by MoHUA for formulation of  Geographical Information System (GIS) based Master Plans with an objective to  develop common digital geo-referenced base maps and land use maps, and Master Plan Formulation for 500 cities that were selected under Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT)

The Sub-Scheme was approved in October 2015 with 100% central funding having an outlay 515 crore. Under the Sub Scheme, draft GIS Maps have been generated for 446 towns, out of which final GIS maps have been prepared for 277 towns- As on date, using the said GIS maps, 207 towns have formulated draft Master GIS Plans and out of that 97 towns have formulated final GIS based Master Plans-

The state-wise details of Master Plans are given in Annexure:

(e): Realizing the   significance of planned  development, a sub scheme was launched by Government of India on Formulation of Local Area Plan (LAP) & Town Planning Scheme (TPS) under Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT):

25 cities across various States/UTs have been identified for implementation under the The sub-scheme provides financial assistance of 3 2.0 crore for each city for formulation of Local Area Plan and Town Planning Scheme:

NITI Aayog has also brought out a Report on Urban Planning Capacity Reforms which has recommended various steps to overhaul the urban planning practice (This report is available on the website of NITI Aayog https:llwwwniti-gov\_in)

## ANNEXURE

## Annexure mentioned in reply to point (c) and point (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2007 for 09.12.2021

| States & UT wise Status of Proportion of cities with Master Plan 2021 Towns based on Census 2011)   | States & UT wise Status of Proportion of cities with Master Plan 2021 Towns based on Census 2011)   | States & UT wise Status of Proportion of cities with Master Plan 2021 Towns based on Census 2011)   | States & UT wise Status of Proportion of cities with Master Plan 2021 Towns based on Census 2011)   | States & UT wise Status of Proportion of cities with Master Plan 2021 Towns based on Census 2011)   | States & UT wise Status of Proportion of cities with Master Plan 2021 Towns based on Census 2011)   | States & UT wise Status of Proportion of cities with Master Plan 2021 Towns based on Census 2011)   | States & UT wise Status of Proportion of cities with Master Plan 2021 Towns based on Census 2011)   | States & UT wise Status of Proportion of cities with Master Plan 2021 Towns based on Census 2011)   | States & UT wise Status of Proportion of cities with Master Plan 2021 Towns based on Census 2011)   | States & UT wise Status of Proportion of cities with Master Plan 2021 Towns based on Census 2011)   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| SINo                                                                                                |                                                                                                     | Statutory Towns                                                                                     | Statutory Towns                                                                                     | Statutory Towns                                                                                     | Census Towns                                                                                        | Census Towns                                                                                        | Census Towns                                                                                        | LH 1                                                                                                | 1                                                                                                   | 1 1                                                                                                 |
| SINo                                                                                                | State UT                                                                                            |                                                                                                     |                                                                                                     | 1 1                                                                                                 |                                                                                                     |                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                   | LH 1                                                                                                | 1                                                                                                   | 1 1                                                                                                 |
|                                                                                                     |                                                                                                     | 3                                                                                                   |                                                                                                     | 5                                                                                                   |                                                                                                     |                                                                                                     | 8                                                                                                   | 10                                                                                                  | 11                                                                                                  | 12                                                                                                  |
|                                                                                                     | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                      | 80                                                                                                  | 80                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                   | 106                                                                                                 | 30                                                                                                  | 76                                                                                                  | 186 110                                                                                             | 76                                                                                                  | 186                                                                                                 |
| 2                                                                                                   | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                   | 26                                                                                                  |                                                                                                     | 6                                                                                                   |                                                                                                     |                                                                                                     |                                                                                                     | 27                                                                                                  | 13                                                                                                  | 14                                                                                                  |
| 3                                                                                                   | Assam                                                                                               | 88                                                                                                  | 36                                                                                                  | 45                                                                                                  | 126                                                                                                 | 2                                                                                                   |                                                                                                     | 214 38                                                                                              | 45                                                                                                  | 83                                                                                                  |
| 4                                                                                                   | Bihar                                                                                               | 139                                                                                                 |                                                                                                     | 15                                                                                                  | 60                                                                                                  |                                                                                                     |                                                                                                     | 199 13                                                                                              | 15                                                                                                  | 28                                                                                                  |
| 5                                                                                                   | Chhattisgarh                                                                                        | 168                                                                                                 | 26                                                                                                  | 102                                                                                                 | 14                                                                                                  | 3                                                                                                   |                                                                                                     | 182 29                                                                                              | 103                                                                                                 | 132                                                                                                 |
| 6                                                                                                   | Goa                                                                                                 | 14                                                                                                  | 14                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                   | 56                                                                                                  | 56                                                                                                  |                                                                                                     | 70 70                                                                                               |                                                                                                     | 70                                                                                                  |
| 7                                                                                                   | Gujarat                                                                                             | 195                                                                                                 | 125                                                                                                 | 14                                                                                                  | 153                                                                                                 |                                                                                                     |                                                                                                     | 348 125                                                                                             | 14                                                                                                  | 139                                                                                                 |
| 8                                                                                                   | Haryana                                                                                             | 80                                                                                                  |                                                                                                     | 13                                                                                                  | 74                                                                                                  | 49                                                                                                  | 6                                                                                                   | 154 107                                                                                             | 19                                                                                                  | 126                                                                                                 |
| 9                                                                                                   | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                    | 56                                                                                                  | 18                                                                                                  |                                                                                                     | 3                                                                                                   |                                                                                                     |                                                                                                     | 59 18                                                                                               |                                                                                                     | 18                                                                                                  |
| 10                                                                                                  |                                                                                                     | 86                                                                                                  | 11                                                                                                  |                                                                                                     | 36                                                                                                  | 11                                                                                                  | 3                                                                                                   | 122 22                                                                                              | 3                                                                                                   | 25                                                                                                  |
| 11                                                                                                  | Jharkhand                                                                                           | 40                                                                                                  | 5                                                                                                   |                                                                                                     | 188                                                                                                 |                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                   | 228 5                                                                                               |                                                                                                     | 5                                                                                                   |
| 12                                                                                                  | Karnataka                                                                                           | 220                                                                                                 | 103                                                                                                 | 38                                                                                                  | 127                                                                                                 | 33                                                                                                  | 1                                                                                                   | 347 136                                                                                             | 39                                                                                                  | 175                                                                                                 |
| 13                                                                                                  | Kerala                                                                                              | 59                                                                                                  | 28                                                                                                  | 31                                                                                                  | 461                                                                                                 | 13                                                                                                  | 42                                                                                                  | 520 41                                                                                              | 73                                                                                                  | 114                                                                                                 |
| 14                                                                                                  | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                      | 364                                                                                                 | 88                                                                                                  |                                                                                                     | 112                                                                                                 | 10                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                   | 476 98                                                                                              |                                                                                                     | 99                                                                                                  |
| 15                                                                                                  | Maharashtra                                                                                         | 256                                                                                                 | 250                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                   | 278                                                                                                 | 25                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                   | 534 275                                                                                             |                                                                                                     | 275                                                                                                 |
| 16                                                                                                  | Manipur                                                                                             | 28                                                                                                  |                                                                                                     | 3                                                                                                   | 23                                                                                                  |                                                                                                     | 16                                                                                                  | 51                                                                                                  | 19                                                                                                  | 19                                                                                                  |
| 17                                                                                                  | Meghalaya                                                                                           | 10                                                                                                  | 5                                                                                                   | 3                                                                                                   | 12                                                                                                  |                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                   | 22 15                                                                                               | 4                                                                                                   | 19                                                                                                  |
| 18                                                                                                  | Mizoram                                                                                             | 23                                                                                                  | 13                                                                                                  |                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                   |                                                                                                     |                                                                                                     | 23 13                                                                                               | 1                                                                                                   | 14                                                                                                  |
| 19                                                                                                  | Nagaland                                                                                            | 19                                                                                                  | 10                                                                                                  |                                                                                                     |                                                                                                     |                                                                                                     |                                                                                                     | 26 10                                                                                               |                                                                                                     | 11                                                                                                  |
| 20                                                                                                  | Odisha                                                                                              | 107                                                                                                 | 71                                                                                                  | 17                                                                                                  | 116                                                                                                 | 26                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                   | 223 97                                                                                              | 17                                                                                                  | 114                                                                                                 |
| 21                                                                                                  | Punjab                                                                                              | 143                                                                                                 | 51                                                                                                  |                                                                                                     | 74                                                                                                  | 30                                                                                                  |                                                                                                     | 217 81                                                                                              |                                                                                                     | 81                                                                                                  |
| 22                                                                                                  | Rajasthan                                                                                           | 185                                                                                                 | 184                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                   | 112                                                                                                 | 30                                                                                                  |                                                                                                     | 297 214                                                                                             |                                                                                                     | 214                                                                                                 |
| 23                                                                                                  | Sikkim                                                                                              | 8                                                                                                   | 4                                                                                                   |                                                                                                     |                                                                                                     |                                                                                                     |                                                                                                     | 9 4                                                                                                 |                                                                                                     |                                                                                                     |
| 24                                                                                                  | Tamil Nadu                                                                                          | 721                                                                                                 | 123                                                                                                 | 50                                                                                                  |                                                                                                     |                                                                                                     |                                                                                                     | 109 123 T                                                                                           | 50                                                                                                  | 173                                                                                                 |
| 25                                                                                                  | Telengana                                                                                           | 45                                                                                                  | 41                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                   | 122                                                                                                 | 49                                                                                                  | 51                                                                                                  | 167 90                                                                                              | 51                                                                                                  | 141                                                                                                 |

| 26   | Tripura       | 16    | 13    |    | 26       |          |     | 42   | 13    |     | 13    |
|------|---------------|-------|-------|----|----------|----------|-----|------|-------|-----|-------|
| 27   | Uttar Pradesh | 648   | 106   | 2  | 267      | 49       | 0   | 915  | 155   | 2   | 157   |
| 28   | Uttarakhand   | 74    | 30    | 8  | 41       |          | 15  | 115  |       | 23  | 67    |
| 29   | West Bengal   | 129   | 50    | 7  | 780      | 86       | 37  | 909  | 136   | 44  | 180   |
| 30   | A&N Islands   | 1     |       |    | 4        | 3        |     | 5    | 4     |     | 5     |
| 31   | Chandigarh    |       | 1     |    |          | 5 | |     | 6    | 6     |     | 6     |
| 32   | NCT Delhi     | 3     | 3     |    | 110      | 110      | 0   | 113  | 113   |     | 113   |
| 33   | D & N Haveli  | 1     | 1     |    | 5 | | 5        |     | 6    | 6     | 0   | 6     |
| 34   | Daman & Diu   | 2     | 0     |    | 6        |          | 6   | 8    |       | 8   | 8     |
| 35   | Lakshadweep   | 0     |       |    | 6        |          |     | 6    |       | 0   |       |
| 36   | Puducherry    | 6     | 4     |    | 4        |          | 5   | 10   | 4     | 5   |       |
|      | Total         | 4,041 | 1,566 |    |          | 650      | 268 |      | 2,216 | 627 | 2,843 |