Lok Sabha Question No. 2883 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-08
Subject: Impact of Increasing Urbanization in Metro Cities
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Dr. Kalanidhi Veeraswamy

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2883

## TO BE ANSWERED ON AUGUST 08, 2024

## IMPACT OF INCREASING URBANIZATION IN METRO CITIES

## NO. 2883.   DR. KALANIDHI VEERASWAMY:

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

- (a)  whether the Government is aware that the increasing urbanization is causing  negative  impact  in  metro  cities  like  Chennai,  Delhi  and Mumbai and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  the details of the steps taken by the Government to ensure that such development  projects  cause  minimum  negative  impact  on  such cities; and
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  ensured  that  all  the  schemes  and programs include provisions  regarding  sustainable  transition  and  if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI TOKHAN SAHU)

(a) to (c) :  As  per  the  provisions  of  Article  243W  of  the  Constitution,  in conjunction with the Seventh and Twelfth Schedules, matters relating to urban  development  fall within the purview  of States/Urban  Local  Bodies.  However,  Ministry  of  Housing  and Urban  Affairs  (MoHUA)  provides  programmatic  support  to  the States/Union Territories (UTs) in their urban  development agenda  through  its  flagship  Missions/Programmes  viz.  Atal Mission  for  Rejuvenation  and  Urban  Transformation  (AMRUT 2.0), Smart Cities Mission (SCM), Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban (SBM-U 2.0), Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U) and Urban  Transport.  In  order  to  mitigate  the  negative  impact  of urbanization on metro cities including Chennai, Delhi & Mumbai,  as  also  to  promote  sustainable  transition,  Missions and Programmes promote projects covering areas like rejuvenation  of  water  bodies,  re-use  of  waste  water,  use  of renewable  energy  sources,  promoting  walkability  and  nonmotorised transport, rain water harvesting, solid waste management, sanitation and hygiene  and others.

## AMRUT:

In  order  to  incentivize  planned  urbanization,  a  Sub  Scheme under AMRUT on Formulation of GIS-based Master Plans for 500 AMRUT  Cities  is  under  implementation,  to  support  States  for preparation of Master plans in AMRUT towns. The Sub-Scheme aims  at  geo  database  creation  and  formulation  of  GIS  based Master Plans. Further under AMRUT 2.0, Scheme for Formulation of GIS based Master Plans of Class-II Towns with population  of  50,000  -  99,999  has  been  launched  to  support States  financially  and  technically  for  undertaking  planning initiatives in smaller cities.

In  order  to  incentivize  States  to  undertake  urban  planning reforms, 'Schemes for Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment' of Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance was initiated. Under this scheme, the States were incentivised to  promote  efficiency  in  land-use,  sustainable  development, affordability and revenue generation using urban planning as a tool.

## Smart City Mission:

Smart City Mission aims to prepare small and medium towns to cater  to  the  increasing  urban  population  to  help  alleviate  the burden of cities with very large population.

## Swachh Bharat Mission - Urban (SBM-U 2.0):

SBM-U 2.0 launched on 1st October 202l includes Solid Waste Management (SWM) component with the objectives of achieving 100 per cent safe scientific processing of municipal solid waste in all cities. This also includes processing of Construction and

Demolition (C&D) waste.

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