Lok Sabha Question No. 2047 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-11
Subject: Implementation of Land Pooling Policy
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Smt. Mahima Kumari Mewar, Shri Mahendra Singh Solanky, Smt. Mala Rajya Laxmi Shah, Shri Bibhu Prasad Tarai, Smt. Kriti Devi Debbarman, Shri Anoop Pradhan Valmiki, Shri Anurag Singh Thakur, Shri Manoj Tiwari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2047

TO BE ANSWERED ON DECEMBER 11, 2025

## IMPLEMENTATION OF LAND POOLING POLICY

NO. 2047.  SHRI ANOOP PRADHAN VALMIKI:

SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR:

SMT. MALA RAJYA LAXMI SHAH:

SHRI MANOJ TIWARI:

SHRI MAHENDRA SINGH SOLANKY:

SMT. KRITI DEVI DEBBARMAN:

SMT. MAHIMA KUMARI MEWAR:

SHRI BIBHU PRASAD TARAI:

Will the Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs be pleased to state:

- (a) the manner in which the Government is addressing implementation and legal challenges in the Land Pooling Policy to ensure timely land acquisition  and  fair  compensation  across  the  country  including Madhya Pradesh, particularly Dewas-Shahpur;
- (b) the details of the policy measures being implemented to manage the growth and unplanned development in peri-urban areas and to ensure timely provision of basic civic infrastructure, particularly for DewasShahpur Scheduled Tribes region;
- (c) whether  guidelines  have  been  finalised  for  mandatory  adoption  of Transit Oriented Development (TOD) and Transferable Development Rights (TDR) norms by Metropolitan Planning Committees and if so, the  details  thereof  along  with  the  mechanisms  proposed  for  their enforcement;
- (d) the  manner  in  which  the  National  Urban  Digital  Mission  (NUDM) framework is being leveraged to develop unified GIS-based Digital Master Plans for million-plus cities along with the expected timeline for public access;
- e) the number of urban planners and designers certified annually during the last five years, State and institution-wise; and
- (f) the steps taken to mainstream urban planning, promote TOD, publish annual certification statistics and monitor State compliance including capacity-building initiatives for urban governance frameworks?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): As per the 12 th  Schedule of Indian Constitution, Urban Planning including Peri-urban area development, Town Planning Schemes and Land Pooling Schemes are the responsibilities of Urban Local Bodies (ULBs)/ Urban  Development  Authorities.  Government  of  India  supplements  the efforts  of  the  States,  including  of  Madhya  Pradesh,  through  schematic interventions/ advisories and provides financial and technical support.

In order to support the planned development and growth in urban and peri-urban  areas  including  the  Scheduled  Tribes  regions  falling  under those, the Government of India incentivizes the States for urban planning reforms through the 'Scheme for Special Assistance to States for Capital efficiency, sustainable  development,  affordability,  and  revenue  generation  through urban planning tools including Town Planning Schemes (TPS), Land Pooling Schemes  (LPS),  Transit  Oriented  Development  (TOD)  and  Transferable

Investment' (SSASCI). The scheme supports land-use Development Rights (TDR).

6 TPS/ LPS under SSASCI 2023-24 and 5 TPS/ LPS under SSASCI 202425 have been notified and are at various stages of implementation in the State  of  Madhya  Pradesh.  Under  TPS/  LPS,  participation  is  voluntary. Instead of compulsory land acquisition, land-owners surrender/ contribute a  portion  of  their  land  for  reconstitution  and  development  as  per  the approved scheme.

As  informed  by  the  State  of  Madhya  Pradesh,  total  29  Town Development Schemes (TDS) have been prepared by the State under land pooling provisions, out of which 2 TDS are approved within planning area of Dewas.

For  supporting  the  TOD  implementation,  Ministry  of  Housing  and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) issued TOD Policy in the year 2017. Further, under SSASCI, 25 corridors have been identified in six States namely Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Haryana, Kerala and Uttar Pradesh during 2023-2024, and 3 corridors have been identified in Maharashtra and Uttar

Pradesh during 2024-25.

(d):  The  National  Urban  Digital  Mission  (NUDM)  is  in  pilot  phase.  The contours of the Mission, including its potential role in enabling a uniform Geographic  Information  System  (GIS)  platform  for  ULBs,  are  currently under deliberation.

(e) to (f): MoHUA has designated four Centres of Excellence (CoEs) in Urban Planning and Design (SPA New Delhi, IIT Kharagpur, CEPT University and NIT Calicut) and six Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation  (AMRUT)  Funded  Centres  of  Capacity  Building  in  Urban Planning  (GNDU  Amritsar,  IIT  Roorkee,  MNIT  Jaipur,  SPA  Bhopal,  SPA Vijayawada  and  SVNIT  Surat),  which  have  been  conducting  capacity building  programs,  including  for  urban  planners.  CoEs  have  undertaken around 49 capacity building programs wherein more than 1,660 personnel have  been  trained.  AMRUT  Funded  Centres  have  undertaken  around  59 capacity building programs wherein more than 3,850 personnel have been trained. MoHUA, in collaboration with CoEs has also launched the Urban Renaissance Tech Programme for Urban Managers to create a national pool of 'Certified Urban Managers' with techno-managerial skills in urban planning, infrastructure, finance and climate resilience.

Under  AMRUT  and  AMRUT  2.0,  81  training  programs  have  been conducted on use of GIS technology in formulation of Master Plan through which around 3,000 State/ ULB officials have been trained.

In order to improve and mainstream urban planning, promote TOD, and  strengthen  capacity  and  compliance,  MoHUA  has  published  the following documents/ advisory guidelines:

- i. Urban and Regional Development Plans Formulation and Implementation (URDPFI) Guidelines, 2014:

https://mohua.gov.in/upload/uploadfiles/files/URDPFI%20Guidelines%20Vol %20I(2).pdf

- ii. Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for Urban Flooding https://mohua.gov.in/upload/uploadfiles/files/SOP%20Urban%20flooding\_5 %20May%202017.pdf

iii. River Centric Urban Planning Guidelines in 2021 to enable cities in the development  of  conjunctive  water  management  approaches  including nature-based solution https://mohua.gov.in/upload/uploadfiles/files/RCUP%20Guidelines.pdf

- iv. Guidance Document on Creation of Rain Water Harvesting Parks

https://mohua.gov.in/pdf/6566e1048ab41guidance-document-on-rainwaterharvesting-parks-final.pdf

- v. Transit Oriented Development (TOD) Policy

https://mohua.gov.in/upload/uploadfiles/files/National%20Transit%20Orient ed%20Development%20(TOD)%20Policy.pdf

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