Lok Sabha Question No. 2036 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-09
Subject: MoU for Urban Planning
Ministry: URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH, FAGGAN SINGH KULASTE, R. GOPALAKRISHNAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2036

TO BE ANSWERED ON MARCH 09, 2016

## MoU FOR URBAN PLANNING

No.2036 KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH: SHRI FAGGAN SINGH KULASTE: SHRI R. GOPALAKRISHNAN:

Will the Minister of URBAN DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has signed any Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with certain countries on cooperation in the field of urban planning and governance;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, country-wise and the benefits
- accrued/likely to be accrued to the country as a result thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has given approval for signing of the MoU between India and Singapore Cooperation Enterprise on cooperation in
- the field of urban planning and governance recently;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the terms and conditions of the MoU
- along with the benefits likely to be accrued as a result thereof; and
- the further steps taken/being taken to share experiences in the field of urban development, governance and capacity building with

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT

(SHRI BABUL SUPRIYO)

- (e) different countries?

Contd.....2/-

- (a) & (b) Yes Madam. The Government has signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with certain countries on cooperation in the field of urban planning and governance. The details are as under:-
- i. MoU signed between India and UK (UKTI) on 19.09.2012 in the field of Sustainable Master Planning, Transport planning, Heritage  management,  Regeneration  governance,  Regeneration capacity building, and Public private partnership financing arrangements.
- ii. MoU signed between India and Netherlands on 14.05.2013 in the field of spatial planning, water management and mobility management.
- iii. MoU  signed  between  India  and  Columbia  on  31.05.2007  on cooperation  in  the  field  of  Urban  Public  Transport  System  and Urban Transport Planning.
- iv. MoU signed between India and Sweden on June 1, 2015 in the
- field of Sustainable Urban Development, with Urban Planning as one area of cooperation.
- v. MoU signed between India  and  Singapore  on  24.11.2015  in  the
- field of:-

Planning - a) Land use Planning, b) Physical infrastructure facilities,  c)  Transportation and d) Environment & Disaster issues.

Urban Mobility -a) Comprehensive  transport planning process and its  strategies,  b)  alternative  approaches  with respect to public mode of transportation and c) Impact of urban activities on traffic and transportation issues of the city.

Contd.....3/-

Use  of Geographic  Information System  (GIS) -in the preparation  of a) Efficient Land  use  Planning,  b) City Management and c) Land Management.

- (c)  &  (d)  Yes  Madam.  The  Government  has  signed  the  MoU  between India and Singapore Cooperation Enterprise (SCE) in the field of urban planning and governance. The terms and conditions of the MoU are as under:-
- I. The Singapore Cooperation Enterprise (SCE) will train one hundred  (100)  government  officials  from  the  Central  and  Statelevels  of  India  in  four  (4)  runs  in  Singapore  over  a  period  of twenty-four  (24)  months  in  the  Areas  mutually  agreed  and identified.
- II. This MoU will not affect the rights and obligations of the Parties under other bilateral or multilateral Treaties and Agreements to which they are both a party.
- III. Any disputes arising out of the interpretation, implementation or application  of  this  MoU  shall  be  settled  by  negotiations  and mutual consultations between the Parties.
- IV. This MoU may not be modified or amended, nor may any term or provision  be  waived  or  discharged,  including  this  particular paragraph, except in writing, signed by the authorised representatives of the Parties. This MoU comes into effect from 24.11.2015 (Date of signing of MoU) and shall remain effective for an initial period of 5 years.

Contd.....4/-

- V. Either Party may terminate this MoU by means of a written notice to  the  other  Party.  The  termination  shall  take  effect  three  (3) months following the date of notifications.

(e) Under these signed MoUs with different countries, the Ministry is regularly holding Joint Working Group Meetings to share experience in the  field  of  Urban  Development,  Governance  and  Capacity  Building, and training Indian Engineers, Town Planners etc. in various facets of Urban Infrastructure resulting in Capacity building.

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