Population, Priorities and Planning
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Welcome
to
the presentation
on
Population, Planning and Priorities
Presented by – M.D. Lele, Chief Planner, CIDCO
Relevance at the occasion
Request to speak on “Challenges of urban settlements and
CIDCO’s experience ”
PPP in vogue. Why not speak on other 3P’s…People, Planning
and Priorities to solve Problems
Given the state of the nation today, temptation to add POLITICS
So many P’s at a time on a public platform may create ??..
Problems!
India Today
Adding an Australia every year i.e. about 20 million !
Outnumber the Chinese by 2041
How the housing shortage (constantly pegged at 24 million) remains
static! Are we really matching the pace, I wonder at times !
The rate of urbanization in India will accelerate by leaps and
bounds and Maharashtra will continue to top the chart
35 million plus cities in India in 2001 and the figure may
cross the century mark in 2 more decades, leaving urban
planners at the receiving end !
Hypothesis
Urban Population exploding, next 3 decades will see
50% population
Need to plan for them to provide good living conditions
Since resources are limited, we need to prioritize
As the growth is rapid, appropriate policies and
prioritization is must
The eternal triangle
Population
The City
Priorities
Planning
Politics for development or one upmanship ?
The eternal triangle - Relationship
People living in the cities are affected by the planning/policies
of the ULBs
Planning of the ULBs addresses the city problems and are
based on available resources
Resources are limited; Manpower, Money, Material and
Management and not the least TIME. Hence prioritization is
required
Land : Indispensable and valuable resource
Challenge is to judiciously assign activity/use to land
The policies framed should benefit the people with optimum
use of resources
Where do we begin ?
Let’s first have enough planners to deal with the myriad
problems
Plan for more planning schools and development of
associated human resources
2 new Planning Schools have become functional at Bhopal
and Vijaywada
CEPT University at Ahmedabad runs the M.Tech course in
Infrastructure Planning.
Planning courses at undergraduate level and infrastructure
management at PG level in institutes.
Thus our priorities are right !
City Planning
The most used tool by planners – Development Plan
Development Plan – 20 years perspective
Facilities/Utilities – Gestation period, long lasting
Planning objectives must address people’s requirements
and aspirations
Failure to recognize them fails the plan (Encroachments,
Unauthorized layouts, Undeveloped SF – PU)
Dual approach – Whole to part and part to whole
Need for ‘Short Term Action Plans’
Planning – Decision making matrix
The Three Es while allocating resources including land
Economy
Equity
Environment
Competing cities - Chennai, Gurgaon, Pune
Competing uses - Malls, Multiplexes, Schools
Environment – Can we ignore it to compete and
provide more lucrative uses ?
Inclusive approach for city’s sustenance – being
inorganic
Attributes of Planning/Plan
Futuristic vision
Proper assessment of problems
Flexibility in approach – Structure Plan
Provision of space to accommodate future
requirements /trends, contingencies
Pragmatic policies
Attributes of Population
The plan must cater requirements of all population
classes viz. Children, Under-privileged, Physically Challenged,
Aged, Homeless, Cosmopolitan, etc.
The push-pull migration factor
Distinct shift towards cities
Productivity of cities
Equal opportunity for all to prosper
Attributes of Policies
Each city is unique and has its own characteristics
Ground realities
Understanding of how people live
What the city needs
What the people need
Centrally prepared policies - Single solution not workable
Issues and solutions should be identified locally
Best public interest of maximum number of beneficiaries
Comprehensive approach after identifying all influencing
factors and likely fall-outs
Attributes of Priorities
Long-term benefit over short-term pain
To extend the benefits to the under-privileged/
vulnerable
Scarce resources, hence imperative to get priorities
right
Decision taken – Asset created, if unused all resources
wasted, precious time lost
Failure in Implementation of plans
Only upto 20% of DP proposals could be implemented
Lack of resources
Political will
Lack of vision
Litigations about land/contracts
Mismatches between needs and priorities
Reasons for poor services
Population pressure
Absence of long term planning
Governance Issues
Inadequate cost recovery
Precarious financial position of ULBs
Poor operation and maintenance of assets
Inadequate capacities of assets/people
Rationale for JNNURM
Challenge lies in bridging the Infrastructure deficit
Backlog
Present requirement
Future needs
Creating an environment & statutory framework for
smooth transition
Need a departure from Business as Usual
JNNURM: A response to this challenge
Improving O&M of assets
JnNURM: The Context
Urban Water Supply, Sanitation and Roads will need about
28,035 Crores for next 10 years
Urban Transport Infrastructure in cities with population more
than 1 Lakh will need 207000 Crores for next 20 years
Over a seven-year period, ULBs would require investments of
Rs. 1,20,536 crores.
JnNURM plans investment of Rs 50,000 crores over 7 years
To be matched by State and local governments
Rest to be raised from Private Sector Participation
Objectives of JNNURM
1
2
Ensure adequate
funds to fulfil
deficiencies
3
Bring about urbanisation in a
dispersed manner through
planned development of cities
Integrated
development of
infrastructure services
in the cities
JNNURM seeks to
encourage reforms and fast
track planned development
4
Provision of
services for the
urban poor
6
Secure effective linkages
between asset creation &
asset management to make
infrastructural services selfsustaining
5
Redevelopment
of old cities
Outcome of JNNURM Reform Agenda
Modern and transparent budgeting, accounting, financial
management systems, designed and adopted for all urban
services and governance functions
City-wide framework for planning and governance will be
established and become operational
All urban residents will be able to obtain access to a basic level
of urban services
Financially self-sustaining agencies for urban governance and
service delivery will be established, through reforms to major
revenue instruments
Local services and governance will be conducted in a manner
that is transparent and accountable to citizens
e-Governance applications will be introduced in core functions
of ULBs resulting in reduced cost and time of service delivery
processes
Conclusion
Assess rightly the population needs
Frame pragmatic policies for inclusive development
Prioritize actions
Execute decisions
Constant Review
Because….. Planning is a continuous process!
Thank You