TRANSFORMING INDIAN CITIES

1. TRANSFORMING INDIAN CITIES PROF. CHETAN VAIDYA Director SPA, New Delhi September 9, 2013 c.vaidya@spa.ac.in

2. THEME • Urban India Offers a number of Challenges and Opportunities • The Urban Problems are Surmountable • Lot to Learn from Other Cities in India Outside • Need Partnerships among Stakeholders • Good Communication Strategy at All Levels

3. CONTENTS • Urban Trends and Program • Indore Experience • PEARL • Way Forward

4. URBAN INDIA POPULATION TRENDS • Total Urban Population in 2011 : 377.2 million • % Urban Population to total in 2011: 31.16% • Annual Growth Rate (1991-2001): 2.76% • % Projected Urban Population (2050): 50%+ • Large number of non-municipal towns • Urbanisation is inevitable • India needs to improve its urban infrastructure and governance to achieve economic objectives

5. Urbanization-Economic Growth Linkage

6. Percentage of Below Poverty Line Urban and Rural in India Source: Planning Commission, 2012 • Total Number Urban Poor: 76.47 Million in 2009-10 • High Rates of Urban Poverty in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal • and Rajasthan

7. TABLE 2: PROJECTED URBAN AND TOTAL POPULATION IN INDIA – 2011, 2021 AND 2026 Source: Population Projections for India, 2001-26, Registrar General of India, 2006 AEGR- Annual Exponential Growth Rate

8. TABLE 3: STATES GROUPED ACCORDING TO LEVEL OF URBANIZATION IN 2026

9. Effective Municipal Resource Mobilization : Indore Experience

10. Introduction to IMC Population of 19.6 Lakhs (2011) Annual Population growth of 2.87% (2001- 2011) Trade and commercial center of the State of Madhya Pradesh Large center for textile, engineering and machinery industry Municipal income in 2001-02: Rs. 135 crore Main sources of income: Property tax (21%) and Octroi compensation (44%)

11. CITY DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY In 1997, IMC developed a City Development Strategy (CDS) with public consultation Main objectives of CDS are: Improved delivery of services; Resource mobilization with focus on management; Expenditure management; and Better communication with the citizens.

12. REFORM EFFORTS I Improvements carried out Revenue generation Enabling steps • Self-assessment of property tax on area-based system • Reassessment of under-assessed properties • Focus on revenue management • Property surveys • Reorganization of Revenue Dept. • Accrual-based accounting • Computerized billing and database mgmt.

13. REFORM EFFORTS II Computerization Private agency for software and database creation Project monitoring Digitization of maps and GIS. Decentralization to Zonal offices to facilitate better services to the poor.

14. REFORM EFFORTS III Reorganization of Revenue Department Creation of 3 separate sections for Survey, Assessment and Recovery, vigilance teams also constituted Financial Management Computerized double-entry accrual-based accounting Communication with Citizens Citizen’s charter issued, time bound permissions ‘Nagrik’- magazine on municipal management Hoardings with important information, dates, rules, etc.

15. REFORM EFFORTS IV • Capacity building • Training all of all Revenue Dept staff by Institute of Mgmt Studies • Data sharing with other Government Depts. • Registrar Office • MPEB • E-Governance • Functional website

16. IMC’S ACHIEVEMENTS Rs. 184 crore Total Revenue Rs. 42 crore 1995-96 2003-04 Rs. 75 crore Own Revenue Rs. 16 crore

17. Key Success Factors Hands-on and direct involvement of Mayor and Commissioner Crucial personnel involved in design and implementation Simple measures implemented with immediate and visible effects Priority to those measures that benefit the public Good communication with citizens and outside world

18. HPEC Report and Recommendations Dr. Isher Judge Ahluwalia Chairperson, High Powered Expert Committee 2011

19. Rs 39.2 lakh crore urban: infrastructure investment at 2009-10 prices Rs crore at 2009-10 prices • Additional Rs 20 lakh crore for operation and maintenance of assets – old and new Report on Indian Urban Infrastructure and Services

20.     Please find enclosed attachment containing scanned     jpeg file given by you. URBAN GOOD PRACTICES     Please find enclosed attachment containing scanned     jpeg file given by you. NEWSPAPERS ARTICLES BY DR. ISHER AHLUWALIA Urban Thanks

21. 2. Peer Experience And Reflective Learning (PEARL)under JNNURM PROF. CHETAN VAIDYA Director SPA, New Delhi September 9, 2013 c.vaidya@spa.ac.in

22. Peer Experience And Reflective Learning (PEARL) Knowledge sharing and cross-learning among JNNURM cities through effective knowledge networking. Activities • The PEARL website (India Urban Portal) • Documentation of Urban Initiatives • Quarterly Newsletter - PEARL Update • National and Groups Workshops • Help Desk

23. PEARL Peer-pairing And Networks Knowledge Managers and Network Conveners

24. PEARL Urban Initiatives Reports & Newsletter • Documentation of urban initiatives: five volumes of the Report has been published. • Newsletter for PEARL: Issues of “PEARL Update” in English and “PEARL Aajtak” in Hindi have been published and circulated.

25. PEARL Website –India Urban Portalwww.indiaurbanportal.in • PEARL website is operational and linked with JNNURM website. The site provides a knowledge-sharing platform for interaction and discussion. • This website documents Best Practices, JNNURM Projects, JNNURM Reforms, News / Events, Data /Resources, Publications, Gallery (Photos & Films) and Newsletters • An average monthly hit of more than 2,10,000is being reached. • A e-Group and a online e-Discussion Forum is also available.

26. Postcard PEARL In Hindi

27. Message • Urbanization is inevitable and desirable in India • Urban Development should be Sustainable, Inclusive and Smart • Cities in India are Slowly Transforming and we should create enabling conditions to support and replicate it.

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