Transcript Capacity Building in urban Sector

Capacity Building in urban Sector
Rakesh Ranjan
Adviser, Housing and Urban Affairs
Planning Commission, Government of India
 October 21, 2013
Urbanization is important to India
• About 400 million Indian live in urban India. It is 31% of population.
Compared to 45 per cent in China, 54 per cent in Indonesia, 78 per
cent in Mexico, and 87 per cent in Brazil India is less urbanised.
• Still 53 cities - million plus popn.
Structural
transformation of
the country is
incomplete.
Occupational shift
• lagged behind
has
changing pattern of
origin of GDP.
Projections are that by 2031, India
would add another 200 million
urban population.
Produces
more than
60% of
GDP
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Importance of urbanisation
Composition of National GDP
•
Year
Agriculture
Industry
Services
1950-51
53.1
16.6
30.3
1990-91
29.6
27.7
42.7
2000-01
22.3
27.3
50.4
2011-12
13.9
27.0
59.0
Demographic Dividend: India has a relatively young population and its
labour force would grow.
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Importance of Urbanisation
Migration has contributed only about 22% of growth in
cities population.
People would move in search of better jobs. Agriculture
targeted to grow at 4%, Manufacturing about 10%. Services
too have potential to higher growth.
Transition from agriculture to non-agriculture based
employment is important for inclusive growth.
 Cities are deficient in providing amenities to existing
population. It needs to cater for migrants as well. Has a lot
of catching up to do.
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Capacity Building for managing cities
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Under JNNURM more than 2900 projects
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By the time Mission ended in 2012, only about 30-40% of
the projects completed.
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JNNURM funds crowded out private investment.
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Key deficit areas:
a) Urban Planning
b) Rolling out long term and complex PPP arrangements
c) Rolling out large projects in urban transport, water
supply, sanitation
d) Implementation of poverty alleviation programmes.
e) Projects for sustainable development
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Cities do not have appetite despite high requirements
 Estimated to need 750 billion USD of Capex and 380 billion USD of
Opex over 20 years.
Source: Isher Ahluwalia HPEC (2011)
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Fix urban Planning first: Raise appetite
 Drawing Spatial Development Plans condition precedent for
receiving assistance.
Capacity Building for urban Planning
a)State TCPDs, Development Authorities, and UTIs must create a cell for
delivery of SDP.
b)Ministry devising suitable training for employees of Planning
departments.
c)Allow the ULBs to engage professionals.
d)Overall responsibility of drawing Spatial Development Plans (SDP), to
rests with the elected ULB.
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Capacity building: funds and programme
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A special component under JNNURM for CB.
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100% financing from Government of India. States can top up
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Tool kit for CB issued.
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Specific provisions in Rajiv Awas Yojana and NULM.
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Capacity Building -Specific recommendations
 Working Group ( Ramachandran Committee) + HPEC + 12th
plan made extensive recommendations. (can be accessed
from www.planningcommission.gov.in
 Basic Approach:
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Use Task Aligned and Just in Time Approach
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Build Institutional structure at Center / State and
Municipal level:
Recommended Strategies
 Strategy: 1: Train elected representatives
MoUD+
MoHUPA+ Planning Commission to draw time bound
programme.
Partnership with existing
institutions preferred route.
 Strategy 2: Build Municipal cadre
Mandatory
GOI
reform under JNNURM
meets full training cost of cadre.
Salary of
cadre not admissible
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cont’d
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Strategy 3: Access market based solutions
Central Ministry/State Government may empanel firms/
institutions.
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Use model bid documents of Ministry of Finance
Strategy 4: Capacity Building through partnership
Engage
NGOs
Engage
Multilateral/ International Institutions and
Funds
Encourage
partnership with other cities.
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Cont’d
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Strategy 5: Use Technology ( E-Governance and
other smart technologies)
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E-Governance architecture developed by NIC.
E-learning
module developed by WBI.
 Strategy 6: Engage citizens:
Encourage
and fund projects like World Bank
funded Project Service level Benchmark
Connect ( SLB-connect)
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Cont’d
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Strategy 7: Build knowledge Centres at Centre/State/city
level
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Knowledge centres on identified themes.
Funds
for resource personnel admissible under CB
component
Funds
not to be used for administrative purposes
 Strategy 8: Raise awareness on CB and Urban Planning
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Improving Institutional structure.
 Identify and nominate suitable officers for driving CB
activities.
Engage PMU and PIU after a quick evaluation.
Establish Mission units in selected areas like Poverty
Alleviation and slum rehabilitation 4)
•State
level to be staffed by the State Govt. Resource
personnel at ULB level admissible under CB
component for next 3 years.
Encourage State level Institutions like TNUDF/KUIDFC
etc
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Thank You