JAWAHARLAL NEHRU NATIONAL URBAN RENEWAL MISSION (JNNURM)

JNNURM was launched by the Govt. of India in December 2005 to encourage creation of financially sustainable inclusive cities. The objective of the Mission is to give focused attention to planned development of identified cities including peri-urban areas, outgrowths and urban corridors to  foster dispersed urbanization, ensure adequate funds to meet the deficiencies in urban infrastructural services, provide basic services to the urban poor including security of tenure at affordable prices, improved housing, water supply and sanitation,  ensure delivery of other existing universal services of the Government for education, health and social security and establishment of linkages between asset-creation and asset-management.

The Basic Services for Urban Poor (BSUP) and Integrated Housing and Slum Development Program (IHSDP) under JNNURM are dealt by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation.

BASIC SERVICES TO THE URBAN POOR (BSUP)

Background

The programme for Basic Services to the Urban Poor was launched with a view to ameliorate the conditions of the urban slum dwellers who are residing in dilapidated conditions in the 63 identified mission cities.

The basic objective of the scheme is to strive for holistic slum development with a healthy and enabling urban environment by providing adequate shelter and basic infrastructure facilities to the urban slum dwellers. The main thrust is to ensure improvement in urban governance so that urban local bodies/para statal agencies become financially sound with enhanced credit rating and ability to access market capital for undertaking new programmes.

To achieve this objective, State Governments, Urban Local Bodies and para statal agencies will be required to accept implementation of an agenda of reforms. The project proposal must meet a defined 7 point charter covering land tenure, housing, water supply, sanitation, health, education and social security.

Financing pattern

The Central and State share is in the ratio of 50:50 for the cities having population more than one million. In case of other cities (except North Eastern States and Jammu and Kashmir) the ratio is 80:20 and for North Eastern States and Jammu and Kashmir the ratio is 90:10.

INTEGRATED HOUSING AND SLUM DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (IHSDP)

Background

The Integrated Housing and Slum Development Programme (IHSDP) was launched with a view to ameliorate the dilapidated living conditions of the urban slum dwellers covering  all the towns except the 63 identified mission cities covered under the programme for Basic Services for the Urban Poor (BSUP).

The existing Valmiki Ambedkar Awas Yojana (VAMBAY) and the discontinued National Slum Development Programme (NSDP) are subsumed in the IHSDP, to strive for holistic slum development with a healthy and enabling urban environment by providing adequate shelter and basic infrastructure facilities to the urban slum dwellers. The main thrust is to ensure improvement in urban governance so that urban local bodies / para statal agencies become financially sound with enhanced credit rating and ability to access market capital for undertaking new programmes. The project proposal must meet a defined 7 point charter i.e. land tenure, housing, water supply, sanitation, health, education and social security.

Financing pattern

Under the scheme, the Central and State share is in the ratio of 80:20 but for special category States (North Eastern States and Hilly States i.e. HP, J&K, Uttaranchal and Sikkim) the funding pattern between Centre and States will be in the ratio of 90:10.

The ceiling cost for a dwelling unit is Rs 80,000 per unit. For special category / hilly States and difficult / far flung areas, 12.5% additional cost is permissible over and above the prescribed ceiling cost per dwelling unit.

HUDCO’s Role:

HUDCO in conformity with its Social Mandate of providing Housing for Economically Weaker Sections and disadvantaged populace is playing a very significant role by reaching the Mission objective to the target beneficiaries. This role entails Dissemination of Information on JNNURM through trainings/ workshops in various states; Assisting State Government / Implementing  Agencies in Formulation of Detailed Project Reports by providing Technical & Design consultancy in areas like Efficient Housing, Comprehensive Layout plans addressing the socio-economic and livelihood needs of the beneficiaries like provision of need based Community centres, Livelihood centre, Occupational Spaces, Animal Pens, informal market spaces, adequate green open areas, primary health centres, informal educational centres etc, cost effective infrastructural services like rain water harvesting, solid waste management etc. Appraising Projects received from the States in accordance with the Government of India guidelines and directives for consideration of sanction by the Ministry.

151 projects under BSUP with a Project Cost of Rs.10895.19 crores  and 417 projects under IHSDP with a Project Cost of Rs.3979.21 crores have been appraised by HUDCO and sanctioned by the Ministry till 31.03.2008.