States to have greater say in three flagship schemes
States and Union Territories will have a greater say in implementation of the three flagship schemes for urban development launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday, as per the guidelines issued. Based on the learnings of implementation of Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission that ended up in “sub-optimal physical and financial performance”, Urban Development and Housing for Urban Poverty Alleviation ministries have sought to ensure timely sanction and execution and certainty of resources for various projects and participation of citizens in identifying development needs under the new urban schemes. To enhance urban governance, clear action plans for timely implementation of identified reforms need to be indicated and consultations with urban citizens made mandatory to ensure need based and bottom up planning of projects. The guidelines stipulate a set of 11 reforms to be implemented in four years including promoting e-governance, improving collection of various taxes, fee and user charges, Augmenting double entry accounting, constitution and professionalisation of municipal cadre, preparation of GIS based Master Plans, devolution of funds and functionaries to urban local bodies, review of building by-laws, setting up financial intermediaries for pooling and disbursement of resources, credit rating of urban local bodies, energy and water audit and achieving Swachh Bharat milestones.
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