Health Urban Infrastructure and Services

synthesis rePort | JUNE 2013 26 Climate Proofing guwahati, assam: CITY RESILIENCE STRATEGY MAINSTREAMING PLAN The Urban Development and Plan Formulation and Implementation UDPFI Guidelines have also been formulated by the MoUD and provide guidelines that can be used by the ULB or Development Authority for planning at city zonal neighbourhood level. MoUD and the Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation MoHUPA are jointly implementing a programme called Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban renewal Mission JnNURM which provides financial assistance to the cities under two basic components; a Basic services to urban poor b Urban Infrastructure provision and Governance. Under this, City Development Plans have been prepared for 65 selected cities. The MoUD is also the nodal Ministry for implementation of the the National Mission on Sustainable Habitat NMSH of the National Action Plan on Climate Change NAPCC which focuses on planning for sustainable urban development in the country, given the future risks and impacts associated with climate change. State level framework The state line department for urban planning in Assam is the Directorate of Town and Country Planning TCPD, which comes under the Urban Development Department UDD of Government of Assam. The other line departments under UDD are the Directorate of Municipal Administration MAD, Guwahati Development Department GDD, Assam Urban Water Supply Sewerage Board AUWSSB and Assam State Housing Board ASHB which are responsible for development of housing in the urban areas of the state. The TCPD is responsible for preparation of Master Plans for urban areas in the state. Guwahati city At the city level municipal area, Guwahati Municipal Corporation GMC is responsible for governing, developing and managing the city including grant of building permissions, provision and maintenance of urban infrastructure services. For areas that do not fall under jurisdiction of GMC in the Guwahati Metropolitan Area, the Guwahati Metropolitan Development Authority is the nodal agency for Master Planning, planning and provision of services water supply, seweragedrainage facilities and infrastructure roads, street lighting, and Housing. However Guwahati being the state capital, a nodal department for coordination urban planning and development activities in the city – Guwahati Development Department – has been constituted.

5.2 Housing and Infrastructure

National level framework As per the federal structure of governance in India, matters pertaining to housing have been assigned the State Governments. The Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation MoHUPA is the apex authority to formulate national level policies. The National Urban Housing and Habitat Policy 2007, aims at providing equitable and affordable access to land and shelter to the residents of the city, with cooperative action between diverse stakeholders. MoHUPA is also the nodal Ministry for implementation of the component on Basic Services to Urban Poor BSUP under JnNURM and the Rajiv Awas Yojana RAY- a scheme that targets provision of low cost housing to the urban poor. State level framework The Assam State Housing Board, is the nodal agency which takes up different Housing scheme, such as LIGH, MIGH, HIGH, EWSH, LIGR, JHSGen, JHSSTP, JHSS.C., Rental Housing Scheme for Govt. Employee, Labour Qtrs. In Tea Garden etc. with the fund available from the State plan and borrowing fund from other financial Institution like HUDCO, LICI and Bank for both Urban and Rural areas of the States. Besides, separate entities like Assam Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation, Central Government organisations also provide for housing in their jurisdiction area. Guwahati city GDD is the administrative department of GMC and GMDA and also looks after the execution of various central schemes on housing including BSUP, RAY through the JNNURM cell of the Guwahati Municipal Corporation. The