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basis, particularly pre-budget laws. In some states like Tamil and be under the super vision
formulation of national and Nadu and Maharashtra, of the CPMA.
state governments. Also, at urban development, mainly
times when national and development of residential To resolve conflict of
State polices on a variety of areas, was enabled through jurisdiction over urban land, it
subjects are formulated which town planning schemes under is prudent to classify “URBAN
affect urban interest one way state town planning acts. LAND” as a constitutional
or other. function and include the
Post-independence, with same under concurrent list of
It is true that reports the advent of Master Plans, the Seventh Schedule of the
highlighting urban issues do Town and Country Planning Constitution.
come out now and then and Acts were enacted in all
cause some ripples. But their the states. Also, special acts TO SUM UP: IUP 2023 –
dissemination and reading were legislated to setup City DIMENSIONS
are limited to a small circle. Development Authorities.
Surprisingly most of these i. Revise urban definition
reports are from foreign Over a period, the scope as: “A Human settlement
institutions who have their of urban development has with population 5000 or
own agenda. The need for expanded and has become more’’;
advocating urban interest complex. The role of all the ii. Promote accelerated
is important, timely, and three levels of governments—
critical. Academia, media, Union, State and Local— Urbanisation;
and NGOs need to take up are overlapping and iii. Direct Urbanisation.
this responsibility. They need causing conflicts. Emerging Establish PURAs;
to be facilitated to play this technologies require exclusive
role effectively. powers and procedures. iv. Promote Corridor
There is a need to relook at the Pattern of Urbanisation;
Enact Comprehensive Urban enabling legal provision sand
Planning and Development enact comprehensive Urban v. Promote Balanced
Act Planning and Development Urbanisation Pattern;
Legal status for any policy, Acts. vi. Promote Facilitate and
plan and project is important The proposed City Planning Ensure Preparation of
for their implementation. and Management Agencies Master Plans for all
Legal Act defines the purpose, urban centres;
objectives, and procedures. It (CPMA), apart from enabling
denotes the authorities and the implementation of vii. Adopt Low Density-
details their functions, powers urbanisation policy, should Lowrise Urban Form.
and procedures. It establishes provide for enunciation Adopt a Maximum Gross
equality. It provides to of urban sectorial—Land Density of 5000ppsq. Km
reconcile conflicts and resolve Use, Housing, Transport, for urban areas;
disputes. To sum, law is the Technology, Energy,
soul of the policies and plans. Environment –polices and viii. Develop 100
for setting up of sectorial Logisticropolises as New
Traditionally, India’s authorities/ agencies for the Towns;
urban development and PDOM of the individual sector,
management has been within the overall frame work ix. Carryout Institutional
governed by the municipal of the city development plan Reforms;
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