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3 Urban Mega Schemes - Smart City Mission, AMRUT & PMAY - Key MAP Locations

Urban Mega Schemes – 2015

  • Smart Cities Mission
  • Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT)
  • Housing for All in Urban Area (PMAY-Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna)

India՚s Urban Scenario

Table of Indias Urban Scenario Table of Indias Urban Scenario
Indicators20112031
Urban Population377 million600 million
Million Plus Cities5378
Housing Shortage18.76 Million Units30 - 40 Million Units
Slum Population95 Million150 - 200 Million

Why the Need?

  • 31% people in cities with 63% economic activity
  • Loss due to diseases in children under 12 because of poor sanitation -500 crore
  • 22% urban population is poor with 65 million slum dwellers
  • 52% people transport is walking
  • 25 - 30 million people migrate every minute
  • By 2050,843 million people in urban areas, also 64% developing & 86% developed world will be urban

Smart Cities

Illustration: Smart Cities

Path & Lead

  • Past – Riverbanks
  • Present – Highways (Transportation Highways)
  • Future – Optical Fiber Network & Next Generation Infrastructure (Information Highways)
  • Japan - for Ponneri in Tamil Nadu, Krishnapatnam in Andhra Pradesh and Tumkur in Karnataka β€” in the Chennai-Bangalore Industrial Corridor
  • UK - in Bangalore-Mumbai Economic Corridor

Aim of Mission

Illustration: Aim of Mission

Smart Solutions

Illustration: Smart Solutions

Area Based Development Approach

Illustration: Area Based Development Approach
Illustration: Area Based Development Approach
Illustration: Area Based Development Approach

AMRUT

  • Provide Tap Water
  • Sewer Connection to every house
  • Solid waste management
  • Good roads & public transport
  • 500 cities with population > 1 lakh
Illustration: AMRUT

12 States

  • 70% Development
  • UP
  • TN
  • Maharashtra
  • Gujarat
  • MP
  • Karnataka
  • Rajasthan
  • Punjab
  • Haryana
  • Telangana
  • Chhattisgarh
  • Andhra Pradesh

PMAY

  • 2 crore houses for urban poor (Economically Weaker Sections & Low Income Groups) in urban areas by 2022
  • Central assistance and subsidy will be in the range of β‚Ή 1 lakh to β‚Ή 2.30 lakh

Components of PMAY

Illustration: Components of PMAY

✍ Manishika