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SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE,
KANGRA (H.P.)
What is JNNURM?
Country India
Launched 3 December 2005
Closed 2014
Status Succeeded by AMRUT
It was launched in 2005 for a seven-year period (up to march 2012) to encourage cities to
initiate steps for bringing phased improvements in their civic service levels. the government
had extended the tenure of the mission for another two years, i.e. from April 2012 to March
31, 2014.
JNNURM was a huge mission which relates primarily to development in the context of urban conglomerates
focusing to the Indian cities. JNNURM aims at creating ‘economically productive, efficient,
equitable and responsive cities’ by a strategy of upgrading the social and economic
infrastructure in cities, provision of Basic Services To Urban Poor (BSUP) and wide-ranging
urban sector reforms to strengthen municipal governance in accordance with the 74th
Constitutional Amendment Act, 1992.
SUB-MISSIONS
JnNURM primarily incorporates two sub-missions into its program:
• The Sub-Mission for Urban Infrastructure and Governance administered by the Ministry of Urban
Development, with a focus on water supply and sanitation, solid waste management, road network,
urban transport and redevelopment of old city areas.
• The Sub-Mission for Basic Services to the Urban Poor (BSUP) administered by the Ministry of
Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation with a focus on integrated development of slums.
Integrated Housing and Slum Development Programme (IHSDP) under JNNRUM for slum improvement
and rehabilitation
In addition to this, it has two further components
• The Sub-Mission for Urban Infrastructure Development Scheme for Small & Medium Towns
(UIDSSMT) administered by the Ministry of Urban Development, with a focus on subsuming the
schemes of Integrated Development of Small and Medium Towns (IDSMT) and Accelerated Urban
Water Supply Programme (AUWSP) which aim at planned urban infrastructural improvement in
towns and cities under its purview.
• The Sub-Mission for Integrated Housing and Slum Development Programme (IHSDP) administered by
Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation (MHUPA) was envisaged and brought into effect in
1993–94 in accordance with providing the entire population with safe and adequate water supply
facilities. The program is mainly implemented in towns with populations less than 20,000 as per the
1991 census.
Features Of JNNURM
• Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), the most ambitious urban
program in the history of India.
• JNNURM is a Government of India initiative aiming at encouraging reforms and fast
track planned development of identified cities.
• Focus is on efficiency in urban infrastructure and service delivery mechanisms,
community participation and accountability of ULBs/parastatal agencies towards
citizens.
• Total support from GOI is Rs. 50,000 cr. with matching contribution by cities/states over
next six years. (2006-12)
• Investment of around Rs. 1,50,000 cr. Envisaged.
Need for Development of the Urban Sector
• The funds are channelled through state-level agencies, where grants from the
central and state governments are pooled and passed on as grants or soft loans
to cities provided that they have prepared development strategies and that the
investments identified fit within these strategies.
• The mission emphasises transparency and accountability. It supports public-
private partnerships and cost recovery to make service providers financially
self-sustaining.
• The share of grant funding by the central government can vary from 35% in
the largest cities to up to 90% in cities in the Northeast. Most cities receive
grants covering 50% or 80% of costs depending on size.
• Capacity building is also included in the mission to assist urban local bodies to
prepare strategies and projects.
Mandatory Reforms
Optional Reforms