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Experiences of JNNURM in Chennai and Lessons For RAY & JNNURM II

The document discusses Chennai's experiences with JNNURM and lessons for future programs. It summarizes that under JNNURM in Chennai, (1) city development plans were not participatory and projects did not align with plans, (2) most spending went to infrastructure not services for the urban poor, and (3) "success" was defined by spending not impact. It then outlines proposed programs like RAY and JNNURM II, emphasizing community participation and empowerment will be key to success.

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Experiences of JNNURM in Chennai and Lessons For RAY & JNNURM II

The document discusses Chennai's experiences with JNNURM and lessons for future programs. It summarizes that under JNNURM in Chennai, (1) city development plans were not participatory and projects did not align with plans, (2) most spending went to infrastructure not services for the urban poor, and (3) "success" was defined by spending not impact. It then outlines proposed programs like RAY and JNNURM II, emphasizing community participation and empowerment will be key to success.

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Experiences of JNNURM in Chennai

and Lessons for RAY & JNNURM II

Slides prepared by TRANSPARENT CHENNAI for


workshop on slum policies held on July 21, 2012
CITY DEVELOPMENT PLANS

• Supposed to be participatory, but Chennai’s


was created with none and approved by
Gov in 2006.
• CDP was revised in 2009 with public inputs,
but revision never approved by CoC.
• In any case, projects in the city had no
relationship to the City Development Plan –
plans were powerless – so why participate?
• 2006 CDP said 75,000 slum families were on
“objectionable” land.
Urban Infrastructure And Governance (UIG)

• Nearly 3 times as much spending in UIG


as money for urban poor
• 85% of all project money committed was
for water supply, sewerage, and storm
water drains, rest for roads & SWM
Basic Services for Urban Poor (BSUP)

Goal: “Provision of basic services to


the urban poor including security of
tenure at affordable prices, improved
housing, water supply and
sanitation, and ensuring delivery of
other existing universal services of
the government for education,
health and social security”
Basic Services for Urban Poor (BSUP)

• Run by Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation (MoHUPA)


• Most money went into building relocation sites – which actually
enabled evictions from city center
• “Pro-poor” measures not implemented, especially in-situ rehab.
• No efforts made to address conditions in undeclared slums – areas of
real need in the city.
Cost % of total
expenditure
Resettlement housing construction Rs. 1254 cr 91%
(including infrastructure in
relocation sites)

Infrastructure / Env Improvement Rs. 72.63 cr 5.2%


in Slums

Unspecified projects Rs. 49.77 cr 3.6%


TOTAL APPROVED PROJECTS COST Rs. 1,376 cr
Basic Services for the Urban Poor (BSUP)

• Despite evident flaws in slums strategy,


Chennai considered a “success story” by
the central government because city was
able to spend a lot of money
• No evaluation done on whether money
spent actually resulted in improvements
in access to services for the city’s poor.
WHAT NEXT?
PROPOSED: Rajiv Awas Yojana (RAY)
GOAL: to create slum-free cities
Aims to upgrade and bring all slums,
whether recognized or unrecognized, within
the formal housing system.

• Original guidelines doc said that states must


assign property rights to slum-dwellers in
order to qualify for funds.
• Emphasizes in-situ redevelopment
• Use of PPP encouraged (Mumbai SRA model)
• Slum-free city plans required from all cities
RAY: What’s happened so far?

• TNSCB appointed as State Nodal Agency


• As of July 2011 RtI response, slum survey
being carried out in Adyar, Kodambakkam,
and Ayanavaram zones.

HOWEVER, program has made only halting


progress at the central government.
RAY: What’s happened so far?

• Reluctance from states to give property rights


to slum-dwellers.
• Processes seem to be happening in the same
non-participatory manner as before.

But are there also new opportunities?


• MoHUPA is looking to spend money on viable
projects – either proposed by the states or by
communities themselves?
• Slum communities can create their own maps,
data, and slum-free city plans?
JNNURM II recently announced –
but what are the components?

And how can residents be more


prepared this time?
• Community plans
• Community projects
• Proactive interaction with city,
state, and central governments

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