58th NATIONAL TOWN & COUNTRY PLANNERS CONGRESS

58th Inclusive Planning BACKGROUND

TOWN & COUNTRY PLANNERS CONGRESS
Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India
Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority
ITPI New Delhi
For further Information Contact
Shri Pradeep Kapoor
Maharashtra Housing & Area Development Authority
Secretary General
Institute of Town Planners, India
4-A, Ring Road, I.P.Estate, New Delhi 110002
Phones: 011-23702454,23702455,23702457
Fax: 011 23702453, Mobile : 09829210716
E-mail: itpidel@nda.vsnl.net.in
Website: www.itpi.org.in
In case of emergency contact
D.S. Meshram, President ITPI
Mobile: 09810444609
Prof.Vijay Kapse
Chairman
Maharashtra Regional Chapter (Nagpur)
Plot No. 43-44, Opposite NIT Garden,
Ring Road, Nagpur - 440 022
Phones: 0712 - 2247295, 2801070
Mobile : 09822204403
Email: kapse_vijay@hotmail.com
In India, there are 80.7 million persons, below the poverty line, living in
NATIONAL urban areas generally migrated from rural areas and small towns for want
for Empowering of gainful employment in industries, construction, trade, commerce,
transportation and other services. The magnitude of migratory influx is
4th - 6th January 2010 Urban Poor such that in spite of cities being engines of growth and centers of economic
activities are unable to meet the basic needs of the urban poor. As a result,
the urban poor have limited access to employment opportunities, shelter,
4th-6th January 2010 health care, education, and recreation. A majority of the poor continue to
Organized by live in low income slums and squatters having inadequate basic services
Hotel Tuli International, Nagpur and insecure land tenure. Their contribution to economic development of
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the city and provision of services to its people is significant, but they are
Sponsored by marginalized and vulnerable and need social and economic empowerment.
As the country moves from 'predominantly rural' to 'majority urban' the
concerns of urban poor will be more pronounced and therefore, it would be
Co-sponsored by more appropriate that policies and planning processes are revisited. Thus,
it is essential to re-examine what criteria are used to validate peoples'
Government of Maharashtra actions with respect to facilitating access to land, housing and
infrastructure. There is a very thin line between legality and illegality or
In collaboration with formality and informality and therefore it is essential to spell out new
Delhi Development Authority criteria to validate what is formal and what is informal or what is legal and
- what is illegal in town planning. In fact, by concentrating on and debating
such questions, planners in practice could come much closer to how people
Town Planning and Valuation Department provide housing and critical infrastructure for themselves.
Government of Maharashtra Inclusive planning to empower the urban poor is not a Trojan horse but a
- realistic policy framework. Empowering planning policies and policy
processes are uniquely suited for putting an end to urban poverty and
fulfillment of the needs of the urban poor. Empowerment is not only about
- participation and having access of the poor to those arenas where
City and Industrial Development Corporation important decisions about the urban poor are being taken by the planning
- agencies. Empowerment could be realized only when the urban poor begin
to feel that they not only have stake in the city but are allowed to
participate in decision processes, and are capable of bringing about
- desired changes in the delivery systems resulting in access to housing and
Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation critical infrastructure on their own.
- The current relevance of Inclusive Planning could be assessed by the fact
Nagpur Municipal Corporation that various ministries of the Government are actively engaged in framing
- policies for the uplift of the urban poor. The Institute of Town Planners,
Nagpur Improvement Trust India hopes that by organizing the Fifty Eighth National Town and Country
Planners' Congress on the theme of 'Inclusive Planning for Empowering
- the Urban Poor', the Institute would make significant and distinctive
EMAAR MGF contribution to the ongoing efforts of nation building. The sub-themes of
Congress would focus on the following areas of concern:
• Access to Shelter, Livelihood Opportunities and Infrastructure
• Institutional Mechanisms and Planning Processes
• Mobilization of Resources for the Poor
• Local Theme: Slum Rehabilitation and Redevelopment Initiatives
Access to Shelter, Livelihood Opportunities & Infrastructure
According to the National Urban Housing and Habitat Policy, 2007 nearly
all housing shortage pertains to the urban poor. Access to housing and

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infrastructure are intimately related to access to livelihood opportunities
because employment opportunities certainly affect how far a family is
successful in having access to housing and critical infrastructure. Location
of livelihood opportunities is greatly significant because it would
determine to what extent people move from villages to cities. Although
people of all income groups move from villages to cities, this Congress has
a specific focus on the poor who remain excluded as far as meeting their
basic needs are concerned.
Institutional Mechanisms and Planning Processes
Planning function is delivered by the public and private organizations and
at times by forging partnerships between these two agencies. Nowadays
non-governmental organizations have also been roped in for managing the
cities and rural areas. Strong institutional mechanisms and efficient urban
governance is the backbone of planning, plan making and plan
implementation. The institutional mechanisms for planning in the country
are currently being reformed. Progress of constitution of new institutions
like MPCs and DPCs, for devolution of planning function to local bodies, as
per 74th CAA, is very slow and requires initiatives to hasten this process.
Mobilization of Resources for the Poor
Whenever one advocates for access to shelter, livelihood opportunities and
critical infrastructure for the urban poor, policy makers and town planners
respond by saying that there is extreme lack of resources in the public
sector. It is a truism that economic resources are scarce, but these
resources are scarce in all developing countries. But some of them are
better able to redistribute, whatever resources are available, amongst
their people. In India we have remained less successful in eliminating
galloping inequalities resulting in very poor access of the poor to livelihood
opportunities and critical infrastructure. Three situations emerge first
common response is to seek help of the private sector because it is efficient
in delivering infrastructure and shelter. Second and more recent response
is to delegate the responsibility to the third sector for certain social
services. Third response is to leave the poor to fend for themselves. All
these responses are inadequate, and therefore needs to be revisited.
Slum Rehabilitation and Redevelopment Initiatives
Quite a number of good practices for slum rehabilitation and
redevelopment are available in the country. Maharashtra is one of the
leading state in this respect. Initiatives like Dharavi Redevelopment
Project at Mumbai and others at Pune, Nagpur, etc; need dissemination for
their replication by other states so that planning efforts, strategies, and
norms are inclusive and their implementation is efficient and user friendly.
State representative will get an opportunity to showcase their success
stories.
PROGRAMME
4th January 2010
• Inauguration
• Plenary Session
'Inclusive Planning for Empowering the Urban Poor'
• Inauguration of Exhibition
• Workshop on Sub - Theme I
'Access to Shelter, Livelihood Opportunities and Infrastructure'
5th January 2010
• Workshop on Sub – Theme II
'Institutional Mechanisms and Planning Processes'
• Workshop on Sub – Theme III
'Mobilization of Resources for the Poor'
• Workshop on Local Theme ABOUT NAGPUR
'Slum Rehabilitation and Redevelopment Initiatives'
Popularly known as Orange City, Nagpur is the second capital of
• Valedictory Session Maharashtra State and the second greenest city of India. Located at the
6th January 2010 very center of the heartland, almost equidistance from Kolkata, Chennai
• Field Visits and Post Congress Tour to Ramtek and New Delhi, it is the largest city in the entire central belt and the key
transport hub, where major national highways and railways intersect. At
PARTICIPATION the very centre of this national center is Zero Mile, marked by the stone
About 300 delegates and participants comprising of professional planners, obelisk that the British placed here on whose surface is an engraved list of
policy makers, administrator, academicians, researchers, educationists cities, with distances to each of them.
and experts from the allied disciplines both from India and abroad are
expected to participate in the National Congress. Nagpur is a sprawling city with an extensive road networks and an array of Kalidas Smarak, Ramtek Deekshabhoomi, Nagpur
luxury hotels, shopping malls, lush gardens and religious sites. Revised
EXHIBITION Development Plan of Nagpur, 1986 – 2011 is in force. Population of the
city was 20.50 lakh as per 2001 Census. Weather during the Congress REGISTRATION FORM
During the Congress an exhibition on 'Inclusive Planning and
Development' is being organized. The exhibition would provide an would be pleasant however, delegates are advised to carry light woolens.
opportunity to various stakeholders to showcase their efforts and success 1. Name (Ms / Smt. / Shri)
stories. In order to book space in the exhibition and to secure other details, Interesting Places Around Nagpur
please contact Chairman, Maharashtra Regional Chapter (Nagpur).
CALL FOR PAPERS 2. Designation
Papers are invited which throw new light as to how the concerns of the
urban poor in relation to access to shelter, livelihood opportunities and
critical infrastructure could be addressed in Development Plans and how 3. Office Address
resources could be better distributed in favor of the urban poor.
Delegates are requested to send their papers not exceeding 3,000 words,
along with hard and soft copy in MS Word on the main theme or sub-
themes of the Congress so as to reach the Secretary General ITPI latest by
20th December 2009. The Institute of Town Planners, India reserves the 4. Accompanying Persons
right to accept, edit or reject any of the technical paper without assigning Bor Wildlife Sanctuary Pench National Park
any reasons. Adults Children
ACCOMMODATION 5. Registration Number
Accommodation in Nagpur ranges from luxury star hotels to moderate and
economy hotels. Delegates may however note that during the period of the 6. Do you want accommodation booked (send one day advance payment)
Congress there will be rush of tourists in the city. Therefore, they are
advised to book their accommodation well in advance. The ITPI has (i)Single Bed / Double Bed (ii) From To
blocked few rooms on reduced tariff ranging from Rs.1,200 to Rs.3,000 7. Mode of Payment of delegation fee Cheque / Draft / Cash
per day for moderate double bedded room. Members may send their
requests for accommodation with one day advance payment so that same
may be blocked.
REGISTRATION FEE Date: Signature
Ram Mandir, Ramtek Dragon Palace, Kamptee
• Sponsored delegates: Before 20th December 2009 - Rs. 2,000 and
after - Rs.2,500.
• Non-sponsored delegates: Before 20th December 2009 - Rs.1,500
and after - Rs. 2,000.
• ITPI members: Before 20th December 2009 - Rs. 1,000 and after -
Rs.1,500.
• Student members: Before 20th December 2009 - Rs. 750 and after -
Rs.1,000.
• Additional Rs.400 for accompanying spouses.
• Cheques and drafts will be accepted only with Registration Form. For
spot registration either cash or draft will only be accepted.
• Registration fee once paid will not be refunded.
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