UDPFI

Introduction:

• Planning is a continuous process & planning system should be such that it ensures
continuity.
• Earlier town planning was a piecemeal process but after Independence the city planning
experienced tremendous growth & challenges for resettlement due to political changes.
• Several resettlements, new Industrial base towns & urban centres were under process
of planning & masters & town planners conclude that land use plans are needed to guide
development of urban centres to promote orderly development & healthy living
environment.
• For this purpose, the ministry of Urban affairs & employment, governing of India
organized a national workshop on master plan approach during February 24-25, 1995.
The research study of this workshop awarded as UDPFI — Urban development plans
formulation and implementation guidelines.

Aim:

Taking into account the not so efficient capabilities of the urban local authorities vis-a-
vis the provisions of the Constitution (Seventy-Fourth) Amendment Act, 1992 (74th CAA), the
deficiencies in the Master Plan approach as identified during the National Workshop on this
subject held at Delhi in 1995 and the current policy of economic liberalisation, the need is felt
to assist the administrators, municipal town planners, and the consultants with guidelines for
urban development plans formulation and implementation (UDPFI).

Scope of study:

The terms of reference of the study included formulation of guidelines for

a) Preparation of spatial development plans and resource mobilisation plans of small,
medium and large size urban centres.
b) Efficient implementation mechanism and innovative techniques for promotion of
planned spatio-economic development of urban areas.
c) Simplification of town planning laws and their amendments/ restructuring.

Sumit Maity | Atul Yadav | Ashish Sharma

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Need of the guidelines:

The study of UDPFI norms and standards is needed to evolve:

a) System that is dynamic, flexible and efficient.

b) Process that is less time consuming.
c) Innovative ideas of land assembly and fiscal resource mobilization
d) Simple & effective form of laws, rules and regulations.

Urban development planning system:

It consists of

a) Perspective plan:
• 20-25 years duration.
• Includes Maps &
Diagrams. Figure 1 Classification of Urban Centres based on population
Source: UDPFI Guidelines
• State government's goal,
policies, strategies of urban local authority regarding spatio-economic
development.
b) Development plan:
• Conceived within Frame work of approved Perspective plan.
• Medium Duration for 5 years.
• Proposals for socio-economic & spatial development of urban centres Including
land use.
c) Annual plan:
• Conceived within the frame work of Development plan.
• Details of new & ongoing projects for local authority to implement in financial
year
• Necessary fiscal resources mobilization.
d) Plan of Projects/schemes
• Conceived within the frame work of approved development Plan.
• Includes detailed working layouts with cost of development, source of Finance &
recovery instruments for Execution by a public or private agency.
 Developed area
average densities

Distribution of land Work force

use

Proposed land use

structure of urban
centres in plain area

Water supply

Water requirements
for institutional
buildings

Sewage
Physical infrastructure
Drainage

Electricity
Norms and Standards

Solid waste disposal

Infrastructure
Educational facilities

Health care facilities

Socio-Cultural
facilities
Social Infrastructure
Distribution services
Hierarchy of
commercial centres
Police
Area of commercial
Commercial facilities
centres
Fire
Recreational
Distribution of shops
facilities

Classification of urban
roads
Traffic and
Transportation
Design standards of
urban roads