Procedure for Preparation of Master Plan  

1.  Notification by Govt. / Local Authority:                i.  Name of Town  , ii.  Horizon year ,  iii. Revenue Villages covered.  iv. Agency for plan preparation. 2. Further actions are taken by the Agency authorised to prepare Master Plan:                i.              Reconnaissance Survey  ,  ii.        Formation of teams 3. Identification of data needs and surveysPreparation […]

Implementation of master plan

Implementation of plan proposals has direct implications on urban growth and development. For this, a vibrant, robust and coordinated network of institutions and information system is essential for full utilisation of available financial and other resources judiciously. Besides, a set of tools are needed to implement plan properly.  These tools include legal protection of plan, […]

Public participation

The term public participation can be understood as the involvement of people in the process of decision making. Here, decisions are those planning, political, administrative or any other kind of decisions that are related to the people directly or indirectly. Generally public participation seeks and facilitates the involvement of those potentially affected by or interested […]

Acts related to urban governance

Urban governance is defined as the sum of the many ways individuals and institutions, public and private, plan and manage the common affairs of the city. •It is a continuing process through which conflicting or diverse interests may be accommodated and cooperative action can be taken. •It includes formal institutions as well as informal arrangements […]

Procedures for preparation of regional plans

According to THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION PLANNING BOARD ACT, 1985 Section 11 : Surveys and studies For the preparation of the Regional Plan, the Board may cause such surveys and studies, as it may consider necessary, to be made by such persons as it may appoint in this behalf and may also associate such experts […]

Objectives : Urban Planning and Development Authorities Act

1. Planning, coordinating and supervising proper and orderly development within Bangalore Metropolitan Region under the City Development Authority Act, City Development Authority. 2. To plan, regulate, control and facilitate urban development for creating major infrastructure facilities, development of residential layouts, construction of houses for under privileged citizens, rejuvenation of lakes in Bangalore City through Bangalore […]

Legal aspects in the urban development and planning process

The owner’s privileges to use his land are often affected by town planning measures. These measures have to operate within the  following two limits, such that the land owner’s privileges and other interests in land or not adversely affected. 1.Planning measures must satisfy the constitutional requirement of procedure established by ‘law’, in that the regulation […]

Development Authority Act

Development authority are constituted in different city / metropolitan region of India under development authority act Delhi Development authority constituted under THE DELHI DEVELOPMENT ACT, 1957 Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) set up under the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority Act, 1974 under Government of Maharashtra Jaipur Development Authority constituted under Jaipur Development Authority […]

New Roles and Functions of State T & CP Department

The new role of Town and Country Planning Departments that emerges out of the provisions of the 73rd&74th CAA shall, among others, include: a)Advice and technical assistance to the State Government on matters pertaining to spatial planning and development as well as implementation of state programmes; b)Initiation of action pertaining to provision of legal support […]