Infrastructure:
Mission launched on 25th June 2015, which intends to provide housing for all urban areas by the year 2022. The Mission provides Central Assistance to the implementing agencies through States/Union Territories (UTs) and Central Nodal Agencies (CNAs) for providing houses to all eligible families/ beneficiaries against the validated demand for houses for about 1.12 cr. As per PMAY(U) guidelines, the size of a house for the Economically Weaker Section (EWS) could be up to 30 sq. mt. Carpet area. However, States/UTs have the flexibility to enhance the size of houses in consultation and approval of the Ministry.
2. Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana- Gramin (PMAY-G)/ Mukhymantri Awas Yojana-Gramin:
As per the Socio-Economic Caste Survey 2011 (SECC-2011) 48.28 lakh households were initially identified as either being shelterless or having kutcha houses. Out of the above, only 16.70 lakh households have been found eligible. All these households are to be provided pucca houses by the year 2022 under PMAY (G) till March 2019 total number of 12.82 lakh households will be provided pucca house under PMAY-G.
Mukhymantri Awas Yojana-Gramin- The scheme aims to provide housing facilities to households affected by natural calamities in rural areas of the state, households affected by Kalazar, J.E. / AEs, Vanattangiya / Mushar. For the year 2018-19, a total number of 16,716 beneficiaries living in kutcha houses have been identified. Similarly, 3791 leprosy affected families have been identified to provide benefits under the scheme. In the financial year 2018-19, the total amount of Rs. 201.201 crore has been provided in the budget. For the financial year 2019-20, the amount of Rs 479.40 crore has been proposed in the budget.
3. Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT)
Providing basic services (e.g., water supply, sewerage, urban transport) to households and building amenities in cities which will improve the quality of life for all, especially the poor and
the disadvantaged is a national priority.
The purpose of AMRUT is to:
Ensure that every household has access to a tap with assured supply of water and a sewerage connection.
Increase the amenity value of cities by developing greenery and well-maintained open spaces (e.g., parks);
Reduce pollution by switching to public transport or constructing facilities for non-motorised transport (e.g., walking and cycling).
The Mission will focus on the following thrust areas:
Water supply
Sewerage facilities and septage management
Storm water drains to reduce flooding
Enhancing amenity value of cities by creating and upgrading green spaces, parks and recreation centres, especially for children
4. Smart Cities Mission:
GoI launched the Smart City Mission to achieve standard service levels in core municipal areas of selected Smart Cities. There are 14 cities in Uttar Pradesh that are included in the Smart City Mission. This Mission at present follows area-based development, which will be further expanded to cover the entire city.
The strategic components of area-based development in the Smart Cities Mission are city improvement (retrofitting), city renewal (redevelopment) and city extension (greenfield development), plus a pan-city initiative in which smart solutions are applied covering larger parts of the city.
Components of the programme include water supply, electricity, sewerage and sanitation, including solid waste management, efficient urban mobility (public transport), affordable housing for the urban poor, IT connectivity and digitalisation, good governance (including e-governance), sustainable environment and safety of citizens.
5. Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana (HRIDAY):
Two cities, Mathura and Varanasi, have been included under HRIDAY Mission. The objective of this Mission is to preserve and revitalise the soul of the heritage city to reflect its unique character by encouraging an aesthetically appealing, accessible, informative and secure environment. The Mission will also undertake strategically and planned development of heritage cities, aiming at
the improvement in overall quality of life with a specific focus on sanitation, security, tourism, heritage
revitalisation and livelihoods, retaining the city's cultural identity. The scheme broadly focuses on four theme areas – physical infrastructure, institutional infrastructure, economic infrastructure, and social infrastructure to revitalise a Heritage City’s soul. State sector scheme for conservation and regeneration of water bodies in ULBs is being implemented. Attention is being given to towns and cities affected by surface and groundwater contamination. Uttar Pradesh Urban Training and Research Institute are being established in Lucknow to train professionally all municipal functionaries and public representatives so that the efficiency in urban governance can be improved.
6. Adarsh Nagar Yojana (ANY): Under the purview of centrally sponsored scheme guidelines, the state government is implementing Adarsh Nagar Yojana in those ULBs which have less than 1 lakh population and are not covered under centrally sponsored schemes. The objectives of ANY are to provide infrastructural facilities, like safe drinking water, sewerage, drainage, solid waste management, slaughterhouse, road, street lighting, and other qualitative civic amenities to the urban people of transitional areas. It also put emphasis on the integrated development of these smaller towns and cities. The Service Level Benchmarks (SLB) in 4 sectors – water supply, sewerage, solid waste management and drainage – of all 636 ULBs are being notified yearly to monitor the improvement in benchmarks.
