URBAN AND REGIONAL

DEVELOPMENT PLAN FORMULATION

AND IMPLMENTATION (URDPFI)
GUIDELINES 2014
GUIDELINES,2014
29th June, 2016

Centre for Science and Environment
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Session IV – Land Use Planning and Management

TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ORGANIZATION

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MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT, GOI
UDPFI Guidelines 1996

• Urban Development
p and Plan Formulation and
Implementation Guidelines were prepared in year 1996.

• Formulating Guidelines for preparation of spatial

development plans and resource mobilization plans of small,
medium and large sized urban centres.

• Promoting efficient implementation mechanisms and

innovative techniques
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promotion of p
planned spatio‐
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economic development of urban areas.

• Simplification of Town Planning laws and their

amendments / restructuring.
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 UDPFI Guidelines 1996 Contd…

• Primarily meant for the guidance of State Town and Country

Planning Departments, Urban Development Authorities and
Urban Local Bodies for preparation of Master Plans /
Development Plans and formulating Norms / Standards
thereof in order to ensure planned development of towns
and cities.

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 URDPFI Guidelines 2014

• Since 1996, many changes have taken place in the field of urban
development especially in view of emerging needs /
requirements of urban settlements due to rapid population
growth and other reasons like globalization and liberalization.

• Towns and cities are dynamic entities and are subjected to

unprecedented changes in terms of requirements of
infrastructure and other basic services / amenities.

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 Emerging Issues

• Integration of Landuse and transport at planning stage

• Comprehensive Mobility Plans(CMP) for Urban Transport
• Mixed Landuse concept
• Service Level Benchmarks
• Disaster
isaster Management
• Inclusive Planning
• Sustainable Habitat
• Environmentally Sustainable Transport
• Resource Mobilization
• Streamlining the preparation of Master Plans
• GIS Based Master Plans
• Urban Reforms
• Regulatory
g y Framework for Town Planningg Profession

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 Key New Inclusions in the URDPFI Guidelines, 2014 – Volume I

Chapter 1: INTRODUCTION
¾ The Planning Scenario
¾ Information for the users
¾ Revised Classification of Urban Settlements
Revised Classification of Urban Settlements
¾ Revised Recommended Planning System with its Scope and purpose of various plans
¾ Sustainable Urban & Regional Development covering 
• State land utilisation policy, 
• Land transport integration, & TOD 
• Focus on regional planning, 
• Flexibility in plans and speeding the process of planning and implementation 

Chapter 2: PLAN FORMULATION
¾ Plan formulation process‐ site needs 
¾ Stage of Vision Development 
¾ Preparation of Alternative Concept Plans
Preparation of Alternative Concept Plans
¾ Importance of Statutory obligations 
¾ Parameters for Inclusive planning  
¾ People’s participation – e‐platform, consultation at  various stages, low cost alternatives 
¾ Key Parameters for evaluation of plan at various stages 
K P t f l ti f l t i t
¾ Contents of the new Plan including provisions from JnNURM CDP toolkit,  guidelines and 
toolkit for urban transport development,  CSP Manual,  RAY guidelines 6
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Chapter 3: RESOURCE MOBILISATION FOR PLAN IMPLEMENTATION
¾ Land assembly ‐ Guided land development
¾ Innovative approaches for fiscal resource mobilisation including 
ƒ Bilateral & multilateral agencies
ƒ Pooled Finance development fund scheme by GoI
ƒ Municipal bonds/debentures
ƒ PPP
ƒ FDI
¾ Existing Trend of Municipal expenditure pattern
¾ Private sector participation including 
ƒ Systems of participation, 
ƒ Possible roles of PPP in urban development process,
ƒ Toolkit for decision making for PPP
¾ City Infrastructure Fund
¾ Good Governance 
¾ Institutional set up  of TCP departments at State level, DPC’s , ULB’s
¾ Team requirement for plan formulation
¾ Institutional reforms 
ƒ Urban‐ Regional Planning Development Regulatory Authority 
ƒ Grievance Redressal system

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Chapter 4: REGIONAL PLANNING APPROACH 
¾ Aspects of regional planning
¾ Planning regions in India 
ƒ Administrative regions (District and Metropolitan regions)
Administrative regions (District and Metropolitan regions)
ƒ Investment regions 
ƒ Special regions (eco sensitive areas, socio economic sensitive areas)
¾ Framework for Kolkata Metropolitan Planning Committee
¾ Pl
Planning process for various planning regions, peri urban areas, village planning
i f i l i i i b ill l i
¾ Criteria and techniques for area delineation
¾ Land use classification for regional planning
¾ Members of Regional Planning Board –
g g Inter State Administrative set‐up 
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CHAPTER 5: URBAN PLANNING APPROACH 
¾ Socio‐Economic Profile of a city 
¾ Urban planning approach for Green city, Compact city (TOD, intensive use of 
l d) d SMART it
land) and SMART city
¾ Approaches for  planning based on city typologies – Hill city, inner city, 
industrial city, heritage/religious/tourism city, port city, medi‐city, sports city, 
¾ Integrated townships ‐ Space allocation/ land use mix for  parks/ townships on 
the basis of HP, Rajasthan, Gujarat  Integrated Township Policy 
¾ Affordable Housing 
¾ Special area planning‐ integration of Cantonment area planning  8
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Chapter 6: SUSTAINABILITY GUIDELINES
¾ Guidelines for Sustainability and Urban Development
ƒ Generic Energy Efficiency Guidelines‐ Energy efficiency
ƒ Urban Transport & infrastructure 
¾ Impact of climate change (Green Building, Climate proofing, Resilience strategy)
¾ Bio diversity index and indicators 
¾ Environment Policies and Statutory Obligations ‐
ƒ National Environment Policy 2006
ƒ EIA Notification 2006
ƒ Environment Protection Act 1986
ƒ Forest Conservation Act 1980
ƒ Strategic plan for new and renewable energy sector for the period 2011‐17, MNRE
¾ Environment Guidelines for ‐
Environment Guidelines for 
ƒ Environmental Guidelines for Industries
ƒ Guidelines for Rain Water Harvesting
ƒ Guidelines for Buffer Zones for various types of development 
ƒ Environmental Guidelines for Planning Eco fragile zones
ƒ Eco fragile zones 
• CRZ Notification 
• Eco sensitive zones around protected areas; national parks and wildlife sanctuaries
• Water bodies in urban areas, ‐ Advisory Report for Conservation and Restoration of 
Water Bodies in Urban Areas’  & Repair, Renovation & Restoration (RRR)
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• National Environmental Policy 2006, MOEF ‐ desert areas & wet lands, 
• Hilly areas
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Chapter 6: SUSTAINABILITY GUIDELINES Contd…

¾ Disaster Management  
ƒ Institutional set up 
Institutional set up
ƒ National Disaster Management Guidelines 
ƒ State Disaster Management Plan 
ƒ District Disaster Management Plan
ƒFlood Management ƒChemical (terrorism) Disasters (CTD) Management
ƒEarthquake Management ƒChemical (industrial) Disaster Management
ƒDrought Management ƒNuclear & Radiological Disaster Management
ƒCyclones Management
Cyclones Management ƒFire Services Management
Fire Services Management
ƒTsunami Management
ƒLandslides/ Snow Avalanches 
Management
ƒUrban Flooding Management
Urban Flooding Management
ƒ Prevention, preparedness and mitigation 
ƒ Capacity Building
ƒ Response Mechanisms: National Disaster Response Force
ƒ Response & Relief: Psycho‐Social Support and Mental Health Services, medical preparedness

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Chapter 7: SIMPLIFIED PLANNING TECHNIQUES

¾ Data Checklist and Data collection techniques – primary and secondary data 
collection techniques
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¾ Types of surveys –
ƒ socio economic survey 
ƒ land use survey 
ƒ density survey 
ƒ infrastructure survey 
ƒ transportation survey
¾ Carrying capacity ‐
y g p y Process of using Carrying Capacity for Urban and Regional 
g y g p y g
planning, Case Study and  Methodology for measuring Tourism Carrying Capacity
¾ Threshold analysis – methodology 
¾ Land suitability analysis – factors & methodology 
¾ Population projection techniques
Population projection techniques
¾ Scale of the planning system
¾ Data Collection Information checklist with updated sources 
¾ Methodology of Base map and Development Plan Preparation including Bhuvan
GIS application for planning
¾ Smart City application using Bhuvan 
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Key New Inclusions in the URDPFI Guidelines, 2014 – Volume I

Chapter 8: INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING ‐ PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
¾ Water supply
ƒ 24X7 supply 
ƒ district area meter planning
district area meter planning
ƒ leakage control 
ƒ water quality standards‐ permissible limits  (ISO)
ƒ Land requirement for Water Supply System
¾ Sewage and Sanitation
Sewage and Sanitation 
ƒ National Urban Sanitation Policy
ƒ Recommended design period for sewerage systems components
ƒ Decentralized wastewater management system – decision tree 
ƒ Effluent standards ‐ norms for sewage & its use
Effluent standards  norms for sewage & its use
ƒ Recycling of Waste Water (Facts Sheet for Various Treatment Process) 
ƒ Septage management (Guidelines for the selection of system)
ƒ Recommended Norms for public toilets in public area
¾ Drainage
Drainage 
ƒ Methods for Estimation of Storm water runoff
ƒ Rain water harvesting including requirements of artificial recharge, techniques
¾ Electricity
ƒ National Electricity Policy 2005 ‐
National Electricity Policy 2005 recommended consumption levels 
recommended consumption levels

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Chapter 8: INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING (CONTD.)

¾ Solid waste management 
ƒ Systematic process 
Systematic process
ƒ Solid Waste Treatment Technologies & comparison
ƒ Disposal of Waste ‐ Landfill Gas Extraction (LFG), Regional Solid Waste Management 
ƒ Construction Waste
ƒ Specific Waste Handling‐ Nuclear or Radioactive Waste, E
Specific Waste Handling Nuclear or Radioactive Waste E‐Waste
Waste, Bio Medical Waste, 
Bio Medical Waste

¾ Domestic gas supply pipelines

¾ S i l lb h
Service level benchmarking for infrastructure
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Chapter 8: INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING (contd.) ‐SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE

¾ Provision of infrastructure‐ hierarchy, proximity, multiple uses, utilisation 
threshold self‐sufficiency
threshold, self‐sufficiency  
¾ Health Care Facilities –As per the Indian Public Health Standards (IPHS), 2012, 
NBC 2005 Part 3 and MPD 2021
¾ Social infrastructure norms as per NBC 2005 for:
ƒ Open spaces
ƒ Sports facilities 
ƒ Distribution services
ƒ Police, civil defence and home guards
ƒ Norms for safety facilities
ƒ Norms for Commercial Centres
¾ Planning norms for Urban street vendors
¾ Norms for cremation/ burial ground, banking facilities
¾ Planning  for mandis & wholesale agricultural produce markets, livestock 
management/ animal management center
¾ Provisions for hilly areas‐ NBC 2005, TCPO Draft Indian Standard for 
Development Planning in Hilly Areas
Development Planning in Hilly Areas
¾ Access provisions for Barrier Free Built Environment
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Chapter 8: INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING (contd.) ‐ TRANSPORTATION PLANNING 

¾ Design considerations for urban roads, footpaths, cycle tracks, design service 
volume 
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¾ Parking based on land use type
¾ Travel Demand modelling – detailed process 
¾ MRT options for the city including technical parameters for public transport 
options, Technical Parameters of Public Transport Options 
¾ Urban buses & characteristics
¾ TOD norms 
ƒ Demarcation of influence zone 
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ƒ Development Types within Influence Zones 
ƒ Influence Zone Plan 
ƒ Redevelopment Criteria and Minimum Project Size Criteria,
ƒ TOD Development Control Norms
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¾ Provisions for promoting Non Motorized vehicles
¾ Inland Water Transportation‐ National Transport Policy Committee (1980) 
recommended the principles for declaration of a National Waterway
¾ Airport planning Approximate Land Requirement for Airport infrastructure, Unit 
Airport planning‐ Approximate Land Requirement for Airport infrastructure Unit
area norms for Airport Terminal
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Chapter 9: SIMPLIFIED DEVELOPMENT PROMOTION REGULATIONS

¾ Revised urban land use classification

¾ Revised plot requirement regulations in land use zones as per
NBC (setbacks based on abutting road widths, rear and side
setback, distance from electrical lines
¾ Norms for low income housing
¾ Revisions and inclusions in development
p promotion regulations
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for specific land use zones
¾ Special requirements for barrier free built environment for
disabled and elderly persons
¾ Gender specific planning
¾ Building norms for Natural Habitat
¾ Form Based d Codes
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Key New Inclusions in the URDPFI Guidelines, 2014 – Volume II

Chapter 1:  Implications of 74th Constitution Amendment Act
¾ Provisions of 74th Constitution Amendment Act 
¾ New Roles and Functions of State Town and Country Planning Department 
¾ Status of the Provisions of 74
Status of the Provisions of 74th CAA  on Urban Local  Bodies
CAA on Urban Local Bodies
¾ Implications on Development Authorities/ Boards

Chapter 2: The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in LAAR Act, 2013   
¾ Basis of the new Act
Basis of the new Act
¾ Key Features

Chapter 3: Model Regional and Town Planning and Development Law, 1985  
¾ Key features
Key features
¾ Suggested modifications in the law

Chapter 4: Model Municipal Law , 2003 
¾ Key features
Key features
¾ Suggested changes in the Law

Chapter 5: State Level Planning – Existing Legal Framework 
¾ Key features of various state level legislations –
Key features of various state level legislations Maharashtra, HP, TN, Gujarat, Karnataka, 
Maharashtra HP TN Gujarat Karnataka
Bihar, Mizoram
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Chapter 6: Legal Requirements for Industrial Development
¾ Industries (Development and Regulation) Act, 1951 
¾ Industrial Policy, 1991 
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¾ Policy for Foreign Direct Investment
¾ Manufacturing Policy and Guidelines including 
ƒ National Manufacturing Policy 2011
ƒ NIMZ Guidelines 
ƒ SEZ Act 2005 
ƒ Scheme for cluster development under Ministries

Chapter 7: Other National Level – Legal Requirements
¾ National Heritage Conservation including AMASR Act 2010
¾ National Environmental Legal Requirements, including 
National Environmental Legal Requirements including
ƒ EIA Notification 2006
ƒ Environment Protection Act  1986
ƒ Forest Conservation Act 1980
Forest Conservation Act 1980
¾ Coastal Regulation Zone, 2011
¾ Eco‐Sensitive Zones 18
EMERGING CHALLENGES

¾ Out of 7033 Cities and Towns only 2632 have the statutory Master
Plans.

¾ Ministry has been advising the State Governments to formulate

Master Plan within 18 months .

¾ Notification of Census Towns‐ Out of 7933 cities and towns there

are 4041 statutoryy cities and towns while 3892 are census towns.

¾ Under AMRUT Mission ,a sub component as GIS based Master Plan

AMRUT Cities viz.,
viz all Class I cities with more than 1 lakh population
has been included.

¾ GIS based
b d Master Plansl f AMRUT Cities is one off the
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 EMERGING CHALLENGES    contd….
¾ Evolving standardized Methodology for preparing the Master
Plan/Regional plan.

¾ Documentation of Master Plans/Regional Plans.

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 ADOPTION  OF URDPFI GUIDELINES,2014

¾ Wide circulation of Draft URDPFI Guidelines, 2014‐ already done

¾ Uploaded on MoUD website : http://moud.gov.in/URDPFI.

¾ Regular monitoring of adoption by the State Governments.

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