JNNURM - GANGAPEDIA

City Development Plan for Agra City in the state of Uttar Pradesh under JNNURM
cantonment so that inter - jurisdictional issues as well as functional overlap can be sorted
out once and for all.
- Implement Ward Committee byelaws so that the ward committees can start functioning
properly
- Facilitate capacity building exercises for its staff so that they can be made aware of the
latest developments in the urban / municipal sector in India.
- Develop a database for all properties owned by the Corporation so that property portfolio
management can be done.
- Data base and MIS should be created so that all data is readily available
Role of Private Sector - Proposed Areas of Involvement
Presently, the private sector has hardly any role in the city. There is every possibility and potential to
bring about private sector participation in the provision of civic services. For example, private sector
participation can be made possible in the following areas:
- Provision and maintenance of public toilets
- Provision and maintenance of parks and playgrounds
- Provision and maintenance of bus shelters
- Solid waste management
- Provision and maintenance of night shelters for the urban poor
Role of NGOs - Proposed Areas of Involvement
The voluntary sector is a great boon for our urban areas. They are the people who have the urge and
enthusiasm to work with self-motivation. The need to be sympathetically viewed by the Municipal
Corporation and they should be involved at various levels viz.
- Involvement at the planning state
- Involvement at the budget preparation stage
- Involvement at the state of selection of contractors / private service providers
- Monitoring various projects as a watch dog
- Provision and maintenance of various civic services
- Arousing civic consciousness amongst the local residents
- Facilitating complaint redressal
- Keeping the city clean and green
- Making the experience of tourists pleasurable
- Mobilizing all the stakeholders together so that the city can be taken forward to its
destination.
If the above issues are taken into account and the above reforms are implemented, the state of
governance and urban infrastructure in the city of Agra would certainly see a remarkable
improvement in the times to come.
MANDATORY REFORMS
State Level
• Full implementation of 74th CAA
• Repeal of ULCRA
• Reform of Rent Control Act
• Rationalization of Stamp Duty not more than 5%
• Enactment of Public Disclosure Law
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