Local Administration by People Participation
Urban Infrastructure Development Sheme for Small & Medium Towns(UIDSMT)
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SJSRY
UIDSSMT/IDSMT/IDSMT
EIUS
NORAD
Low Cost Sanitation
Solid Waste Management Project
IHSDP
JNNRUM
RGURF
Maintainance of Urban Local Body Roads
Sewerage Scheme

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Integrated Development of Small and Medium Towns(IDSMT).

Origin of the Scheme :

      In order to uplift the small towns of the country and to make these towns self dependent, the Government of India has launched a scheme as Integrated Development of Small and Medium Towns(IDSMT).

      This scheme was started in Himachal Pradesh in the year 1992. however, this scheme was then implemented by Town & Country Planning F&CP) Department of the Pradesh. In the year 1995-96 this scheme was transferred to Directorate of Urban Development.

Main objective of the scheme :

  • To slow down migration from Rural to Urban Areas.
  • Improving infrastructure facilities and helping in the creation of durable public assets in small and medium towns.
  • Promoting resource generating schemes for Urban Local Bodies to improve their overall financial position and ability to take long term infrastructure development programme on their own as well as to repay the borrowed capital and user in necessary municipal reforms.

Admissible Components

  1. Construction of Shopping Complexes.
  2. Construction of roads,streets,drains.
  3. Community Halls,
  4. Yatri Niwas,
  5. development of parks and construction of parking places etc.

FUNDING PATTERN OF THE SCHEME :

The funding pattern of the scheme is as under :-

      Before the year 1995-96 [ Town & Country Planning ]

Central Assistance State Share
50% of Project Cost 50% of Project Cost

From the year 1995-96 [ Directorate of Urban Development ]

Category to Town (Population)
Project Cost
Central Assistance
State Share
Financial Institution Loan
A. Less than 20,000
100.00
48.00
32.00
20.00
B. For 20,000-50,000
200.00
90.00
60.00
50.00
45%
30%
25%
C. For 50,000 -1,00,000
350.00
150.00
100.00
100.00
 
42%
29%
29%
D. For 1,00,000-3,00,000
550.00
210.00
140.00
200.00
38%
26%
36%

 

Urban Infrastructure Development Sheme for Small & Medium Towns(UIDSMT):

In December, 2005, this scheme Government of India has launched a new scheme namely Urban Infrastructure Development Sheme for Small & Medium Towns(UIDSMT) by subsuming the existing schemes of IDSMT(Integrated Development of Small and Medium Towns) and AUWSP(Accelerated Urban Water Supply Programme).

Admissible Components:-

  1. Urban Renewal i.e. redevelopment of inner (old) city areas this includes widening of narrow streets , shifting of industrial / commercial establishments from non-conforming (inner city) to conforming (outer city) areas to reduce congestion, replacement of old and worn -out water pipes by new/ higher capacity ones, renewal of sewerage/ drainage/solid waste disposal systems etc.
  2. Water supply (including de-sanitation plants) and sanitation.
  3. Sewerage and Solid waste Management .
  4. Construction and improvement of drains / storm water drains.
  5. Construction and upgradation of roads, high-ways/ express ways.
  6. Parking lots / spaces on Public-Private -Partnership basis.
  7. Development of heritage areas.
  8. Prevention and rehabilitation of soil erosion/ land slides.
  9. Preservation of water bodies.

From the December ,2005 [ Directorate of Urban Development ]

The Project is to be prepared by the ULB as per the funding patteern below:

Central Share State Share ULB's Share
80%
10% 10%

Government of Himachal Pradesh has declared HIMUDA as the nodal agency for preparation and execution of the UIDSSMT Scheme. Nodal Agency:- Government of Himachal Pradesh has declared HIMUDA as the nodal agency for preparation and execution of the UIDSSMT Scheme.

Nodal agency will be responsible for the following :-

  1. Inviting project proposals from ULBs / Para-statal / implementing agencies.
  2. Techno-economic appraisal of the projects either through in house expertise or by outside agencies through out sourcing .
  3. Management of funds received from Central and State Governments.
  4. Disbursement of the funds.
  5. Furnishing of Utilisation certificates within 12 months of the closure of the financial year and quarterly physical and financial progress reports to the Ministry of Urban Development.
  6. Maintenance of audited accounts of funds released to the ULBs and implementing agencies.
  7. Monitoring of implementation of reforms and infrastructure projects.

Urban Reforms:- Before the project is submitted for approval to the GOI, the State Government and ULBs will have to accept implementation of agenda of reforms . The proposed reforms shall broadly fall in two categories :-

a) Mandatory reforms by State and the ULBs

b) Optional reforms by State and the ULB