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Andhra Pradesh Municipal Development Project (APMDP) is a US$ 350 MILLION project implemented by Government of Andhra Pradesh (GoAP) with support from World Bank
Andhra Pradesh Municipal Development Project (APMDP) is a US$ 350 MILLION project implemented by Government of Andhra Pradesh (GoAP) with support from World Bank
Objectives
High-priority urban services in selected ULBs of AP
Urban services to improve will
be chosen and implemented by eligible ULBs who self select themselves in
a demand driven manner based on access criteria established under the
project which would be approved by the Steering Committee in the
Government of AP. The project will support improvements in the
financial, technical, and management capacities of all ULBs of Andhra
Pradesh through technical assistance
Capacity of ULBs to develop and manage urban services
The project will also pursue
improvement of the state-level framework that defines ULBs’ autonomy,
accountability, and incentives for performance, as well as GoAP’s
capacity to monitor, and provide policy and technical support for, ULBs
performance and development. The project will also lay the groundwork
for capacity building of the urban poor through studies and community
training centers.
1)
7 Awards For AP
Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy congratulated municipal and urban development officials for bagging 7 national awards.
Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy on Sunday congratulated the officials of municipal administration and urban development, the GHMC, and the Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada and Kadapa municipal corporations on winning JNNURM Best Performance Awards in various categories.
Minister for Municipal Administration and Urban Development, Maheedhar Reddy, and officials of the department called on the Chief Minister and showed him the awards bagged by the department.
The Chief Minister advised them to concentrate on slum improvement in urban areas by providing the required infrastructure like storm water drains, drinking water supply and sanitation. Besides, he wanted the department to speed up the works of providing 24x7 water supply in all the municipalities.
Kiran Reddy asked the officials to concentrate on employment generation by promoting more self help groups in urban areas also.
At the 5th National Annual Conference of JNNURM hosted by the Union Ministry of Urban Development and Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation on December 3rd, Andhra Pradesh bagged the highest number of awards for performance in urban development, service delivery, governance reforms and pro-poor focus in implementation of projects and reforms.
The selected panel for the awards comprised of eminent and independent national urban experts, academicians, and practitioners. While Andhra Pradesh received 4 awards last year for performance in 2008-09, the state has improved its tally to 7 this year for its performance in 2009-10.
Andhra Pradesh has bagged 50% of the awards (7 out of 14 eligible awards) for best performance in various categories of urban and pro-poor development.
Union Minister for Urban Development S Jaipal Reddy, and Minister for Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Kumari Selja distributed the coveted awards at the conference.
Award 1: Andhra Pradesh received the 1st prize awarded to states i.e. Best State for implementation of pro-poor governance and service delivery reforms including earmarking of pre-determined budget for the poor, reserving developed land for EWS and LIG category housing, and the provision of other services. The award, which also carries a cash prize of Rs. 5 lakh was bestowed upon Dr. Vijay Kumar, Secretary, Municipal Administration and Urban Development, and K Bhoopal Reddy, Managing Director, Andhra Pradesh Urban Finance and Infrastructure Development Corporation.
Award 2: Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) received the Best City award for improvement in solid waste management. Hyderabad Mayor Banda Karthika Chandra Reddy and Dr. Sameer Sharma, Commissioner, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, received the award and cash prize.
Awards 3 and 4: Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation received 2 prestigious prizes - Best BSUP City for delivery of basic services for the urban poor from the Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation, and Best City for implementation of reforms from the Ministry of Urban Development. The Best BSUP City award was shared with Surat Municipal Corporation. Mayor P Janardhan Rao and V N Vishnu, Commissioner, Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation, received the awards and cash prizes.
Award 5: Vijayawada Municipal Corporation received the coveted Best City award for overall urban development and progress in service delivery from the Ministry of Urban Development. Piyush Kumar, Special Officer, VMC, and G Ravi Babu, Commissioner, Vijayawada Municipal Corporation, received the award.
Awards 6 and 7: From among the small and medium towns, Kadapa Municipal Corporation received the highest number of awards. It won 2 awards for implementation of the Integrated Housing and Slum Development Project (IHSDP), and Joint Award (along with Nanded in Maharashtra) for Best City in Community Mobilisation. D.John Samson, Commissioner, Kadapa Municipal Corporation, received the awards.
Minister for Municipal Administration and Urban Development, Maheedhar Reddy, and officials of the department called on the Chief Minister and showed him the awards bagged by the department.
The Chief Minister advised them to concentrate on slum improvement in urban areas by providing the required infrastructure like storm water drains, drinking water supply and sanitation. Besides, he wanted the department to speed up the works of providing 24x7 water supply in all the municipalities.
Kiran Reddy asked the officials to concentrate on employment generation by promoting more self help groups in urban areas also.
At the 5th National Annual Conference of JNNURM hosted by the Union Ministry of Urban Development and Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation on December 3rd, Andhra Pradesh bagged the highest number of awards for performance in urban development, service delivery, governance reforms and pro-poor focus in implementation of projects and reforms.
The selected panel for the awards comprised of eminent and independent national urban experts, academicians, and practitioners. While Andhra Pradesh received 4 awards last year for performance in 2008-09, the state has improved its tally to 7 this year for its performance in 2009-10.
Andhra Pradesh has bagged 50% of the awards (7 out of 14 eligible awards) for best performance in various categories of urban and pro-poor development.
Union Minister for Urban Development S Jaipal Reddy, and Minister for Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Kumari Selja distributed the coveted awards at the conference.
Award 1: Andhra Pradesh received the 1st prize awarded to states i.e. Best State for implementation of pro-poor governance and service delivery reforms including earmarking of pre-determined budget for the poor, reserving developed land for EWS and LIG category housing, and the provision of other services. The award, which also carries a cash prize of Rs. 5 lakh was bestowed upon Dr. Vijay Kumar, Secretary, Municipal Administration and Urban Development, and K Bhoopal Reddy, Managing Director, Andhra Pradesh Urban Finance and Infrastructure Development Corporation.
Award 2: Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) received the Best City award for improvement in solid waste management. Hyderabad Mayor Banda Karthika Chandra Reddy and Dr. Sameer Sharma, Commissioner, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, received the award and cash prize.
Awards 3 and 4: Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation received 2 prestigious prizes - Best BSUP City for delivery of basic services for the urban poor from the Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation, and Best City for implementation of reforms from the Ministry of Urban Development. The Best BSUP City award was shared with Surat Municipal Corporation. Mayor P Janardhan Rao and V N Vishnu, Commissioner, Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation, received the awards and cash prizes.
Award 5: Vijayawada Municipal Corporation received the coveted Best City award for overall urban development and progress in service delivery from the Ministry of Urban Development. Piyush Kumar, Special Officer, VMC, and G Ravi Babu, Commissioner, Vijayawada Municipal Corporation, received the award.
Awards 6 and 7: From among the small and medium towns, Kadapa Municipal Corporation received the highest number of awards. It won 2 awards for implementation of the Integrated Housing and Slum Development Project (IHSDP), and Joint Award (along with Nanded in Maharashtra) for Best City in Community Mobilisation. D.John Samson, Commissioner, Kadapa Municipal Corporation, received the awards.
2) Municipal corporation plans to take up survey of houses
Objective is to find out how many of them have deviations
VMC unlikely to slap additional tax on those who failed to apply under BPS
State government likely to extend BPS deadline, say official sources
Though the State government issued orders in that direction a couple of months ago, it is learnt that there are chances of extending the deadline of the scheme. Many municipalities and municipal corporations in the State could not collect even 30 per cent of the penal amount under the scheme. With regard to the city, the VMC is yet to dispose of many applications. To facilitate the municipalities, the government is likely to extend the deadline, officials sources say.
Likewise, there are house owners, who have either deviated from the sanctioned plan or violated it, or do not have a plan at all.
Such people have not applied under the BPS. And, there is a possibility of uproar from the public if the corporation ignored these house owners, and collected additional property tax from the BPS applicants. On the other hand, the government asked the corporations to take up a survey of every house under their jurisdictions, official sources say.
The prime objective of the survey is to find out as to how many houses have deviations and how many do not have approved plans.
GIS mapping
The VMC, in that direction, is contemplating taking up a survey of every house in the city.
Though it is still in a rudimentary stage, the officials are using Geographic Information System (GIS) mapping procedure.
A ‘utility map' of the city would be prepared after the survey, and would be linked to revenue utilities.
By the time the survey is completed, the government may give a “direction” regarding collection of additional 25 percent on property tax from the people who have not responded to the BPS, official sources say. It may be recalled that the VMC made similar efforts in this direction two years ago. But it did not bear fruit. The corporation awarded GIS mapping project to Hyderabad-based Speck Systems. The idea of the project was to superimpose the field data, such as door number, property tax assessment number, water and underground drainage (UGD) connections details, area of the property and the like on satellite images.
The officials then stated that it would be helpful in knowing whether a given property was assessed or not, under-assessed or over assessed, as the field data will be clubbed with the property tax assessments.
