Urban development including urban planning comes under the purview of State Government. The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) supports States/ Union Territories by issuing advisories, design standards and schematic interventions for optimal use of technology for integrated urban planning.
Under Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT), a sub-scheme on ‘Formulation of GIS based Master Plan for AMRUT Cities’ has been approved to facilitate States and cities to take up Master Planning and is being implemented in 456 towns of 35 States/ UTs.
Further, Ministry of housing and Urban Affairs has launched AMRUT 2.0 on October 1, 2021 under which a sub-scheme on ‘Formulation of GIS based Master Plans for Class-II towns with the population 50,000 – 99,999’ has been proposed with the objectives to develop standardized base maps, land use maps, master plans, and urban geo-portal using Geographical Information System (GIS).
This information was given by the Minister of State for Housing & Urban Affairs, Shri Kaushal Kishore, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
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