About SUDA
State Urban Development Agency (SUDA) being a Registered Society was formed in the year 1991 under the aegis of erstwhile Municipal Affairs Department, Govt of west Bengal with an objective to ensure effective implementation of different development programme in urban areas of the State.The Chairman of the General Council of SUDA is the Hon’ble Minister-in-Charge, Urban Development & Municipal Affairs Department, Government of West Bengal while the Secretary UD & MA Department chairs the Governing Body of SUDA.
SUDA was initially entrusted with the implementation and monitoring of two Centrally Sponsored Programmes, namely, Nehru Rojgar Yojana (NRY) and Urban Basic Services for the Poor (UBSP). Subsequently, in last few decades SUDA implemented Integrated Low Cost Sanitation (ILCS) Programme, Urban Health-related programmes, Swarna Jayanti Sahari Rojgar Yojana (SJSRY), Integrated Development of Small & Medium Towns (IDSMT), Urban Infrastructure Development for Small & Medium Towns (UIDSSMT), Integrated Housing & Slum Development Programme (IHSDP), Rajiv Awas Yojana (RAY), Comprehensive Capacity Building Programme (CCBP) under JnNURM, National Urban Informatics Survey (NUIS) etc.
In September 2017, SUDA was restructured merging CMU,(Change Management Unit) another registered society under UD & MA Department with extended responsibility for establishment of an improved governance in urban areas of the State keeping a wider development vision.
Presently SUDA is implementing and monitoring several National Flagship Programmes including Atal Mission for Rejuvenation & Urban Transformation (AMRUT), Special BRGF Programme, Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana (U), PM SVANidhi, National Urban Health Mission (NUHM), Swachh Bharat Mission(Urban), National Social Assistance Programme(NSAP) and also the urban reforms activities through 128 urban local bodies of West Bengal.