Municipal and Urban Planning in West Bengal during the 11th Five Year Plan
Health
Community based health
care services already taken up in 63 ULBs under IPP VIII, IPP-VIII
Extn., CUDP-III, CSIP, RCH.
Remaining 63 towns being covered with budgetary support by Health & Family Welfare Department.
Urban Health Policy being finalized.
Providing all types of health facilities in health centres run by ULBs.
Health - 11th Plan Target
Parameter
Present status
(SRS 2005)
11th Plan Target
IMR
31
17
MMR
NA
50
TFR
2.3
1.6
Malnutrition(<3)
NA
23%
Anaemia(15-49)
NA
30%
Sex Ratio
NA
975
Institutional Delivery
76.5%
100%
Fully immunised children
70.3%
100%
3 Ante Natal check ups
87.3%
100%
Education
To bring down drop out rate < 30%
Literacy to be increased to > 92%
Enrolment to be increased to 100%
Capacity building of Ward level education committee
All learners to be covered in mid day meal programme
1062 Sishu Shiksha Kendras functioning in 66 ULBs. Remaining ULBs to be covered during 11th Five Year Plan
Involvement of NHG, NHC, CDS in Health and education activities to be ensured
Stakeholder participation and Improved service delivery
Citizens involvement through Ward Committees
Involvement of NHG / NHC and CDS made mandatory.
Preparation of Draft Development Plan through consultative process.
Introduction of Citizen's Charter
e-governance for improved services
Assessment of citizens' satisfaction to be taken up at regular intervals.
Develop grievance redressal mechanism.
Improving Financial Health
Augmentation of both tax and non tax revenue of ULBs
To switch over to unit area based property tax system gradually - attempted in Kolkata to begin with
Levy of user charges to recover O&M cost while protecting urban poor and explore possibility of private sector management of services in water supply and SWM.
Inventory of assets and use of land as resources
Credit rating of ULBs to access capital market
To provide support to Municipal Dev. Fund being created
That are liveable, environmentally balanced and
investment friendly
With dynamic municipal system with efficient service
delivery mechanism
That cater to welfare and upliftment of living
standard of citizen especially of urban poor
This calls for
Development of physical and social infrastructure
Holistic approach covering health, education and
employment aspects
People’s participation in planning decision making and
implementation process so as to add to sustainability
Empowerment of women, weaker section, and minority
Groups
Ensuring urban-rural integration
Reducing disparity between KMA and Non-KMA towns.
