Presently the State Government is in a process of introducing a concept of formulation of Draft Development Plan in the Municipalities. Such Draft Development Plan will have to be formulated taking into the felt needs of the citizens and has to be discussed in each Ward Committee and subsequently in the meeting of the Board of Councillors. Such Draft Development Plan is envisioned to contain development perspective of the Municipality encompassing infrastructural, social and overall economic development including the socio-economic upliftment of both the economically and socially weaker sections of populace including women.
DDP Preparation
Following the 74th Constitutional Amendment Act
(CAA), Government of West Bengal transferred all newly mandated
functions to Urban Local Bodies (ULBs). A new
West Bengal Municipal Act was passed in 1993,
which requires ULBs to prepare "Draft
Development Plans" addressing the entire range
of municipal functions. KUSP envisages the DDP
as a comprehensive business plan of the ULBs
that set out a broad vision and strategy while
also providing the framework for allocating
project funds and government support. DDPs will
address: economic development, land-use planning
and control, infrastructure development, ULB
revenue and expenditure, operation and
maintenance of services, organisation
development and management issues. The DDP will
provide a mechanism for bringing about
convergence of different state and GoI
programmes. Developing a robust process for the
preparation of DDPs that reflects a consensus of
all stakeholders and the preparation of DDPs
themselves lies at the heart of this project.
The DDP process would also include in its scope,
the informal settlements within a municipality
and would consider the rehabilitation and
service needs of people living in such
settlements.
The Change Management Unit (CMU), under the
Municipal Affairs Department (MAD), Government of West Bengal have
started the implementation of the project. All
the 40 ULBs under KUSP have almost completed
Preparation of DDP.
On the outset of the above, Government of West Bengal have decided to
extend the DDP preparation programme to the rest
85 nos of ULBs of the State, in the same tune to
the DDP Preparation under KUSP programme an now
it is going in full swing under KUSP Roll out
programme.
