Centre’s reply on non-inclusion of Gandhinagar in JnNURM

Dinosaur statue at Indroda park in Gandhinagar

By our correspondent, New Delhi, 27 March 2013

The Minister of state in the Ministry of Urban Development Smt. Deepa Dasmunshi in her reply to a question regarding inclusion of more cities including Gujarat capital Gandhinagar to Union government’s JnNURM scheme said that as per guideline of UIG, the number of cities under the Mission shall remain around 60. At present there are 65 cities under UIG of JnNURM and no more cities have been added.

“Requests for inclusion under Urban Infrastructure and Governance (UIG) of Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JnNURM) have been received from States during the Mission period in respect of Amravati, Aurangabad, Ayodhaya, Belgaum, Bellary, Biharshariff, Calicut, Darjeeling, Deoghar, Dhule, Faizabad, Gandhinagar, Gaya, Gorakhpur, Gulbarga, Guntur, Gurgaon, Gwalior, Haldia, Hubli-Dharward, Jhansi, Jodhpur, Kaithal, Kalimpong & Kurseong, Karamsad, Kolhapur, Kurnool, Kurukshetra-Pehowa, Malegaon, Nalanda, Panipat, Pawapuri, Port Blair, Rajgir, Sambalpur, Siliguri, Solapur, Sultanpur-Lodhi , Vrindavan, Warangal etc,” the minister said.

“As per guidelines of UIG, the number of cities under the Mission shall remain around 60. At present there are 65 cities covered under UIG of JnNURM and no more cities have been added. However, cities that are not covered under UIG are eligible for assistance under Urban Infrastructure Development Scheme for Small & Medium Towns (UIDSSMT) subject to conformity with the guidelines and availability of funds,” she added.