(a) whether the Government has formulated any schemes to redefine urban areas by including large areas in periphery of towns and cities and extending their municipal limits; and
(b) if so, the details thereof?
(a) whether the Government has formulated any schemes to redefine urban areas by including large areas in periphery of towns and cities and extending their municipal limits; and
(b) if so, the details thereof?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT
( SHRI AJAY MAKEN )
(a)&(b): No, Sir. The extension of municipal boundaries/city
limits including periphery areas is within the purview of the
State Government. However, urban area as defined by Census of
India, 2001 is taken as follows:
(1) All statutory places with a municipality, corporation,
cantonment board or notified town area committee, etc.
(2) A place satisfying the following three criteria
simultaneously:
(i) a minimum population of 5000;
(ii) at least 75 per cent of male working population
engaged in non-agricultural pursuits; and
(iii) a density of population of at least 400 per sq.km.
(1000 per sq.mile).
Under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM),
the projects are taken up within the cities/urban agglomerations
which include peri-urban areas and outgrowths also.