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Orissa INDIA
Reforms for Real Change
Government of India Launched the
Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JN NURM) in December
2005, it recognized that more funding of infrastructure projects will
not transform cities.
A strong focus on reforms, both at the urban local
body (ULB) level and at the state level is essential for a city’s
sustainable, long-term growth. Urban local bodies need to re-engineer
processes by adopting technology and states need to eliminate legal,
institutional and financial constraints impeding investments in urban
infrastructure and services. JNNURM thus specified a set of
comprehensive reforms, which cities would have
to implement in the seven-year Mission period. It recognizes the significance of this combination of funding and reforms and its potential to create vibrant, eminently livable, people-friendly cities. ‘Commitments to Reforms’ is thus the theme of Awards for excellence in Municipal Initiatives 2006-07. The Awards for Excellence in Municipal Initiatives 2006-07 was launched as a joint initiative by CRISIL and Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India.
Government of Orissa has won the State and Union Territories categories award for its commitment to implement the JNNURM reform agenda at the fastest pace among the competing states. The state has advantage of not having enacted the Rent Control Act and it also repealed the Urban Land Ceiling Act before launching of JNNURM. Building on these advantages, Govt. of Orissa has committed the complete reforms in the area of Public Disclosure, Community Participation and Stamp Duty by the third year of JNNURM itself. These commitments have enabled Orissa to emerge as leader among state governments of India.
Govt. of Orissa has committed to reduce stamp duty to 5% by the third year of the Mission, to incorporate the provision of the Public Disclosure law in the newly proposed Orissa Municipal law, enact a community participation law by the third year of JNNURM.
For any suggestion mail to:
City Managers
Association Orissa,
C/o Vice Chairman,
Bhubaneswar Development Authority,
Sachivalaya Marg, Bhubaneswar - 751001,
Orissa, India
Phone: +91-674-2395614 Fax: +91-674-2390633
Email:
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