Urban Development Authorities are statutory civic bodies created for the development of planned infrastructure and housing projects in cities of India. The foundation for current Indian Urban Development Authorities is based on the structure designed during the British colonial era as a result of the Bombay plague in 1896. An Urban Development Authority for each town is created per the 74th amendment to the Constitution of India. The authority consists of planners and bureaucrats who are specialised in civic planning. The officials of the authority work with state governments in town planning activities.
History and objective
Each Urban Development Authority consists of a group of individuals and agencies who are responsible for planning infrastructure development in Indian cities. The individuals are specialised in various aspects of town planning activities.
Activities
Urban Development Authority planners are responsible for the following.
Ensuring that town planning schemes are implemented. Creating and implementing development plans for notified areas. Creation and implementation of urban area development initiatives like affordable housing and slum-dwellers development. Implementation of Local Area Plans for the improvement of existing areas. Modernising building laws. Promoting transit-oriented development. Inclusion of conversion of heritage buildings in local area plans. Social and economic development planning.
Challenges
The Urban Development Authority planners are faced with following challenges:
Meeting housing needs of urban settlers. Investment in development initiatives. Resolving drinking water issues. Resolving sanitation issues.
List of authorities
Urban Development Authorities exist for the following cities in India.
Andhra Pradesh Rank City District Urban Development Authority 1AnantapurAnantapurAnantapuramu–Hindupur Urban Development Authority2EluruEluruEluru Urban Development Authority3Rajahmundry, KakinadaEast Godavari, KakinadaGodavari Urban Development Authority4KurnoolKurnoolKurnool Urban Development Authority5NelloreSPSR NelloreNellore Urban Development Authority6TirupatiTirupatiTirupati Urban Development Authority7Vijayawada, GunturNTR, Krishna, Guntur, PalnaduAndhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority8VisakhapatnamVisakhapatnam, Vizianagaram, AnakapalliVisakhapatnam Metropolitan Region Development Authority9BobbiliVizianagaramBobbili Urban Development Authority10ChittoorChittoorChittoor Urban Development Authority11OngolePrakasamOngole Urban Development Authority12PuttaparthiSri Sathya SaiPuttaparthi Urban Development Authority13SrikakulamSrikakulamSrikakulam Urban Development Authority14MachilipatnamKrishnaMachilipatnam Urban Development Authority15MadanapalleAnnamayya, ChittoorPalamaner Kuppam Madanapalle Urban Development Authority16KadapaYSRAnnamayya Urban Development Authority
Assam
Rank City District Urban Development Authority 1GuwahatiGuwahatiGuwahati Metropolitan Development Authority2TinsukiaTinsukiaTinsukia Development Authority3DibrugarhDibrugarhDibrugarh Development Authority4SivasagarSivasagarSivasagar Development Authority5JorhatJorhatJorhat Development Authority6NaziraNaziraNazira Development Authority7TezpurTezpurTezpur Development Authority8NagaonNagaonNagaon Development Authority9JagiroadJagiroadJagiroad Development Authority10NalbariNalbariNalbari Development Authority11BongaigaonBongaigaonBongaigaon Development Authority12SilcharSilcharSilchar Development Authority13GolaghatGolaghatGolaghat Development Authority14LakhimpurLakhimpurNorth Lakhimpur Development Authority15SonariSonariSonari Development Authority16DiphuDiphuDiphu Development Authority17DergaonDergaonDergaon Development Authority18CharialiCharialiB. Chariali Development Authority19KarimganjKarimganjKarimganj Development Authority20DhubriDhubriDhubri-Gouripur Development Authority21MangaldoiMangaldoiMangaldoi Development Authority22GoalparaGoalparaGoalpara Development Authority23KokrajharKokrajharKokrajhar Development Authority24DhemajiDhemajiDhemaji Development Authority25BarpetaBarpetaBarpeta Development Authority
Bihar Rank City District Urban Development Authority 1PatnaPatnaBihar Urban Infrastructure Development Corporation2PatnaPatnaPatna Regional Development Authority
Chhattisgarh Rank City District Urban Development Authority 1RaipurRaipurNava Raipur Atal Nagar Vikas Pradhikaran
Goa Rank City District Urban Development Authority 1MargaoMargaoSouth Goa Planning & Development Authority2PanajiPanajiNorth Goa Planning & Development Authority3Vasco Da GamaVasco Da GamaMormugao Planning & Development Authority
Gujarat
Rank City District Urban Development Authority 1AhmedabadAhmedabadAhmedabad Urban Development Authority2RajkotRajkotRajkot Urban Development Authority3SuratSuratSurat Urban Development Authority4VadodaraVadodaraVadodara Urban Development Authority5SomnathGir SomnathSomnath Urban Development Authority6JamnagarJamnagarJamnagar Area Development Authority7BhujKutchBhuj Area Development Authority8BhavnagarBhavnagarBhavnagar Area Development Authority9JunagadhJunagadhJunagadh Urban Development Authority10GandhinagarGandhinagarGandhinagar Urban Development Authority
Haryana
Rank City District Urban Development Authority 1HaryanaHaryanaHaryana Shahari Vikas Pradhikaran2HaryanaHaryanaHaryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation
Karnataka Rank City District Urban Development Authority 1MangaloreMangaloreMangalore Urban Development Authority2MysoreMysoreMysore Urban Development Authority3BangaloreBangaloreBangalore Development Authority4BangaloreBangaloreBangalore Metropolitan Region Development Authority5BijapurBijapurBijapur Urban Development Authority
Kerala Rank City District Urban Development Authority 1KochiKochiGoshree Islands Development Authority2KochiKochiGreater Cochin Development Authority3KollamKollamKollam Development Authority4ThiruvananthapuramThiruvananthapuramThiruvananthapuram Development Authority5ThrissurThrissurThrissur Development Authority
Madhya Pradesh Rank City District Urban Development Authority 1IndoreIndoreIndore Development Authority2JabalpurJabalpurJabalpur Development Authority3UjjainUjjainUjjain Development Authority
Maharashtra Rank City District Urban Development Authority 1Navi MumbaiNavi MumbaiCity and Industrial Development Corporation2MaharashtraMaharashtraMaharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority3MumbaiMumbaiMumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority4NagpurNagpurNagpur Improvement Trust5NagpurNagpurNagpur Metropolitan Region Development Authority6NashikNashikNashik Metropolitan Region Development Authority7PunePunePune Metropolitan Region Development Authority
Odisha Rank City District Urban Development Authority 1BhubaneswarKhordhaBhubaneswar Development Authority2CuttackCuttackCuttack Development Authority
Punjab Rank City District Urban Development Authority 1PunjabPunjabPunjab Urban Planning and Development Authority
Rajasthan Rank City District Urban Development Authority 1AjmerAjmerAjmer Development Authority2BharatpurBharatpurBharatpur Development Authority3BikanerBikanerBikaner Development Authority4JaipurJaipurJaipur Development Authority5JodhpurJodhpurJodhpur Development Authority6KotaKotaKota Development Authority7UdaipurUdaipurUdaipur Development Authority
Tamil Nadu Rank City District Urban Development Authority 1ChennaiChennaiChennai Metropolitan Development Authority2CoimbatoreCoimbatoreCoimbatore Urban Development Authority3SalemSalemSalem Urban Development Authority4MaduraiMaduraiMadurai Urban Development Authority5HosurKrishnagiriHosur Urban Development Authority6TiruppurTiruppurTiruppur Urban Development Authority7TiruchirappalliTiruchirappalliTiruchirappalli Urban Development Authority
Telangana
Rank City District Urban Development Authority 1HyderabadHyderabadHyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority2Nizamabad, TelanganaNizamabad, TelanganaNizamabad Urban Development Authority3KarimnagarKarimnagarSatavahana Urban Development Authority4KhammamKhammamStambadri Urban Development Authority5MahabubnagarMahabubnagar districtMahabubnagar Urban Development Authority6WarangalWarangalKakatiya Urban Development Authority7SiddipetSiddipet districtSiddipet Urban Development Authority8NalgondaNalgonda DistrictNeelagiri Urban Development Authority9MancherialMancherial districtMancherial Urban Development Authority10KodangalVikarabad DistrictKodangal Area Development Authority
Uttar Pradesh Rank City District Urban Development Authority 1KanpurKanpurKanpur Development Authority
Uttarakhand Rank City District Urban Development Authority 1Mussoorie, DehradunDehradunMussoorie Dehradun Development Authority2Haridwar, RoorkeeHaridwarHaridwar Roorkee Development Authority
West Bengal Rank City District Urban Development Authority 1KolkataKolkataKolkata Improvement Trust2KolkataKolkataKolkata Metropolitan Development Authority3SiliguriSiliguriSiliguri Jalpaiguri Development Authority4KolkataKolkataWest Bengal Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation
Delhi Rank City District Urban Development Authority 1DelhiDelhiDelhi Development Authority
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