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Urban Development States - Other States Promote inclusive cities, PM tells Chief Ministers
Our Bureau New Delhi, Aug. 28 The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, has asked Chief Ministers to prepare time-bound action plans for providing all basic services for the urban poor in major cities in their States. The Prime Minister sought their personal attention to promote the concept of inclusive cities in which citizens have affordable access to basic amenities, an official release said here. The Prime Minister, in a letter to the Chief Ministers, said that while the States have responded to the challenges offered by the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), there was a need to focus on the component of basic services to the urban poor to implement the charter of JNNURM. This component relates to provision of basic entitlements and amenities to urban poor in terms of security of tenure, affordable housing, water and sanitation facilities while envisaging convergence of health, education and social security. The mission also seeks internal earmarking in Urban Local Body budgets for provision of basic services to the urban poor. Dr Singh has also urged the Chief Ministers to direct each city to develop these plans using innovative resource mobilisation models to finance the projects by combining funds provided by the Central and State Governments, with community and private resources.
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