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WAY FORWARD

n The budget proposal will mark a new beginning in the
Urban planning will determine the fate of country's planned and systematic urbanisation.
our cities in Amrit Kaal and it is only well-
n The work of experts will strengthen planning and urban
planned cities that will determine the
good governance in the city's development. Continuous
fate of India. Our cities will also become
work in transportation, infrastructure, and water
climate-resilient and water secure only
management will be done in a focused manner.
with better planning.
n The government will take urban development to a new
- Narendra Modi, Prime Minister level by strengthening the urban planning ecosystem,
leveraging private sector expertise, and establishing
Centers of Excellence for budget implementation.
n In Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities, investment in infrastructure
and planning will increase in order to make cities
garbage-free, water-safe, and climate-friendly.
n Artificial intelligence will be used in architecture, the
zero discharge model, energy positivity, land use
efficiency, transit corridors, and other areas.

n Facilities related to children are also being taken care of
in urban planning.
n Whenever a house is built, industries like cement, steel,
paint, and furniture get a boost. Startups and industries
are being added to it.

Achievements that served
as the foundation... After independence, only two planned cities have
been developed in the country so far. India's
n Since changing the status of metro connectivity in the position in the world would have been very
country prior to 2014, work on metro rail in many cities different if 75 planned cities had been developed
has been completed, and India has surpassed many during India's 75 years of independence.
other countries in this regard. Work is now being done to
strengthen it even more and connect it all the way to the end. These goals will be completed in one year
n The mountains of garbage in the cities are being Rs 23,175 crore
removed. Startups are being added to this. They are
consistently helped by the government. kept for MRTS and Metro projects. Target
to lay about 75 km of new metro line and
n Wealth is being created from thousands of tonnes of make 24 km operational.
waste using a circular economy. In 2014, only 14-15
percent of waste in the country was processed; today, it 67,000 new homes
is up to 75 percent.
Under PM Awas Yojana Urban houses
n 'Amrit-2.0' has been launched for clean drinking water will be built where slums are under the
in cities, and with this scheme, work will now be done scheme.
on the plan ahead of the traditional model of water and
sewage.

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