Final Report On City Development and Slum Upgradation Strategy of Bengaluru
Final Report On City Development and Slum Upgradation Strategy of Bengaluru
Final Report On City Development and Slum Upgradation Strategy of Bengaluru
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City Development and Slum Upgradation
Strategy Report - Bengaluru
Cities Alliance
JBIC
USAID
We also thank all the stakeholders, involved in each of the initiatives, for their valuable
time towards the success of this endeavour.
We would especially like to thank the expert panel for putting in their expertise and
efforts through extensive consultation process at all stages of evaluation process to be
able to arrive at key conclusions & strategies with regard to the initiatives that would be
showcased through this report. And also help in assessing the urban poor, planning &
municipal reforms issues & implement the recommendations.
We acknowledge Mr. Sandeep Dash for his constant guidance and support during the
entire CDSUS project activity.
We thank Dr. S. Subramanya, IAS, Commissioner, BBMP & President CMAK for his
mentorly support & guidance.
We acknowledge Cities Alliance for providing the financial assistance to this project &
US AID, JBIC for being the co financers & also providing valuable inputs & interaction
during the project.
Special thanks are also due to all the staff at CMAK, BBMP & KUIDFC for their support,
encouragement and critique during the entire documentation process.
Lastly we would like to acknowledge each and every individual who has generously
contributed in making this CDSUS report possible.
However as in any Asian cities even in Bangalore slums co-exist with well-
developed areas. In addition to recognised slums, a large number of poor
households live in mixed settlements, in un-recognised low-income settlements
and in villages that are surrounded by the expanding urban sprawl (urban
villages). Most such areas have large deficiencies in water supply and
environmental sanitation infrastructure and services.
In the present structure, both activities namely urban planning and citywide slum
upgradation is fragmented among various institutions like Municipal Corporation,
Development Authority, Utility Board, Slum Clearance Board, Housing Board,
etc. In the context of JNNURM and various other funded programs, Bangalore
city has an opportunity to increase investments in infrastructure and slum
upgradation. Government of Karnataka (GoK) positioned Bengaluru Mahanagar
Palike (BMP) as the key centre for this coordinated efforts in compliance with the
implementation of 74th constitutional amendment which envisages urban
decentralization and empowers local bodies.
However resources are limited in BBMP & there is an urgent need for
involvement of Management tools & techniques in planning & implementation of
projects. This requires professional management involving experts, individuals,
stakeholders etc. Hence creation of a Strategic Advisory Cell (SAC), change unit
in Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagar Palike (BBMP) would be an ideal driver for such
initiatives, which identifies the existing slum situation, and also plan for future
growth. This strategy would be woven into the JNNURM & other investments so
that the growth process is effectively managed.
In the above context the City Development & Slum Upgradation Strategy
(CDSUS) project report would act as a guide & ready reckon to focus on
developing strategies based on above observations & derive strategies & action
plans, develop ToRs for speedy implementation of recommendations.
Mr. M Srinivas
Project Manager, CDSUS Project
Sl.No Contents
i Acknowledgement
ii Foreword
iii Preface
iv CDSUS Project Team
v Table of Contents
vi Abbreviations
a City Profile
Chapter I Objectives and Outputs
Chapter II Existing Situation
a Slums, Urban Poverty and Land Issues
b Access to Land, Infrastructure and Services
c Access to Land and Process of Planning
d Resource mobilization and Institutional Issues
Chapter III Strategic Actions
Chapter IV The Strategic Advisory Cell
Annexure
An Overview of Slum Improvement and Poverty Alleviation
Annexure 1
Programmes in Karnataka.
Annexure 2 Terms of Reference for Poverty Mapping
Annexure 3 Terms of Reference Redevelopment Programme
Annexure 4 Terms of Reference Strategic Advisory Cell
third most populous city and fifth-most Muslims, 1.05% of Jains and 5.79% of
Notified Villages
BMP Area
Bommanahalli CMC
Byatarayanapura CMC
Dasarahalli CMC
K. R. Puram CMC
Mahadevapura CMC
R R nagar CMC
Yelahanka CMC
Kengeri TMC
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OBBJJEECCTTIIVVEESS AANNDD OOUUTTPPUUTTSS Regular income, employment
opportunities and purchasing power;
11.. The primary objective of this Access to services such as health
exercise is to set up a Strategic care, education, water and sanitation;
Advisory Cell (SAC) within Bruhat and
Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) Political power, participation, dignity
to address growth management and and respect.
service delivery issues as a result of the In the context of the city’s rapid
extension of its jurisdiction from 226.2 expansion, these issues are further
sq. km to 813.62 sq. km. The added compounded.
area includes a large segment of the
City and Town Municipal Councils, 33.. As in the case of poverty
wherein a certain level of basic eradication, a critical issue facing
infrastructure exists; though not at par Bengaluru is that of growth
with the core city. The villages have management and service delivery
lower level of services, but there are which, is divided up between the BBMP
locations that have witnessed peri- and a large number of organizations/
urbanization to a great extent. parastatals such as the development
authority, utility board and the slum
22.. With an overall growth, the city board.
has been witnessing an increase in the
percentage of urban poor. A large 44.. As with the problem of poverty, it
percentage of its population (about 18 is imperative to strengthen the planning
per cent, although estimates vary), is mechanism in order to achieve an
living in slums. In addition to the overall improvement in the living
recognized slums, a large number of conditions. In this regard the planning
poor households live in mixed focus requires:
settlements, un-recognized low-income
settlements and in villages that are A clear, implementable and
surrounded by developments (urban comprehensive urban planning
strategy and a policy to address the
large. and 26
villages.
CMC of
Building the organization’s capacity Mahadeva
to implement the strategy in the form Mahadevapuram puram KR 143.94 6.45
of projects and initiatives. The Puram and
23 villages
exercise has to focus on the
CMC of
involvement of the community as
Bommana
partners and the existing ground Bommanahalli 105.69 4.79
halli and
realities. The demand side 33 villages
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EXXIISSTTIINNGG SSIITTUUAATTIIOONN Table 1: Varying Estimates of Slum
population in Bengaluru
Slum
Slum Population
Source
Population % to Total
Population
1 Census
6,80,516 12
(2001)
2 KSCB (2005) 6,10,030 11
3 CDP (2007)
14,89,950 26
(estimated)
As per the census 2001, 12% of the settlements are located. The
population resides in slums2, while the location by class of towns and their
claim a high estimate of urban poor households under KSCB, BMP, CMCs
Slum Population
1 – 620
621 – 1400
1401 – 2700
2701 – 6600
6601 - 20000
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There are 110 villages within the new limits and
present high density and low services. These
settlements also incorporate high quality
developments within the village limits.
1. Water is always inadequate and the residents depend on the Board or private suppliers.
2. Sanitation (limiting it to latrines) provided through community facilities is ill maintained and
the other is open defecation and is an important issue for women.
3. The urban poor of Bengaluru city depend on private doctors as the Primary Health Centres
are most of the time without doctors or medicines are not available. Primary Health Centres
are useful to the extent that vaccinations are available during pre-natal period and to the
infants.
4. The Public Distribution System, an important element for the dwellers, has gone from bad to
worse. The quality of grain supplied is bad, the timings of distribution are irregular, and
women who, invariably wait in the queue at the PDS counters, lose their daily wages, also
there is no guarantee of supply.
5. Education: Parents of the urban poor want their children to study in English Medium Schools
as they realize that this would help the child get a job more easily. While they have access to
low fee education at Government/Corporation Schools, the medium of instruction in these
schools is Kannada. Parents, therefore, prefer private schools even if the fees are high and
the infrastructure inadequate. The lack of teachers in corporation schools was another
drawback.
6. Housing is dependent on land tenure and even in Declared (under Slum Regulation Act)
slums threat of eviction persists. Housing is further complicated by limited access to credit
facilities and generally people run into debts with high interest borrowings to construct
houses.
7. Employment opportunities are limited to daily wage sectors such as construction, semi-skilled
jobs, domestic work and garment industries, Employment guarantee programmes for poverty
alleviation does not reach the needy. One reason is that people are not aware of the
programmes or are not aware of how to access them. Micro-finance through Self-Help
Groups were useful to an extent but was not sustainable or did not lead to the families
crossing the poverty line/enjoying improved quality of life. The vocational/skills training very
rarely led to employment or enterprise.
8. Infrastructure, in terms of street lights, drainage and electricity, does exist though the quality
of work is very bad;, coverage of the slum is not complete; difference was noticed in the
service levels, even intra-slum services and provision is dependent on the slum leaders.
9. Community Initiatives are beginning to lose the momentum that was there in the 1980s The
NGOs/ CBOs are unable to deal with the growing problems.
Notes:
The Consultation Process involved Focus Groups with women and men in four slums and interviews
with BPLs families who do not live in slums. Some houses in Laxmanmurthynagar in
Krishnarajapuram received eviction notices last year even though they were issued Possession
Certificates in the year 2000.
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electricity
While income poverty is a measure of billing
deprivation and vulnerability, Total number of
179 100
contemporary development thinking responses
Though the Master Plan provides for Maximum plot coverage of 60% and
redevelopment, exercise of maximum FAR is allowable upto 3.0
major reforms in this regard. The first Status incl. 85.64 94.97 95.79 111.62 104.43
O.B.
being, shift to an area-based system
through a Self Assessment Mechanism
The concept of surplus appears
of taxation and the recent move of shift
notional, especially with the huge
to capital-based valuation; with the
investment and O&M backlog. The
extension of this method to the areas
average deficit as % of revenue of the
added as part of the BBMP, starting
BBMP has been of the order of 7 % of
1.4.200814. The options include
its revenue income. The debt-servicing
improving administration by expanding
ratio of BMP is around 33% (Rs.153
the tax net and land -based charges.
crores during 2005-06) and is just over
the comfort zone of 30%.
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Tax Rate
Category
(%)
Vacant land
Below 1,000 sq. m 0.1 to 0.2
Above 1,000 sq. m & below
0.025 to 0.5
4000 sq. m
Above 4,000 sq. m 0.01 to 0.02
Residential properties 0.3 to 1
Non-residential properties 0.05 to 2
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To assess the
Semi-Structured
affordability and
1 Household surveys questionnaire 1.0
willingness for cost
(10%sample)
sharing
Demand responsive arrangement and will be sub project based. Any settlement that needs any
infrastructure development will need to carry out a mapping exercise followed by surveys to assess needs
and design the transaction in terms of infrastructure design and social activities
Capacity building needs To develop capacity
assessment study building programmes for
Community-based self-management and Participatory processes
2 organizations situation specific and need like focus group 0.20
Intermediary based programmes. discussions
Agencies (NGOs Stakeholder analysis as
etc.) part of this study
To be carried out for a sample of slums and define the needs during the project period
Key informant
Knowledge, attitude, interviews, Focus Group
for developing hygiene
3 practice study – health Discussions, application 0.25
promotion strategies
& hygiene issues of hygiene indicators in
sample households
More in terms of dissemination and would seek support from other State departments such as Health for
financial support
Based on household
CSR initiatives/
4 Locating resources for surveys and corporate
Sub-projects/ activity 4.0
5 converging specific request, design
design
intervention
To develop and market the same to the corporate entities and area redevelopment programmes
to be implemented by BBMP/ private partners
Primary Health Centers
and schools _
To optimize the services Interviews with PHC users, doctors,
performance
6 of PHC/schools to the ANMs, Health Department officials, review
assessment study and
urban poor of health policy and select schools
recommendations for
optimization of utilization
7 Urban slum upgrading Define programmes and Discussions and based on surveys of
Sl. No Investment Head (Agency/ 2006 - 2012 2012 - 2031 Grand Total
Period) Rs. Crores
At constant Prices
1 Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara
15,635 65,861 81,497
Palike
Core infrastructure 5,127 4,776 9,903
Major road and BRTS project 8,088 56,286 64,374
Other projects 2,420 4,799 7,219
2 BWSSB 8,189 7,854 16,043
Water Supply 5,986 5,732 11,718
Sewerage 2,203 2,121 4,325
16
3 BDA 4,000 4,000
Total 27,824 73,715 1,01,540
16
This investment is only for the peripheral road as
identified in CDP; in addition BDA has its own
22
It is proposed that the BBMP will regularise all the
buildings where deviations are below 50% and at the
proposed fee, BBMP would generate about Rs.600
crores in the next two years
23
As of 1993-94
Prepare Development
Forecast
Exclude ineligible
services
Estimate Increase in
need for Service
Amount of charge by
Development type
24
The fee ranges from Rs.25,000 per ha for layouts to
specific charges for plots developed by state agencies.
25
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18.5.1994}
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CEELLLL Preparation of urban slum
upgrading policy for Bengaluru city;
Support the BBMP in
The Strategic Advisory Cell
establishment of debt management
While fund management will be a
cell, by engaging an expert or
function within the BBMP supported by
through an internal committee;
CA through the SAC, the SAC will be
Augmenting physical
the nodal point for enabling all pro-poor
infrastructure in general and in
initiatives and advise/coordinate
lower-income areas in particular by
advisory services for
coordinating with the works
strategic/operational actions. This could
department. This would involve
be on a range of issues such as
preparation of pilot projects and
governance, resource mobilization or
support during implementation of the
programme or project development.
projects. including community
mobilization;
Apart from pursuing projects or
Managing and executing the
catalysing action through various
redevelopment – design TOR for
stakeholders and implementing
engagement of consultant and assist
agencies, the SAC will also initiate
the BBMP in its implementation,
planning actions that will enable
compensation, etc-.
comprehensive
Monitoring and implementation
upgradation/redevelopment of areas of
of redevelopment – project
the city. The renewed planning
implementation.
approach essentially shall be strategic
ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Chair – Principal Secretary, UDD
Members
Principal Secretary, Housing
Principal Secretary, Revenue
SAC TEAM
Project Manager
Municipal Engineer
Social Development Specialist
Financial Management Specialist
Other Specialists
The structure and suggested staffing for the SAC are as follows. The SAC will be
anchored within the BBMP. The overall functions will be handled by a programme
manager and technical specialist. Other skill sets will be acquired based on need.
.
The overall poverty specific requirements for the short term would be of the order of Rs.
2053 crores (US$ 515 million) and the BBMP will finance the investment components. It
is expected that CA and other partner donors, apart from supporting core staff will
support project development activities/specific transaction and policy studies. The
indicative costs of various actions are as follows:
Cost
Activity Description Rs Million Sources
Crores US $
Design of urban Team and Expert
slum upgrading formulate the policy and
policy and strategy, define sub projects in
and definition of consultation with 0.25 0.06 CA
specific sub-project BBMP/KSCB
implementation
arrangements
Finance sub-project/ Develop infrastructure
transaction projects, area
development and development projects and
4 1 CA/ USAID/JBIC
social development social development
activities/ programmes
programmes
Other advisory Activities such as support
services as for legislative 4 1 CA
demanded by amendments, market
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Such as Institutional Framework changes and amendments:
Framework for declaring an area for redevelopment scheme/redevelopment.
• Assessment of amendments to be brought about through the KTCP Act and the KMC Act. This includes the
required changes to be brought about in the municipal bye laws and zonal regulations.
• Framework changes for making BBMP/SAC in position to recommend Local Planning Authority for
declaration of the scheme.
• Action Plan for development of rental housing to be addressed.
financial support.
Apart from the above there are
Kolache Pradeshagala
Abhivridhi Yojane: This is an
initiative of the Government of
Karnataka to improve the conditions
of the slum dwellers. Its main
objective is to provide drinking
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KHB, for housing and land
1. Objective: Through a development.
comprehensive mapping to be v. Housing situation – informal and
carried out on various scales formal
possibly through use of GIS, the vi. Transportation
objectives are: vii. Health and education facilities
covering primary, secondary and
i. Transversal approach for tertiary health & education centers.
understanding the key issues The role of private schools and
ii. Arrive at urban poor networking health needs to be articulated and
and identification of common role identified clearly.
resources that can be shared. viii. Environmental features, including
iii. Develop programme/projects that of the valleys, tanks, hill tops,
based on different hazardous areas.
territories/spatial context. ix. Trunk infrastructure for the water,
sewerage, UGD _ this involves
2. Themes to be covered are: getting relevant information from the
departments concerned and building
i. Population densities _ changes and on the data and demand for
growth services.
ii. Geo-locating the slums/high-density x. Capital values and land prices of
areas/urban villages and poorly various parts of the city along with
serviced areas through the database the market guideline values in form
of the KSCB, the BBMP, the BDA, of price bands in the city.
the SAC listing (derived from the
NGO, etc), the BDA RMP 2015 – 3. Tasks
area improvement schemes and i. Conduct a stakeholder analysis
satellite imagery interpretation.
• Identify actual and potential
iii. Employment and jobs location _
stakeholders who should be
mapping of informal and formal job
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involved in the various phases of poverty mapping and use the
the poverty mapping process learnings of the process and the
• Identify stakeholder needs, outcome to adopt it suitably.
interests, capabilities and views, v. Evolve a variety of methods,
so as to facilitate the including awareness raising
participation of stakeholders in initiatives, to explain possible
the poverty mapping process as applications and demonstrate
producers, disseminators or power of the results to create a
users in line with the objective of demand.
the stakeholders. vi. Suggest ways of setting up user
• Identify key actors on board and groups at an early stage. Involve
engage them as ‘Champion27s’ the user groups in the mapping
process. User groups can be
i. Identify the focal point for the Parastatal bodies, NGOs, likely
mapping process (in this case it CSR partners.
will be the BBMP) vii. Identify situations of conflict and
ii. Network with the key agencies tensions and deal with it with
and counterparts and keep them understanding and consensus
in the loop from the beginning. building process
(the BWSSB, the KSCB, the viii. Enlist resources needed for
KSPCB, NGOs/civil societies, setting up a poverty analysis unit
mass organizations, National and a GIS unit to be set up
Statistical Institute, Census within BBMP.
Board and specific private ix. Obtain access to census and
sector partners) any available survey data to
iii. Develop indicators that need to build the poverty map. Check the
be fed into the map through a compatibility of data sets and
participatory process ensure data quality
iv. Establish contacts with the x. Draw up clear guidelines for
agencies of Best Practices in analysis of data.
xi. Technical and Participatory
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The role of the champions would be to disseminate
validation exercises must be
the methodology of the mapping process, objectives conducted to examine the
and uses which may also be updated. The champions
will ideally have the following characteristics: soundness of the mapping data
Knowledgeable, well-connected, Senior)
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4.0 Scope of Work of the SAC will
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include design, support and
oversight relating to the following
activities:
1.0 Preamble: The SAC, the SAC 4.1 Preparation of urban slum
will be the nodal point for upgrading policy for Bengaluru
enabling all pro-poor initiatives city
and advise/coordinate advisory 4.2 Support the BBMP in
services for strategic/operational establishment of debt
actions. This could be on a management cell, by engaging
range of issues such as an expert or through an internal
governance, resource group
mobilization or program or 4.3 Augmenting physical
project development. infrastructure in general and in
lower-income areas in particular
2.0 Structure: The overall by coordinating with the works
responsibility of the SAC will be department. This would involve
with the Commissioner, BBMP, preparation of pilot projects and
the Chair. A committee headed support during implementation of
by the Secretary UDD will advise the projects. including
and resolve cross departmental community mobilization
issues relating to the work of the 4.4 Managing and executing
SAC. A Technical Advisory cell redevelopment program – design
on inter departmental operational TOR for engagement of
issues will function under the consultant and assist the BBMP
chairmanship of the in its implementation,
Commissioner BBMP. compensation, etc-
4.5 Monitoring and implementation
3.0 Within the BBMP, the of redevelopment – project
responsibility of the SAC will be implementation and
with a Special Commissioner. All
products of the SAC will be
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4.6 Support the constituent 5.2 The overall functions will be
members of the “Technical handled by a program
Advisory Cell” on aspects manager and technical
relating to planning, policy and specialist. The Program
governance issues. Manager Will report to the
Special Commissioner as
5.0 Location, Staffing and designated by the
Responsibilities: Commissioner Bangalore
Corporation
5.1 The SAC will be anchored
within the BBMP and will be 6.0 Staff and responsibilities are as
attached to one of the follows :
Special Commissioners
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Such as Institutional Framework changes and amendments:
Framework for declaring an area for redevelopment scheme/redevelopment.
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development of TORs,
preparation of outsourcing policies
organize events such as round tables,
workshops, seminars
Implementation of social Advise and oversee implementation of capacity
development Programmes building/ livelihood programmes etc directly by
BBMP or through Corporate Bodies
Design and develop PPP projects.
The BBMP & CMAK would provide for space and services for the SAC to operate.
• Assessment of amendments to be brought about through the KTCP Act and the KMC Act. This includes the
required changes to be brought about in the municipal bye laws and zonal regulations.
• Framework changes for making BBMP/SAC/ Metro Planning Committee as Local Planning Authority for
declaration of the re development schemes.
• Action Plan for development of rental housing to be addressed.
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