uddkar.gov.in : UIDSSMT Urban Infrastructure Development Scheme For Small and Medium Towns Karnataka
Organisation : Urban Development Department Karnataka
Facility Name : Urban Infrastructure Development Scheme For Small and Medium Towns (UIDSSMT)
Applicable State/UT : Karnataka
Website : http://www.uddkar.gov.in/en/UIDSSMTUnderJNNURM
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Karnataka UDDKAR UIDSSMT Scheme
Urban Infrastructure Development Scheme for Small and Medium Towns (UIDSSMT) of the Government of India is sponsored by the Government of Karnataka.
Related / Similar Scheme : Karnataka Forest Chinnara Vana Darshana Scheme
UIDSSMT aims at improvement in urban infrastructure in towns and cities in a planned manner. UIDSSMT will subsume the existing schemes of Integrated Development of Small and Medium Towns (IDSMT) and accellerated Urban Water Supply Scheme (AUWSP).
Objectives
a) Improve infrastructural facilities and help create durable public assets and quality oriented services in cities and towns;
b) Enhance public-private partnership in infrastructural development; and
c) Promote planned integrated development of towns and cities.
Scheme Duration
The duration of the scheme announced by the Government of India has begun from 2005-06.
Coverage
The scheme will apply all to all cities/towns as per 2001 census, excepting cities/towns covered under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission.
Allocation of funds by GOI is on the basis of the state’s urban population (excluding cities covered under JnNURM) to total urban population in the country (excluding cities covered under JnNURM).
Components
Admissible Items
** Urban Renewal i.e., redevelopment of inner (old ) city areas (this would include items like wending of narrow streets, shifting of industrial/commercial estabglishments from non-conforming (inner-city) to conforming (outer city) areas to reduce congestion, replacement of old and wornout water pipes by new/higher capacity ones, renewal of sewerage/drainage/solid waste disposal systems etc.
** Sewerage and Solid Waste Management
** Construction and improvement of drains/storm water drains
** Construction/Upgradation of roads, highways/expressways
** Parking lots/spaces on Public Private Partnership basis
** Development of heritage areas
** Prevention and rehabilitation of soil erosion/landslides only in case of spcial category states where such problsms are common and
** Preservation of water bodies.
Inadmissible Items
** Power and telecommunication work
** Rolling stock like buses and tram
** Health and educational institution
** Urban Transport (MRTS, LRTS etc
** Wage employment programme and staff component
** Maintenance works
Financing Pattern
The sharing of funds would be in the ratio 80 :10 between Central Government and State Government and the balance 10% could be raised by the nodal/implementing agencies from the financial institutions.
Release of Central Assistance
Central assistance (grant) released will go directly to the nodal idencies identified by the state government as Additional Central Assistance. Director of Municipal Administration is designated as State Level Nodal Agency.
Revolving Fund
The grant from Government of India will flow the nodal agency designated by the State Government. The nodal agency will disburse central assistance to Urban Local Bodies or parastatal agencies as the case may be, as soft loan or grant-cum-loan or grant.
Incentives
After due assessment of status of implementation of activities for which incentives are sought, State Level Sanctioning Committee may sanction additional central grant upto a maximum of 5% to incentivise implementing agencies as indicated below :
** 1.5% for preparation of Detailed Project Report.
** 1.5% for training and capacity building relating to project/scheme.
** 1% for bringing about efficiencies in the projects.
** 1% for adoption of innovative approaches and adoption of proven and appropriate technologies.
State Nodal Agency
Directorate of Municipal Administration has been designted as the nodal agency for implementation of this scheme. The Nodal agency is responsible for the following
(i) Inviting project proposals from Urban Local Bodies/Para-statal/implementing agencies;
(ii) Techno-economic appraisal of the projects either through in-house expertise or by outside agencies through outsourcing.
(iii) Management of funds received from Central and State Governments; Disbursement of the funds as per the financing pattern given in the guidelines.
(iv) Furnishing of utilisation certificates within 12 months of the closure of the financial year and quarterly physical and financial progress reports to the Ministry of Urban Development;
(v) Maintenance of audited accounts of funds released to ULBs and implementing agencies.
(vi) Monitoring of implementation of reforms and infrastructure projects.
Project Appraisal
Urban Local Bodies and implementing agencies including para-statal agencies, will submit detailed project reports to the designated State Level nodal agencies for appraisal. The State Level nodal agency will forward the appraised projects to MoUD, Planning Commission and TCPO so as to reach at least 15 days before the meeting of State Level Sanctioning Committee for enabling representatives to offer their comments/views on the projects in the meeting.