With the development of civilization, the trend of
urbanization has also increased. The need for planned development of cities has
been felt from time to time due to infrastructure in urban areas and relatively
the state have been adopted as an independent unit, the urban local body.
high pressure on basic civic amenities. In this sequence, the urban areas of
According to the 2011 census, there are a total of 6166 urban local bodies in
the state with the most population as well as the most urban local bodies in
India, out of which the maximum 707 are in Uttar Pradesh, which is about 11
percent of the total number of urban local bodies. Clearly, Uttar Pradesh is
the year. Among these 707 urban local bodies of the state, there are 17
streets, drainage, sanitation, waste disposal, sewerage system, street lighting,
Municipal Corporations, 200 Municipal Councils and 490 Nagar Panchayats, in
which more than 24 percent of the population of the state is inhabited.
Providing basic civic amenities such as clean drinking water supply, roads /
parks, clean environment, etc. to the population residing in the area of
expansion of infrastructure facilities in urban areas along with administrative
urban local bodies, these citizens Duties and responsibilities of local
bodies. The city development department was constituted to provide necessary
financial support through various schemes / programs for development and
control over the works of the civil local bodies of the state. Apart from the
Autonomous Governance. Later, it was called the Housing and Urban Development
above works, the work of sanitation, environmental protection and pollution
control in rivers / lakes is also being done by the city development
department. At the state government level before independence, this department
was named Public Health Department, which was later renamed the Department of Local
execution of works. Apart from this, there is also Ganga Cell and Accounts
Department. Later this department was divided into two separate departments
namely Housing and Urban Planning Department and Urban Development Department.
At the government level, the office of the city development department is
located in Bapu Bhawan. The department is divided into 09 sections for the
Section. Currently the following organizations / institutions are functioning
under this department -
Directorate of Local Bodies:
Based on the recommendations of the Rural Urban Relations
Committee set up by the Government of India, the Government of Uttar Pradesh
first envisaged the formation of a Directorate of Local Bodies in the year
1971, which was practically set up in the year 1973. The Directorate of Local
Bodies has a Director who, with the support of other subordinates, oversees the
Local Bodies and is a medium for establishing liaison between the Government
activities, financial condition and proper maintenance of funds of the Urban
and the Urban Local Bodies. Directorate of disposal of centralized service
Implementation Directorate of the JNNURM program implemented by the Government
personnel working in these bodies and various types of cases of non-centralized
service personnel are disposed of by the Directorate. The UIG and UIDSSMT
the State Government is also being implemented through the Directorate.
of India is designated a State Level Nodal Agency. The Adarsh Nagar Yojana of
Uttar Pradesh Water Corporation:
Public Health Engineering Department was formed in the year
1927 for the operation of water supply and sewer system in the state, which was
made autonomous government engineering department in the year 1946. In the year
Pradesh Water Supply and Sewer System Act, 1975. Under the said Act, one water
1975, the present Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam was established under the Uttar
institute was also established for 05 Kawal towns, Bundelkhand, Garhwal and
are included in the state of Uttarakhand. In the cities and rural areas of the
Kumaon regions. Jhansi and Chitrakoot Water Institute established for
Bundelkhand region is working in the state, Garhwal and Kumaon Water Institute
concerned. Rural drinking water schemes are maintained by water institutions in
state, water supply / watershed / pollution control works of rivers are done by
the Jal Nigam, which is maintained by the local bodies / water institutes
works of JNNURM program of Government of India.
the Bundelkhand region and by the Jal Nigam in other areas of the state. Uttar
Pradesh Jal Nigam is the executing agency for the projects of UIG and UIDSSMT
Construction and Design Services (Construction and Design Services-C & DS):
C&D is the business unit of Jal Nigam, which came into
existence in 1989. Its main functions are consultancy services, project
management, land development, construction etc. This wing performs the
functions under the Director 01, who is the Chief Engineer level officer of
Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam. At present there are also 05 Chief General Managers,
officers working under the wing, under which 51 units are working in Uttar
Superintending Engineers, 13 General Managers, Superintending Engineer level
Engineer level project managers, under whom the under engineers are employed.
Pradesh and 04 units outside the state. These units are in charge of Assistant
Regional Center for Civil and Environmental Studies:
Established in 1968 under Lucknow University by the Ministry
of Urban Development, Government of India, the Center has been making financial
contributions since 1976 by the State Government. Public representatives of the
civic bodies of the state and centralized services
