Urban Development Authorities are statutory civic bodies created for the development of planned infrastructure and housing projects in cities of India. The foundation for current Indian Urban Development Authorities is based on the structure designed during the British colonial era as a result of the Bombay plague in 1896. An Urban Development Authority for each town is created per the 74th amendment to the Constitution of India. The authority consists of planners and bureaucrats who are specialised in civic planning. The officials of the authority work with state governments in town planning activities.
Each Urban Development Authority consists of a group of individuals and agencies who are responsible for planning infrastructure development in Indian cities. [1] [2] The individuals are specialised in various aspects of town planning activities. [3]
Urban Development Authority planners are responsible for the following. [4] [2] [5] [6]
The Urban Development Authority planners are faced with following challenges: [7] [8]
Urban Development Authority exist for the following cities in India.
Rank | City | District | Urban Development Authority |
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1 | Patna | Patna | Bihar Urban Infrastructure Development Corporation |
2 | Patna | Patna | Patna Regional Development Authority |
Rank | City | District | Urban Development Authority |
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1 | Raipur | Raipur | Nava Raipur Atal Nagar Vikas Pradhikaran |
Rank | City | District | Urban Development Authority |
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1 | Margao | Margao | South Goa Planning & Development Authority |
2 | Panaji | Panaji | North Goa Planning & Development Authority |
3 | Vasco Da Gama | Vasco Da Gama | MormuGoa Planning & Development Authority |
Rank | City | District | Urban Development Authority |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Haryana | Haryana | Haryana Shahari Vikas Pradhikaran |
2 | Haryana | Haryana | Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation |
Rank | City | District | Urban Development Authority |
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1 | Mangalore | Mangalore | Mangalore Urban Development Authority |
2 | Mysore | Mysore | Mysore Urban Development Authority |
3 | Bangalore | Bangalore | Bangalore Development Authority |
4 | Bangalore | Bangalore | Bangalore Metropolitan Region Development Authority |
5 | Bijapur | Bijapur | Bijapur Urban Development Authority |
Rank | City | District | Urban Development Authority |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Kochi | Kochi | Goshree Islands Development Authority |
2 | Kochi | Kochi | Greater Cochin Development Authority |
3 | Kollam | Kollam | Kollam Development Authority |
4 | Thiruvananthapuram | Thiruvananthapuram | Thiruvananthapuram Development Authority |
5 | Thrissur | Thrissur | Thrissur Development Authority |
Rank | City | District | Urban Development Authority |
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1 | Indore | Indore | Indore Development Authority |
2 | Jabalpur | Jabalpur | Jabalpur Development Authority |
3 | Ujjain | Ujjain | Ujjain Development Authority |
Rank | City | District | Urban Development Authority |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Bhubaneswar | Khordha | Bhubaneswar Development Authority |
2 | Cuttack | Cuttack | Cuttack Development Authority |
Rank | City | District | Urban Development Authority |
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1 | Punjab | Punjab | Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority |
Rank | City | District | Urban Development Authority |
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1 | Jaipur | Jaipur | Jaipur Development Authority |
2 | Jodhpur | Jodhpur | Jodhpur Development Authority |
3 | Ajmer | Ajmer | Ajmer Development Authority |
Rank | City | District | Urban Development Authority |
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1 | Chennai | Chennai | Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority |
2 | Coimbatore | Coimbatore | Coimbatore Urban Development Authority |
3 | Salem | Salem | Salem Urban Development Authority |
4 | Madurai | Madurai | Madurai Urban Development Authority |
5 | Hosur | Krishnagiri | Hosur Urban Development Authority |
6 | Tiruppur | Tiruppur | Tiruppur Urban Development Authority |
7 | Tiruchirappalli | Tiruchirappalli | Tiruchirappalli Urban Development Authority |
Rank | City | District | Urban Development Authority |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Kanpur | Kanpur | Kanpur Development Authority |
Rank | City | District | Urban Development Authority |
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1 | Mussoorie, Dehradun | Dehradun | Mussoorie Dehradun Development Authority |
2 | Haridwar, Roorkee | Haridwar | Haridwar Roorkee Development Authority |
Rank | City | District | Urban Development Authority |
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1 | Kolkata | Kolkata | Kolkata Improvement Trust |
2 | Kolkata | Kolkata | Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority |
3 | Siliguri | Siliguri | Siliguri Jalpaiguri Development Authority |
4 | Kolkata | Kolkata | West Bengal Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation |
Rank | City | District | Urban Development Authority |
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1 | Delhi | Delhi | Delhi Development Authority |
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