Levels of Planning
in India
Types of Plans
Relationship of the Planning system
Perspective plan
Increasing Level of Detailing
Plans for Projects/Schemes
Regional Plan
Development Plan
Special
Local Area
Purpose
Plan
plan
Annual plan
Perspective plan : Vision and Policy document for a 20 to 30 -year period in form of a
concept plan.
Regional Plan : Co-ordinates and
consolidate individual plans for urban, rural
and semi-urban areas considering migration,
resources, knowledge, investment
opportunities for a 20 year period.
Region is a large area with multiple urban and rural settlements and other areas which are
either linked through administrative boundary, economic dependencies, geographical
features or through adjacency.
Inter-regional Sector
planning at national
or zonal levels:
Example: Indian
Railways
Development Plan(Statutory plan)
• To prepare a comprehensive Development Plan for
urban areas, peri-urban areas.
• The necessary details and intended actions.
• Provides strategies and physical proposals for
integrating land use and transportation considering
economic and social needs, user perception and
aspiration of the people and available resources.
• Planning period ranges from 20-30 years and
undertaken in phases.
Development Plan(Statutory plan) Proposals of a development plan.
• Definitive.
• Supported by an implementation strategy and
evaluation criteria.
• Allows people to learn about the intention of the
local authority.
• The facilities and the services that are proposed to
be provided in the given time frame.
• Allows the local authority to implement
development of the land area specified under the
plan.
Development Plan
City Master Plan
Development Plan
City Master Plan
Defines Zoning Regulations for
development control
Kyoto Master Plan’s Vision statement
Kyoto Master Plan’s Vision statement
Local Area plan
• Encourages Decentralization and improves the
implementation of the Development Plan .
• It aligns with the true principle of 73rd and 74th
Constitutional Amendment Act.
• It decentralizes the planning decisions and
implementation of plans and brings the process closer
to the people
Urban Redevelopment Local Area Plan prepared for
the Municipal Corporation of Delhi in 2006
Special Purpose Plan
Plans for special development
projects - like transportation,
metro, tourism, heritage
conservation, etc.
It can also be for special
environmental zone development
- example hill areas, river basins,
coastal areas, etc
May also be developed to achieve
National or State govt schemes -
Smart cities, Swachh Bharat
Abhiyan, AMRUT, etc
‘Urban Development Plans Formulation and Implementation’(UDPFI),1996 by
Institute of Town Planners, India
‘Urban and Regional Development Plan Formulation and Implementation
Guidelines(URDPFI)’ 2014 by Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.
These guideline could be used as a reference for urban planning and infrastructure development by Planning
Organizations, consultants and state government.
Central Public Health Environmental & Engineering Organization (CPHEEO)
National Building Code (NBC) for building related codes.
Planning Control Tools
Land Use Control
Development Control Regulation (DCR)
Building Rules/Laws
Advertisement/Trade/License rules Act
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Multi levels of Planning and Financing.
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Aspects of Regional Planning
❑ Sustainability (resource management, sprawl
prevention, cultural resources)
❑ Environment(pollution prevention, green cover
maintenance)
❑ Disaster management(hazard zoning)
❑ Balanced development(reduce migration)
❑ Inclusive development (preventing regional
disparities)
Land Use classification for Regional Planning
❑ Urbanisable Zone
❑ Transport and Communication Zone
❑ Primary Activity Zone
❑ Industrial Zone
❑ Open Area Zone
❑ Protective and Eco Sensitive Zone
❑ Special Area Zone
