CITY PROFILE

Nagpur Municipal Corporation

By:
Neha Hardikar
Support: Dr. Sudha Kashelikar

All India Institute of Local Self-Government for

Support to National Policies for Urban Poverty Reduction

NAGPUR CITY PROFILE

FACT SHEET
Population (Census2011)

24.05 Lakh**

Area

217.56 Sq km*

Density

11,056 persons/ sq.km.

Slums

446*

Slum Population

8,58,783*

Slum HH

1,71,645*

Literacy Rate (%)

93.13 %**

Urban Local Body

Nagpur Municipal Corporation

* Source: Handbook on slums by CHF International, 2007-08

**As per Census of India 2011

Regional Setting
Nagpur is a city in the central part of India in Maharashtra
State. Nagpur Limits encompass 217.56 Square Kms of land
areas. Geographically, Maharashtra is located 16.40 N to 22.10
N and 72.60 E to 80.9 E. Nagpur district is located between
21*45 N to 20*30 N and 78*15 E to 79*45 E, which essentially
indicates that Nagpur district is located in the Deccan Plateau.
It is practically at geographical center of India, in fact the zero
milestone of India is in this city. All major highways NH-7
(Varanasi - Kanyakumari) & NH-6 (Mumbai - Sambalpur Calcutta) and major railways trunk route (Mumbai, Chennai,
Howrah, Delhi) pass through the city.

Administrative Status
Nagpur located on the eastern parts of Maharashtra is a Municipal Corporation. It is also second
capital of Maharashtra. Nagpur is administered by Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) which is
democratically elected civic governing body. Nagpur Improvement Trust (NIT) works with NMC and
carries out works like development of the civic infrastructure and new urban areas on behalf of
NMC. The city is divided in 10 administrative zones which are in turn divided into 136 electoral
wards.

Climate
As it is located at the centre of the Indian peninsula far from Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea, Nagpur
has a tropical wet and dry climate with dry conditions prevailing for most of the year. Nagpur city
receives an annual rainfall of 1,205 mm (47.44 in) from monsoon rains during June to September.
The highest recorded rainfall was 304 mm on July 14, 1994. Summers are extremely hot lasting from
March to June, with maximum temperatures occurring in May. Winter lasts from November to
January, during which temperatures can drop below 10C (50F). The highest recorded temperature
1
in the city was 48.6 C (119.5 F) on 26 May 1954, while the lowest was 3 C.
1

Nagpur Municipal Corporation, http://nmc.org.in

Economic Base
Nagpur is the main center of commerce for Vidarbha region. The city is important for the banking
sector as it hosts the regional office of Reserve Bank of India, which was opened on September 10,
1956. Sitabuldi market in central Nagpur, known as the Heart of the city, is the major commercial
market area of city. Nagpur is also emerging as an important industrial town. Butibori Industrial area,
which is one of the largest industrial areas is located in Nagpur. This area mainly includes synthetic
polyester manufacturing units, Koradi Thermal Power Plant and Khaparkheda Thermal Power Plant.
Nagpur is witnessing an economic boom as the "Multi-Modal International Cargo Hub and Airport at
Nagpur (MIHAN)" is being developed. MIHAN will be used for handling heavy cargo coming from
South-East Asia and the Middle East.

Demographic profile
Nagpurs population (Census of India, 2001) is
about 21.5 lakhs with an average density of
98 persons per hectare. As per provisional reports
of Census of India, population of Nagpur in 2011 is
24,05,421; of which male and female are 12,26,610
and 11,78,811 respectively. Nagpur urban
agglomeration/ metropolitan regions population is
24,97,777 of which 12,75,750 are males and
12,22,027 are females.

Particular
Area
Population
Decadal Growth Rate (%)

2001
217.56
21,50,000
19.21

2011
217.56
24,05,421
19.00

No. of HHs

3,50,000

5,38,086

HH Size

6.1

4.75

Density (Persons/ Sq Km)

9,882

11,056

No of Domestic Properties

3,15,000

4,71,873

Total Election Wards

129

145

Source: Census 2001 and 2011 & PAS 2011

The average literacy rate of Nagpur city is 93.13

percent (20,18,598) of which male and female literacy is 96.16 (10,60,359) and 89.99 percent
(9,58,239). The sex ratio of Nagpur city is 961 per 1000 males. Child sex ratio of girls is 921 per 1000
boys.

Development Pattern
Nagpur Municipal Committee was established in the year 1869. At that time population of the city
was 82,000 with an area of 14.3 sq km. In the 1872 another body known as Civil Station
Sub-Committee with an area of 3.8 sq km was constituted for town development. Then in year 1937
Nagpur Improvement Trust (NIT) was formed whose working is governed by a board of trustees.
The Nagpur Improvement Trust in year 1946 prepared a Master Plan for Nagpur. This plan contained
financial policy, development control and zoning regulations. Also Nagpur Improvement trust
prepared first Development Plan for Nagpur, which was sanctioned by government in year 1976.
Later this plan was revised in year 1982 which got sanction fully in year 2001 which is in force now.

Map Showing Development Plans of Nagpur for year 1953, 1976 and 2001

Slums Profile:
As per the Census of
Slums in Nagpur:
India 2001, 8.04 lakh
8,58,783
people reside in slums.
In
2001
slum
population constituted
about
26.54%
of
population.
The
number of slums in the
city has increased from
424 slums in Year 2002
to about 446 in Year
2008 .Of total 446 slum
settlements in the city
287 (65%) are notified.
The
total
slum
population is 858783
Source: Handbook on slums by CHF International, 2007-08
which is 34.84% of the
total city population. The slum HHs in the city are 1,71,645 and slum HH size is 5.0 .
The map below depicts the spatial location of all slum settlements within the NMC municipal
jurisdiction.
Source: Handbook on slums by CHF International, 2007-08

Source: Handbook on slums by CHF

International, 2007-08

Zone wise Slum Population

Zones

City Area

City Population

Slum Population

% Slum Population

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Total

42.02
31.82
11.45
13.43
11.78
4.25
11.23
34.5
26.84
30.24
217.56

230624
203242
228664
202753
235000
233058
214049
306319
356741
254557
2465007

47696
86926
38530
114119
79990
120005
113382
97981
96995
63159
858783

20.68
42.77
16.85
56.28
34.04
51.49
52.97
31.99
27.19
24.81
34.84

Source: Handbook on slums by CHF International & NMC, 2007-08

Zone-wise Distribution of Notified and Non-Notified Slums

Notified Slums
Non-Notified Slums

Access of Basic Services in Slums

The table below presents the access to basic services in the slums in Nagpur city.
Access to Basic Services in Slums
Housing*

Water Supply
Sanitation

Total structures
Average Pucca Structures
Average Semi-Pucca Structures
Average Kaccha Structures
Average piped water network coverage*
Household coverage of individual water supply connections in slums
Household coverage of individual toilets in slums
% of households defecating in open in slums
Average sewerage network coverage
Coverage of solid waste management services in slums

Sewerage*
Solid Waste
Management
Storm Water*
Slum settlements having storm water network coverage
Road*
Average road coverage
Streetlights*
Access to streetlights
Electricity*
Access to electricity grid
(1) * Handbook on slums by CHF International & NMC, 2007-08
(2) PAS Data, 2010-11

40%
38%
22%
66%*
85.0%
70.1%
28.5%
72%
96.1%
57%
78%
54%
60%

Water Supply
The piped water facility of NMC supplies water to approximately 66% of the slum areas. The access,
quality and the regularity is further being upgraded. According to the study conducted by
CHF international, average duration of water supply is 2 to 3 hours a day, either in the morning or in
the evening .There is a scarcity of water in slums located in Zone 3,4,5 and 9. Water supply to these
zones during the summer months is only through water tankers brought by the NMC. Out of 446
Slums about 30% of slums have less than or equal to 70% of piped water network.
Sanitation
The socio-economic survey conducted by CHF international found that 70% of the households have
individual toilets. However extension of piped water connections and regular water supply will
encourage use of the toilets.
Sewerage
72 percent of slums are connected to the citys sewer system. Major challenge faced is some lines
are defunct or chocked. The resulting flow of human waste through open drains is both a health and
environment hazard. Out of 446 slums about 31% of slums have less than or equal to 70% of
sewerage network and 55% of slums have less or equal to 70% of storm water drain network.
Solid Waste Management
Garbage collection, whether in the form of door-to-door collection or the existence of bins, is
provided by the NMC to cover to over 64 percent of slums.

Ownership of house
Most of the population do not have legal
ownership to the land on which they had their
shelters. Families that owned their house in
notified settlements constituted the major
proportion of the total households (about
46%).
33% people lived in rented
accommodation, paying rents that varied
between Rs 100 to Rs.500 per month. Only a
few households paid over this amount as rent.
Tenant households were more frequently noted in zones 3, 5 and 6. Another 33 % percent
households said they were owners of the shelters but were aware that they did not have legal right
to the land or had built their shelters on private land.

Status of land ownership

Majority of the slums dwellers in Nagpur city
did not have legal land ownership. Most of
these slums were on government land or
semi-government land with a small percent on
private land, where land ownership rested
with the landlord. Many of the settlements
had been in existence for several years and
people residing there had been officially
registered by the NMC under their slum listing and were entitled to infrastructure services from the
Corporation. In Nagpur City, 64 % slums are on Government land, 26 % slums are on semi
government land and 10% slums are on private land.

Overview of Poverty Alleviation/ Slum Improvement Programmes

Government schemes implemented in Nagpur
Slum Improvement Program (1972 to 1994) Its main objective is to bring basic
infrastructure into the city's poor settlements. Water supply, provision of latrines, sewer
lines, roads, drainage and street lighting. Total Rs.982.55 Iakhs has been spent on these
basic infrastructure facilities. (Source: SDCO 2000).
Integrated low Cost Sanitation - Under the "toilet for every house" vision of the
Government of Maharashtra, the Nagpur Municipal Corporation has constructed 7500
individual toilets in all zones across the city. Individual toilets are being provided to
individual households against a payment of Rs.365 per toilet.
Pay and Use toilets - With the support of HUDCO and the state government, the NMC is
building 51 community toilets. These will be owned by the Nagpur Municipal Corporation
and sub-contracted to organizations to be operated on a pay and use basis.
Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojna (SJSRY) and National Slum Development Scheme
(NSDP) - These are centrally sponsored schemes with a mix of loans and grants for urban
poverty alleviation.

BSUP under JNNURM in Nagpur City

Under the JNNURM, the BSUP scheme is being implemented in Nagpur Municipal Corporation Area
through Slum Rehabilitation Authority Nagpur. Under BSUP scheme the Central Govt. contributed
50%, State Govt. contributed 30%, the ULB share is 10% and Beneficiaries have to contribute 10% of
the Tenement cost. The average cost of a tenement is approximately 3.75 lacs including
development charges. Under this scheme the beneficiary is given a Tenement of 269. 00 sq. ft.
carpet area i.e. 333.00 sq ft built up area.
Up till now the Government has sanctioned 8 DPRS under BSUP (in-situ) redevelopment project in
which 11767 Tenements have been sanctioned.
BSUP-PPP Projects: To implement BSUP scheme for the slum dwellers residing on the lands reserved
for various purpose in Development Plan of Nagpur city, GOM has issued GR No Grunidho-2009-CR
49/GND dt. 18th Feb. 20092. As this scheme is a BSUP scheme implemented by SRA, FSI of 2.50 is
applicable as per Govt. Resolution No.TPS-1107/UOR-36/C.R.135/08/UD-9, dated 24th December,
2008. If the FSI utilized in the project is less than 2.50, the balance FSI shall remain with SRA to be
used for EWS/ Slum housing in the future in the same zone. SRA will be the Planning Authority for
the same. The balance cost of the project i.e. a part of the state share and ULB share of the project
cost and any excess amount over and above resulting from cost escalation shall be met out of the
TDR (Transfer of Development Rights) to be released by SRA to the developer.
Under BSUP-PPP projects 5 DPRs have been sanctioned by the Government in which 5560
Tenements have been sanctioned and the work is in progress at different projects sites.
Dwelling unit status under BSUP in Nagpur up to March 2012
Approved Cost

Govt. share
committed

Govt. share
sanctioned

No. of houses
sanctioned

No of houses
completed

82654.18

34021.93

10358.89

11767

201

Source MHADA

Funding Pattern under JNNURM in 2011 -12 (2273 Cr proposed)

Government of India share

Government of Maharashtra share

ULB share

1136 Cr (50%)

455 Cr (20 %)

682 Cr (30%)

Source - info.worldbank.org

BSUP Reforms: The Nagpur Municipal Corporation has earmarked funds for the urban poor in the
municipal budget. Also almost 15% developed land is reserved for housing for poor. (Source: DMU
Report of BSUP- JNNURM, MoHUPA, 2012)

Rajiv Awas Yojana (RAY): Nagpur is one of the pilot cities under RAY. A RAY cell has been formed
in the Nagpur Municipal Corporation. Similar to BSUP projects the SRA, Nagpur is the implementing
agency for pilot project under RAY in Nagpur Municipal Corporation. The RAY preparatory activities
are in progress in Nagpur.

SRA, Nagpur, http://sranagpur.in/jnnurm-scheme-BSUP-PPP.html

Slum Redevelopment Authority

Jurisdiction of SRA:
As per the parameters given under the slum rehabilitation scheme, SRA can declare any area as slum
rehabilitation area for the rehabilitation of slums and in certain cases slum areas become slum
rehabilitation area by means of deeming provisions. All such slum rehabilitation areas where slum
rehabilitation schemes are proposed and being implemented, come under the jurisdiction of SRA.
Features of SRA Schemes
1. Every slum structure existing prior to 01/01/1995 is treated as protected structure.
2. Every slum dweller whose name appears in the electoral rolls as on 01/01/1995 and who
continues to stay in the slum is eligible for rehabilitation.
3. Every eligible residential slum structure is provided with an alternative tenement admeasuring
269.00 sq. ft. preferably at the same site, irrespective of the area of slum structure.
4. A minimum of 70% of eligible slum dwellers in a slum pocket come together to form a cooperative housing society for implementation of Slum Rehabilitation Scheme. (SRS)
5. Ones slum dwellers appoint developer for construction; developer develops the housing scheme
for slum dweller. Also that dweller gets an advantage to sale out certain flats in market.
6. Floor Space Index (known as FSI elsewhere) upto 2.5 is allowed for SRS.
7. The developer is required to construct the rehabilitation tenements on the plot itself. The
balance FSI left is allowed for construction of free sale tenements.
8. Slum Rehabilitation Authority is designated as a local planning authority to provide all the
requisite approvals for SRS under one roof. The authority is mandated to act as a facilitating
agency for implementation of SRS.
9. Along with the free rehabilitation tenements the developers also have to provide space for
amenities like a crche (Balwadi), society office, welfare centre.

References
BSUP Cell, Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA)
Census 2001, 2011
Performance Assessment Systems (PAS) for Urban Water Supply and Sanitation in
Maharashtra Project, All India Institute of Local Self-Government, Mumbai
http://sranagpur.in/jnnurm-scheme-BSUP.html
Town Directory of Nagpur
www.sranagpur.in
Infoworldbank.org
www.enmc.org.in