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What is a CDP and what is its role in the JNNURM Process?

A City Development Plan (CDP) is an action plan for equitable growth in a city, developed and sustained through public participation to improve the quality of life for all citizens. ‘A City Development Plan (CDP) is both a perspective and a vision for the future development of a city. It presents the current stage of the city’s development – where is the city now? It sets out the directions of change – where does the city want to go? It identifies the thrust areas — what does the city need to address on a priority basis? It also suggests alternative routes, strategies, and interventions for bringing about the change – what interventions should be made in order to attain the vision? It provides a framework and vision within which projects need to be identified and implemented. It establishes a logical and consistent framework for evaluation of investment decisions. The basic framework outlining the methodology for preparation of CDPs is given in Toolkit Number 2.

The CDP is therefore the crucial link that weaves together the three basic elements of the mission - namely integrated development of infrastructure, basic services for the poor and adoption of urban sector reforms, into an integrated whole. It lays the foundation from which would follow DPRs not only for the mission period but also for the near future (say next decade or so). The quality of the CDP, therefore, is one of the most imperative links on which the success of the mission would depend. It may also be used by the city to promote itself to potential investors.