**Executive Summary**
The third regional meeting of Urban Development Ministers of North-Central States was held in Bhopal on December 20, 2025, chaired by the Hon'ble Union Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs. The meeting focused on urban development issues, challenges, and opportunities. The Angikaar campaign will be continued until March 2026.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **General Discussion:**
* Objective: To chart a collective way forward for urban development.
* The Union Minister stated that India will be Viksit@2047, when every household, village, city, and state is Viksit and Atmanirbhar.
* **Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban (SBM-U):**
* Emphasis on adopting dumpsites under the Dumpsite Remediation Accelerator Programme (DRAP) framework.
* Participating States need to ensure time-bound implementation of action plans prepared under Swachh Shehar Jodi (SSJ).
* **Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT):**
* Emphasis on strengthening on-ground implementation.
* Improve the quality and sustainability of urban water and sanitation assets.
* Maximising the reuse of treated wastewater.
* Accelerate project execution.
* Achieve saturation in tap water supply and sewerage coverage.
* **'Housing for All' mission:**
* Completion of under construction Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana - Urban (PMAY-U) houses.
* Grounding of PMAY-2.0 houses was emphasised.
* State officials are encouraged to ensure the occupancy of AHP houses.
* Making home loans available to beneficiaries.
* Angikaar campaign will be continued till March 2026, with public outreach for the convergence of benefits to PMAY beneficiaries.
* **Other Discussion Points:**
* PM-eBus Sewa Scheme.
* Densification of metro networks.
* First-last mile connectivity under urban transport.
* **Collaboration:**
* Regional meetings will be convened across other regions of the country.
* Objective is to identify shared priorities, regional opportunities, and chart reform pathways for peer learning that can accelerate India's urban transformation journey.
**Impact Analysis**
**State Urban Development Ministers**
* **Impact:** They are expected to implement the discussed strategies and guidelines in their respective states to enhance urban development.
* **Action Required:** Adopt dumpsites under the DRAP framework, ensure time-bound implementation of SSJ action plans, strengthen AMRUT project implementation, accelerate PMAY-U housing completion, encourage AHP occupancy, and make home loans available.
**State Officials**
* **Impact:** They will be responsible for executing the plans and ensuring the effective implementation of urban development projects.
* **Action Required:** Facilitate the implementation of SBM-U and AMRUT, accelerate PMAY-U completion, promote AHP occupancy, and make home loans accessible to beneficiaries. Continue the Angikaar campaign till March 2026.
**PMAY Beneficiaries**
* **Impact:** Increased access to housing and potential benefits from the convergence of various schemes.
* **Action Required:** Avail home loans and participate in the Angikaar campaign to leverage the benefits of PMAY and related schemes.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs: Central ministry responsible for urban development, hosting the regional meeting.
Madhya Pradesh: State which co-hosted the meeting and had the Chief Minister attend.
Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban (SBM-U): Urban sanitation and waste management initiative, progress of which was reviewed.
Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT): Mission for improving urban infrastructure, the need for strengthening on-ground implementation was emphasized.
Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana - Urban (PMAY-U): Government's housing scheme, completion of which was emphasized.
Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs
Third Regional Meeting of Urban Development
Ministers of North-Central States held in Bhopal
today
India will be Viksit@2047 when every household, village, city,
and state is Viksit and Atmanirbhar: Shri Manohar Lal
प्रव तथ: 20 DEC 2025 7:04PM by PIB Delhi
The third regional meeting of Urban Development Ministers was held in Bhopal on December 20, 2025
under the chairmanship of Hon’ble Union Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs, Shri Manohar Lal.
The national level meeting of the Urban Development Ministers held on July 17, 2025 in New Delhi laid
the foundation of this consultation at the regional level. The deliberations centered around key issues,
challenges, and opportunities in urban development to chart a collective way forward, in line with the first
and second regional meetings held in Bengaluru on October 30, 2025, and Hyderabad on November 18,
2025 respectively.
The meeting was attended by Shri Mohan Yadav, Hon’ble Chief Minister, Madhya Pradesh, Shri Kailash
Vijayvargiya, Hon’ble Minister of Urban Development and Housing Department, Madhya Pradesh, Ms.
Pratima Bagri, Hon’ble Minister of State for Urban Development and Housing, Madhya Pradesh, Shri
Arun Sao, Hon’ble Deputy Chief Minister and Hon’ble Minister of Urban Administration and
Development, Chhattisgarh, Shri Jhabar Singh Kharra, Hon’ble Minister of State of Urban Development
and Local Self-Governance Development, Rajasthan, Shri Arvind Kumar Sharma, Hon’ble Minister of
Urban Development, Urban Employment and Poverty Alleviation, Energy, Uttar Pradesh, Shri RakeshRathore, Hon’ble State Minister of Urban Development, Uttar Pradesh, along with senior officers from the
respective State Governments. The meeting was attended by senior officers from the Ministry of Housing
and Urban Affairs.
The regional meeting was hosted by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of India in
collaboration with the Urban Development Department, Government of Madhya Pradesh. The meeting
brought together Urban Development Ministers and senior-level officials, including Additional Chief
Secretaries and Principal Secretaries from the North-Central States Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh,
Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.
In his opening remarks, Hon’ble Union Minister said “India will be Viksit@2047, when every household,
village, city, and state is Viksit and Atmanirbhar”. The Hon’ble Union Minister released the Swachh
Survekshan 2025–26 toolkit. Seven IT platforms of the Government of Madhya Pradesh were also video
launched to strengthen simple, convenient, and effective citizen-centric service delivery.
The Hon’ble Union Minister reviewed the progress of various central missions.
Under the Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban (SBM-U), the Hon’ble Minister emphasised the need for
adoption of dumpsites under the Dumpsite Remediation Accelerator Programme (DRAP) framework by
political and administrative leadership, with a focus on fast-tracking remediation efforts. All participating
States were asked to ensure time-bound implementation of action plans prepared under Swachh Shehar
Jodi (SSJ) through effective coordination between mentor and mentee cities.
Under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT), the Hon'ble Minister
emphasised the need for strengthening on-ground implementation, improving the quality and
sustainability of urban water and sanitation assets, and maximising the reuse of treated wastewater. All
participating States were asked to accelerate project execution, enhance coordination, and achieve
saturation in tap water supply and sewerage coverage.
Under ‘Housing for All’ mission, completion of under construction Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana - Urban
(PMAY-U), houses and grounding of PMAY-2.0 houses was emphasised by Hon’ble Union Minister. He
also encourages state officials to ensure the occupancy of AHP houses and making home loans available to
beneficiaries. For this purpose, Angikaar campaign will be continued till March 2026 and public outreach
will be carried out for convergence of various benefits to PMAY beneficiaries.
Issues related to PM-eBus Sewa Scheme, were discussed along with densification of metro networks, and
first-last mile connectivity under urban transport.
The State Ministers appreciated MoHUA’s collaborative approach in engaging with states through such
regional consultations. These regional meetings will be convened across other regions of the country to
identify shared priorities, regional opportunities, and chart reform pathways for peer learning that can
accelerate India’s urban transformation journey.
The Hon’ble Union Minister also flagged off the new metro line and took the metro ride from Subhash
Nagar metro station to AIIMS metro station with the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh.
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