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Madhya Pradesh Urban Services for the Poor is a
five-year (2006-11) programme working with the Government of Madhya Pradesh and selected urban local bodies (ULBs) to build their capacity to deliver better services for the poor.
- MPUSP will help cities and state government to bring about reform.
- MPUSP will improve the ways in which urban local bodies and their staff work.
- MPUSP will develop community capacity to improve their access to services.
The programme will initially focus on four ULBs: Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore and Jabalpur.
Our activities
MPUSP will work with ULBs and slum communities to improve water and sanitation services, including waste collection, and to provide better roads, drains and streetlights. Slums are selected in a participatory and transparent manner which has the ownership of the ULBs. NGOs will be supported to strengthen community partnerships for improved livelihoods and community-based projects. An important part of MPUSP will be to improve citizen access to government through the introduction of ‘e-governance’ and other delivery systems which will simplify services.
MPUSP’s activities have been selected and designed to target the poorest and most vulnerable groups and coordinate with GoMP priorities as well as other urban programmes in Madhya Pradesh. MPUSP supports the pro-poor activities of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission, and other government and donor interventions.
What does MPUSP mean for
Poor communities
MPUSP will provide greater access to necessary municipal services and will help to improve livelihoods and hygiene practices for the poorest 25 per cent in the four programme cities, working together with poor communities, and women in particular, to make sure they have a say in the planning and management of services.
Urban local bodies ?
To bring out the potential of ULBs to help their poorest citizens, MPUSP has been listening to ULB concerns and working with them to develop a programme of support. ULBs will receive training, equipment, new systems and processes, and throughout the programme MPUSP will assist with specialist advice and support.
MPUSP is working with ULBs in an intensive action planning process, governed by principles of poverty-targeting, participation, consensus, responsiveness and transparency. They will decide how MPUSP funds are used according to transparent criteria which prioritise the poor and provide value for money.
to top The Government of Madhya Pradesh?
MPUSP will also help the Urban Administration and Development Department of the Government of Madhya Pradesh to build knowledge and skills in support of a more pro-poor policy environment. This will be achieved through the provision of specialist expertise to implement financial management reform, information technology support to build robust data and monitoring capacity, social development expertise for policies to reduce urban poverty, and the creation of dedicated public sector training institutions.
The general public ?
Wider benefits are anticipated for all citizens in MPUSP cities as a result of better urban governance, improved access to services and significant improvements in the finances of the ULBs.
Funding and implementation
MPUSP is funded through a £41 million grant from the UK government’s Department for International Development, working in partnership with the Government of Madhya Pradesh. Around half of this will go to the four programme cities to carry out priority slum improvements. The remainder will support state and ULB governments to bring about reform to improve the ways in which they provide services to poor people.
The programme is being implemented by the Urban Administration and Development Department of the Government of Madhya Pradesh.
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