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Revision note: Urban Infrastructure, Investment Models and PPPs


  • Urban ~31% (2011) → ~36% (2023); census town criteria: 5,000+, 400/sq km, 75% male non-farm workers
  • 74th Amendment 1992, Twelfth Schedule (18 functions); municipal revenue ~0.6% of GDP
  • Missions: JNNURM 2005; Smart Cities 2015 (100 cities, to Mar 2025); AMRUT 2015/2.0 2021; SBM-U; PMAY-U 2015, 2.0 2024; Metro Rail Policy 2017; PM e-Bus Sewa 2023; Urban Challenge Fund 2025
  • NIP ₹111 lakh crore (2020–25); NMP ₹6 lakh crore (2021); NaBFID 2021
  • PPP: BOT/BOOT/DBFOT/HAM/Swiss Challenge; Kelkar Committee 2015; VGF up to 40%
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