Cities and towns have a vital role in India's social-economic transformation and change. Apart from their contribution to the

country's gross domestic product(GDP) which is currently placed at about 50-55 percent, and their growing role in the global

markets, cities in India are the centre-point of innovations and hub of many activities. At the same time, most cities and towns are

severely stressed in terms of infrastructure and service availability. In 2001, 50.3 percent of urban households had no piped

water within premises, and 44 percent of them were devoid of sanitation facilities. Even with a relatively high economic growth

registered during the 1990s,23.6 percent of the country's urban population continued to be below the poverty line. According to the

census of India 2001, 14.12 percent of urban population lives in slums, with a significant proportion of it without access to even

the most basic services. The inner areas of cities face widespread dereliction, docadence, and neglect, with significant negative

economic consequences.

 Municipal governments and other institutions responsible for service provision are facing acute shortage of capacity and

resources, notwithstanding the constitution (seventy-fourth) Amendment Act, 1992 on Municipalities. Most municipalities are

starved of resources on account of their inability to effectively use their revenue raising powers, in particular, relating to property,

The inter-governmental fiscal relations have changed , but at best, marginally, to make any noticeable impact on their finances.

The existing municipal accounting systems do not permit accurate assessment of the financial position of  municipalities, nor is

it possible to ascertain from them the levels of spending on different services and recoveries therefrom. Continuation of many

laws and systems which came in to being in different context such as the Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1979 have

caused avoidable but serious distortions in the land and housing markets.

 Considering that this state of cities is incompatible with the country 's socio-economic objectives and India's growing role in the

world economy, the Government of India has decided to Launch, in the current fiscal year, the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban

Renewal Mission (JNNURM). Aimed at creating economically productive, efficient equitable and responsive cities, the Urban

Renewal Mission Focuses on (i) improving and augmenting the economic and social infrastructure of cities; (ii) ensuring basic

services to the Urban poor including security of tenure at affordable prices; (iii) initiating wide-ranging urban sector reforms

whose primary aim is to eliminate legal, institutional and financial constraints that have impeded investment in urban

infrastructure and services; and (iv) strengthening municipal governments and their functioning in accordance with the provisions

of the Constitution(seventy-fourth) Amendment Act 1992. It provides for public disclosure of local spending decisions together

with earmarking of budgerary allocations for basic services to the poor. The Mission rests on the postulate that in order to make

cities work and meaningfully contribute to India's economic growth and Poverty reduction objectives, it is essential to create

incentives and support for urban reforms both at the state and city levels; develop appropriate enabling frameworks; enhance the

creditworthiness of municipal governments; and integrate the poor with service delivery systems.

Nagpur has been selected as catagory- B city (1-4 Million) for investment support under JNNURM.

(1) Leak Detection(Installation of flow meters on Bulk Water transmission system)

(2) Water Audit

(3)Energy Audit

(4)Strenghtening of water supply system

(5) Kanhan Augmentation Scheme

(6) Augmentation to Nagpur City Water Supply Scheme, Pench-IV,(part-I) Lifting Water from Pench Reservoir & Conveying upto

Mahadulaby Morter lined MS Pipeline in Lieu of canal

(7)Augmentation to Nagpur City Water Supply Scheme, Pench-IV,(part-2) Conveyance water from Mahadula to WTP at Gondhni &

further Conveyance to MBR at Governer House.

(8)Augmentation to Nagpur City Water Supply Scheme, Pench-IV,(part-3) Laying of feeder Mains and construction of ESRs and

GSRs

(9)Augmentation to Nagpur City Water Supply Scheme, Pench-IV,(part-4) Expansion & Upgradation of Distribution Network.

(10) Reuse of Treated Waste Water for Thermal Power Plant & Reduce Stress on Fresh Water Source

(11) Rehabilitation Plan to Implement 24X7 Water Supply for Nagpur City under PPP Framework

(12) Basic Infrastucture and Proposed Tertiary Distribution Network under developed layouts in Nagpur City