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{{Short description|Department of Uttar Pradesh, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2018}}{{Infobox government agency
|agency_name = Department of Urban Development
|seal = Seal of Uttar Pradesh.svg
|jurisdiction = [[Uttar Pradesh|State of Uttar Pradesh]]
|headquarters = Department of Urban Development, Lal Bahadur Shastri Bhawan (Annexy Building), Sarojini Naidu Marg, [[Lucknow]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]
|coordinates = {{Coordinates|26.8404943|80.94444599999997|type:landmark_region:IN-UP|display=it}}
| budget = ₹13,189 crore (US$2.06 billion) <small>(2017-18 est.)</small><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.prsindia.org/uploads/media/State%20Budget%202017-18/Uttar%20Pradesh%20Budget%20Analysis%202017-18.pdf|title=Uttar Pradesh Budget Analysis 2017-18|last=Gayam|first=Aravind|date=12 July 2017|website=[[PRS Legislative Research]]|page=4|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170809010809/http://www.prsindia.org/uploads/media/State%20Budget%202017-18/Uttar%20Pradesh%20Budget%20Analysis%202017-18.pdf|archive-date=9 August 2017|url-status=dead|access-date=12 September 2017}}</ref>
|minister1_name = [[A. K. Sharma|Arvind Kumar Sharma]]
|minister1_pfo = Cabinet Minister for Urban Development
|minister2_name =
|minister2_pfo =
|chief1_name = Manoj Kumar Singh, [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]]
|chief1_position = [[Principal Secretary (India)|Principal Secretary]] (Urban Development)
|website = {{url|http://urbandevelopment.up.nic.in|Official Website}}
|logo=|employees=|chief2_name=|chief2_position=|chief3_name=|chief3_position=|chief4_name=|chief4_position=|chief5_name=|chief5_position=|chief6_name=|chief6_position=|chief7_name=|chief7_position=|chief8_name=|chief8_position=|chief9_name=|chief9_position=|parent_department=|formed=|child1_agency=Directorate of Local Bodies|child2_agency=Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam|child3_agency=State Urban Development Agency|type=Department|native_name_r=Nagara Vikāsa Vibhāga|preceding1=|preceding2=|deputyminister1_name=[[Rakesh Rathore Guru]]|deputyminister1_pfo=[[Minister of State]] for Urban Development}}

The '''Department of Urban Development''' ([[International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration|IAST]]: ''Nagara Vikāsa Vibhāga''), often abbreviated as '''DoUD''', is a department of [[Government of Uttar Pradesh]] responsible for formulation and administration of the rules and regulations and laws relating to the local bodies (town areas, municipal councils and municipal corporations) and urban development in [[Uttar Pradesh]].

Retired IAS [[A. K. Sharma|Arvind Kumar Sharma]] serves as the departmental cabinet minister, and the [[Principal Secretary (India)|Principal Secretary]] (Urban Development), an [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS officer]], is the administrative head of the department.

== Functions ==
The department is responsible for making and implementing laws and policies relating to Urban Development.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://urbandevelopment.up.nic.in/parichay.htm |script-title=hi:नगर विकास विभाग: एक परिचय|last=|first=|date=|website=Department of Urban Development, [[Government of Uttar Pradesh]]|language=Hindi|trans-title=Urban Development Department - An introduction|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=22 January 2018}}</ref> The Department of Urban Development, through the Directorate of Local Bodies, is also responsible for proper functioning of local bodies, especially the [[Municipal Corporations in India|Municipal Corporations]], by providing financial assistance and other type of grants to local bodies.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://localbodies.up.nic.in/about.html |script-title=hi:स्थापना|last=|first=|date=|website=Directorate of Local Bodies, [[Government of Uttar Pradesh]]|language=Hindi|trans-title=Establishment|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=22 January 2018}}</ref> In addition the department is also responsible for providing cities with proper sanitation, infrastructure and other civic amenities.<ref name=":0" />

==Statutory, Autonomous and Attached bodies==
* Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam
* State Urban Development Agency (SUDA)
* Uttar Pradesh State Ganga River Conservation Authority
* Uttar Pradesh Urban Transport Directorate
* Directorate of Local Bodies
*[[List of urban local bodies in Uttar Pradesh|Local bodies]]-
*1. 17 [[Municipal Corporations in India|Municipal Corporations]]
*2. 200 Municipal Councils
*3. 537 Town Areas

== Important officials ==
[[Ashutosh Tandon]], is the Cabinet Minister responsible for Department of Urban Development while [[Girish Yadav|Girish Kumar Yadav]] is Minister of State in Department of Urban Development.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/yogi-adityanath-allocates-portfolios-to-ministers-retains-home-department-with-himself/articleshow/57774080.cms|title=Yogi Adityanath allocates portfolios to ministers, retains home department with himself|last=|first=|date=22 March 2017|website=[[The Times of India]]|publication-place=[[New Delhi]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170323035715/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/yogi-adityanath-allocates-portfolios-to-ministers-retains-home-department-with-himself/articleshow/57774080.cms |archive-date=23 March 2017 |url-status=live|access-date=22 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/live-updates-on-uttar-pradesh-govt-portfolios-keshav-prasad-maurya-gets-pwd/story-JafGBgr7Oe7VXxcBsnAOdM.html|title=CM Yogi Adityanath keeps home, revenue: UP portfolio allocation highlights|last=|first=|date=22 March 2017|website=[[Hindustan Times]]|publication-place=[[Lucknow]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170322180752/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/live-updates-on-uttar-pradesh-govt-portfolios-keshav-prasad-maurya-gets-pwd/story-JafGBgr7Oe7VXxcBsnAOdM.html |archive-date=22 March 2017 |url-status=live|access-date=22 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://upcmo.up.nic.in/cabinet_minister.htm|title=Cabinet Ministers|website=[[Uttar Pradesh]] CMO|publisher=[[Uttar Pradesh Government]]|access-date=10 April 2017|archive-date=1 January 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120101095425/http://upcmo.up.nic.in/cabinet_minister.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The department's administration is headed by the [[Principal Secretary (India)|Principal Secretary]], who is an [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS officer]], who is assisted by six Special Secretaries, two Joint Secretaries, and seven Deputy/Under Secretaries. The current{{when|date=August 2019}} [[Principal Secretary (India)|Principal Secretary]] (UD) is Manoj Kumar Singh.

===Secretariat level===
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Important officials'''<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://urbandevelopment.up.nic.in/contact.htm |script-title=hi:नगर विकास विभाग, उत्तर प्रदेश शासन|last=|first=|date=|website=Department of Urban Development, [[Government of Uttar Pradesh]]|language=Hindi|trans-title=Department of Urban Development, Government of Uttar Pradesh|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=22 January 2018}}</ref>
!'''Name'''
!'''Designation'''
|-
|'''Manoj Kumar Singh'''
|[[Principal Secretary (India)|'''Principal Secretary''']]
|-
|'''Dr. Anil Kumar Singh'''
|'''Special Secretary'''
|-
|'''Hari Pratap Shahi'''
|'''Special Secretary'''
|-
|'''Ram Niwas'''
|'''Special Secretary'''
|-
|'''Umesh Pratap Singh'''
|'''Special Secretary'''
|-
|'''Shailendra Kumar Singh'''
|'''Special Secretary'''
|-
|'''Anil Kumar Bishnoi'''
|'''Special Secretary'''
|}

=== Head of Department Level ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Heads of Department<ref name=":1" />'''
!'''Name'''
!'''Position'''
|-
|'''Dr Anil Kumar Singh'''
|'''Director, Local Bodies'''
|-
|'''Anil Kumar bajpaeyi'''
|'''Managing Director, Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam'''
|-
|'''Umesh pratap singh'''
|'''Director, State Urban Development Agency'''
|-
|'''vacant'''
|'''Director, Uttar Pradesh State Ganga River Conservation Authority'''
|-
|'''vacant'''
|'''Director, Uttar Pradesh Urban Transport Directorate'''
|}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Government departments of Uttar Pradesh|Urban Development]]
[[Category:Subnational urban development ministries|Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Urban planning in India]]

Department of Urban Development Uttar Pradesh - Revision history

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