Special Purpose Plan can be prepared for specific developmentsectors depending on its economic and environmental importance. Depending on the urgency of the need and priority of the sector requiring special treatment and covering special aerial extent, Special Purpose Plans for specific subjects can be prepared.
However, these plans are to be within the framework of the Regional Plan, Development Plan or Local Area Plan in the jurisdiction of the local authority.
These plans may also emerge to serve the purpose of urban planning needs under different Central and State Government grants, funding schemes / programmes with an aim to:
✓ Encourage reforms and fast track planned development of cities, peri‐urban areas, out‐growths, urban corridors, and others,
✓ Scale‐up delivery of civic amenities and provision of utilities with emphasis on universal access to the urban poor,
✓ Special focus on urban renewal programme,
✓ Supplement to budget documents on ULBs,
✓ Sustainability, Environmental and heritage protection,
✓ Theme based development such as tourism, IT etc.