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Benchmarking and data book of water utilities in India

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Philippines; Asian Development Bank; 2007Description: 87 pISBN:
  • 9789715616485
DDC classification:
  • 333.91 ASI
Summary: 2007 Benchmarking and Data Book of Water Utilities in India Benchmarking is an effective tool to improve performance. The 2007 Benchmarking and Data Book of Water Utilities in India provides information on water utilities in 20 cities of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission UNNURM). The analysis and profiles in this data book would be useful in identifying new JNNURM projects to improve water utility performance. About the Ministry of Urban Development Government of India In the federal structure of the Indian polity, matters pertaining to housing and urban development have been assigned by the Constitution of India to the state governments. The Constitution (74 Amendment) Act has further cast the responsibility of devolving more functions, finances, and functionaries on urban local bodies to the states. The Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India, is the apex authority the national level to formulate policies, sponsor and support programs; coordinate the activities of various central ministries, state governments, and other nodal authority, and monitor the programs concerning all urban development and housing issues in the country. Recognizing the importance of benchmarking the water services, the Ministry is encouraging utilities to mainstream benchmarking activities in their operations. This exercise should lead to cities institutionalizing this process and making it a part of their annual business planning to make it sustainable in the long run. This data book will help planners and policy makers review and monitor the improvement in water utilities with reference to benchmarks and achieve the targets envisaged by the planners within the time frame. About the Asian Development Bank ADB aims to improve the welfare of the people in the Asia and Pacific region, particularly the nearly 1.9 billion who live on less than $2 a day. Despite many success stories, the region remains home to two thirds of the world's poor. ADB is a multilateral development finance institution owned by 67 members, 48 from the region and 19 from other parts of the globe. ADB's vision is a region free of poverty. Its mission is to help its developing member countries reduce poverty and improve their quality of life. ADB's main instruments for helping its developing member countries are policy dialogue, loans, equity investments, guarantees, grants, and technical assistance. ADB's headquarters is in Manila. It has 26 offices around the world and more than 2,000 employees from over 50 countries.
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2007 Benchmarking and Data Book of Water Utilities in India

Benchmarking is an effective tool to improve performance. The 2007 Benchmarking and Data Book of Water Utilities in India provides information on water utilities in 20 cities of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission UNNURM). The analysis and profiles in this data book would be useful in identifying new JNNURM projects to improve water utility performance.

About the Ministry of Urban Development Government of India

In the federal structure of the Indian polity, matters pertaining to housing and urban development have been assigned by the Constitution of India to the state governments. The Constitution (74 Amendment) Act has further cast the responsibility of devolving more functions, finances, and functionaries on urban local bodies to the states. The Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India, is the apex authority the national level to formulate policies, sponsor and support programs; coordinate the activities of various central ministries, state governments, and other nodal authority, and monitor the programs concerning all urban development and housing issues in the country.

Recognizing the importance of benchmarking the water services, the Ministry is encouraging utilities to mainstream benchmarking activities in their operations. This exercise should lead to cities institutionalizing this process and making it a part of their annual business planning to make it sustainable in the long run.

This data book will help planners and policy makers review and monitor the

improvement in water utilities with reference to benchmarks and achieve the targets

envisaged by the planners within the time frame.

About the Asian Development Bank

ADB aims to improve the welfare of the people in the Asia and Pacific region, particularly the nearly 1.9 billion who live on less than $2 a day. Despite many success stories, the region remains home to two thirds of the world's poor. ADB is a multilateral development finance institution owned by 67 members, 48 from the region and 19 from other parts of the globe. ADB's vision is a region free of poverty. Its mission is to help its developing member countries reduce poverty and improve their quality of life.

ADB's main instruments for helping its developing member countries are policy

dialogue, loans, equity investments, guarantees, grants, and technical assistance. ADB's headquarters is in Manila. It has 26 offices around the world and more than 2,000 employees from over 50 countries.

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