National Urban Information System (NUIS)

Introduction

      The NUIS Scheme envisages to develop Urban Spatial Information System (USIS) and National Urban Data Bank & Indicators (NUDBI) covering all the 5161 Cities/Towns/UA’s in the country in three phases. The Phase-I covers 137 towns (now 158) for a geographical coverage of around 55,755 sq.km.

      The major objective of NUIS Scheme is to design, organize and establish a comprehensive information system in the Urban Local Bodies (ULB’s) for planning, management and decentralized governance listed in the 12th schedule in the context of implementation of the 74^th Constitution Amendment Act (CAA).