The project aims at developing city wide slum upgrading plan (CSUP) for the city of Agra has been approved by the Cities Alliance. The approved CSUP will build on and scale up slum upgrading initiatives the city has been working on during the last three years.

As the city is a popular global tourist destination with the cultural attraction as a World Heritage Site, Agra’s economy has potential to grow. However, its growing slum population combined with unplanned development efforts and poor sanitary conditions have hindered these prospects.

The proposed CSUP is a logical follow up of the previous Agra Slum Upgrading Strategy and aims to improve the environmental conditions in these settlements and enhance the overall image of the city. To ensure inclusive and integrated planning, ward committees will be formed to sustain a coherent dialogue between urban poor and the municipal government. The initiative plans on making significant reductions in poverty levels of the poorest residents of Agra’s slums.