Question

Match the following types of plans in Group-I with their corresponding scope in Group-II, in accordance with the URDPFI Guidelines, 2015.

Group I		Group II
P	Perspective Plan	1	To identify resources for development and plan for settlements, prepared and regulated by District Planning Committee
Q	Regional Plan	2	To detail sub-city land use plan and integrate with urban infrastructure
R	Development Plan	3	To develop vision and provide policy framework for urban and regional development
S	Local Area Plan	4	To prepare special area plan for towns with special development needs
		5	To prepare plan for urban areas and peri-urban areas under the control of Metropolitan Planning Committee

• A. P - 1, Q - 3, R - 4, S - 2
• B. P - 3, Q - 1, R - 5, S - 2
• C. P - 3, Q - 1, R - 2, S - 4
• D. P - 2, Q - 4, R - 5, S - 3

Hint:

URDPFI hierarchy, broad to fine: Perspective Plan (vision/policy) to Regional Plan (DPC, resource ID for settlements) to Development Plan (MPC, urban + peri-urban) to Local Area Plan (sub-city detail + infra).

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

The URDPFI Guidelines, 2015 arrange plans in a ladder from the broadest, longest-horizon plan down to the most site-specific one. Work down that ladder one rung at a time instead of matching randomly.

1. Perspective Plan (P): the topmost, longest-term (20 to 25 year) plan, a policy and vision document for a state or region with no site-level detail. This is description 3.
2. Regional Plan (Q): one rung down, prepared at district or regional scale to identify available resources and lay out where settlements should grow; under the 74th Constitutional Amendment structure this is the work of the District Planning Committee. This is description 1.
3. Development Plan (R): the city-level Master Plan; where the urban area is a metropolitan region, this plan covers both the urban core and the peri-urban fringe and falls under the Metropolitan Planning Committee's control. This is description 5.
4. Local Area Plan (S): the finest-grained plan, detailing land use for a smaller part (zone or ward) of the city and linking that detail to roads, water and sewer infrastructure. This is description 2.

Reading down the ladder this way gives P-3, Q-1, R-5, S-2, option (B), directly. Description 4 (special area plan for towns with special needs) is a leftover distractor describing a different plan category altogether, not any of P, Q, R or S.

Let's summarize:

• Perspective Plan sets vision and policy at state or region scale.
• Regional Plan identifies resources for settlements, under the District Planning Committee.
• Development Plan is the city Master Plan, covering urban plus peri-urban area under the Metropolitan Planning Committee.
• Local Area Plan gives sub-city detail tied to infrastructure.

So the correct match is P-3, Q-1, R-5, S-2, option (B).