Urban Development Department

The Urban Development & Housing Department is the nodal Department for ensuring appropriate and planned growth of cities and towns with adequate infrastructure, amenities and services provided to the citizens of Bihar through the Urban Local Bodies and parastatal agencies. The Department has been instrumental in carrying out various concrete measures for efficient management & delivery of civic services like provision of affordable housing, safe drinking water, sanitation including solid waste management, storm water drainage, sewerage, roads, public transport; and creation of livelihood opportunities by accelerating economic growth of cities/towns and building capacity of the urban poor.