• Prof. Swapnil Sheth
• Dr. Mahendra Joshi

The urban population of India in 2011 was 377 million, which is projected to cross 600 million by 2031. Rapid expansion of cities in India is mostly taking place at the expense of fertile farmland. Annually, average 0.12 million hectares of farmland are eaten up by urban expansion in India. This is causing a shortage of food supply and destabilizing the farmer’s livelihood and social capital. The land use regulation and planning instruments are in place in India. However, they are unable to protect farmland from urban expansion. Many towns including those designated as smart cities are acquiring farmland for urban expansion by displacing farmers without providing a better living and earning alternatives. This paper makes content analysis and carries out case study of Pune smart city to understand why planning instruments are ineffective in protecting farmland and livelihood of farmers while making urban development plans. This paper would explore and outline a number of planning and policy weaknesses that are ineffective in protecting farmland and livelihood of agricultural communities in the process of urban expansion.

Urban expansion, Farmland, Livelihood, Planning

"PLANNING INEFFECIENCY IN PROTECTING FARMLANDS AND LIVELIHOOD OF AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITIES IN NEW URBAN EXPANSION OF INDIAN CITIES", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 8, page no.1534-1538, August-2020, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2008198.pdf

"PLANNING INEFFECIENCY IN PROTECTING FARMLANDS AND LIVELIHOOD OF AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITIES IN NEW URBAN EXPANSION OF INDIAN CITIES", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 8, page no. pp1534-1538, August-2020, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2008198.pdf