| Agency Name: | Department of Urban Development |
| Seal: | Seal of Uttar Pradesh.svg |
| Jurisdiction: | State of Uttar Pradesh |
| Headquarters: | Department of Urban Development, Lal Bahadur Shastri Bhawan (Annexy Building), Sarojini Naidu Marg, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh |
| Budget: | ₹13,189 crore (US$2.06 billion) (2017-18 est.)[1] |
| Minister1 Name: | Arvind Kumar Sharma |
| Minister1 Pfo: | Cabinet Minister for Urban Development |
| Chief1 Name: | Manoj Kumar Singh, IAS |
| Chief1 Position: | Principal Secretary (Urban Development) |
| Child1 Agency: | Directorate of Local Bodies |
| Child2 Agency: | Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam |
| Child3 Agency: | State Urban Development Agency |
| Type: | Department |
| Native Name R: | Nagara Vikāsa Vibhāga |
| Deputyminister1 Name: | Rakesh Rathore Guru |
| Deputyminister1 Pfo: | Minister of State for Urban Development |
The Department of Urban Development (IAST: Nagara Vikāsa Vibhāga), often abbreviated as DoUD, is a department of Government of Uttar Pradesh responsible for formulation and administration of the rules and regulations and laws relating to the local bodies (town areas, municipal councils and municipal corporations) and urban development in Uttar Pradesh.
Retired IAS Arvind Kumar Sharma serves as the departmental cabinet minister, and the Principal Secretary (Urban Development), an IAS officer, is the administrative head of the department.
The department is responsible for making and implementing laws and policies relating to Urban Development.[2] The Department of Urban Development, through the Directorate of Local Bodies, is also responsible for proper functioning of local bodies, especially the Municipal Corporations, by providing financial assistance and other type of grants to local bodies.[3] In addition the department is also responsible for providing cities with proper sanitation, infrastructure and other civic amenities.
Ashutosh Tandon, is the Cabinet Minister responsible for Department of Urban Development while Girish Kumar Yadav is Minister of State in Department of Urban Development.[4] [5] [6]
The department's administration is headed by the Principal Secretary, who is an IAS officer, who is assisted by six Special Secretaries, two Joint Secretaries, and seven Deputy/Under Secretaries. The current Principal Secretary (UD) is Manoj Kumar Singh.
| Manoj Kumar Singh | Principal Secretary | |
| Dr. Anil Kumar Singh | Special Secretary | |
| Hari Pratap Shahi | Special Secretary | |
| Ram Niwas | Special Secretary | |
| Umesh Pratap Singh | Special Secretary | |
| Shailendra Kumar Singh | Special Secretary | |
| Anil Kumar Bishnoi | Special Secretary |
| Dr Anil Kumar Singh | Director, Local Bodies | |
| Anil Kumar bajpaeyi | Managing Director, Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam | |
| Umesh pratap singh | Director, State Urban Development Agency | |
| vacant | Director, Uttar Pradesh State Ganga River Conservation Authority | |
| vacant | Director, Uttar Pradesh Urban Transport Directorate |