Institute of Town Planners, India (ITPI)

PREAMBLE:

• Institute of Town Planners, India (ITPI) was established in 1951,

• It is committed to:
o promote planned, economic, scientific and artistic development of towns,
cities and rural areas;
o encourage town planning profession;
o to advance town and country planning education and research.

Till date more than 6530 qualified planners from India and abroad are registered as
Associate / Fellow members of the Institute.

Institute extends its professional activities in various parts of the Country through 24
Regional Chapters and 5 Centres.

Origin
o The Institute of Town Planners, India owes its origin to a small group of dedicated
town planners, who, in 1947, decided to set up a professional Town Planning
Institute in the lines of the Royal Town Planning Institute, London.
o As the planners, numbered only six then, a registered society could not be set up.
o Therefore, this small group formed itself into an Indian Board of Town
Planners;
o which after three years of continuous work formed the Institute of Town
Planners, India with members numbering only fifteen having its own
Memorandum, Articles of Association and Bye-laws.
o The Institute which was established in July 1951, with Late Shri M.Fayazuddin as the first
President,
o It was formally inaugurated by Shri N.V. Gadgil, the then Union Minister of Works and
Housing.
o Today, the institute has a membership of over 6,500, apart from a sizable number of
student members, many of whom have qualified Assocaiteship Examination (AITP)
conducted by ITPI.

Vision:

ITPI’s vision is to:

o promote dynamic, inclusive and integrated Town and Country planning practice,
education, research and institutional mechanism for vibrant, sustainable and
resilient spatio-economic development of towns, cities and regions.
Objectives:
The main objectives of the institute are:
• To advance the study of town planning, civic design and kindred subjects and of the
sciences and arts as applied to those subjects.
• To promote planned, economic, scientific and artistic development of towns, cities •
and rural areas.
• To promote the general interests of those engaged in the practice in town and
country planning.
• To foster the teaching of subjects related to town and country planning and assist in
providing such teaching.
• To device and impose the means for testing the qualifications of candidates for
admission to membership of the Institute by examination.
• To consider all questions affecting the practice of town and country planning and to
initiate and watch over planning and to procure changes of, and amendments in,
the law relating to or affecting town and country planning.
• To hold conferences or meetings for the discussion of, and the exchange of views on
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matters affecting or relating to town and country planning, the reading of papers
and the delivery of lectures; and to hold congress or exhibitions and to award
medals, certificates, prizes or diplomas in connection herewith.
• To form or acquire by purchase, donation, bequest or otherwise a library and
collection of maps, drawings, designs or other materials and to maintain, extend
and improve the same. and
• To ascertain and notify the law and practice relating to town and country planning,
and to compile, collect, revise, print and publish statistics, professional records, and
periodicals relating to any of the objects of the Institute.

Memberships
The Institute has two categories of membership i.e.
1. Corporate Members:
• Associates
• Fellows

2. Honorary Fellows:
The Council may elect to be an Honorary Fellow a distinguished person.
• Because of outstanding contribution in promoting the objects of the
Institute up till now this distinction has been conferred on:
o Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru (1954),
o Sardar Swaran Singh (1953),
o Sir M.Visvesvarya (1953),
o Bhagwan Sahay (1986)
Strength of ITPI (as on 31/08/2020)
• Associate Members: 6006
• Fellows Members :524
• Total: 6530

ITPI Regional Centres

Regional Centres have been constituted to further decentralize activities of the ITPI:
• Rajasthan Regional Chapter - Udaipur Centre
• Maharashtra Regional Chapter (Mumbai) - Pune Centre
• Andhra Pradesh Regional Chapter - Vishakhapattnam Centre
• Gujarat Regional Chapter - Surat Centre
• Punjab Regional Chapter - Amritsar Centre

Regional Chapters of Institute of Town Planners, India (2020-2021)

• Andhra Pradesh
• Bihar
• Chattisgarh
• Delhi
• Goa
• Gujrat
• Haryana
• Himachal Pradesh
• Jammu and Kasmir
• Jharkhand
• Karnatakka
 • Kerala
• Madhya Pradesh
• Maharashtra – Mumbai and Nagpur
• North East
• Orissa
• Punjab
• Rajasthan
• Tamil Nadu
• Telengana
• Uttar Pradesh
• Uttarakhand
• West Bengal

Code of Professional Conduct: its objective

To accomplish the vision of the Institute, the Members of the ITPI engaged in professional
practice:
• need to demonstrate a high standard of professionalism and acceptance, of
the principles of conduct in their relations with:
o public,
o clients,
o fellow Members,
o assistants and
o students of the profession

Thus, the objective of the Code of Professional Conduct is to promote the standard of
professional conduct and self discipline required of every Member in the interest of the
public, society and planned spatial development.

As per the Code of Professional Conduct:

o The Members and students are governed, by the Article 106 of the
Memorandum, Article of Association and Bye-laws of the ITPI which:
▪ specifies the basic ethics, professional ethics, and
professional misconduct.

Basic Ethics:

1. Members have obligation to serve the public interest, which includes the following:
a. Conduct professional practice respecting diversity, needs and values of public
encouraging their participation in discussions;
b. Provide clear, accurate and timely information on spatial planning matters to
members of the public and decision-makers while respecting the confidentiality
rights of the employers or clients;
 c. Promote spatial planning endeavours to conserve and preserve heritage and
natural and built environment;
d. Provide opportunities for meaningful participation of stakeholders in the spatial
planning process; and

e. Promote and plan for equitable choices and opportunities for spatial justice for all
persons including the disadvantaged.

2. Members shall not discriminate on the basis of caste, creed, gender, nationality, religion,
disability and age.
3. Members shall ensure that their corporate, personal, political and financial interests do
not conflict with their professional duties and disclose such cases, if any, in advance.

4. Members shall encourage healthy and constructive criticism about spatial planning
practice among colleagues.

5. Members shall share the results of field experiences and research outcomes that
contribute to enrichment of spatial planning knowledge.

Professional Ethics:

6. Members shall carry out their professional responsibility in a manner that upholds dignity
and reputation of spatial planning profession and shall:

a. discharge their professional responsibility with courtesy, integrity, dignity and

fairness;
b. give objective and credible opinion on professional matters to the best of their
ability and knowledge;
c. take all necessary steps to update their professional knowledge;
d. honour the professional conduct of the country when working outside India,
upholding the integrity of the ITPI;
e. have proper regard for the professional obligations and qualifications of those
with whom they are professionally associated; and
f. protect and enhance the integrity of urban and regional planning profession while
practicing as a domain expert (spatial planning) in a consortium / organisation
keeping in view its objectives.
g. refrain from participating in academic activities of an educational institution not
recognised by the ITPI.
7. Members shall not take up work outside of their professional competence.
8. Members shall act with fairness and competence while describing and commenting on
the works and views of other professionals and shall not falsely or maliciously injure their
professional reputation, prospects or practice.

9. Member shall neither attempt to supplant another Member nor knowingly accept an
appointment while the claim of another previously employed Member remains unsettled.

10. Members shall not accept an assignment where the services involved are in violation of
applicable rules and regulations.

11. Members shall not disclose any confidential information relating to his clients /
employers, in the course of his professional duties, which could be turned to financial
advantage to them.

12. Members shall share the results of field experience and research that contribute to
spatial planning knowledge.

13. Member shall contribute time and resources to the professional development of
students, interns, young professionals and colleagues.

14. Members shall promote and propagate professional planning works and services in a
manner that contribute to the public understanding and perception and also enhance
credibility of the profession.

15. Member shall charge fee for the professional services rendered by him / her as per
agreement with the Client, specifying the scope of work and amount of fee to be paid in
conformity with the Scale of Professional Fees and Charges of the ITPI.

16. The Condition of Engagement of Professional Services and Scale of Professional Fees and
Charges of the ITPI are the minimum desirable payable to a spatial planner, however, a
member may:
a. charge a lump sum fees higher than that prescribed by the ITPI, considering his
professional standing, higher level of expertise, nature and complexity of the
assignment, time constraints, etc. and
b. change the fees only if the scope of work is modified and also mutually agreed
between him / her and the client.

Professional Misconduct and Disputes

17. Any member found guilty of professional misconduct, shall be liable for disciplinary
action by the ITPI Council under Article 48 of the Memorandum, Articles of Association and
Bylaws of the ITPI
18. Any dispute arising out of the agreement with the Client may be referred for arbitration
by one or more persons as agreed upon by the parties and, if agreed by both the parties
(Client and Spatial Planner), one of the arbitrators may be nominated by the ITPI on request.