Lok Sabha Question No. 3401 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-07
Subject: Urban Infrastructure/Services
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: ANJU BALA, Tejpratap Singh,Yadav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3401

## TO BE ANSWERED ON AUGUST 7, 2018

## URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE/SERVICES

## No. 3401.  SHRIMATI ANJU BALA: SHRI TEJ PRATAP SINGH YADAV:

Will  the  Minister  of  HOUSING  AND URBAN AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Indian cities have failed to deliver even the minimum urban infrastructures/services like housing, transportation, sanitation, waste management for its citizens and if so, the details thereof along with the reaction of the Government thereto;
- (b) whether the number of cities in India with a population over one million are likely to increase rapidly in the next 20 years and if so, the  details  thereof  along  with  the  reaction  of  the  Government thereto;
- (c) whether unplanned urbanization in the country poses an urgent and  difficult  challenges  like  widespread  poverty,  poor  urban infrastructure,  environmental  degradation  etc.  and  if  so,  the details thereof along with the reaction of the Government thereto; and
- (d) whether  India  spends  only  $17  per  capita  every  year  on  urban infrastructure compared to the global benchmark of $100 and if so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  steps  taken  by  the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

(SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

- (a) Urban Development is a State subject. The provision of minimum
- urban  infrastructure  and  services  like  housing,  transportation, sanitation, waste management for the citizens is the responsibility of  the  State  Governments  /  Urban  Local  Bodies  (ULBs)  /  Urban Development Authorities. To complement the efforts of the States, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs through six Missions and one scheme viz.  Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM), Atal Mission for Rejuvenation  and  Urban  Transformation  (AMRUT),  Smart  Cities Mission  (SCM),  Pradhan  Mantri  Awas  Yojana-Housing  for  All (Urban) (PMAY-HFA) (U), Heritage City Development and Augmentation  Yojana  (HRIDAY),  Deendayal  Antyodaya  Yojana  National  Urban  Livelihood  Mission  (DAY-NULM)  and  Metro  rail projects,  is  extending  financial  assistance.  The  details  of  the financial assistance released under the missions / scheme as up to 30.06.2018 is at Annexure-I.
- (b) No such information is available as Government does not carry out city-wise population projections.

- (c) Urban Planning is a State subject. However, Government of India has taken several measures to address planning issues including advising  the  states  to  constitute  District  Planning  Committees, Metropolitan  Planning  Committees,  issuing  of  model  Municipal Laws,  model  Building  Bye-laws,  capacity  building  of  the  town planning personnel etc. In addition, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs through its flagship programmes mentioned in part (a) above provides assistance to the states.
- (d) As per McKinsey's Report titled India's urban awakening: Building inclusive  cities,  sustaining  economic  growth,  in  terms  of  per capita expenditure; India spends only $17 per capita annually on urban capital investment.

Urban  development  being  a  State  subject,  the  responsibility  of creation  of  urban  infrastructure  is  of  the  State  Governments. However,  Government  of  India  assists  the  states  by  way  of devolution of the grants through the Finance Commissions. The quantum of grants devolved to the ULBs under the 13 th  and 14 th Finance  Commissions  is  Rs  23,111  Crore  and  Rs  87,143  Crore, respectively, showing a four-fold increase. Further, the Ministry is facilitating the issue of Municipal Bonds by the ULBs to raise funds for capital investment.

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## Annexure-I as referred to in reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No 3401 for 07.08.2018

|   Sl. No. | Name of the Mission                                                       | Financial Assistance Released Up to 30-06-2018 (Rs in Crores)   |
|-----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM),                                              | 6,902.15                                                        |
|         2 | Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT)            | 13,047.00                                                       |
|         3 | Smart Cities Mission (SCM)                                                | 11,340.20                                                       |
|         4 | Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Housing for All (Urban) (PMAY-HFA) (U)         | 27,520.00                                                       |
|         5 | Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana (HRIDAY)                | 273.00                                                          |
|         6 | Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Urban Livelihood Mission (DAY-NULM) | 1,995.33                                                        |
|         7 | Metro Rail Projects                                                       | 86,312.13                                                       |