Lok Sabha Question No. 5174 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-05
Subject: Survey of Shelterless Poor
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN  POVERTY ALLEVIATION
Asked by: SHER SINGH GHUBAYA, CHINTAMANI MALVIYA, P. KUMAR, JUGAL KISHORE SHARMA, RAVINDRA KUMAR RAY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5174 TO BE ANSWERED ON APRIL 5, 2017

## SURVEY OF SHELTERLESS POOR

No. 5174 SHRI SHER SINGH GHUBAYA: PROF. CHINTAMANI MALVIYA: SHRI P. KUMAR: SHRI JUGAL KISHORE: DR. RAVINDRA KUMAR RAY:

Will  the  Minister  of  HOUSING  AND  URBAN  POVERTY  ALLEVIATION  be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether the Government has conducted survey of shelterless poor people belonging to BPL category;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof,  State-wise  including  Punjab,  Madhya Pradesh and Jharkhand;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to provide permanent housing to
- the said shelterless people;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN

## THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING & URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION [RAO INDERJIT SINGH]

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(a) & (b): As per census 2011, total houseless population in India is

- 1,772,889. The State/UT-wise list is at Annexure. However, this does not include data under BPL category separately.

Contd./-

(C)  to  (e):  It  is  the  primary  responsibility  of  Governments  of  the States/UTs  to  provide  shelter  for  urban  homeless  population.    In order to complement  and  supplement  the  efforts,  Ministry of Housing  &  Urban  Poverty  Alleviation  is  administering  a  scheme 'Shelter  for  Urban  Homeless  (SUH)'  as  a  component  of  Deendayal Antyodaya  Yojana  -  National  Urban  Livelihoods  Mission  which  is implemented through respective States/UTs.

SUH focuses on providing permanent shelters along with basic facilities  to  the  urban  homeless.  The  SUH  guidelines  provide  for survey by ULBs for identification of urban homeless beneficiaries to assess the number of shelters required. So far, 68438 beneficiaries have  been  identified  by  ULBs  of  24  States/UTs.    Further,  as  on 28.02.2017, a total of 1263 shelters have been sanctioned by states/ UTs out of which 658 shelters are operational.

Pradhan  Mantri  Awas  Yojan  (Urban)  Mission  PMAY(U)  aims  to provide  assistance  to  all  States/UTs  in  addressing  the  housing requirement of the urban poor including homeless and slum dwellers.  PMAY(U)  makes  it  incumbent  upon  the  States/UTs  to assess the actual demand of housing under the Mission.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN  REPLY  TO  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED  QUESTION  No. 5174 FOR ANSWER ON 05.04.2017

| State-wise Houseless Population in India as per census-2011   | State-wise Houseless Population in India as per census-2011   | State-wise Houseless Population in India as per census-2011   | State-wise Houseless Population in India as per census-2011   | State-wise Houseless Population in India as per census-2011   | State-wise Houseless Population in India as per census-2011   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
| States/                                                       | Houseless Population                                          | Houseless Population                                          | Houseless Population                                          | numbers)                                                      | Houseless Population                                          |
| Union Territories                                             | Total                                                         | Rural                                                         | Rural                                                         | Urban                                                         | Urban                                                         |
|                                                               |                                                               | Population                                                    | %age                                                          | Population                                                    | %age                                                          |
| Andhra Pradesh*                                               | 145,211                                                       | 69,354                                                        | 47.8                                                          | 75857                                                         | 52.2                                                          |
| Arunachal Pradesh                                             | 1556                                                          | 1243                                                          | 79.9                                                          | 313                                                           | 20.1                                                          |
| Assam                                                         | 12,919                                                        | 10,392                                                        | 80.4                                                          | 2527                                                          | 19.6                                                          |
| Bihar                                                         | 45,584                                                        | 32,993                                                        | 72.4                                                          | 12591                                                         | 27.6                                                          |
| Chhattisgarh                                                  | 24,214                                                        | 17,681                                                        | 73.0                                                          | 6533                                                          | 27.0                                                          |
| Goa                                                           | 3,051                                                         | 1,358                                                         | 44.5                                                          | 1693                                                          | 55.5                                                          |
| Gujarat                                                       | 144,306                                                       | 59,484                                                        | 41.2                                                          | 84822                                                         | 58.8                                                          |
| Haryana                                                       | 51,871                                                        | 28,082                                                        | 54.1                                                          | 23789                                                         | 45.9                                                          |
| Himachal Pradesh                                              | 4,098                                                         | 3,226                                                         | 78.7                                                          | 872                                                           | 21.3                                                          |
| Jammu & Kashmir                                               | 19,047                                                        | 8,199                                                         | 43.0                                                          | 10848                                                         | 57.0                                                          |
| Jharkhand                                                     | 23,391                                                        | 16,424                                                        | 70.2                                                          | 6967                                                          | 29.8                                                          |
| Karnataka                                                     | 76,735                                                        | 41,262                                                        | 53.8                                                          | 35473                                                         | 46.2                                                          |
| Kerala                                                        | 11,853                                                        | 4,092                                                         | 34.5                                                          | 7761                                                          | 65.5                                                          |
| Madhya Pradesh                                                | 146,435                                                       | 80,380                                                        | 54.9                                                          | 66055                                                         | 45.1                                                          |
| Maharashtra                                                   | 210,908                                                       | 99,535                                                        | 47.2                                                          | 111373                                                        | 52.8                                                          |
| Manipur                                                       | 3,061                                                         | 1,730                                                         | 56.5                                                          | 1331                                                          | 43.5                                                          |
| Meghalaya                                                     | 1,241                                                         | 1,064                                                         | 85.7                                                          | 177                                                           | 14.3                                                          |
| Mizoram                                                       | 152                                                           | 48                                                            | 31.6                                                          | 104                                                           | 68.4                                                          |
| Nagaland                                                      | 876                                                           | 532                                                           | 60.7                                                          | 344                                                           | 39.3                                                          |
| Orissa                                                        | 34,061                                                        | 20,008                                                        | 58.7                                                          | 14053                                                         | 41.3                                                          |
| Punjab                                                        | 46,714                                                        | 28,340                                                        | 60.7                                                          | 18374                                                         | 39.3                                                          |
| Rajasthan                                                     | 181,544                                                       | 108,308                                                       | 59.7                                                          | 73236                                                         | 40.3                                                          |
| Sikkim                                                        | 277                                                           | 245                                                           | 88.4                                                          | 32                                                            | 11.6                                                          |
| Tamil Nadu                                                    | 50,929                                                        | 13,812                                                        | 27.1                                                          | 37117                                                         | 72.9                                                          |
| Tripura                                                       | 3225                                                          | 1873                                                          | 58.1                                                          | 1352                                                          | 41.9                                                          |
| Uttar Pradesh                                                 | 329,125                                                       | 148,196                                                       | 45.0                                                          | 180929                                                        | 55.0                                                          |
| Uttarakhand                                                   | 11,824                                                        | 6,268                                                         | 53.0                                                          | 5556                                                          | 47.0                                                          |
| West Bengal                                                   | 134,040                                                       | 29,073                                                        | 21.7                                                          | 104967                                                        | 78.3                                                          |
| A & NIslands                                                  | 95                                                            | 30                                                            | 31.6                                                          | 65                                                            | 68.4                                                          |
| Chandigarh                                                    | 4,139                                                         | 6                                                             | 0.1                                                           | 4133                                                          | 99.9                                                          |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli                                          | 1,004                                                         | 723                                                           | 72.0                                                          | 281                                                           | 28.0                                                          |
| Daman & Diu                                                   | 737                                                           | 146                                                           | 19.8                                                          | 591                                                           | 80.2                                                          |
| Delhi                                                         | 47,076                                                        | 352                                                           | 0.7                                                           | 46724                                                         | 99.3                                                          |
| Lakshadweep                                                   | 0                                                             | 0                                                             | -                                                             | 0                                                             | -                                                             |
| Pondicherry                                                   | 1,590                                                         | 82                                                            | 5.2                                                           | 1508                                                          | 94.8                                                          |
| India 2011                                                    | 1,772,889                                                     | 834,541                                                       | 47.1                                                          | 938348                                                        | 52.9                                                          |

Source:  Primary  Census  Abstract:  Houseless  Population,  office  of  the  Registrar  General  and Census Commissioner, India

Note:*:  Andhra  Pradesh  means  the  erstwhile  State  of  Andhra  Pradesh  i.e.,  the  area  now comprising the present-day State of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.