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Lok Sabha Question No. 1044 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-02-08
Subject: Discount on Vacant Berths
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: SUPRIYA SADANAND SULE, A. ARUNMOZHITHEVAN, HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT, BHARATENDRA SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1044 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.02.2017

## DISCOUNT ON VACANT BERTHS

1044.  SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE: SHRI A. ARUNMOZHITHEVAN: DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT: KUNWAR BHARATENDRA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the quantum of loss incurred in a year by Railways on account of vacant berths in the trains;
- (b)  whether  the  Railways  plans  to  introduce  discount  on  vacant seats/berths after the preparation of charts in all trains;
- (c)  if so, the details thereof and the objective behind the move and the mechanism worked out for this purpose;
- (d)  whether  earlier  offer  of  similar  discounts  on  vacant  berths  in Rajdhani,  Shatabdi  and  Duronto  trains  on  trial  basis  has  been successful and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e)  the  other  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  provide  more facilities to train passengers?

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## ANSWER ( SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

(a): Occupancy of the trains varies during peak, non-peak, festivals seasons, special occasions and weekends etc. Therefore, sometimes  the  trains  run  with  higher  occupancy  (more  than  the berth potential) and sometimes during non-peak times some berths remain vacant. Therefore, loss due to vacant berths in trains cannot

be  quantified.    However,  the  average  occupancy  of  all  reserved accommodation  on  Indian  Railways  during  2015-2016  was  101%

which has gone upto 102% in 2016-17 upto December, 2016.

(b)  &  (c):  Some  passengers  plan  their  journey  at  last  moment  and have  the  option  to  travel  through  different  modes  of  transport. Therefore,  to  promote  such  passengers  to  avail  train  services  in which berths are vacant after the preparation of first chart, w.e.f. 01.01.2017,  10%  rebate  in  basic  fare  on  vacant  berths/seats  after preparation of first chart is given in the reserved class of all trains.

(d): W.e.f. 20.12.2016, 10% rebate in basic fare on vacant berths/seats  after  preparation  of  first  chart  is  given  in  Rajdhani, Shatabdi  and  Duronto  trains  on  an  experimental  basis  for  six months. No assessment has been made till date.

(e):  Apart  from  above,  w.e.f.  20.12.2016  discounted  fare  has  been offered  for  the  passengers  of  Jaipur-Ajmer  and  Ajmer-Jaipur  in 12015/12016 New Delhi-Ajmer Shatabdi Express and for the passengers of  Bengaluru  City-Mysuru  and    Mysuru-  Bengaluru  City in 12007/12008 Chennai Central-Mysuru Shatabdi Express.

Further,  Coaches  for  passenger  services  are  provided  with  a certain level of facilities as per the prescribed norms. It is continual endeavour  of  Indian  Railways  to  provide  more  facilities  to  train passengers.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1041 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-02-08
Subject: Safety Cess on Railway Tickets
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: HARISH CHANDRA MEENA, ANURAG SINGH THAKUR

- (a) No, Madam.
- (b) Does not arise.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1041 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.02.2017

## SAFETY CESS ON RAILWAY TICKETS

1041. SHRI HARISH MEENA :

SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR :

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state :

- (a) whether the Government proposes to impose cess on railway tickets to finance  its  proposed  Rail  Safety  Funds  after  a  rise  in  derailments  of trains; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1039 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-02-08
Subject: Growth of IT Companies
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: JYOTI DHURVE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1039

TO BE ANSWERED ON: 08.02.2017

## GROWTH OF IT COMPANIES

## 1039      SHRIMATI  JYOTI  DHURVE:

Will the Minister of Electronics and  Information Technology be pleased to state: -

- (a) whether the growth of 1T companies has decreased now;
- (b) if  so,  the reasons therefor and whether the negative growth is likely to reduce the jobs in IT companies; and
- (c) if so, the corrective steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY)

(a)  and  (b):      No,  Madam.  The  Indian  IT-ITeS  industry  has  been  growing  continuously. According  to  National  Association  of  Software  and  services  Companies  (NASSCOM), India's IT-ITeS industry is estimated to grow at 9.1 percent in FY 2015-16 to reach USD 130 billion (INR 840,000 Cr.) with exports revenue of USD 108 billion (INR 700,000 Cr).   The IT-ITES  Industry  has  created  large  employment  opportunities,  with  over  3.7  million professionals directly employed by the industry and projected to grow to 4.3 million by 2019. Indirect employment is estimated at over 10 million. The net addition of employees in FY 2015-16 is estimated at 2 lakhs

- (c):   Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1036 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-02-08
Subject: Development works in NE Region
Ministry: DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION
Asked by: VISHNU DAYAL RAM

## Government of India Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region

## LOK SABHA Unstarred Question No.1036

To be answered on

Wednesday, February 8, 2017/Magha 19, 1938

## Development works in NE Region

1036. SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM:

Will the Minister of DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  NE  Region  Vision  Document,  2020,  report  of  Task  Force  on Connectivity and Promotion of Trade and Investment in NE States (2006) and report of Working Group on Improvement and Development of Transport Infrastructure in the NE for National Transport Development Policy Committee (2012) are the main policy documents for development  works in NE region;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  there  exists  no  document  to  explain  the  details  on  status  of implementation of projects and future plans and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether  the  Government  would  bring  out  any  comprehensive  document explaining the progress made on planned work; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## The Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region

## [Dr. Jitendra Singh]

(a)  to  (b)  Development  works  in  North  Eastern  Region  by  various  Ministries  are undertaken on the basis of inputs available with them, in addition to the reports of various Committees.

(c)  to  (d)  Projects  under Central Sector Schemes are monitored by concerned line Ministries/Departments.  The  progress  made  on  implementation  of  projects  are documented by the concerned Central Ministries.

- (e) NITI Aayog  has prepared status report on Transport Infrastructure Development  of North Eastern States.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1035 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-02-08
Subject: Cashless Business in Railways
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: JOSE K. MANI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1035 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.02.2017

## CASHLESS BUSINESS IN RAILWAYS

1035. SHRI JOSE K. MANI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Railways  has  made  significant  progress  in the Government's  digitization  push  with  97%  of  its  freight  business  and almost  half  of  its  passenger  business  going  cashless  and  if  so,  the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Railways has tied up with the State Bank of India to acquire and operate a large number of PoS machines to cater to the requirement  of  Railway  stations,  unreserved  and  suburban  ticket counters and parcel offices and if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  the  railways  enjoys  the  advantages  of  a  well-laid  out communication system to provide connectivity for the PoS operations; and

(d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

- (a) to (d): During the period April, 2016 to December, 2016, approximately  59%  of  total  reserved  tickets  were  booked  through cashless  modes  of  payment  through  internet  or  through  credit/debit cards  across  counters.  Around  68%  of  revenue  has  been  received through  cashless  modes  of  payment  in  case  of  reserved  passenger segment  during  the  period  December,  2016  to  January,  2017.  At present, cashless transactions in case of freight business is more than 99%.

With a view to further promoting cashless transaction, it has been decided to install 10,000 Point of Sale (POS) machines in association with State Bank of India at various locations of Indian Railways in the following order of priority :-

- i.
- PRS locations
- ii.   UTS locations at suburban stations
- iii.   Parcel/Goods locations where cash is accepted
- iv.   Other UTS locations

As the POS machines are GPRS-based, the communication system of Railways is not required for operation of these machines.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1034 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-02-08
Subject: Skill Development Programme
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: ANOOP MISHRA

## MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †1034 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.02.2017

## SKILL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

## †1034. SHRI ANOOP MISHRA:

## Will  the  Minister  of  SKILL  DEVELOPMENT  AND  ENTREPRENEURSHIP be pleased to state:

- (a) whether there are several Government Departments operating skill development programmes with overlapping functions; and
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  action  taken  by  the  Government  to separate skill training which overlap in the same area?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) IN THE MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (SHRI RAJIV PRATAP RUDY)

- (a) & (b) Skill  development  programmes  of  the  Central  Government  over  the years have spread across more than 18 Ministries/Departments.  In order to ensure convergence,  Ministry  is  coordinating  skill  development  efforts  of  the  country  and have notified Common Norms for rationalization of Central Government Schemes for Skill Development. The Norms includes funding/cost norms, third party certification, standard for inputs/outputs and assessment cost across the various skill development programme. Under this initiative, different Ministries are free to frame scheme at their discretion adhering to Common Norms.  Under Common Norms, all training  programmes  funded  under  any  scheme  of  Government  of  India  need  to ensure  certain  input  standards  namely,  standard  training  infrastructure,  suitable qualification  or  experience  of  trainers,  industry  relevant  content  conforming  to  the requirement of NSQF,  Aadhar  linked enrolment and video recording based assessment.  The  database  of  all  training  is  also  being  aggregated  under  Labour Market  Information  System  (LMIS)  to  improve  monitoring  and  prevent  duplication etc.

Ministry  is  aggregating  the  demands  for  training  across  various  job  roles, sectors etc. in identified geographies from various administrative Ministries to meet specialized requirements linked to new investments or initiatives in their sector viz. Make in India, Swachh Bharat, Digital India and Smart Cities. These demands are being  addressed  through  implementing  various  skill  programmes/schemes.  Major schemes of the Ministry namely; Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), imparts  skill  training  (Fresh  Training  &  Recognition  of  Prior  Learning  (RPL)  to  the prospective candidates in the country.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1033 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-02-08
Subject: Constitutional Status of Jammu and Kashmir
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: ASHWINI KUMAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1033

## TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 8 th  FEBRUARY, 2017

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## Constitutional Status of Jammu and Kashmir

## 1033.  SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR:

Will the Minister of LAW AND JUSTICE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the attention of the Government has been drawn towards a ruling of the Supreme Court that Jammu and Kashmir cannot claim sovereignty outside the Indian Constitution and its residents are first and foremost citizens of India; and
- (b) if so, whether the judgment of the Supreme Court has been brought to the notice of the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and if so, the details thereof?

## A N S W E R

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR LAW AND JUSTICE AND ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI P. P. CHAUDHARY)

- (a) and (b): The information is being collected and will be laid on the Table of the House.
Lok Sabha Question No. 1031 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-02-08
Subject: Evaluation of Standards for Judiciary
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: SRINIVAS KESINENI

- (a): No, Madam.
- (b) to (e): Do not arise.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1031

## TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 08.02.2017

## Evaluation of Standards for Judiciary

1031. SHRI KESINENI NANI :

Will the Minister of LAW AND JUSTICE be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  any  plans  to  introduce  performance  evaluation standards for the judiciary and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether this evaluation will be only for judges in lower courts or it will also include High Courts and the Supreme Court judges and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the wing of the Government that will be in charge of evaluating judges;
- (d) whether this evaluation would affect judicial autonomy and if so, the steps taken by the Government in this regard; and
- (e)  whether  the  Government  has  studied  any  evaluation  systems  used  by  other countries and if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Government thereto?

## ANSWER Minister of State in the Ministry of Law and Justice and Electronics and Information

Technology.

## (SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY)

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1030 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-02-08
Subject: Availability of Medical Facilities in Trains
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: APARUPA PODDAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1030

TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.02.2017

## AVAILABILITY OF MEDICAL FACILITIES IN TRAINS

1030. SHRIMATI APARUPA PODDAR:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the Government  is  having  any  plan to ensure the availability of doctors and also to provide medical assistance in trains like Rajdhani Express;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c)    whether  the  Government  is  considering  any  proposal  to  make arrangements for the presence of permanent doctors with life saving drugs, oxygen cylinders and Wi-Fi facilities in trains; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

- (a)  to  (d):  A  pilot  project  of  deployment  of  doctors  in  Duronto  Trains was undertaken for a period of two years. During the Pilot Project, it was noted that serious patient could not be treated on board and had to be de-trained for medical treatment at a hospital only because the

medical  equipments,  such  as  ECG  machines  etc.  do  not  function properly  on  the  trains  due  to  noise/  vibration  etc.  Further,  First  Aid Boxes containing essential drugs and dressing materials are provided with the guards of all passenger  carrying trains. In addition, Augmented First Aid Boxes with wide range of medicines, disposable medical material, etc. have been provided with the Train Superintendents/ Guards of Rajdhani/Shatabdi Express trains and some nominated trains.  Front line staffs deployed on trains are also trained in rendering First Aid. The Station Masters of all stations have details of doctors, clinics and hospitals, both Government and Private, in the vicinity of the station, so that their services could also be availed, in emergencies.  Ambulance services of both Railway hospitals and State Governments are utilized when required.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1029 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-02-08
Subject: Indus Water Treaty
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: JYOTIRADITYA MADHAVRAO SCINDIA, KAMAL NATH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1029 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.02.2017

## INDUS WATER TREATY

## 1029.   SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA: SHRI KAMAL NATH:

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  India  has  suggested  some  alternative  ways  to  the visiting World Bank representative for resolving its dispute with Pakistan over the Indus Water Treaty;
- (b)
- if so, the reaction of the World Bank thereto;
- (c) whether Pakistan has also sought the support of the U.S. on the implementation of the Indus Water Treaty with India;
- (d) if  so,  the  reaction  of  the  Indian  Government  thereto  and  the initiative taken by the U.S. administration; and
- (e) the  extent  to  which  the  World  Bank  has  agreed  to  the  ways suggested by India in this regard?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS [GEN. (DR) V. K. SINGH (RETD)]

- (a), (b) & (e) India had conveyed to the World Bank that technical questions pertaining to projects under the Indus Waters Treaty between India and Pakistan shall be addressed in accordance with the Treaty in the bilateral Permanent Indus Commission, and by a Neutral Expert in the event that the Permanent Indus Commission is unable to resolve them. This position was reiterated to the visiting World Bank representative last month in the ongoing consultations with the Bank on this matter.
- (c) & (d) The Government cannot comment on discussions between Pakistan and the USA in this regard.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1026 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-02-08
Subject: Urban Areas under AMRUT
Ministry: URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: CHANDU LAL SAHU, CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI, OM BIRLA

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( क ) और ( ख ): शहरी िवकास राÏ  य का िवषय है । क े Û द्र  सरकार राÏ यɉ क े   प्रयासɉ  मɅ िविभÛ न è  कीमɉ और कायर्क्रमɉ क े  माÚ यम से सहायता प्रदान करती है । मंत्रालय ने 500 िमशन शहरɉ मɅ शहरी अवè  थापना को सुǺढ़ करने क े  िलए अटल नवीकरण और शहरी पिरवतर्न िमशन ( अमृत ) शुǾ िकया है । इस िमशन क े  िदशािनदȶशɉ मɅ कवरेज के   िलए  शहरɉ  क े   चयन  क े   िलए  मानदंडɉ  की  å यवè  था  है  और  शहरɉ  का  तदनुसार चयन िकया गया है और अिधक शहरɉ को शािमल करने क े  िलए अमृत क े  क्षेत्र का िवè तार  करने  हेतु  िकसी  भी  प्रè ताव  पर  िवचार  नहीं  िकया  जा  रहा  है  ।  इसक े अितिरक्  त , सरकार ने शहरी è  थानीय िनकायɉ को िव× त मंत्रालय ɮवारा जारी िकए गए इसक े  िदशािनदȶशɉ क े  अनुसार 5 वषर् की अविध मɅ आधारभूत सेवाएं प्रदान करने क े िलए 87,519 करोड़ Ǿपए क े Û द्रीय अंतरण क े  Ǿप मɅ प्रदान करने क े  िलए 14 वɅ िव×  त आयोग की िसफािरशɅ è  वीकार की हɇ ।

( ग ): शहरी िवकास मंत्रालय ने इसक े  आदशर् भवन िनमार्ण उपिनयम , 2016 मɅ वषार् जल संचयन क े  उपबंधɉ  को सिàमिलत तथा उनको सभी राÏ  यɉ तथा संघ राÏ य क्षेत्रɉ मɅ अंगीकार करने क े  िलए पिरचािलत िकया है । अमृत को जून , 2015 मɅ शुǾ िकया गया । सभी राÏ  यɉ और संघ राÏ य क्षेत्रɉ क े  िलए क ु ल पिरयोजनाओं को 45,955.93 करोड़ Ǿपए की लागत से वषर् 2015-16 तथा वषर् 2016-17 की राÏ  य वािषर्क कायर् योजनाओं ( एसएएपी ) को अनुमोिदत िकया गया है । राÏ  यɉ / शहरी è  थानीय  िनकायɉ ɮवारा इनका कायार्Û वयन िकया जाता है ।

( घ ) और ( ड .): अमृत क े   अंतगर्त  सीवरɉ  और  सेिÜटक  टɇकɉ  की  यांित्रकीय  और  जैिवक सफाई एक è  वीकायर् घटक है । पिरयोजनाओं का चयन और क्षेत्रɉ का प्राथिमकीकरण राÏ य और संघ राÏ  य क्षेत्रɉ की सरकारɉ का िवशेषािधकार है तथा इसे राÏ  य / संघ राÏ  य क्षेत्र की िविशç ट आवæ  यकताओं क े  अनुसार िकया जाता है ।

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1023 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-02-08
Subject: Recommendation of Technical Group
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN  POVERTY ALLEVIATION
Asked by: DEVENDRA (ALIAS) BHOLE SINGH SINGH

O.I.H.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1023 TO BE ANSWERED ON FEBRUARY 08, 2017 RECOMMENDATION OF TECHNICAL GROUP

No.1023

SHRI DEVENDRA SINGH BHOLE:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  studied  the  recommendations  of the  technical  group  constituted  to  assess  the  shortage  of  houses  in
- urban areas;
- (b) if  so,  the  details thereof along with reaction of the Government
- thereto; and
- (c) the steps being taken by the Government in this direction?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING & URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION

## (RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

(a) to  (c):  Technical  Group  (TG-12)  on  estimation  of  urban  housing shortage of the country for the 12th Five Year  Plan (2012-17) constituted by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation estimated  the  total  housing  shortage  at  the  beginning  of  12th  Plan

Period i.e. in 2012, at 18.78 million.

Contd…2..

Government of India through its earlier schemes of Jawaharlal Nehru National  Urban  Renewal  Mission  (JNNURM)  and  Rajiv  Awas  Yojana (RAY)  has  extended  central  assistance  to  States/UTs  for  providing housing to urban poor. Government has also launched 'Pradhan Mantri Awas  Yojana  (Urban)'  Mission on  25.06.2015 to provide central assistance  to  States/UTs  for  addressing  housing  requirement  of  all eligible urban poor. The PMAY (U) scheme guidelines require States/UTs  to  conduct  demand  assessment  to  arrive  at  the  actual demand for housing among its citizens belonging to the urban poor.

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