Lok Sabha Question No. 315 (STARRED), answered on 2016-12-07
Subject: New Scheme for Urban Poor
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN  POVERTY ALLEVIATION
Asked by: R. GOPALAKRISHNAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION LOK SABHA

STARRED QUESTION NO. 315*

TO BE ANSWERED ON DECEMBER 07, 2016

## NEW SCHEME FOR URBAN POOR

No. 315* SHRI R. GOPALAKRISHNAN:

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

- (a) whether the Government has started any new schemes for housing and urban poverty alleviation during the last two years, and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  the new schemes implemented/ initiated in the last one year;
- (c)  the achievements and the main features thereof; and
- (d)  whether shortcomings have been found in the new schemes and if so, the details thereof and the corrective steps taken thereon?

## ANSWER

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

(RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

- (a) to (d) : A Statement is laid on the Table of the Sabha.

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## STATEMENT

STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  LOK  SABHA  STARRED QUESTION NO. 315* FOR 07.12.2016 REGARDING 'NEW SCHEME FOR URBAN POOR'

(a) to (c) :  Government  of  India  has  launched  '  Pradhan  Mantri  Awas Yojana  (Urban)'  Mission  on  25.6.2015  which  aims  to  provide  central assistance  to  States/UTs  for  providing  housing  to  all  eligible  urban poor through the following four verticals:

- (i) 'In situ' Slum Redevelopment using land as a resource under
- which a slum rehabilitation grant of Rs. 1 lakh per house on an average is provided by Government of India.
- (ii) Promotion  of  Affordable  Housing  for  weaker  section  through Credit Linked Subsidy under which an interest subsidy of 6.5% on home loans upto Rs. 6 lakhs for a tenure upto 15 years is provided by the Government of India for both EWS/LIG categories.
- (iii) Affordable Housing in partnership with public or private sector under which Central assistance of Rs. 1.5 lakh per EWS house is provided by the Government of India in projects.
- (iv) Subsidy  for  beneficiary-led  individual  house  construction  or enhancement under which Rs.1.5 lakh per house is provided by Government of India for EWS category.

34  States/UTs  have  signed  Memorandum  of  Agreement  (MoA)  for implementation  of  PMAY(U)  Mission  and  3596  cities  including  468 Class  I  cities  from  these  States  have  been  included  in  the  mission. 2590  projects  (  64  ISSR,  508  AHP,  2018  BLC)  have  been  accepted under  the  mission  for  Central  Assistance  of  Rs.  18,753.72  Crs  for construction  of  12,69,271  houses  (  48,288  ISSR,  5,25,027  AHP  & 6,95,956 BLC). Central Share of Rs.4275.31 Crs has been released till date.

Under  the  Credit-Linked  Subsidy  Scheme  (CLSS)  component  of  the PMAY (U) Mission, as on date, 198 MoUs have been signed between the  Primary  Lending  Institutions  (PLIs)  and  Central  Nodal  Agencies (CNAs)  viz.  National  Housing  Bank  (NHB)  and  Housing  and  Urban Development  Corporation  Ltd.  (HUDCO).  Subsidy  of  Rs.272.14  crore has been released to 15,291 beneficiaries under CLSS.

(d): No shortcomings in the PMAY(U) mission have been found so far.

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