Lok Sabha Question No. 1146 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-02-08
Subject: Night Shelters
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN  POVERTY ALLEVIATION
Asked by: DILIP PATEL, DINESH TRIVEDI, GAURAV GOGOI, KIRIT PREMJIBHAI SOLANKI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1146

## TO BE ANSWERED ON FEBRUARUY 8, 2017

## NIGHT SHELTERS

No. 1146:  SHRI DILIP PATEL:

SHRI DINESH TRIVEDI:

SHRI GAURAV GOGOI:

DR. KIRIT P. SOLANKI:

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

- (a) the  details  of  the  funds  allocated  for  the  scheme  of  Shelter  for Urban Homeless  (SUH) under the National Urban Livelihoods
- Mission (NULM) for the last three years;
- (b) the criteria for choosing cities/towns for the construction of shelters;
- (c) the  details  of  the  shelters  constructed  in  cities/towns  for  urban
- homeless under the scheme of Shelter for Urban Homeless (SUH) in last three years and if so, the details thereof including the shelters which are still in progress thereof;
- (d) the  progress  of  issuing  entitlements  to  the  urban  homeless  as mentioned in the guidelines of the scheme; and
- (e) whether  the  Ministry  has  received  complaints  about  inadequate quality  of  night  shelter  and  if  so,  details  thereof  and  the  action taken thereon?

## ANSWER

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

[RAO INDERJIT SINGH]

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(a):   National Urban Livelihoods Mission (NULM) has now been renamed as  Deendayal  Antyodaya  Yojana  -  National  Urban  Livelihoods  Mission (DAY-NULM)  and  is  being  implemented  w.e.f.  April,  2014.    It  is  the primary responsibility of the State Governments/UTs to provide shelter for  urban  homeless  population.    In  order  to  supplement  their  efforts, Ministry  of  Housing  &  Urban  Poverty  Alleviation  is  administering  a scheme  'Shelter  for  Urban  Homeless  (SUH)'  as  a  component  of  DAYNULM.  Funds  are  allocated  for  DAY-NULM,  from  which  appropriate amount  is  apportioned  by  States/UTs  for  SUH,  as  per  requirement.    A total of Rs. 1,18,609.72 lakh has been released under DAY-NULM during the last three years.

(b) Guidelines provide for construction of one shelter for a minimum of 100 persons per one lakh urban population. Further, systematic surveys would be undertaken in the cities/ towns by the local/ municipal bodies to assess accurately assess the need for shelters at suitable locations. As  far  as  possible,  sites  providing  maximum  convenience  to  the beneficiaries may be identified.

(c) As per the information received from States/UTs, as on 31.01.2017, a total of 1236 shelters have been sanctioned for various cities/towns by 24 States/UTs. Out of these, 658 shelters are operational and rest are under different stages of construction/ refurbishment.

(d) The shelters will serve as  a space for convergence and provisions of  various  entitlements  of  social  security,  food,  education  and  health care  systems.  The  shelter  management  agencies  which  are  appointed by the State Govts/ ULBs are responsible to ensure the entitlements to homeless.

(e) No  such  complaint  has  been  received  in  the  Ministry  of  Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation.

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