Lok Sabha Question No. 2411 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-02
Subject: BPL Population in Urban Areas
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: RAJESH PANDEY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTRARRED QUESTION NO. 2411 TO BE ANSWERED ON JANUARY 02, 2018

## BPL POPULATION IN URBAN AREAS

## NO. 2411 SHRI RAJESH PANDEY:

WILL  THE  MINISTER  OF  HOUSING  AND  URBAN  AFFAIRS  be pleased to state:

- (a) the estimated population living below poverty line in urban
- areas of the country, State-Wise including Uttar Pradesh;
- (b) whether any survey has been conducted recently to find out the number of urban poor and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has any proposal to implement fresh
- schemes for urban poverty alleviation; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

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- (a) As per the Poverty Estimates 2011-12 released by the erstwhile Planning Commission, the number of persons living below poverty line  in  urban  areas  in  2011-12  was  531.25  lakhs.  A  statement showing the State-wise estimated population living below poverty line in urban areas, including Uttar Pradesh, is attached at Annexure.

Contd/-

- (b) A  survey,  to  collect  data  regarding  individual  and  household particulars  in  urban  areas,  was  conducted  along  with  caste enumeration and rural BPL survey by respective State Governments/UT  Administrations  as  combined  Socio-Economic Caste Census (SECC)-2011.  In the process, information regarding various individual particulars and household characteristics, viz., main  source  of  income/earnings,  housing/dwelling,  amenities, assets  etc.,  has  been  collected  as  per  'respondent  based' questionnaire  method,  with  Statutory  towns  being  considered urban and Census towns being considered rural. Accordingly, in urban areas, data has been returned in respect of 299.99 million population (65.13 million household). Relevant SECC data corresponding to the questionnaire canvassed in urban areas is in public domain at http://secc.gov.in.
- (c) to (d) No Madam. This Ministry has already been implementing the 'Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM)'  to  reduce  poverty  and  vulnerability  of  urban  poor households.  The Mission provides skill training and placement in wage as well as self-employment.    It  also  provides  for  interest subvention on bank loans for self-employment ventures.  Building strong  grassroot  level  institutions  of  the  urban  poor  is  another focus area for the Mission.  Further, the Mission aims at providing permanent shelters equipped with essential services to the urban homeless and also addressing livelihood  concerns  of  the  urban street vendors.

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## Annexure

Statement showing details of State-wise estimated population living below poverty line in urban areas in the country including Uttar Pradesh, referred to in part (a) of Answer to Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  2411  for  reply  on  02.1.2018  regarding  BPL Population in Urban Areas.

| States/UTs        |   No. of Persons (lakhs) |
|-------------------|--------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh    |                    17    |
| Arunachal Pradesh |                     0.7  |
| Assam             |                     9.2  |
| Bihar             |                    37.8  |
| Chhattisgarh      |                    15.2  |
| Goa               |                     0.4  |
| Gujarat           |                    26.9  |
| Haryana           |                     9.4  |
| Himachal Pradesh  |                     0.3  |
| Jammu & Kashmir   |                     2.5  |
| Jharkhand         |                    20.2  |
| Karnataka         |                    37    |
| Kerala            |                     8.5  |
| Madhya Pradesh    |                    43.1  |
| Maharashtra       |                    47.4  |
| Manipur           |                     2.8  |
| Meghalaya         |                     0.6  |
| Mizoram           |                     0.4  |
| Nagaland          |                     1    |
| Odisha            |                    12.4  |
| Punjab            |                     9.8  |
| Rajasthan         |                    18.7  |
| Sikkim            |                     0.1  |
| Tamil Nadu        |                    23.4  |
| Tripura           |                     0.8  |
| Uttar Pradesh     |                   118.8  |
| Uttarakhand       |                     3.4  |
| West Bengal       |                    43.8  |
| A & N Islands     |                     0    |
| Chandigarh        |                     2.3  |
| D & N Haveli      |                     0.3  |
| Daman & Diu       |                     0.3  |
| Delhi             |                    16.5  |
| Lakshadweep       |                     0.02 |
| INDIA             |                   531.2  |