Lok Sabha Question No. 1598 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-12
Subject: Funds for Schemes
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: KIRTI (JHA) AZAD

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1598

## TO BE ANSWERED ON FEBURARY 12, 2019 FUNDS FOR SCHEMES

No.   1598.

SHRI KIRTI AZAD:

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

- (a) the  details  of  funds  released  to  Darbhanga  in  Bihar  under various schemes of the Ministry during the last three years and the current year;
- (b) whether the funds released under the said schemes have been utilized under the respective schemes;
- if  so,  the  details  of  the  schemes  under  which  the  work  has
- (c) been completed or is near completion; and
- (d)
- the reasons for non-completion of the said work?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

- (a) to (c)  Urban  Development  is  a  State  subject.  The  Ministry  of Housing and Urban Affairs facilitates and assists States/Union Territories(UTs), including Bihar, in this endeavour through its Missions- Swachh Bharat Mission-

Urban(SBM-U),  Atal  Mission  for  Rejuvenation  and  Urban Transformation(AMRUT),  Smart  Cities  Mission(SCM),  and Pradhan MantriAwasYojana(Urban)(PMAY-U) to improve the quality  of  life  in  cities  and  towns  covered  under  these Missions.  Under  the  Missions  the  Central  Government approves the State Plans and provides the Central Assistance(CA)  to  the  States.  The  projects  are  selected, designed,  approved  and  executed  by  the  States/UTs  and the  cities.  The  State  Governments  release  funds  to  the cities.

Darbhanga city in Bihar is covered under the AMRUT, SBMU, and PMAY-U.  The status of funds released to the city by the  State  Government  and  implementation  of  projects  is given in Annexure.

- (d) These  are  ongoing  works  under  the  Missions  which  are scheduled  to  be  completed  under  the  Mission  Period  i.e. 2nd  October,  2019  for  SBM-U,  31.3.2022  for  PMAY-U  and 2020 for AMRUT.

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## Annexure referred to in  reply  to  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  1598  regarding 'Funds for schemes' for answer on 12 th February, 2019

## AtalMission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation(AMRUT)

Two projects- one each for  Water Supply and Parks and Green spaces, costing Rs 57.05 crore are under implementation

## Swachh Bharat Mission-U(SBM-U)

The releases made under Solid Waste Management(SWM) component of SBM-U includes release of Rs.35.25 crore as 1 st instalment for SWM project in Darbhanga.

## Pradhan MantriAwasYojana-Urban(PMAY-U)

|   Central Assistance Approved (Rs. in crore) |   Central Assistance Released (Rs. in crore) |   Central Assistance Utilised (Rs. in crore ) | Houses Sanctioned (Nos)   | Houses Grounded for Construction (Nos)   | Houses Completed (Nos)   |
|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
|                                       231.59 |                                        56.34 |                                         43.65 | 13,786                    | 5,110                                    | 1,003                    |