Lok Sabha Question No. 4900 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-25
Subject: DAY-NULM
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Naranbhai Bhikhabhai Kachhadiya, Parbatbhai Savabhai Patel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4900 TO BE ANSWERED ON MARCH 25, 2021

## DAY-NULM

NO. 4900.  SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA: SHRI PARBATBHAI SAVABHAI PATEL:

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

- (a) the core objectives of Deen Dayal Antyodaya Yoajana - National Urban Livelihood Mission (DAY-NULM);
- (b)
- whether shelters are likely to be provided to the urban homeless
- persons under the said mission; and
- (c) if  so,  the  details  thereof  including  the  names  of  the  cities  in Gujarat  where  homeless  persons  have  been  provided  houses thereunder?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

- (a) Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA) is administering a Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  named  "Deendayal  Antyodaya YojanaNational Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM), through  the  respective  States/UTs,  to  reduce  poverty  and vulnerability  of  urban  poor  households  by  enabling  them  to access gainful self-employment and skilled wage employment opportunities, for improvement in their livelihoods on a sustainable  basis.  The  mission  also  aims  to  build  strong grassroot level institutions of the urban poor; provide shelters equipped  with  essential  services  to  the  urban  homeless  and address  livelihoods  concerns  of  the  urban  street  vendors  by facilitating  access  to  suitable  spaces,  institutional  credit, social security, etc.
- (b) It is the primary responsibility of Governments of the States/UTs to provide shelter for the urban homeless. However, in order to complement their efforts, Ministry of

Housing and Urban Affairs is administering 'Shelter for Urban Homeless (SUH)' scheme under Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana -National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY -NULM), through respective  States / Union  Territories.  It  focuses  on  providing permanent shelters equipped with basic facilities for the urban homeless.

- (c) TheState/UT  level  Project  Sanctioning  Committee  (PSC)  is competent  to  approve  the  proposals  for  establishment  of shelters. So far, 1,587 shelters for urban homeless are operational  in  30  States/UTs  with  a  total  capacity  of  86,486 persons under the Mission. In Gujarat, 50 shelters are operational with a total capacity of 4,325 persons. A city-wise details  of  shelters  operational  in  Gujarat  are  given  in  the Annexure.

There  is  no  provision  of  providing  houses  to  homeless  under DAY-NULM. However, this Ministry under, Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) [PMAY(U)], provides assistance to States/Union Territories (UTs) for addressing the housing requirement of the slum  dwellers  and  other  people  belonging  to  Economically Weaker Sections (EWS), Lower Income Group (LIG) and MiddleIncome Group (MIG) categories in urban areas. So far, in 171 Cities/Urban Development Areas of Gujarat, houses have been sanctioned for beneficiaries under PMAY-U.

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Annexure City-wise  details  of  number  of  shelters  operational  in  Gujarat  under Shelter for Urban Homeless scheme of DAY-NULM as on 18.03.2021 as referred to in part (c) of LSUQ No 4900 for 25.03.2021

| S.No   |   No. of Shelters | Capacity   |
|--------|-------------------|------------|
| 1      |                26 | 1,559      |
| 2      |                 1 | 150        |
| 3      |                 1 | 200        |
| 4      |                 4 | 240        |
| 5      |                 1 | 36         |
| 6      |                 1 | 224        |
| 7      |                 3 | 60         |
| 8      |                 1 | 100        |
| 9      |                 1 | 38         |
| 10     |                 1 | 50         |
| 11     |                 1 | 100        |
| 12     |                 6 | 1,128      |
| 13     |                 1 | 158        |
| 14     |                 1 | 122        |
| 15     |                 1 | 160        |
|        |                50 | 4,325      |

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