Lok Sabha Question No. 2327 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-26
Subject: Survey by NSSO
Ministry: STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION
Asked by: RAMESH BIDHURI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMMEIMPLEMENTATION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2327

TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 26 TH  DECEMBER,2018

## SURVEY BY NSSO

## 2327. SHRI RAMESH BIDHURI:

Will the Minister of STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  estimated  number  of  houses  and  slums  in  urban  areas according  to  the  recent  survey  of  the  National  Sample  Survey Organisation (NSSO);
- (b)  the  number and details of slums where the basic amenities like  road,  electricity,  potable  water,  etc.  has  been  provided during the last five years according to NSSO;
- (c)  whether  any  steps  have  been  taken  by  the  Government  for improving the basic amenities for slum dwellers;
- (d)  if so, the district-wise details thereof; and
- (e) whether the number of slums has decreased or increased in NCR including Delhi and if so, the district-wise details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  STATISTICS  AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION AND MINSTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS [SHRI VIJAY GOEL]

(a): The National Sample Survey Office (NSSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme  Implementation periodically conducts all-India survey on 'Drinking water, Sanitation, Hygiene and Housing

Condition' and 'Particulars of Slums'. The latest survey on 'Drinking water, Sanitation, Hygiene and Housing Condition' and 'Particulars of Slums'was  carried  out  during NSS  69thround  (July  2012  December 2012).Based on this survey, estimated number of houses (dwelling  units)  and  slums  in  urban  areas  are  8,05,20,700  and 33,510 respectively.

(b):    The  number  of  slums  where  the  basic  amenities  like  road, electricity, potable water, etc. provided during the last five years is not maintained by NSSO. However, the percentage of slums having basic amenities within the notified slums as per the NSS 69thround (July 2012 - December 2012) data is given below:

| Basic amenities                  |   Percentage of slums |
|----------------------------------|-----------------------|
| drinking water                   |                  94.8 |
| electricity connection           |                  99.1 |
| pucca road/lane/constructed path |                  82.6 |
| drainage system                  |                  89.4 |
| arrangement of garbage disposal  |                  88.6 |

(c)& (d): Government of India through its programmatic interventions viz. Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation  (AMRUT),  Swachh  Bharat  Mission  -  Urban  (SBM-U) and PradhanMantriAwasYojana (Urban) {PMAY(U)} Mission, has been making  overarching  efforts  by  assisting  States/  UTs  in  providing housing and basic civic amenities to the urban poor including slum dwellers of towns/ cities of the country.

As  per  information  received  from  Ministry  of  Housing  and Urban  Affairs,  under  AMRUT,  1012  projects  worth  Rs.  2,368  crore have  been  completed  so  far.  Contracts  have  been  awarded  and work is in progress for 3,140 projects worth Rs. 52,530 crore and for 709  projects  worth  Rs.  14,464  crore  tenders  have  been  issued. Under SBM-U, 53,64,746 units of Individual Household Toilets (IHHT) have been constructed and another 7,56,268 IHHT units are under construction. The  number  of Community/Public  Toilets (CT/PT) constructed is 4,45,571 seats while another 38,905 CT/PT seats are under construction. No separate data is maintained specifically for slum areas.

Under 'In-Situ' Slum Rehabilitation (ISSR) component of PMAY(U) mission, there is a provision to provide all weather pucca houses  to  all  eligible  slum  dwellers.  PMAY(U)  mission  envisages that houses constructed by the States/UTs should have basic civic infrastructure like water, sanitation, sewerage, road, electricity etc. Under PMAY(U) mission, houses are considered to be complete only when  civic  facilities  such  as  power  supply,  water  supply  and drainage/sanitation  are  provided  and  a  confirmation  to  this  effect has been received. The number of houses sanctioned, grounded and completed along with basic amenities for slum dwellers under urban housing schemes including Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JnNURM) and PMAY(U) is respectively 16,93,041, 13,58,565 and 11,58,275.

(e):  The information regarding increase or decrease in the number of  slums  in  National  Capital  Region  (NCR)  including  Delhi  is  not maintained by this Ministry.

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