Lok Sabha Question No. 894 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-27
Subject: National Urban Livelihood Mission
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Heena Vijaykumar Gavit, Supriya Sadanand Sule, Subhash Ramrao Bhamre, Sunil Dattatray Tatkare, Amol Ramsing Kolhe

No. 894

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 894

TO BE ANSWERED ON JUNE 27, 2019

## NATIONAL URBAN LIVELIHOOD MISSION

DR. HEENA GAVIT:

SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

DR. SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE:

SHRI SUNIL DATTATRAY TATKARE:

DR. AMOL RAMSING KOLHE:

## Will the Minister of Housing & Urban Affairs be pleased to state:-

- (a) the achievements made  in physical and financial terms under Deendayal  Antyodaya  Yojana-  National  Urban  Livelihoods  Mission (DAY-NULM) during the last three years and the current year;
- (b) the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  ensure  skill  development  and augmenting of livelihood opportunities for urban poor under the said Mission;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  launched  an  online  system  to  make transparent, the facilities  provided  to  the  urban  poor  and  to  monitor the progress of the scheme and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether  the  Government  is  also  conducting  a  survey  to  identify eligible  Self  Help  Group  (SHG)  members who are not covered by the
- Mission and if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether  the  Government  has  not  been  able  to  reduce  poverty  and provide adequate shelters to urban poor under this Mission;
- (f) if  so,  whether  the  Government  through  series  of  events  will  extend outreach of this Mission among the poorest poor in the country and if so, the details thereof; and
- (g) the  other  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  cover  more  and  more urban  poor  covered  by  this  mission  to  as  to  reduce  poverty  and vulnerability among urban poor households?

## ANSWER

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

## [SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI]

- (a) Under  Deendayal  Antyodaya  Yojana  -  National Urban  Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM) the funds released to the States were to the tune of Rs. 289.71 Cr, Rs. 556.73 Cr, Rs. 49.85 Cr and Rs 33.38 Cr during the financial years 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20 (so far) respectively. Total grants released to States during 2016-17 to 2019-20 were  to  the  tune  of  Rs.  1319.67  Cr.  A  statement  showing  physical progress under the Mission during the last three years and the current year is at Annexure-I.
- (b) The steps taken under Employment through Skill Training & Placement component of DAY-NULM include conducting mobilisation of trainees, imparting training, certification and various initiatives towards wage or self-employment. As regards self-employment, there are provisions for Entrepreneurship Development Training and release of interest subvention on loans approved. For augmenting livelihood opportunities, urban poor, preferably women are mobilized into self-help groups which are linked to the banks for extension of credit.
- (c) The Ministry  has  launched  a  Portal  for  Affordable  Credit  and  Interest Subvention  Access  (PAiSA),  on  November  26,  2018  to  smoothen payment of interest subvention to individuals/ groups/ Self Help Groups for setting up self-employment ventures or micro-enterprises under Self Employment Programme (SEP) component of the DAY-NULM. The Portal aggregates  banks,  States  and  Urban  Local  Bodies  (ULBs)  on  a single platform,  facilitating real  time  exchange of  information,  and  provides a simple  mechanism to  process  interest  subvention  on  monthly  basis through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) mode.
- (d) to (g):  The  achievements  of  the  Mission  are  provided  at  Annexure-I.  The identification  and  mobilisation  of  prospective  beneficiaries  to  bring them under the fold of DAY-NULM is a continuous process.

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## Details of physical progress of States/UTs under Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana (DAY-NULM) during FY 2016-17 to 2019-20 (so far) as referred to in part (a) and (d), (e), (f) & (g) of LSUQ No. 894 for 27.06.2019.

|   S. No. | Parameters                                                                                                                | FY 2016-17   | FY 2017-18   | FY 2018-19   | FY 2019-20   | Achievements (Total)   |
|----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|------------------------|
|        1 | Number of Self Help Groups(SHGs) formed                                                                                   | 84,308       | 97,388       | 90,006       | 6,749        | 2,78,451               |
|        2 | Number of SHGs given revolving fund                                                                                       | 71,818       | 74,610       | 75,229       | 3,141        | 2,24,798               |
|        3 | Number of skill trained and certified candidates under Employment through Skill Training & Placement (EST&P)              | 3,33,670     | 1,61,705     | 2,84,062     | 11,853       | 7,91,290               |
|        4 | Number of certified candidates placed EST&P                                                                               | 1,51,901     | 1,15,416     | 1,63,377     | 9,614        | 4,40,308               |
|        5 | Number of beneficiaries assisted for setting up Individual/ Group micro enterprises under Self Employment Programme (I&G) | 86,219       | 1,16,700     | 1,28,416     | 3,746        | 3,35,081               |
|        6 | Number of SHGs disbursed loans under SHG- Bank Linkage programme                                                          | 1,70,610     | 1,36,157     | 1,10,863     | 3,870        | 4,21,500               |
|        7 | Number of Shelter Sanctioned under Shelter for Urban Homeless (SUH) (Cumulative)                                          |              | 1,810        |              |              | 1,810                  |
|        8 | Number of Shelter Operational under SUH (Cumulative)                                                                      |              | 1,411        |              |              | 1,411                  |
|        9 | Number of Cities completed street vendors survey under Support to Urban Street Vendors (Cumulative)                       |              | 2,430        |              |              | 2,430                  |

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