Lok Sabha Question No. 368 (STARRED), answered on 2019-07-18
Subject: Shelter for Urban Homeless
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Ganesan Selvam

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

## STARRED QUESTION NO . 368

TO BE ANSWERED ON JULY 18, 2019

## SHELTER FOR URBAN HOMELESS

NO .

368. SHRI SELVAM . G

:

DR . AMOL RAMSING KOLHE :

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

- (a) whether the Government  provides funds to the States / UTs, particularly  Tamil  Nadu  under  the  scheme ' Shelter  for  Urban Homeless ' and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  indicating  the  funds sanctioned / released, shelters completed,  proposals  received along with their status during each of the last three years and the current year, State / UT -wise;
- (b) the targets fixed and achievements made thereunder during the said period;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  undertaken  mapping  of  homeless concentration  zones  in  cities  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof, State / UT -wise and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether  all  major  cities  in  all  States / UTs  with  a  population  of more than five lakh have to be provided with night shelters in a ratio  of  one  night  shelter  per  lakh  of  population  equipped  with basic facilities and if so, the details thereof indicating the names of States / UTs which have implemented the said order; and
- (e) the other steps taken by the Government to provide shelter to all the urban homeless in a time bound manner?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

( a ) to ( e

): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT

STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  PARTS ( a ) to ( e ) SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION  NO .  * 368  FOR  ANSWER  ON  18 . 07 . REGARDING SHELTER FOR URBAN HOMELESS

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( a ) & ( b ): It is the primary responsibility of Governments of the States / Union Territories to provide shelter for the urban homeless . However, in order to complement the efforts of States / UTs,Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs is administering a scheme ' Shelter for Urban Homeless ( SUH )' under Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana -National Urban Livelihoods Mission ( DAY -NULM ) , through respective States / UTs . It focuses on providing permanent shelters equipped with basic facilities to the urban homeless .

Under DAY -NULM funds are allocated to States / UTs including Tamil Nadu in a consolidated manner, out of which appropriate amount is apportioned by States / UTs for Shelter for Urban Homeless ( SUH ) , as per their requirements . During FY  2016 -17  to  2019 -20,  a  total  of  Rs . 1450 . 56  crore  was released to States / UTs . The  Year -wise and State -wise information is at Annexure -I .

TheState  level  Project  Sanctioning  Committee ( PSC ) is competent to consider and approve proposals for construction, refurbishment and sanctionappropriate operations & management ( O&M ) cost for shelters .

As  reported  by  States / UTs,  during  the  period,  992  shelters have  been  sanctioned,  out  of which, 862  shelters are operational . Remaining are in various stages of construction / refurbishment . The  Year -wise  and  State -wise information  of  shelters  sanctioned  and  operational  is  at Annexure -II .

OF  THE  LOK 2019

- ( c ): It  is  the  responsibility  of  concerned  States / UTs to map the concentration  areas  of  urban  homeless . The  guidelines  of SUH provide for conducting a systematic third party survey by urban local bodiesso as to assess accurately the need for shelters at suitable locations .
- ( d ): The  Operational  Guidelines  for  SUH  provide  that  for  every one  lakh  urban  population,  under  the  scheme,  provision should be made for permanent shelters for a minimum of one hundred  persons . Depending  upon  local  conditions,  each shelter  should  preferably  cater  to  50  or  more  persons . In exceptional  situations,  shelters  with  lesser  capacity  could
- also be approved .
- ( e ): Ministry  of  Housing  and  Urban  Affairs  has  taken  various otherinitiatives for providing shelters to the urban homeless which include;
- Extending  the implementation  of SUH  to  all district headquarter  towns  and  other  towns  with  population  of one lakh or more,
- Allowing States / UTs to take buildings on rent for running
- shelters, as an interim arrangement,
- Uploading details of shelters across the country on DAY -
- NULM portal,
- Directing  the  States/UTs  to  maintain  funds  for  SUH component  in  a  separate  head  of  account  and  install
- CCTV camera in shelters to address security issues,
- tagging of shelters,
- Geo -
- Linking the shelters with colleges / educational institutions,  so  that  the  student  volunteers  can  engage with the residents of the shelters to give them a sense of belonging, and
- Making shelters barrier free for the physically challenged shelter residents .

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## ANNEXURE -I  REFFERED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  LOK  SABHA  STARRED QUESTION NO . 368 FOR ANSWER ON 18 . 07 . 2019

Year -wise and State -wise details of fund released under DAY -NULM

Rs . in Crore

| Sl .   | State / UT        | fund released   | fund released   | fund released   | fund released   | fund released   |
|--------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
| No     |                   | 2016 - 17       | 2017 - 18       | 2018 - 19       | 2019 - 20       | Total           |
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh    | 56 . 30         | 36 . 31         | 30 . 20         | 33 . 38         | 156 . 19        |
| 2      | Arunachal Pradesh | 1 . 43          | 6 . 22          | 3 . 66          | 1 . 91          | 13 . 22         |
| 3      | Assam             | 0 . 00          | 13 . 00         | 0 . 00          | 0 . 00          | 13              |
| 4      | Bihar             | 22 . 38         | 0 . 00          | 42 . 52         | 0 . 00          | 64 . 9          |
| 5      | Chhattisgarh      | 13 . 46         | 34 . 56         | 21 . 15         | 0 . 00          | 69 . 17         |
| 6      | Goa               | 0 . 23          | 2 . 08          | 4 . 85          | 0 . 00          | 7 . 16          |
| 7      | Gujarat           | 0 . 00          | 0 . 00          | 30 . 94         | 0 . 00          | 30 . 94         |
| 8      | Haryana           | 0 . 00          | 0 . 00          | 0 . 00          | 26 . 38         | 26 . 38         |
| 9      | Himachal Pradesh  | 3 . 56          | 8 . 05          | 1 . 69          | 0 . 00          | 13 . 3          |
| 10     | Jammu & Kashmir   | 0 . 00          | 1 . 89          | 3 . 23          | 0 . 00          | 5 . 12          |
| 11     | Jharkhand         | 15 . 36         | 44 . 89         | 11 . 24         | 0 . 00          | 71 . 49         |
| 12     | Karnataka         | 0 . 00          | 23 . 08         | 0 . 00          | 0 . 00          | 23 . 08         |
| 13     | Kerala            | 0 . 00          | 25 . 19         | 18 . 60         | 13 . 48         | 57 . 27         |
| 14     | Madhya Pradesh    | 28 . 80         | 41 . 75         | 21 . 60         | 38 . 18         | 130 . 33        |
| 15     | Maharashtra       | 0 . 00          | 0 . 00          | 0 . 00          | 0 . 00          | 0               |
| 16     | Manipur           | 0 . 00          | 0 . 00          | 0 . 00          | 0 . 00          | 0               |
| 17     | Meghalaya         | 0 . 00          | 0 . 00          | 0 . 00          | 0 . 00          | 0               |
| 18     | Mizoram           | 20 . 93         | 12 . 73         | 6 . 82          | 4 . 21          | 44 . 69         |
| 19     | Nagaland          | 8 . 45          | 10 . 87         | 3 . 43          | 2 . 88          | 25 . 63         |
| 20     | Odisha            | 6 . 56          | 17 . 05         | 16 . 24         | 12 . 71         | 52 . 56         |
| 21     | Punjab            | 0 . 00          | 10 . 07         | 0 . 00          | 0 . 00          | 10 . 07         |
| 22     | Rajasthan         | 7 . 92          | 28 . 51         | 31 . 10         | 0 . 00          | 67 . 53         |
| 23     | Sikkim            | 0 . 97          | 2 . 31          | 1 . 12          | 0 . 00          | 4 . 4           |
| 24     | Tamil Nadu        | 58 . 45         | 78 . 85         | 68 . 53         | 0 . 00          | 205 . 83        |
| 25     | Telangana         | 4 . 70          | 32 . 49         | 15 . 56         | 0 . 00          | 52 . 75         |
| 26     | Tripura           | 0 . 00          | 8 . 93          | 6 . 33          | 0 . 00          | 15 . 26         |
| 27     | Uttar Pradesh     | 22 . 66         | 71 . 95         | 53 . 38         | 31 . 14         | 179 . 13        |
| 28     | Uttarakhand       | 5 . 38          | 8 . 00          | 7 . 75          | 0 . 00          | 21 . 13         |
| 29     | West Bengal       | 8 . 31          | 32 . 96         | 35 . 94         | 0 . 00          | 77 . 21         |
| 30     | A & N Islands     | 1 . 06          | 0 . 00          | 0 . 00          | 0 . 00          | 1 . 06          |
| 31     | Chandigarh        | 0 . 00          | 1 . 99          | 1 . 82          | 0 . 00          | 3 . 81          |
| 32     | D & N Haveli      | 0 . 00          | 0 . 00          | 0 . 00          | 0 . 00          | 0               |
| 33     | Daman & Diu       | 0 . 00          | 0 . 00          | 0 . 17          | 0 . 00          | 0 . 17          |
| 34     | Delhi             | 0 . 00          | 0 . 00          | 0 . 00          | 0 . 00          | 0               |
| 35     | Puducherry        | 2 . 79          | 2 . 97          | 1 . 97          | 0 . 00          | 7 . 73          |
|        | Total             | 289 . 71        | 556 . 73        | 439 . 85        | 164 . 27        | 1450 . 56       |

## ANNEXURE -II REFFERED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO . 368 FOR ANSWER ON 18 . 07 . 2019

## Year -wise and State / UT -wise details of shelters sanctioned and operational under DAY -NULM

| S . N .   | State / UT                | FY 2016 - 17   | FY 2016 - 17   | FY 2017 - 18   | FY 2017 - 18   | FY 2018 - 19   | FY 2018 - 19   | FY 2019 - 20   | FY 2019 - 20   | Cumulative ( From FY 2016 - 17 to FY 2019 - 20 )   | Cumulative ( From FY 2016 - 17 to FY 2019 - 20 )   |
|-----------|---------------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
|           | State / UT                | Sanctione d    | Operation al   | Sanction ed    | Operatio nal   | Sanction ed    | Operati onal   | Sanctio ned    | Operati onal   | Sanctioned                                         | Operationa l                                       |
| 1         | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0                                                  | 0                                                  |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh            | 24             | 10             | 24             | 10             | 15             | 26             | 0              | 0              | 63                                                 | 46                                                 |
| 3         | Assam                     | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0                                                  | 0                                                  |
| 4         | Bihar                     | 0              | 0              | 0              | 18             | 0              | 22             | 1              | 0              | 1                                                  | 40                                                 |
| 5         | Chandigarh                | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0                                                  | 0                                                  |
| 6         | Chhattisgarh              | 6              | 6              | 34             | 6              | 4              | 9              | 0              | 0              | 44                                                 | 21                                                 |
| 7         | Goa                       | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0                                                  | 0                                                  |
| 8         | Gujarat                   | 0              | 0              | 17             | 11             | 64             | 25             | 0              | 0              | 81                                                 | 36                                                 |
| 9         | Haryana                   | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0              | 60             | 15             | 0              | 0              | 60                                                 | 15                                                 |
| 10        | Himachal Pradesh          | 3              | 1              | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0              | 3                                                  | 1                                                  |
| 11        | J& K                      | 3              | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0              | 3                                                  | 0                                                  |
| 12        | Jharkhand                 | 10             | 0              | 0              | 0              | 72             | 78             | 26             | 0              | 108                                                | 78                                                 |
| 13        | Karnataka                 | 1              | 7              | 13             | 9              | 12             | 3              | 0              | 0              | 26                                                 | 19                                                 |
| 14        | Kerala                    | 7              | 7              | 0              | 8              | 16             | 1              | 0              | 0              | 23                                                 | 16                                                 |
| 15        | Madhya Pradesh            | 0              | 13             | 0              | 10             | 0              | 2              | 0              | 0              | 0                                                  | 25                                                 |
| 16        | Maharashtra               | 11             | 0              | 32             | 18             | 30             | 37             | 0              | 0              | 73                                                 | 55                                                 |
| 17        | Manipur                   | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0                                                  | 0                                                  |
| 18        | Meghalaya                 | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0                                                  | 0                                                  |
| 19        | Mizoram                   | 24             | 24             | 2              | 1              | 0              | 5              | 0              | 0              | 26                                                 | 30                                                 |
| 20        | Nagaland                  | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0              | 2              | 1              | 0              | 0              | 2                                                  | 1                                                  |
| 21        | NCT of Delhi              | 0              | 177 *          | 15             | 13             | 0              | 0              | 0              | 0              | 15                                                 | 190 *                                              |

| 22    | Odisha        |   16 |   19 |   8 |   4 |   0 |   6 |   0 |   0 |   24 |   29 |
|-------|---------------|------|------|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|------|------|
| 23    | Puducherry    |    0 |    0 |   0 |   0 |   2 |   1 |   0 |   0 |    2 |    1 |
| 24    | Punjab        |    4 |   11 |   7 |   5 |   8 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   19 |   16 |
| 25    | Rajasthan     |   53 |   34 |  68 |  37 |  17 |  15 |   0 |   0 |  138 |   86 |
| 26    | Sikkim        |    0 |    0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |    0 |    0 |
| 27    | Tamil Nadu    |   46 |   46 |  43 |  11 |  58 |   0 |   0 |   0 |  147 |   57 |
| 28    | Telangana     |    0 |    0 |   0 |   0 |   8 |   0 |   0 |   0 |    8 |    0 |
| 29    | Tripura       |    0 |    0 |   5 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |    5 |    0 |
| 30    | Uttar Pradesh |   10 |    5 |  34 |  45 |  26 |  27 |   0 |   0 |   70 |   77 |
| 31    | Uttarakhand   |    2 |    6 |   0 |   3 |   0 |   0 |   0 |   0 |    2 |    9 |
| 32    | West Bengal   |   15 |    1 |  10 |   6 |  24 |   7 |   0 |   0 |   49 |   14 |
| Total | Total         |  235 |  367 | 312 | 215 | 418 | 280 |  27 |   0 |  992 |  862 |