Lok Sabha Question No. 1555 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-12
Subject: Facilities to Poor under DAY-NULM
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shrirang Appa Barne, VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT, SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE, PRITAM GOPINATH MUNDE, DHARMENDRA YADAV

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1555 TO BE ANSWERED ON FEBRUARY 12, 2019

## FACILITIES TO POOR UNDER DAY-NULM

No. 1555

SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE: SHRI VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT: DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE: DR. PRITAM GOPINATH MUNDE: SHRI DHARMENDRA YADAV:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  providing  placement  oriented skill training, subsidized loans for self-employment ventures, supporting street vendors livelihoods and establishing shelter for homeless under the Deendayal Antyodaya YojanaNational  Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM)  to  the poorest of the poor;
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof;
- whether  the  Government  proposes  to  conduct  'Safety  Net Survey' to identify eligible Self Help Groups (SHG) members not covered under the Government programme viz. SBM(U), PMAY(U),  Pradhan  Mantri  Ujjwala  Yojana,  Pradhan  Mantri Jan  Dhan  Yojana,  Pradhan  Mantri  Suraksha  Bima  Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Yojana and National Nutrition
- (c) Mission, and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to provide a new platform called Shehri Sahabhagita Manch for regular meeting of ULB officials with SHG federations;
- (e)
- if so, the facts thereof and the timeline fixed therefor; and
- (f) the success achieved so far under the DAY-NULM during the each of the last three years?

## ANSWER

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

[SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI]

- (a) & (b)  Yes, Madam.

The  Ministry  of  Housing  &  Urban  Affairs  is  implementing Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Urban Livelihoods

Mission (DAY-NULM) 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 grass-root  level  institutions  of  the  urban  poor,  provide shelters  equipped  with  essential  services  to  the  urban homeless  and  address  livelihood  concerns  of  the  urban street  vendors  by  facilitating  access  to  suitable  spaces, institutional credit, social security, etc.

- (c) The Ministry is organizing 'Shehri Samridhi Utsav', a fortnight  of  events  under  DAY-  NULM,  from  1st  -15th February 2019, to extend its' outreach to the poorest of the poor and the most vulnerable, showcase the initiatives and strengthening the safety net for the beneficiaries by facilitating their access  to  other  welfare.  One  of the activities  during  the  Shehri  Samridhi  Utsav  is  to  identify eligible SHG members through Safety Net Survey for linking them  with  various  government  schemes  namely,  Swachh Bharat  Mission (U),  Pradhan  Mantri  Awas  Yojana  (U), Pradhan  Mantri  Ujjwala  Yojana,  Pradhan  Mantri  Jan  Dhan Yojana,  Pradhan  Mantri  Suraksha  Bima  Yojana,  Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Yojana and National Nutrition Mission.
- (d) & (e) Shehri  Sahbhagita  Manch  is  a  platform  constituted  in  all cities  implementing  DAY-NULM  for  the  federation  of  Self Help  Groups  (SHGs)  to  engage  through  meeting,  at  least twice  in  a  year  with  the  Urban  Local  Bodies  (ULBs) systematically  for  betterment  of  SHGs  and  strengthening the grass-root urban democracy.
- (f) The  year-wise  details  of  beneficiaries  under  DAY-NULM during 2015-16, 2016-17 & 2017-18 is at Annexure.

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Statement  showing  year-wise  details  of  beneficiaries  under various components of DAY-NULM, during 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18  as  referred  to  in  part  (f)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred Question No 1555 for 12.02.2019.

|   S. No. | Particulars                                                                     | 2015- 16   | 2016- 17   | 2017- 18   | Cumulative   |
|----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|------------|------------|--------------|
|        1 | Number of beneficiaries provided skill trained & certified                      | 254,073    | 401,654    | 264,512    | 920,239      |
|        2 | Number of beneficiaries placed after skill training                             | 33,664     | 151,901    | 115,416    | 300,981      |
|        3 | Number of beneficiaries provided assistance under setting-up micro- enterprises | 58,755     | 86,219     | 116,700    | 261,674      |
|        4 | Number of SHG's disbursed loans under SHG- Bank Linkage                         | 61,324     | 170,610    | 136,157    | 368,091      |
|        5 | Number of SHGs formed                                                           | 58,186     | 84,308     | 97,388     | 239,882      |
|        6 | No. of SHGs provided Revolving Fund support                                     | 36,125     | 71,818     | 74,610     | 182,553      |
|        7 | Number of Cities completed vendor survey                                        | 2,430      | 2,430      | 2,430      | 2,430        |
|        8 | Number of Shelters made functional                                              | 1,126      | 1,126      | 1,126      | 1,126        |

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