Lok Sabha Question No. 364 (STARRED), answered on 2020-03-19
Subject: Poverty and Homelessness
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Thalikkottai Rajuthevar Baalu

(a)

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 364 TO BE ANSWERED ON MARCH 19, 2020

## POVERTY AND HOMELESSNESS

NO. 364. SHRI T.R.BAALU :

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

- a) whether the Government is aware of the fact that the number of propertyless people has been  rising and  the  ones  without property joined the ranks of the worst ones in extreme poverty and  the  task  of  poverty  alleviation  has  become  even  more difficult;
- b) if so, the measures taken by the Government in this regard; and
- c) whether  the  Government  is  also  aware  of  the  fact  that  every additional  rupee  of  capital  invested  in  the  housing  sector  adds Rs.  1.54  to  the  Gross  Domestic  Product  (GDP)  and  every  Rs.  1 lakh invested in residential housing creates 2.69 new jobs in the economy and if so, the steps taken/ proposed to be taken by the Government in this direction?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

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

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## STATEMENT

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY PARTS (a) to (c) OF THE LOK SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  *364  FOR  ANSWER  ON  19.03.2020 REGARDING POVERTY AND HOMELESSNESS

- (a)&(b):  No data regarding propertyless people  is  maintained  by Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.

The  Ministry  is  implementing  Deendayal  Antyodaya  YojanaNational  Urban  Livelihoods  Mission  (DAY-NULM),  in  order  to reduce poverty and vulnerability of the urban poor households by enabling them to access self-employment and skilled wage employment opportunities through training, formation of SelfHelp Groups (SHGs) and their federations, providing shelters equipped with essential services to the urban homeless and addressing livelihoods concerns of the urban street vendors.

Further,  the  Ministry  is  implementing  Pradhan  Mantri  Awas Yojana  (Urban)  [PMAY(U)] to provide all  weather  pucca houses  to  all  eligible  families/  beneficiaries  primarily  in  the Economically Weaker Section in urban areas.

- (c): Housing  sector contributes significantly in the country's Gross  Domestic  Product  with  direct  impact  on  employment generation.

The study titled 'Impact of Investments in the Housing Sector on GDP and Employment in the Indian Economy' undertaken by the National Council of Applied Economic  Research (NCAER)  in  2014  indicates  that  every  additional  rupee  of capital  invested  in  the  housing  sector  adds  Rs.  1.54  to  the GDP.  Every  Rs  1  lakh  investment  in  residential  housing creates 2.69 new jobs in the economy.

Further, as per study conducted by National Institute of Public Finance  and  Policy  (2019)  every  investment  of  Rs.  1  lakh  in housing sector creates direct employment of 54 person days and indirect employment of 108 person days.

The total investment approved under PMAY (U), so far, is Rs. 6.16 lakh crore with committed Central Assistance of Rs. 1.65 lakh crore.

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