Lok Sabha Question No. 1216 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-18
Subject: Slum Dwellings
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: MAULANA BADRUDDIN AJMAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1216

TO BE ANSWERED ON DECEMBER 18, 2018

## SLUM DWELLINGS

No. 1216 SHRI BADRUDDIN AJMAL:

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

- (a) the  estimated  number  of  houses  and  slum  dwellings  in urban  areas  as  per  the  fresh  survey  of  National  Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO) along with the Socio-Religious category;
- (b) whether  any  facility  of  basic  infrastructures  like  road, power,  drinking  water,  etc.  has  been  provided  in  these dwelling areas as per NSSO and if so, the number of such dwelling areas where this facility has been provided in the country, State-wise;
- (c) whether the Government has taken any concrete steps for bringing improvement in the basic amenities to the people residing in slum dwellings and if so, the details thereof;
- whether there is any increase or decrease in the number of
- (d) slum dwellings in Delhi and NCR; and
- (e)
- if so, the details thereof, location and State-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

- (a): The estimated number of houses and slum dwellings in urban areas is 8,05,24,600 and 88,93,300 respectively based on the data collected by the National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO) during its related/relevant survey.

(b): NSSO has reported that the number of slums per 1,000 distribution of slums  with  pucca  road/lane/constructed  path,  electricity  connection, drinking  water,drainage  system  and  arrangement  of  garbage  disposal within the notified slums across the countryis respectively 826, 991,948,

894 and 886.

(c):  Government of India through its programmatic interventions viz. Atal Mission  for  Rejuvenation  and  Urban  Transformation  (AMRUT),  Swachh Bharat Mission - Urban (SBM-U) and Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (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.

Under AMRUT, so far, 1012 projects worth Rs. 2,368 crore have been completed.  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 (CT/PT) constructed is 4,45,571 seats while another 38,905 CT/PT seats are under construction. The number of Community/Public Toilets 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.

(d) and (e):NSSO has reported that the information regarding increase or decrease  in  the  number  of  slum  dwellings  in  Delhi  and  National  Capital Region (NCR) is not available.

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