Lok Sabha Question No. 1689 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-28
Subject: Houses for Homeless
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Malook Nagar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1689

## TO BE ANSWERED ON NOVEMBER 28, 2019

## HOUSES FOR HOMELESS

## NO. 1689.  SHRI MALOOK NAGAR:

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

- (a)    the number of homeless people in the country at present; and
- (b)    the details of the schemes being implemented at present to provide houses to the homeless people?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

(a) & (b): Land and colonization are State subjects. Identification  of  eligible  beneficiaries  including  homeless  is  done by  States/Union  Territories  (UTs).    Central  Government  provides different  levels  of  financial  assistance  under  four  verticals  of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) [PMAY(U)].  States/UTs have undertaken demand survey under the Scheme for assessing actual demand of housing.  The validated demand reported by States/UTs so  far  is  around  112  lakhs.    Total  houseless  population  in  the country  as  per  Census-2011  is  17,72,889  including  9,38,348  in urban areas.

In pursuance of Government's vision of 'Housing for All' by 2022, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) is implementing the PMAY(U) since 25.06.2015 for addressing the housing requirement in urban areas.  The scheme comprises the following four verticals:

|   S. No. | Vertical                                                          | Central Assistance per house                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
|----------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | In-situ Slum Redevelopment (ISSR)                                 | Rs. 1.00 lakh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
|        2 | Credit Linked Subsidy Scheme (CLSS)                               | Interest subsidy of 6.5%, 4% and 3% on housing loan amounts upto Rs. 6 lakh, Rs. 9 lakh and Rs. 12 lakh for beneficiaries belonging to Economical Weaker Section (EWS)/Lower Income Group (LIG), Middle Income Group-I (MIG-I) and MIG-II categories respectively |
|        3 | Affordable Housing in Partnership (AHP)                           | Rs. 1.50 lakh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
|        4 | Beneficiary-led individual house construction/ enhancements (BLC) | Rs. 1.50 lakh                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |

A  total  93,00,949  houses  have  so  far  been  sanctioned  under  the scheme; out of this 55,40,801 are at various stages of construction and 28,06,465 are completed/delivered.

*****