Lok Sabha Question No. 4970 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-25
Subject: Homeless Population
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Gaurav Gogoi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4970

## TO BE ANSWERED ON MARCH 25, 2021

## HOMELESS POPULATION

## NO.  4970. SHRI GAURAV GOGOI:

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

- (a) the  details  of  the  number  of  people  without  houses  in  India, both in terms of percentage and absolute numbers;
- (b) the  details  of  the  projects  that  are  under  construction  and along with their duration; and
- (c)
- the details of estimated date of completion of such projects?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

- (a): The details of the number of people without houses in India, both in terms of percentage and absolute numbers are at Annexure.
- (b)& (c): In pursuance to Government's vision of 'Housing for All' by 2022,  the  Ministry  of  Housing  and  Urban  Affairs  (MoHUA)  has  been implementing  Pradhan  Mantri  Awas  Yojana-  Urban  (PMAY-U)  Mission since  June  25,  2015  to  provide  Central  Assistance  to  States/Union Territories (UTs) for providing all weather pucca houses to all eligible urban households by the year 2022. Against the validated demand of 1.12  crore  houses  across  the  country,  1.11  crore  houses  have  been sanctioned under the four verticals of PMAY-U Mission so far, which involves Central Assistance  of Rs. 1.78 lakh crore. Out  of the sanctioned houses, more than 75 lakh houses are in various stages of
- construction and over 43 lakh houses have been completed.

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## Annexure referred in reply to LS USQ No. 4970 due for answer on 25.03.2021 Houseless Population in India as per Census-2011

| States/UTs           | Houseless Population   | Houseless Population   | Houseless Population   | Houseless Population   | Houseless Population   |
|----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
| States/UTs           |                        | Rural                  | Rural                  | Urban                  | Urban                  |
| States/UTs           |                        | Population             | %age in Total          | Population             | %age in Total          |
| Andhra Pradesh       | Total 1,45,211         | 69,354                 | 47.8                   | 75857                  | 52.2                   |
| Arunachal Pradesh    | 1556                   | 1243                   | 79.9                   | 313                    | 20.1                   |
| Assam                | 12,919                 | 10,392                 | 80.4                   | 2527                   | 19.6                   |
| Bihar                | 45,584                 | 32,993                 | 72.4                   | 12591                  | 27.6                   |
| Chhattisgarh         | 24,214                 | 17,681                 | 73.0                   | 6533                   | 27.0                   |
| Goa                  | 3,051                  | 1,358                  | 44.5                   | 1693                   | 55.5                   |
| Gujarat              | 1,44,306               | 59,484                 | 41.2                   | 84822                  | 58.8                   |
| Haryana              | 51,871                 | 28,082                 | 54.1                   | 23789                  | 45.9                   |
| Himachal Pradesh     | 4,098                  | 3,226                  | 78.7                   | 872                    | 21.3                   |
| Jammu & Kashmir      | 19,047                 | 8,199                  | 43.0                   | 10848                  | 57.0                   |
| Jharkhand            | 23,391                 | 16,424                 | 70.2                   | 6967                   | 29.8                   |
| Karnataka            | 76,735                 | 41,262                 | 53.8                   | 35473                  | 46.2                   |
| Kerala               | 11,853                 | 4,092                  | 34.5                   | 7761                   | 65.5                   |
| Madhya Pradesh       | 1,46,435               | 80,380                 | 54.9                   | 66055                  | 45.1                   |
| Maharashtra          | 2,10,908               | 99,535                 | 47.2                   | 111373                 | 52.8                   |
| Manipur              | 3,061                  | 1,730                  | 56.5                   | 1331                   | 43.5                   |
| Meghalaya            | 1,241                  | 1,064                  | 85.7                   | 177                    | 14.3                   |
| Mizoram              | 152                    | 48                     | 31.6                   | 104                    | 68.4                   |
| Nagaland             | 876                    | 532                    | 60.7                   | 344                    | 39.3                   |
| Orissa               | 34,061                 | 20,008                 | 58.7                   | 14053                  | 41.3                   |
| Punjab               | 46,714                 | 28,340                 | 60.7                   | 18374                  | 39.3                   |
| Rajasthan            | 1,81,544               | 1,08,308               | 59.7                   | 73236                  | 40.3                   |
| Sikkim               | 277                    | 245                    | 88.4                   | 32                     | 11.6                   |
| Tamil Nadu           | 50,929                 | 13,812                 | 27.1                   | 37117                  | 72.9                   |
| Tripura              | 3225                   | 1873                   | 58.1                   | 1352                   | 41.9                   |
| Uttar Pradesh        | 3,29,125               | 1,48,196               | 45.0                   | 180929                 | 55.0                   |
| Uttarakhand          | 11,824                 | 6,268                  | 53.0                   | 5556                   | 47.0                   |
| West Bengal          | 1,34,040               | 29,073                 | 21.7                   | 104967                 | 78.3                   |
| A & N Islands        | 95                     | 30                     | 31.6                   | 65                     | 68.4                   |
| Chandigarh           | 4,139                  | 6                      | 0.1                    | 4133                   | 99.9                   |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 1,004                  | 723                    | 72.0                   | 281                    | 28.0                   |
| Daman & Diu          | 737                    | 146                    | 19.8                   | 591                    | 80.2                   |
| Delhi                | 47,076                 | 352                    | 0.7                    | 46724                  | 99.3                   |
| Lakshadweep          | 0                      | 0                      | -                      | 0                      | -                      |
| Pondicherry          | 1,590                  | 82                     | 5.2                    | 1508                   | 94.8                   |
| India 2011           | 17,72,889              | 8,34,541               | 47.1                   | 938348                 | 52.9                   |
| India 2001           | 19,43,766              | 11,65,167              | 60                     | 7,78,599               | 40                     |

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