Lok Sabha Question No. 2581 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-09
Subject: Rehabilitation of Homeless Persons
Ministry: SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
Asked by: Sanjay Jaiswal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2581 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.07.2019

## REHABILITATION OF HOMELESS PERSONS

2581. DR: SANJAY JAISWAL:

## Will the Minister of SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has any data on the number of destitute homeless persons living in inhuman conditions under flyovers, railway stations and etc. in the country, especially in metro cities including Delhi; and parks
- (b) if so, the details thereof; State-wise;
- whether the Government has any schemelproposes to launch a schemel programme for the rehabilitation of these people so as to them into the mainstream of the society; and bring
- if SO, the details thereof  along   with the number and the  percentage of such  people rehabilitated during the last three years and the current year; State-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA)

(a) & (b): As per Census-2011, the number of homeless persons in the country is 17,73,040 comprised in 4,49,787 households

As per this Census, a total number of 47,076 houseless persons, comprised in 23,175 households are in NCT of Delhi:

statement giving State/UT-wise houseless households and population as per Census 2011 is

- (c) & (d): As per information provided by Ministry of Housing and Urban ffairs, 'Land' and Colonization are State subject, therefore, it is the primary responsibility of State Governments to implement appropriate scheme for the houseless. However, are administering a Scheme of Shelter for Urban Homeless (SUH) as a component of Deendayal Antyodaya Yojna-National Urban  Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM), through  respective   States/UTs   Objective of the scheme is to ensure availability and access of the urban homeless population to permanent shelters  including the basic infrastructure   facilities like water supply,  sanitation,  safety  and security. Under SUH, the shelters will be a space for convergence and provisions of various entitlement of social security; food, education and health care systems All homeless persons, in shelters   should be   given   priority The Shelter Management Agencies and Committee would be responsible to ensure the availability of various entitlements and benefits to the homeless. they

The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs does not maintain any data of the homeless persons rehabilitated.

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## TERRITORIES #:2011

| Code   | Code          | TT4/ Unjun Urban Territor#   | HOUSELESS HOUSEHOLDS AND POPULATION   | HOUSELESS HOUSEHOLDS AND POPULATION   | HOUSELESS HOUSEHOLDS AND POPULATION   | HOUSELESS HOUSEHOLDS AND POPULATION   | HOLSEHOLDS AND POPLLATION   | HOLSEHOLDS AND POPLLATION   | HOLSEHOLDS AND POPLLATION   | HOLSEHOLDS AND POPLLATION   | HOLSEHOLDS AND POPLLATION   |    |
|--------|---------------|------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|----|
|        |               |                              | HOUSE HOLDS                           | Persous                               | Males Females                         | AOUSE HOLDS                           | Persons                     | #ales                       |                             | Females                     |                             |    |
| 10     | 10            | 10                           | 10                                    | 10                                    | 10                                    | 10                                    | 10                          | 10                          | 10                          | 10                          | 10                          | 10 |
|        |               |                              | 449,787                               |                                       | 726,159                               |                                       | 643,332                     | 8,545,651                   | 5,336,751                   | 3,208,890                   |                             |    |
|        |               |                              | 192,891                               | 834,692                               | 444,450                               | 320,242                               | 341,263                     | 4,520,591                   |                             | 2,694,194| 1,826,397   |                             |    |
|        |               |                              | 256,896                               | 938,348                               | 602,421                               | 335,927                               | 302,119                     | '4,025,060                  |                             | "1,332,493                  |                             |    |
| 01     |               |                              | 3,064                                 | 19,047                                | 10,524                                | 2,523                                 | 12,121                      | 355,652                     | 330,127                     | 26,525|                |                             |    |
| 01     |               |                              | 1441                                  | 8,1993                                | 4465                                  | 3,734                                 | 5,132                       | 147,038                     | 134,341-                    | 12,697                      |                             |    |
|        |               |                              | 1,523                                 | 10,843                                | 6,059                                 | 4,789                                 | 6,989                       | 209,614                     | 195,786                     | 13,828                      |                             |    |
| 02     |               |                              | 935                                   | 4,093                                 | 2,431                                 | 1,617                                 | 3,137                       | 62,532                      | 45,752                      | 16,730                      |                             |    |
|        |               |                              | 708                                   | 3,225                                 | 1,929                                 | 1,297                                 | 2,116                       | 4C,439                      |                             | 10,773                      |                             |    |
|        |               |                              | 227                                   | 872                                   | 552                                   | 320                                   | 1,021                       | 22,093                      | 16,083                      |                             |                             |    |
| 03     |               |                              | 9,852                                 | 46,714                                | 25,814                                | 20,9C0                                | 16,357                      | 181,186                     | '136,803                    | 443831                      |                             |    |
|        | Punjab        |                              | 5,431                                 | 28,340                                | 15,255                                | 13,085                                | 7,704                       | 57,328                      | 36,639                      | 20,689                      |                             |    |
|        |               |                              | 4,422                                 | 18,374                                | 10,559                                | 7,815                                 | 8,663                       | 123,858                     | 100,164                     | 23,624                      |                             |    |
| 04     |               |                              | 865                                   | 4,139                                 |                                       | 302                                   | 649                         | 15,230                      | 12,228                      |                             |                             |    |
|        |               |                              |                                       |                                       |                                       |                                       |                             | 18                          | 12                          |                             |                             |    |
|        |               |                              | 267                                   | 4,133                                 | '3,833                                |                                       | '547                        | 19,262                      | 12,216                      | 7,045                       |                             |    |
| '05    |               |                              | 3,273                                 | 11,824                                | 7,917                                 | 3,907                                 | 7,553                       | 104,204                     |                             | 25,550                      |                             |    |
|        |               |                              | 1,326                                 | 6,252                                 | 4,140                                 | 2,128                                 | 3,311                       | 42,073                      | 27,919                      | 14,154                      |                             |    |
|        |               | TTA/Urban                    | 1,947                                 |                                       | 3,777.                                | 1,779                                 | 4,222                       | 62,131                      |                             | 12,356                      |                             |    |
|        |               |                              | 11,535                                | 51,871                                | 28,743                                | '23,123                               | 10,124                      | 112,805                     | 80,450                      | 32,355                      |                             |    |
|        |               |                              | 5,771                                 | 23,082                                | 15,192                                | 12,890                                | 4,290_                      | 46,891                      | 31,358                      | "15,553                     |                             |    |
|        |               |                              | 5,854                                 | '23,789                               | 13,556                                | 10,233                                | 5,834                       | 65,914                      | 49,112                      | 16,802_                     |                             |    |
| 07     |               |                              | 23,175                                | "47,078                               | 37,836                                | 9,240|                           | 5,238                       | 82,927                      | 65,558)                     | 17,369                      |                             |    |
|        |               |                              | 97                                    | 352                                   |                                       | 145                                   | 66                          | 987                         |                             | 307                         |                             |    |
|        |               |                              | 23,078                                |                                       | 37,630                                | 9,094                                 | 5,172                       | 81,940                      | 64,878                      | 17,062                      |                             |    |
| 08     |               |                              | 37,341                                | 181,544                               |                                       | 83,976                                | 22,382                      | 251,572                     | 175,752                     | 75.820                      |                             |    |
|        | Rajasthzn     |                              | 20,955                                | 108,305                               | 57,11                                 | 50,787                                | 11,552                      | 105,723                     | 67,872                      | 37,911                      |                             |    |
|        |               |                              | '16,385                               | 73,236                                | 40,047                                | 33,189                                | 10,830                      | 145,789                     | 107,880                     | 37,909                      |                             |    |
|        |               |                              | 72,452                                | 323,125                               | 205,662                               | 123,463                               | 143,150                     | 1,026,428                   | 587,896                     | 433,532                     |                             |    |
|        | Utrar Pradzsh |                              | 31,225                                | 148,195                               | 73,814                                | 69,382                                | 90,592                      | 587,284                     | 302,322                     | 284,962                     |                             |    |
|        |               |                              | 41,227                                | 180,929                               | 126,8+8]                              | 54,081                                | 52,558                      | 439,144                     | 285,574                     | '153,570                    |                             |    |
| 10     |               |                              | 9,318                                 |                                       | 24,231                                | 21,353                                | 36,303                      | 265,493                     | 149,389                     | 116,104                     |                             |    |
|        | Binar         |                              | 6,775                                 | 32,993                                | 17,233                                |                                       | 28,684                      | 192,940                     | 93,T71                      | 93,169                      |                             |    |
|        |               |                              | 3,043                                 | 12,591                                | 6,998                                 | 5,593                                 | 7,619                       | 72,553                      | 49,613                      | 22,935                      |                             |    |
|        |               |                              |                                       | 277                                   | 156                                   | 121                                   | 816                         | 22,062                      | 19,938                      | 2124/                       |                             |    |
|        | Sikkim        |                              | 62                                    | 245                                   |                                       | 105                                   | 567                         | 16,770                      | 15,587                      | 1,183                       |                             |    |
|        |               |                              | 13                                    | 32                                    |                                       | 16                                    | 249                         | 5,292                       | 4,351                       | 941                         |                             |    |
|        |               |                              | 314                                   | 1555                                  | 924 727                               | 632 516                               | 3,613 2,579                 | 45,216 33,013               | 29,252 21,593               | 15,964                      |                             |    |
|        |               |                              | 245                                   | 1,243                                 |                                       |                                       |                             |                             | 7,659                       | 11,420 4,544                |                             |    |
|        |               |                              | 63                                    | 313                                   | 197                                   | 116                                   | 1,039                       | 12,203                      |                             |                             |                             |    |

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| Code   | Code           | Uojoo          | 74/ Urban    | HOUSELESS HOUSEHOLDS AND POPULATION   | HOUSELESS HOUSEHOLDS AND POPULATION   | HOUSELESS HOUSEHOLDS AND POPULATION   | HOUSELESS HOUSEHOLDS AND POPULATION   | INSTITUTIONAL   | INSTITUTIONAL   | INSTITUTIONAL   | INSTITUTIONAL   | INSTITUTIONAL   |
|--------|----------------|----------------|--------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|        |                |                |              | HOUSE                                 | Persons                               | Males                                 | Bemales                               | Peryons         |                 | Males           |                 |                 |
|        | HOLDS HOLDS    | HOLDS HOLDS    | HOLDS HOLDS  | HOLDS HOLDS                           | HOLDS HOLDS                           | HOLDS HOLDS                           | HOLDS HOLDS                           | HOLDS HOLDS     | HOLDS HOLDS     | HOLDS HOLDS     | HOLDS HOLDS     | HOLDS HOLDS     |
|        |                |                |              | 220                                   | 875                                   | 528                                   | 348                                   | 2,617           | 40,770          | 10 33,743       | 11 7,027        |                 |
|        | Nagaland       | Nagaland       |              | 55                                    | 532                                   | 301                                   | 231                                   | 1,311           | 20,409          | 17,347          |                 |                 |
|        |                |                |              | 125                                   | 344                                   | 227                                   | 117                                   | 1,305           | 20,361          | 16,398          | 3,062 3,935     |                 |
| 14     |                |                |              | 706                                   | 3,212                                 | 1,592                                 |                                       | 1,919           | 34,783          | 29,907          | 4,876           |                 |
|        | Manipur        | Manipur        |              | 380                                   | 1,881                                 | 949                                   | 932_                                  | 1367            | 25,097          | 21,974          |                 |                 |
|        |                |                |              | 326                                   | L331                                  | 643                                   | 633                                   | 552             | 9,688           |                 | 3,123           |                 |
|        |                |                |              | 38                                    | 152                                   | 81                                    | 71                                    | 736             | 16,827          | 7,933           | 1,753           |                 |
|        | Mizoram        | Mizoram        |              | 14                                    | 48                                    | 25                                    | 23                                    | 160             | 3,010           | 12,9261         | 3,831           |                 |
|        |                |                |              |                                       | 104                                   | 56                                    | 48                                    | 576             |                 | 2,578           | 432             |                 |
| 16     |                |                |              | 850                                   | 3,225                                 | 1,7S5                                 | 1,470                                 | 2,706           | 13,317 45,460   | 10,418 38,022   | 3,393 7,438     |                 |
|        | Tripura        | Tripura        | puizui/Rural |                                       | 1,873                                 | 991                                   |                                       | 1,520           | 32,183          |                 | 4,945           |                 |
|        |                |                |              | 385                                   | 1352                                  | 754                                   | 588_                                  | 786=            | 13,277          | 10,784          | 2,493           |                 |
|        |                |                |              | 298                                   | 1,241                                 |                                       | 619                                   | 1,665           | 25,731          | 18,661          | 7,120           |                 |
|        | Meghalsya      | Meghalsya      | prRural      | 2363                                  | 1,064                                 |                                       |                                       | 1,061           | 12,289          | 8,490           | 3,799           |                 |
|        |                |                |              | 62                                    | 177                                   |                                       | 93                                    |                 | 13,492          | 10,171          | 3,321           |                 |
| 18     | 377            | 377            |              | 3,293                                 |                                       | 6,693                                 | 6,221                                 | 16,131          | 156,894         | 115,051         | 41,843          |                 |
|        | Assem          | Assem          |              | 2,378                                 |                                       | 5,210                                 | 5,182                                 | 11,715          | 113,926         | 84,707          | 29,219          |                 |
|        |                |                |              | 915-                                  | 2,527                                 |                                       | 1,039                                 | 4,415           | 42,963          | 30,344          | 12,624          |                 |
|        |                |                |              | 28,647                                | 134,040                               | 91,839                                | 42,201                                | 41,795          | 361,877         | 239,427         |                 |                 |
|        | West Bengzl    | West Bengzl    |              | 7,S60                                 | 29,073                                | 14,713                                | 14,60_                                | 21,191          |                 | 97,825          | 55,472          |                 |
|        |                |                |              | 21,087                                | 104,957                               | 77,126                                | 27,841                                | 20,605          | 208,580         | 141,602         | 66,978          |                 |
| 2      |                |                |              | 6,121                                 |                                       | 12,828                                | 10,563                                | 11,513          | 155,561         | 100,724         | 54,837          |                 |
|        | Jharkhand      | Jharkhand      |              | 3,885                                 | 16,424                                | 8,540                                 | 7,384                                 | 6,961           | 89,521          |                 | 36,633          |                 |
| 21     |                |                |              | 2,235                                 |                                       | 4,288                                 | 2,579                                 | 4,552           | 65,040          |                 | 18,204          |                 |
|        |                |                |              | 10,334                                | 34,061                                | 19,681                                |                                       | 21,857          | 517,542         | 269,379         | 248,163]        |                 |
|        | Odisha         | Odisha         |              | 5,571                                 | 20,008 14,053                         | 10,557                                | 9451                                  |                 | 369,564         | 177,498         | 192,0658        |                 |
|        |                |                |              | 4,763                                 |                                       | 9,124                                 | 4,929                                 | 7,061           | 147,978         | 91,883          | 87,546          |                 |
|        |                |                |              | 7,198                                 | 24,214                                | 13,868                                | 10,346                                | 10,104          | 235,745         | 148,199         | 56,035          |                 |
|        | Chhattiszarh   | Chhattiszarh   |              | 4,667                                 | 17,631                                |                                       | 7,713                                 | 6,865           | 162,303         | 100,654         | 61,639          |                 |
|        |                |                |              | 2,531                                 | 6,533                                 | 3,900                                 | 2,633                                 | 3,239           | 73,442          | 47,535          | 25,907          |                 |
| 23     |                |                | 37/Total     | 37,822                                | 146,435                               | 81,529                                | 64,835                                | 35,723          | 418,579         | 594             | 164,985         |                 |
|        | Madhya Pradesh | Madhya Pradesh |              | 19,314                                | 80,380                                | '43,703                               | 36,672                                | 19,5261         | 204,559         | 109,963         | 94,596          |                 |
|        |                |                |              | 18,508                                | 66,055                                | 37,891                                | 28,164                                | 16,202          | 214,020         | 143,631         | 70,389          |                 |
| 24     |                |                |              | 36,925                                | 144,306                               | 83,967                                |                                       | 18,175          | 299,207         | 182,317         | 116,890         |                 |
|        | Gujarat        | Gujarat        |              | 12,938 23,987                         | 59,484 84,822                         | 31,612 52,355                         | 27,872                                |                 | 146,811 152,395 | 89,085 '93,232  | 57,728 55,164   |                 |
|        |                |                |              |                                       |                                       |                                       | 32,457                                | 9,830           |                 |                 |                 |                 |
|        |                |                |              | 166                                   | 737                                   | 429                                   | 308                                   | 56              | 279             |                 | 319             |                 |
|        | Daman & Diu #  | Daman & Diu #  |              |                                       | 591                                   |                                       |                                       | 13              | 369             | 207 353         | 162             |                 |
|        |                |                |              | 131                                   |                                       | 348                                   | 243                                   | 43              | 510             |                 |                 |                 |

PRIMARY CENSUS ABSTRACT-201I INDIA

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| Code   | Code            | HOUSELESS KOCSEHOLDS AND POPULATION   | HOUSELESS KOCSEHOLDS AND POPULATION   | HOUSELESS KOCSEHOLDS AND POPULATION   | HOLSEHOLDS AND POPULATION   | HOLSEHOLDS AND POPULATION   | HOLSEHOLDS AND POPULATION   | HOLSEHOLDS AND POPULATION   | HOLSEHOLDS AND POPULATION   |
|--------|-----------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|        |                 | HOUSE HOLDS                           | Persoos                               | Males Females                         | HOUSE HOLDS                 | Persons                     |                             |                             |                             |
|        |                 |                                       |                                       |                                       |                             |                             |                             |                             | 11                          |
|        |                 | 216                                   | 1,004                                 | 549                                   | 455                         |                             | 3,102                       |                             | 1,132                       |
|        | D & N Haveli #  | 151                                   | 123                                   | 393                                   |                             | 87                          | 2,577                       |                             |                             |
|        |                 | 65                                    | '251                                  | 156                                   | 125                         | 34                          | 425                         | 238                         | 187                         |
| 27     |                 | 57,430                                | 210,908                               | 177,809                               | 83,099                      | 67,432                      | 1,015,647                   | 654,765                     | 360,882                     |
|        | Manarashtra     | 24,816                                | 99,535                                | 53,061                                | 45,474                      | 23,090                      | 558,279                     | 344,133                     | 214,145                     |
|        |                 | 32,664                                |                                       | 74,748                                | 36,625                      | 39,342                      | 457,368                     | 310,632                     | 146,738                     |
| 28     |                 | 42,812                                | 145,211                               | 75,678                                | 69,533                      | 52,583                      | 1,203,0C6                   | 657,933                     | 545,073                     |
|        | Andhra Predesh  |                                       | 65,54                                 | 35,055                                | 34,259                      | 24,336                      | 70,349                      | 391,170                     | 309,179                     |
|        |                 | 23,376                                | 75,857                                | 40,623                                | 35,234                      | 28,252                      | 502,657                     | 266,763                     | 235,894                     |
| 29     |                 |                                       | 76,735                                | 42,874                                | 33,861                      | 34,812                      | 576,207                     | 366,140                     | 210,767                     |
|        | Kainataka       | 10,503                                | 41,262                                | 22,281                                | 18,531                      |                             | 254,254                     | 174,676                     | 79,578                      |
|        |                 | 10,922                                | 35,413                                | 20,595                                | 14,880                      | 20,928                      | 322,553                     | 191,454                     | 131,189                     |
| 30     |                 | 820                                   | 3,051                                 | 2,045                                 | 1,032                       | 1,174                       | 17,412                      | 13,255                      | 4157                        |
|        | Goa             | 322                                   |                                       | 813                                   | 540                         | 270                         | 3,481                       | 1,677                       | 1,804                       |
|        |                 | 498                                   | 1,625                                 | 1,231                                 | 452                         | 904                         | 13,531                      | 11,578                      | 2,353                       |
| 31     |                 |                                       |                                       |                                       |                             | 33                          | 457                         | 289                         | 163                         |
|        |                 |                                       |                                       |                                       |                             |                             | 23                          | 23                          |                             |
|        |                 |                                       |                                       |                                       |                             | 30                          | 434                         |                             | 168                         |
| 32     |                 | 5,759                                 | 11,853                                | 7,751                                 | 4.102                       | 12,473                      | 182,123                     | 90,902                      | 91,225                      |
|        |                 |                                       | 7,751                                 | 5,175                                 | 2,583                       | 6,376                       | 95,736                      | 51,102                      |                             |
|        |                 |                                       |                                       |                                       |                             | 47,452                      | 692,539                     | 338,940                     | 303,599                     |
|        |                 | 3,992                                 |                                       |                                       | 22,810                      |                             |                             |                             |                             |
| 33     |                 |                                       | 50,929                                | '28,119                               |                             |                             |                             |                             |                             |
|        | Tamil Nadu      | 4,264                                 | 13,812                                | 7,375                                 | 6,437                       | 16,366                      | 305,336                     | 178,395                     | 126,941                     |
|        |                 | 11,035                                | 37,117                                | 20,744                                | 16,372                      | 31,086                      | 387,203                     | 210,545                     |                             |
| 34     |                 | 492                                   | 1,590                                 | 777                                   | 813                         | 393                         | 5,935                       | 2,514                       |                             |
|        | Puducheny #     |                                       | 82                                    | 47                                    | 35                          | 85                          | 1,377                       | 579                         | 798                         |
|        |                 | 459                                   | 1,508                                 | 730                                   | 778                         | 308                         | 4,558                       | 1,935                       | 2,623                       |
| 35     |                 | 53                                    | 95                                    |                                       | 15                          | 398                         | 8,256                       | 6,674                       | 1,582                       |
|        | A & M Islands # | 21                                    | 30                                    | 25                                    |                             | 214                         | 4,571                       | 3,808                       | 763                         |
|        |                 | 42                                    | 65                                    | 55                                    | 10                          | 184                         | 3,685                       | 2,866                       | 819                         |