Lok Sabha Question No. 110 (STARRED), answered on 2018-12-18
Subject: Scheme for Homeless
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Richard Hay, C. MAHENDRAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 110

## TO BE ANSWERED ON DECEMBER 18, 2018

## SCHEME FOR HOMELESS

*NO. 110 PROF. RICHARD HAY:

SHRI C. MAHENDRAN:

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

- a) whether the Government is implementing any scheme which aims at  providing  homes  to  the  landless/homeless  and  people  living  on the  pavements, footpaths and open areas and for rehabilitation of such people;
- b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- c) whether  the  Government  has  any  data  regarding  the  number  of homeless people in the country and if so, the details thereof, Statewise;
- d) the  funds  allocated  for  construction  of  homes  for  the  homeless,
5. both in the rural and urban areas during the last three years; and
- e) the details of funds utilized and unutilized by the State Governments during the said period along with the reasons for the unspent funds, State-wise?

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

[SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI]

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

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## STATEMENT

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY PARTS (a) to (e) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  110  FOR  ANSWER  ON  18.12.2018  REGARDING SCHEME FOR HOMELESS

- (a)&(b): Ministry  of  Housing  &  Urban  Affairs  is  administering  a  scheme 'Shelter for Urban Homeless (SUH)' as one of the seven components  of  Deendayal  Antyodaya  Yojana  -  National  Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM), through respective States/UTs. It  focuses on providing permanent shelters equipped with basic facilities  to  the  urban  homeless.  As  on  06.12.2018,  a  total  of 1776  shelters  have  been  sanctioned  by  25  states/UTs,  out  of which, 1076 shelters are operational.

Further, Ministry of Rural Development is implementing Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana- Gramin (PMAY-G) since 01.04.2016 under which the financial  assistance  is  provided  to  all  houseless  and households having zero room and one or two rooms with kutcha walls and kutcha roof.

- (c): As per census 2011, the total number of houseless population in India is 17,72,889. Out of this, houseless population in rural areas is 8,34,541 and in urban areas is 9,38,348. State-wise information is at Annexure-I.
- (d)&(e): Under DAY-NULM  funds are allocated to States/UTs in a consolidated manner out of which appropriate amount is apportioned by States/UTs for Shelter for Urban Homeless (SUH), as per their requirements. During FY 2015-16 to 2017-18, a total of  Rs.  1086.16  crore  was  released  to  States/UTs.  During  the same period, States/UTs utilized Rs. 1778.19 crore which includes  unspent  balances  from  Swarna  Jayanti  Shahri  Rozgar Yojana  (SJSRY).  As  on  01.04.2018,  Rs.  680.23  croreunspent balance  was  available  with  State/UT  Governments.  The  Statewise information is at Annexure-II.

Under Pradhan Mantri Awaas YojanaGramin (PMAY-G) (restructured from erstwhile Indira Awas Yojana), an amount of Rs.66103.72 crorewas released to the States/UTs from FY 201617 onwards against which an amount of Rs. 84980.45 crorehas been  utilized.  A  Statement  showing  State/UT-wise  details  is  at Annexure-III.

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Annexure-Ito Lok Sabha Starred Question No.110 for Answer on 18.12.2018

State-wise Houseless Population in India as per census 2011

| States/ Union Territories   | Houseless Population (in numbers) Rural Urban   | Houseless Population (in numbers) Rural Urban   | Houseless Population (in numbers) Rural Urban   | Houseless Population (in numbers) Rural Urban   | Houseless Population (in numbers) Rural Urban   |
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|                             | Total                                           | Population                                      | %age                                            | Population                                      | %age                                            |
| Andhra Pradesh*             | 145,211                                         | 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                     | 144,306                                         | 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              | 146,435                                         | 80,380                                          | 54.9                                            | 66055                                           | 45.1                                            |
| Maharashtra                 | 210,908                                         | 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                   | 181,544                                         | 108,308                                         | 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               | 329,125                                         | 148,196                                         | 45.0                                            | 180929                                          | 55.0                                            |
| Uttarakhand                 | 11,824                                          | 6,268                                           | 53.0                                            | 5556                                            | 47.0                                            |
| West Bengal                 | 134,040                                         | 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               | 1,004                                           | 723                                             | 72.2                                            | 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                  | 1,772,889                                       | 834,541                                         | 47.1                                            | 938348                                          | 52.9                                            |

Note:  *: Andhra Pradesh means the erstwhile State of Andhra Pradesh i.e., the area now comprising the present-day State of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.

## Annexure-II to Lok Sabha Starred Question No.110 for Answer on 18.12.2018

## Details of funds released to States/UTs under DAY-NULM during 201516 to 2017-18and utilized/unutilized

Rs. in Crore

| Sl. No   | States/Uts        |   Funds released |   Funds utilized (Includes funds from SJSRY) |   *Unutilized Balance as on 01.04.2018 |
|----------|-------------------|------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    |           107.61 |                                       166.72 |                                  16.98 |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh |             9.12 |                                         6.48 |                                   4.79 |
| 3        | Assam             |            13    |                                        30.74 |                                  23.72 |
| 4        | Bihar             |            48.11 |                                        50.78 |                                   4.04 |
| 5        | Chhatisgarh       |            65.81 |                                        60.33 |                                  19.13 |
| 6        | Goa               |             2.31 |                                         3.29 |                                   0    |
| 7        | Gujarat           |             0    |                                        40.43 |                                  49.72 |
| 8        | Haryana           |             0    |                                         9.2  |                                  18.7  |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh  |            14.12 |                                        17.81 |                                   4.53 |
| 10       | Jammu & Kashmir   |             1.89 |                                        11.55 |                                   2.11 |
| 11       | Jharkhand         |            74.86 |                                        70.1  |                                  27.4  |
| 12       | Karnataka         |            32.98 |                                        58.08 |                                  59.5  |
| 13       | Kerala            |            25.19 |                                        75.09 |                                  14.4  |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh    |            75.55 |                                       112.12 |                                  23.41 |
| 15       | Maharashtra       |             0    |                                        98.53 |                                 263.09 |
| 16       | Manipur           |             3.11 |                                         4.93 |                                   6.85 |
| 17       | Meghalaya         |             0    |                                         4.05 |                                   1.39 |
| 18       | Mizoram           |            43.98 |                                        44.1  |                                   0.06 |
| 19       | Nagaland          |            19.32 |                                        20.04 |                                   4.81 |
| 20       | Odisha            |            36.83 |                                        41.66 |                                   7.8  |
| 21       | Punjab            |            10.07 |                                        28.74 |                                  14.57 |
| 22       | Rajasthan         |            36.43 |                                        96.81 |                                   2.87 |
| 23       | Sikkim            |             4.12 |                                         3.33 |                                   2.31 |
| 24       | Tamil Nadu        |           195.16 |                                       249.54 |                                  19.45 |
| 25       | Telangana         |            77.07 |                                       105.67 |                                   0    |
| 26       | Tripura           |             8.93 |                                        12.46 |                                   5.93 |
| 27       | Uttar Pradesh     |           112.03 |                                       203.46 |                                  35.94 |
| 28       | Uttarakhand       |            18.46 |                                        18.6  |                                   5.96 |
| 29       | West Bengal       |            41.27 |                                       117.86 |                                  18.38 |
| 30       | A & N Islands     |             1.06 |                                         0    |                                   1.06 |
| 31       | Chandigarh        |             1.99 |                                         6.61 |                                   0    |
| 32       | D & N Haveli      |             0    |                                         0    |                                   0.41 |
| 33       | Daman & Diu       |             0    |                                         0    |                                   0    |
| 34       | Delhi             |             0    |                                         3.32 |                                  20.93 |
| 35       | Puducherry        |             5.76 |                                         5.76 |                                   0    |
|          | Total             |          1086.16 |                                      1778.19 |                                 680.23 |

* Unutilised Balance includes funds released to the States/UTs under DAY-NULM (During 2014-15) and Swarna Jayanti Shahri Rozgar Yojana

(SJSRY). Annexure-III to Lok Sabha Starred Question No.110 for Answer on 18.12.2018 Details of funds released and utilized under PMAY-G from 2016-17 till 13.12.2018

(Amount Rs. in crore)

| S.No.   | State                | Total           | Total        |
|---------|----------------------|-----------------|--------------|
|         |                      | Central Release | Utilization* |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh       | 755.11          | 607.54       |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh    | 66.23           | 0.00         |
| 3       | Assam                | 2991.60         | 3172.86      |
| 4       | Bihar                | 5100.98         | 8661.58      |
| 5       | Chattisgarh          | 4807.56         | 7464.15      |
| 6       | Goa                  | 2.85            | 4.20         |
| 7       | Gujarat              | 1239.02         | 1955.79      |
| 8       | Haryana              | 95.68           | 281.83       |
| 9       | Himachal Pradesh     | 83.42           | 97.61        |
| 10      | Jammu and Kashmir    | 229.73          | 222.01       |
| 11      | Jharkhand            | 3627.50         | 5812.83      |
| 12      | Karnataka            | 1059.91         | 772.52       |
| 13      | Kerala               | 121.90          | 341.54       |
| 14      | Madhya Pradesh       | 10770.85        | 9946.39      |
| 15      | Maharashtra          | 2388.62         | 4766.06      |
| 16      | Manipur              | 116.23          | 128.27       |
| 17      | Meghalaya            | 227.13          | 72.80        |
| 18      | Mizoram              | 31.27           | 39.13        |
| 19      | Nagaland             | 55.09           | 10.06        |
| 20      | Orissa               | 6936.67         | 6588.78      |
| 21      | Punjab               | 91.61           | 127.91       |
| 22      | Rajasthan            | 4339.79         | 7523.85      |
| 23      | Sikkim               | 11.91           | 17.31        |
| 24      | Tamil Nadu           | 2041.88         | 2419.81      |
| 25      | Telangana            | 190.79          | 0.00         |
| 26      | Tripura              | 317.72          | 360.62       |
| 27      | Uttar Pradesh        | 7987.03         | 13693.50     |
| 28      | Uttarakhand          | 184.64          | 178.62       |
| 29      | West Bengal          | 10221.28        | 9710.24      |
| 30      | A & N Islands        | 2.29            | 0.00         |
| 31      | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 6.14            | 2.24         |
| 32      | Daman & Diu          | 0.59            | 0.16         |
| 33      | Lakshadweep          | 0.71            | 0.23         |
|         | Total                | 66103.72        | 84980.45     |

Note: PMAY-G is not being implemented in Chandigarh, NCT of Delhi and Puducherry *Under PMAY-G, utilization is reported on Awaas Soft against Total Available Fund (TAF)  which  includes  opening  balance,  central  releases,  state  release,  interest accrued and misc. receipts in a financial year.