Lok Sabha Question No. 4369 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-19
Subject: Homeless People Living in Slums
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Gurjeet Singh Aujla

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4369 TO BE ANSWERED ON MARCH 19, 2020

## HOMELESS PEOPLE LIVING IN SLUMS

## NO. 4369.  SHRI GURJEET SINGH AUJLA :

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

- (a) whether the Government has the State-wise data of the homeless people  living  in  the  slums  in  Indian  Cities  and  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (b) whether housing till now  provided by the Government  is in accordance  with  the  target  set  and  if  so,  target  set  by  the Government and achieved during each of the last three years; and
- (c) the reasons behind targets not being achieved and major roadblock
- identified along with the solution to tide over the hurdle thereof ?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

(SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

- (a):   Since 'Land' and 'Colonisation' are State subjects, the data of the homeless people living in  the  slums  in  Indian  cities  are  available with the concerned States/Union Territories (UTs). However, as per Census of India, 2011, the number of people living in the slums in Indian cities is 6,54,94,604. The State/UT-wise details of population of people living in the slums are at Annexure-I.
- (b)  &  (c):  'Land'  and  'Colonisation'  being  State  subjects,  it  is  the responsibility  of  the  State/UT  Governments  to  frame  policies  and implement  schemes  for  providing  housing  to  people  living  in  the slums. However, the Government of India through various programmatic  interventions  has  been  making  overarching  efforts by assisting States/UTs both technically and financially to address their  housing  shortage.  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/UTs for providing all weather pucca houses to all  eligible  urban  households  including  slum  dwellers  by  the  year 2022.

'In-situ'  Slum  Redevelopment  (ISSR)  component  under  PMAY-U Mission mandates to use land as a resource for providing houses to slum dwellers. This approach aims to leverage the locked potential of land under slums to provide houses to the eligible slum dwellers by bringing them into the formal urban settlement. The States/UTs have  undertaken  demand  survey  for  assessing  actual  demand  of housing under the PMAY-U Mission. The validated demand for the entire Mission period is around 112.24 lakh and so far, 103.79 lakh houses have been sanctioned against the target set of 97.92 lakh up  to  the  year  2019-20.  The  target  achieved  in  terms  of  houses sanctioned is well ahead of the target set under PMAY-U Mission. The  year-wise  details  of  target  set  by  the  Government  and  the target achieved from 2014 to 2019 including each of the last three years under PMAY-U Mission are at Annexure-II.

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Annexure-I referred in reply to LS USQ No. 4369 due for answer on 19.03.2020 State/UT-wise  details  of  population  of  people  living  in  slums  as  per Census-2011

| State/UT          | @Slum Population   |
|-------------------|--------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh *  | 10186934           |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 15562              |
| Assam             | 197266             |
| Bihar             | 1237682            |
| Chhattisgarh      | 1898931            |
| Goa               | 26247              |
| Gujarat           | 1680095            |
| Haryana           | 1662305            |
| Himachal Pradesh  | 61312              |
| Jammu & Kashmir   | 662062             |
| Jharkhand         | 372999             |
| Karnataka         | 3291434            |
| Kerala            | 202048             |
| Madhya Pradesh    | 5688993            |
| Maharashtra       | 11848423           |
| Manipur           | NS                 |
| Meghalaya         | 57418              |
| Mizoram           | 78561              |
| Nagaland          | 82324              |
| Odisha            | 1560303            |
| Punjab            | 1460518            |
| Rajasthan         | 2068000            |
| Sikkim            | 31378              |
| Tamil Nadu        | 5798459            |
| Tripura           | 139780             |
| Uttar Pradesh     | 6239965            |
| Uttarakhand       | 487741             |
| West Bengal       | 6418594            |
| A & N Islands     | 14172              |
| Chandigarh        | 95135              |
| D & N Haveli      | NS                 |
| Daman & Diu       | NS                 |
| Delhi             | 1785390            |
| Lakshadweep       | NS                 |
| Puducherry        | 144573             |
| India             | 65494604           |

Note: 'NS' indicates slum not reported.

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.

@ Slum Population estimated for 2613 slum reported cities/towns (includes 20 Census towns) out of 4041 statutory towns in Census 2011.

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract for Slum.

Year-wise  details  of  houses  sanctioned  against  target  from  2014  to 2019 including the last three years under PMAY-U Mission

| S. No.   | Financial Year             | Target for sanction of houses (Nos. in lakh)   | Overall Houses Sanctioned under PMAY- U Mission (Nos. in lakh)   | Houses Sanctioned under 'In-Situ' Slum Redevelopment (ISSR) Component of PMAY-U Mission (Nos. in lakh)   |
|----------|----------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1        | 2014-15                    | Nil                                            | --                                                               | --                                                                                                       |
| 2        | 2015-16                    | 7.30                                           | 7.26                                                             | 1.79430                                                                                                  |
| 3        | 2016-17                    | 15.00                                          | 9.50                                                             | 0.11282                                                                                                  |
| 4        | 2017-18                    | 25.00                                          | 24.87                                                            | 0.39450                                                                                                  |
| 5        | 2018-19                    | 31.00                                          | 38.70                                                            | 2.23376                                                                                                  |
| 6        | 2019-20 (up to 09.03.2020) | 19.62                                          | 23.46                                                            | 0.08608                                                                                                  |
| Total    | Total                      | 97.92                                          | 103.79                                                           | 4.62146                                                                                                  |