Lok Sabha Question No. 2694 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-17
Subject: Housing for All
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Kalyan Banerjee

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2694 TO BE ANSWERED ON MARCH 17, 2022 HOUSING FOR ALL

## NO\_ 2694. SHRI KALYAN BANERJEE:

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

- whether the Government has proposed for housing for all by 2025
- (a) targetting slum rehabilitation of slum dwellers by providing pucca construction;
- (b) if so, the report on slums in top ten metros for the period from 2015 to 2020 and the steps taken for promotion of affordable housing for weaker section during this period therein; and
- the time by which time the Government would provide sustainable housing to all slum dwellers through its rehabilitation programme and the details of timeline set for the purpose?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## (SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE)

(a) to (c): Land and Colonialization are State subjects. Therefore, schemes related to housing for weaker section   including slum dwellers are being implemented by StatelUnion Territories (UTs): However, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs is supplementing the efforts of StateslUTs by  providing Central Assistance under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana Urban (PMAY-U) for construction of houses for Eligible beneficiaries including slum dwellers can avail the benefit of PMAY-U through any of the four verticals i.e. Beneficiary-led Construction, Affordable House in Partnership, In-Situ Slum Redevelopment and Credit Linked Subsidy Scheme:

PMAY-U Mission is being implemented with an aim to provide all weather pucca house with all basic amenities to all eligible beneficiarieslfamilies including slum dwellers across the country: Under PMAY-U, so far 115 Lakhs houses have been sanctioned in all urban areas including top 10 metros, out of which more than 55 Iakh have been completedldelivered to the beneficiaries and remaining houses are in various stages of constructionlgrounding: The Ministry has advised StateslUTs to  expedite the construction of sanctioned houses that these are completed within the stipulated timeline:

The details houses sanctioned for weaker sections including slum dwellers during 2015-2020 under PMAY-U in top 10 metro cities are at Annexure.

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Details of houses and Central Assistance sanctioned for beneficiaries including weaker section and slum dwellers during 2015 to 2020 under Ten   largest   populated Metropolitan cities under PMAY-U top

| S. No_   | Name of Metropolitan City   | Houses sanctioned (Nos:)   | Central Assistance Sanctioned in crore)   |
|----------|-----------------------------|----------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|          | Mumbai                      | 2,16,435                   | 2,329.55                                  |
| 2        | Delhi                       | 24,027                     | 542.42                                    |
| 3        | Kolkata                     | 19,748                     | 413.93                                    |
|          | Chennai                     | 92,670                     | 1,567.07                                  |
| 5        | Bangalore                   |                            | 2,915.03                                  |
|          | Hyderabad                   | 1,35,092                   | 2,268.93                                  |
|          | Ahmadabad                   | 2,23,538                   | 3,801.70                                  |
|          | Surat                       | 1,24,894                   | 2,389.15                                  |
|          | Pune                        | 1,19,223                   | 2,303.59                                  |
| 10       | Jaipur                      | 49,208                     | 905.64                                    |

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