Lok Sabha Question No. 1417 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-10
Subject: Basic Amenities to Slum Dwellers
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Manjulata Mandal, Ajay Nishad, Dhanush M Kumar, Ganesan Selvam, C.N. Annadurai, Gautham Sigamani Pon, Gajanan Chandrakant Kirtikar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1417

TO BE ANSWERED ON FEBRUARY 10, 2022

## BASIC AMENITIES TO SLUM DWELLERS

NO. 1417. SHRIMATI MANJULATA MANDAL:

SHRI C.N. ANNADURAI:

SHRI DHANUSH KUMAR:

SHRI GAUTHAM SIGAMANI PON:

SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

SHRI SELVAM G.:

SHRI AJAY

NISHAD:

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

- (a) whether the Government has been able to provide housing and basic civic amenities like sewerage, health, electricity, water etcto slum dwellers of the urban areas through its Central schemes, if the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor along with the remedial
- steps taken by the Government in this regard;
- b whether the Government has conducted any assessment of Central schemes implemented for slum dwellers and if SO, the details thereof;
- whether the Government has not been able to provide funds for improving and providing basic amenities in the slums during each of the last three years and if so, the details thereof along with the reasons therefor;
- (d) the corrective steps taken by the Government in this regard; and
- (e) whether the Government proposes to take any concrete steps to provide basic amenities such as health care to the people living in slums in the urban areas other than metro cities and if SO, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

- (a): Yes, SirLand and Colonisation are State subjects.   Therefore, providing housing and basic civic amenities like sewerage, health, electricity, water etc: in urban areas including for slum dwellers is the responsibility of the StatelUnion Territory (UT) Governments:

However, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs supplements the efforts of States/UTs to provide housing and basic civic amenities like sewerage and water through its Missions, such as Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana- Urban (PMAY-U); Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) and Swachh Bharat MissionUrban (SBM-U) for all eligible urban citizens including slum

Under PMAY-U, Central Assistance is provided to StateslUTs for construction of houses for all eligible familieslbeneficiaries in urban areas including slum dwellers:

Under AMRUT Scheme, State Annual Action Plans (SAAPs) amounting to {77,640 crore including committed Central Assistance of {35,990 crore have been approved for projects in all StateslUTs for the entire Mission Period. So Central Assistance amounting to {30,295 crore have been released to StateslUTs for AMRUT projects for water supply, sewerage & septage management, storm motorized urban transport: far,

Recently, AMRUT 2.0 and SBM 2.0 have been launched to make cities garbage free and water secure during the mission period:

Ministry of Power through SAUBHAGYA- Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana provides electricity connection to all un-electrified households in urban areas including slums:

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare under National Health Mission provides financial and technical support to StateslUTs to strengthen the health care systems to provide affordable healthcare to all the citizens including slum areas- Further, under Ayushman Bharat, Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) health coverage up to Iakh per  family per year is provided

- to all eligible households including slum dwellers.
- (b): Yes, Sir. NITI Aayog has conducted a third-party assessment of all urban Central Sector Schemes (CSS) impacting urban citizens:
- (c)& (d): Sir. Government of India supplements the efforts of Statel UT Governments by providing Central Assistance through its various Missionsl Schemes such as PMAY-U, AMRUT, SBM etc. No,
- (e) Public Health and Hospitals being State subjects, the primary responsibility of strengthening public healthcare system including provision of healthcare facilities in all urban areas including slums lies with the respective StatelUT Governments: However, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare is supplementing efforts of StatelUt Governments through National Health Mission, Ayushman BharatHealth and Wellness Centres (AB-HWC) and Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) to strengthen the health care systems to  provide affordable healthcare to all the citizens including slum areas: