Lok Sabha Question No. 1223 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-27
Subject: Estimate of Demolitions for Beautification
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Manish Tewari

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1223

TO BE ANSWERED ON JULY 27, 2023

## ESTIMATE OF DEMOLITIONS FOR BEAUTIFICATION

NO.1223.   SHRI MANISH TEWARI:

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

- (a)   the  exact  estimates  of  the  demolitions  carried  out  in  Kasturba  Nagar, Tughlaqabad, Pragati Maidan, the Yamuna Flood Plains and Dhaula Kuan as a part of the G-20 summit beautification drive;
- (b) the  steps  undertaken  to  address  demolitions  without  proper  notice  and consultation;
- (c) the update on PMAY and DDA's housing initiatives for the urban poor and the measures  taken  by  the  Government  to  expedite  project  execution  and address the estimated 24 lakh dwelling shortfall as per the Master Plan 2021;
- (d) the  specific  reason(s)  behind  the  vacancy  of  52,584  flats  intended  for resettlement while slum dwellers continue to face homelessness; and
- (e) the  overview  of  the  Government's  plans  to  address  Delhi's  housing  crisis, including the utilisation of available land under DUSIB and DDA control and the effective implementation of housing programmes for the urban poor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE)

- (a) & (b) The Delhi Development Authority (DDA), the Municipal Corporation of  Delhi  (MCD)  and  the  Delhi  Urban  Shelter  Improvement  Board  (DUSIB), Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD) have informed that no such  demolition has been  carried out as a part of  G-20  summit beautification drive.  However, DUSIB, GNCTD has informed that occupants of Night  Shelters  in  Yamuna  Flood  Plain  have  been  shifted  to  other  Night Shelters.

It Is stated that Identification of encroachment on Government/DDA land and its  removal  is  a  continuous  activity.  A  Special  Task  Force  (STF)  under  the Chairmanship of Vice Chairman DDA has been constituted on 25.04.2018,  to oversee  the  enforcement  of  provisions  of  Master  Plan  for  Delhi  2021  and Unified  Building  Bye-laws  for  Delhi.    The  STF  identifies  and  also  receives complaints of unauthorized encroachments, illegal constructions and violations  of  Building  Bye-laws  and  thereafter  directs  the  concerned  Urban Local  Bodies  (ULBs)  to  take  suitable  action  in  the  matter  on  a  continuous basis.

Action is taken against encroachments/ illegal constructions in terms of the provisions of the Delhi Development Act, 1957, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi Act, 1957, the New Delhi Municipal Council Act, 1994 etc.

From 01.04.2023 till date, DDA has carried out 49 demolition programmes in Delhi in which area measuring 229.137 acres has been reclaimed.

(b) to (e) All schemes related to housing for urban poor are implemented by respective State/Union Territory (UT)  Governments. Ministry supplements the efforts  of  State/UT  Government  by  providing  Central  Assistance  under Pradhan  Mantri  Awas  Yojana  -  Urban  (PMAY-U)  since  June  25,  2015  to provide pucca house with basic amenities to all eligible urban beneficiaries across  the  country  including  GNCTD.  The  scheme  is  implemented  through four verticals i.e., Beneficiary Led Construction (BLC), Affordable Housing in Partnership  (AHP),  In-Situ  Slum  Redevelopment  (ISSR)  and  Credit  Linked Subsidy  Scheme  (CLSS).  In  Delhi,  29,976  beneficiaries  have  availed  the benefit  under  CLSS  component  of  PMAY-U.    So  far  no  proposal  has  been received from GNCTD under the  remaining three verticals of PMAY-U.

A  total  of  52,344  houses  were  sanctioned  under  14  projects  under  the Jawaharlal  Nehru  National  Urban  Renewal  Mission  (JnNURM)  in  the  year 2007-2012  for  providing  the  houses  to  eligible  slum  dwellers/  urban  poor categories at affordable cost. JnNURM Scheme was operational during 20052012. The scheme was  extended till 31.03.2017 to release funds to States/ Uts  for  completion  of  houses.  Out  of  the  sanctioned  houses,  35,744  have been completed and 4,833 were allotted to the beneficiaries and 608 houses of  Baprola  Phase-I  project  have  already  been  committed  for  allotment. Remaining  30,303  vacant  houses  in  Delhi  were  not  allotted  due  to  lack  of interested  eligible  beneficiaries.  GNTCD  has  to  complete  the  incomplete 16,600  houses  for  further  use  as  JnNURM  houses  which  were  funded  until 31.03.2017.

The  Government  of  India  launched  Affordable  Rental  Housing  Complexes (ARHCs),  as  a  sub-scheme  under  PMAY-U  on  8 th   July  2020  to  provide affordable  rental accommodation to urban migrants/ poor. On 23.12.2020 and 31.12.2020,  GNCTD  was  intimated  for  use  of  existing  Government  funded vacant  houses  of  JnNURM  as  ARHCs.  Discussions  have  been  held  with GNCTD to explore the feasibility and devise the mechanisms for utilizing the vacant houses in Delhi. However, GNCTD has not yet signed Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with the Ministry  for implementation of ARHC scheme in Delhi.

Further,  it  is  stated  that  DDA  has  a  policy  for  in-situ  Slum  Redevelopment/ Rehabilitation and the Master Plan for Delhi-2021 also has provisions for insitu rehabilitation of JJ clusters.  DDA has allotted EWS flats to 2,940 eligible households of JJ clusters, namely Bhoomiheen Camp, Kalkaji and  Jailorwala Bagh, Ashok Vihar.  In addition, DDA caters to the urban poor by offering LIG, Janata  and  EWS  flats  through  its  housing  schemes  launched  from  time  to time.

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