Lok Sabha Question No. 1151 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-27
Subject: Implementation of DAY-NULM
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Dr. T. Sumathy (a) Thamizhachi Thangapandian

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1151

## TO BE ANSWERED ON JULY 27, 2023

## IMPLEMENTATION OF DAY-NULM

NO. 1151.  DR. T. SUMATHY (a) THAMIZHACHI THANGAPANDIAN:

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

- (a) the  performance of Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM) being implemented in the country;
- (b) the  reasons  for  not  allocating  any  funds  to  the  scheme  in  this year's  budget  despite  allocating  Rs.  450  crore  in  2022-23  and having the revised estimates amounting to Rs. 275 crore for this scheme;
- (c) the number of SHGs formed under the scheme so far, State-wise; and
- (d) the  number  of  the  areas  of  focus  in  the  functioning  of  SHGs
- formed under the scheme?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

(SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE)

- (a) : Ministry  of  Housing  &  Urban  Affairs  is  implementing  a  Centrally Sponsored Scheme viz. the 'Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Urban  Livelihoods  Mission  (DAY-NULM)' to  reduce  poverty  and vulnerability of urban poor households on a sustainable basis.

Since  inception  of  the  Mission,  14.51  lakh  urban  poor  have  been imparted skill training to enhance their employability, out of which 7.71  lakh  have  been  placed  under  self  and/or  wage  employment. Loans with the provision of interest subvention have been disbursed to 8.34 lakh beneficiaries for self-employment through individual or group  micro-enterprises.  8.34  lakh  Self-Help  Groups  (SHGs)  have been formed, out of which 5.91 lakh SHGs have been assisted with Revolving fund and 7.64 lakh loans have been disbursed under SHG bank  Linkage  Programme  for  taking  up  activities  for  improving incomes. Street Vendor Survey has been completed in 3,467 cities in  which 53.76  lakh  street  vendors  have  been  identified.  Out  of which  30.99  lakh  street  vendors  have  been  provided  Identity Cards.  Out of 2,544 Shelters sanctioned for Urban Homeless, 1,855 shelters are functional.

- (b):   The funds available with the States in their SNA account are being utilized for implementation of the Mission.
- (c):   The  State/UT-wise number of SHGs formed under DAY-NULM from
- 01.04.2014 to 30.06.2023 is at Annexure-I.
- (d):  The  SHGs  under  DAY-NULM  are  formed  under  more  than  40 activities/sectors  including  domestic  workers,  agriculture,  food processing, handicrafts, apparels etc.

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Annexure-I Statement  showing  State/UT-wise  number  of  SHGs  formed  under  DAY-

NULM from 01.04.2014 to 30.06.2023

| S. No.   | Name of the State/UT   | No. of SHGs formed   |
|----------|------------------------|----------------------|
| 1        | A & N Island           | 116                  |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh         | 84115                |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh      | 634                  |
| 4        | Assam                  | 19322                |
| 5        | Bihar                  | 32658                |
| 6        | Chandigarh             | 522                  |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh           | 33454                |
| 8        | Delhi                  | 1057                 |
| 9        | Goa                    | 749                  |
| 10       | Gujarat                | 37123                |
| 11       | Haryana                | 7456                 |
| 12       | Himachal Pradesh       | 4340                 |
| 13       | Jammu & Kashmir        | 3543                 |
| 14       | Jharkhand              | 19778                |
| 15       | Karnataka              | 29920                |
| 16       | Kerala                 | 24891                |
| 17       | Ladakh                 | 36                   |
| 18       | Madhya Pradesh         | 55872                |
| 19       | Maharashtra            | 94567                |
| 20       | Manipur                | 3270                 |
| 21       | Meghalaya              | 399                  |
| 22       | Mizoram                | 1323                 |
| 23       | Nagaland               | 597                  |
| 24       | Odisha                 | 37858                |
| 25       | Puducherry             | 925                  |
| 26       | Punjab                 | 9666                 |
| 27       | Rajasthan              | 31593                |
| 28       | Sikkim                 | 90                   |
| 29 Tamil | Nadu                   | 122516               |
| 30       | Telangana              | 45950                |
| 31       | Tripura                | 4040                 |
| 32       | Uttar Pradesh          | 60777                |
| 33       | Uttarakhand            | 3411                 |
| 34       | West Bengal            | 61905                |
| Total    | Total                  | 8,34,473             |