Lok Sabha Question No. 4446 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-27
Subject: Urban Development and Housing Schemes in Odisha
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Ananta Nayak

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4446 TO BE ANSWERED ON MARCH 27, 2025

## URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING SCHEMES IN ODISHA

## NO. 4446.  SHRI ANANTA NAYAK:

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

- (a) the number of beneficiaries benefited under urban development and housing schemes in Odisha so far;
- (b) the number of benefits provided to tribal communities in Keonjhar district under  Pradhan  Mantri  Awas  Yojana-  Urban  (PMAY-U)  and  other  urban
- development schemes;
- (c) the number of cities covered under AMRUT and Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) in  Odisha  along  with  the  progress  made  under  these  schemes  in Keonjhar district;
- (d) the total funds allocated under Smart Cities Mission (SCM), water management, sewerage systems and sanitation schemes in Odisha along with  the  details  of  works  carried  out  in  Keonjhar  district  under  these schemes; and
- (e) whether the Government proposes to implement any special housing and infrastructure schemes for tribal communities in Keonjhar district and if so,
- the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI TOKHAN SAHU)

(a): As per the provisions of Article 243W of the Constitution, in conjunction with the Seventh and Twelfth Schedules, matters relating to urban development fall  within  the  purview  of  States/Urban  Local  Bodies.  However,  Ministry  of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) provides programmatic support to the State Governments/Union Territories (UTs) in their urban development agenda through its various flagship Missions/Programmes viz. Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban  Transformation  (AMRUT  &  AMRUT  2.0),  Pradhan  Mantri  Awas  YojanaUrban  (PMAY-U  &  PMAY-U  2.0),  Smart  Cities  Mission  (SCM),  Swachh  Bharat Mission-Urban (SBM-U & SBM-U 2.0) State  Governments/UTs  through  these  Missions.    Under  PMAY-U,  2,03,380 houses have been sanctioned in Odisha since inception, out of which 1,84,643 houses are grounded for construction and 1,58,659 houses has been completed.

(b)  &  (e):  In  Keonjhar  district  of  Odisha,  2797  houses  were  sanctioned  under PMAY-U for tribal communities out of which 2526 houses have been grounded for construction since inception. Further, MoHUA has launched PMAY-U 2.0 'Housing for All' Mission with effect from 01.09.2024 to assist one crore additional eligible urban  beneficiaries  through  four  verticals  i.e.,  Beneficiary  Led  Construction (BLC), Affordable Housing in Partnership (AHP), Affordable Rental Housing (ARH) and Interest Subsidy Scheme (ISS) across the country to construct, purchase & rent a house for eligible beneficiary at affordable cost.

(c) & (d): AMRUT: In Odisha, 9 cities namely; Baleswar Town, Baripada Town, Bhadrak,  Bhubaneswar  Town,  Brahmapur,  Cuttack,  Puri,  Rourkela  Town,  and Sambalpur Town are covered under AMRUT.   191 projects have been taken up in Odisha under AMRUT for which ₹1,714.42 crore has been sanctioned which includes 130 water supply projects worth ₹1,535.57 crore and 13 sewerage/septage  management  projects  worth  ₹138.21  crore. Further,  under AMRUT 2.0, 211 water supply projects worth ₹3,756.57 crore and 137 water body rejuvenation projects worth ₹184.31 crore have been approved in Odisha. No cities have been approved in Keonjhar district under AMRUT & AMRUT 2.0.

Under AMRUT, against Central share of ₹796.97 crore, ₹785.23 crore have been released. Under AMRUT 2.0, against Central share of ₹1,373 crore, ₹524.04 crore have been released/sanctioned.

SBM-U:  SBM-U is uniformly implemented in all the urban areas of the country including Keonjhar  district  of  Odisha  for  improvement  of  the  sanitation,  Solid  Waste Management (SWM) and Used Water Management (UWM) infrastructure in the Cities for all the citizens including tribal communities. Funds are allocated/released  to  the  States/Uts  and  not  to  districts.    Details  of  funds allocated and released to Odisha is as below:

(₹ in crore)

| Funds allocated   | Funds allocated       | Fund released     | Fund released         |
|-------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|
| SBM-U (2014-2021) | SBM-U 2.0 (2021-2026) | SBM-U (2014-2021) | SBM-U 2.0 (2021-2026) |
| 372.02            | 821.40                | 288.84            | 205.92                |

Under SBM-U, 1,65,925 unit of Individual Household Latrines (IHHLs) and 12,211 lakh Community Toilets/Public Toilets (CT/PTs) have been constructed.  Out of 2,038 total wards, 2,037 ward are practicing door to door collection and 2,030 wards are practising source segregation.  Out of the 1,823 tonnes per day (TPD) of waste, 1,759 TPD of waste is being processed.

Smart Cities Mission (SCM):  Bhubaneswar and Rourkela in odisha were selected under the SCM in the State of Odisha. Total Central Assistance (CA) of ₹988 crore have been claimed i.e. ₹490 crore and ₹498 crore for Rourkela Smart City and Bhubaneswar Smart City respectively. In water, sanitation & hygiene sector, all 9 projects for Rs. 498 crores have been completed. Further, Keonjhar District is not covered under SCM.

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