Lok Sabha Question No. 1042 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-08
Subject: Urban Employment Guarantee Scheme
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: D.K. Suresh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1042

TO BE ANSWERED ON FEBRUARY 08, 2024

## URBAN EMPLOYMENT GUARANTEE SCHEME

NO. 1042. SHRI D.K. SURESH:

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

- a) whether the Union Government has any proposal to introduce Urban Employment Guarantee scheme and if so, the details thereof;
- b) whether  it  has  come  to  the  notice  of  the  Union  Government  that some State Governments have implemented the Urban Employment Guarantee scheme;
- c) if  so,  whether the Union Government is providing any assistance to the States for implementing the scheme and if so, the details thereof; and
4. d)
5. the response of the State Government in this regard?

## ANSWER MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE (SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE)

(a): Urban  development,  including  urban  poverty  alleviation  is  a state subject. Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs is implementing a Centrally Sponsored Scheme namely, 'Deendayal  Antyodaya  Yojana-  National  Urban  Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM)' effectively in all statutory towns across the country with the objective to reduce poverty and vulnerability of the urban poor households by enabling them to access gainful self-employment and skilled wage employment, resulting in an appreciable improvement in their livelihoods on a  sustainable  basis  through  its  different  components  viz. Employment  through  Skill  Training  &  Placement  (ESTP),  Self Employment Programme (SEP). Moreover, similar schemes are implemented  by  other  Ministries  for  providing  employment opportunities to the urban poor. Currently, there is no proposal to  introduce  Urban  Employment  Guarantee  Scheme  by  the Government.

- (b) to (d):   As  per  information  received  from  States,  Urban  Employment Guarantee  Scheme  are  being  implemented  by  the State Governments of Tripura (Tripura Urban Employment Programme, since 2009), Kerala (Ayyankali Urban Employment Guarantee  Scheme,  since  2010),  West  Bengal  (West  Bengal Urban Employment Scheme, since 2010), Odisha (MukhyaMantri  Karma  Tatpara  Abhiyaan  since  April,  2020), Himachal Pradesh (Mukhya Mantri Shahri Ajeevika Guarantee Yojana since May, 2020), Jharkhand (Mukhya Mantri Shramik Yojana,  since  August,  2020)  and  Rajasthan  (Indira  Gandhi Shahri  Rojgar  Guarantee  Yojna  {IRGY-U}  since  September, 2022). Moreover, as reported by State Governments of Himachal Pradesh, Tripura, Rajasthan, Jharkhand and Kerala, the allocation of funds and expenditure for the last three years under the respective scheme is at Annexure-I.

Government of  India  is  not  providing  any  assistance  to the states for implementing the scheme.

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## Reply to part (b) to (d) of Unstarred Lok Sabha Parliament Question No. 1042 to be answered on 08.02.2024

## ANNEXURE-I

## ALLOCATION AND EXPENDITURE DETAILS FOR DIFFERENT STATES

| S.N   | State            | Scheme                                                  | Allocation (Rs. in Crores)   | Allocation (Rs. in Crores)   | Allocation (Rs. in Crores)   | Allocation (Rs. in Crores)   | Expenditure (Rs. in Crores)   | Expenditure (Rs. in Crores)   | Expenditure (Rs. in Crores)   | Expenditure (Rs. in Crores)   |
|-------|------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|       |                  |                                                         | 20-21                        | 21-22                        | 22-23                        | 23-24                        | 20-21                         | 21-22                         | 22-23                         | 23-24                         |
| 1.    | Himachal Pradesh | Mukhya Mantri Shahri Ajeevika Guarantee Yojana (MMSAGY) | --                           | 04                           | 07                           | 05                           | --                            | 04                            | 07                            | 3.26                          |
| 2.    | Tripura          | Tripura Urban Employment Programme (TEUP)               | 50                           | 70                           | 100                          | --                           | 50                            | 70                            | 100                           | --                            |
| 3.    | Rajasthan        | Indira Gandhi Shahri Rojgar Guarantee Yojana (IRGY-U)   | --                           | --                           | 800 (Recd. 300)              | 400 (Recd. 300)              | --                            | --                            | 200.31                        | 270                           |
| 4.    | Jharkhand        | Mukhya Mantri Shramik Yojana (MSY)                      | 10                           | 0.38                         | 0.19                         | --                           | 10                            | 0.38                          | 0.19                          | --                            |
| 5.    | Kerala           | Ayyankali Urban Employment Guarantee Scheme             | 105.21 (disburs ed 105.21)   | 100 (disbur sed 99.00)       | 125 (disbur sed 88.99)       | 150 (disburs ed 90.04)       | 90.52                         | 113.34*                       | 113.93*                       | 78.71                         |

*ULBs utilized their own revenue to make additional payments beyond what was allocated in the state budget, resulting in a variance between the allocation and expenditure.