Lok Sabha Question No. 1634 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-05
Subject: Shelters for Homeless People
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Naresh Ganpat Mhaske, Shri Rajesh Verma, Smt. Shambhavi, Dr. Shrikant Eknath Shinde

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1634

TO BE ANSWERED ON DECEMBER 05, 2024

## SHELTERS FOR HOMELESS PEOPLE

NO. 1634.  SHRI NARESH GANPAT MHASKE:

SHRI RAJESH VERMA:

SMT. SHAMBHAVI:

DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE:

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

- (a) the data on the number of homeless people present in urban areas across the country, State-wise;
- (b) the data on the number of urban homeless people who have been provided shelter  under  the  Shelters  for  Urban  Homeless  (SUH)  scheme  across  the country, State-wise;
- (c) the steps taken/being taken by the Government for recognizing, identify and locating homeless people; and
- (d) the challenges faced by the Government in implementing the said scheme along with the steps taken/being taken to address these issues?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): decadal basis including homeless people. As per Census of India 2011, the total  urban  houseless  population  was  9,38,348.  State  /  UT  wise  list  is  at Annexure-I.  Further,  operational  guidelines  of  Shelter  for  Urban  Homeless (SUH) component of Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana -National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY -NULM) prescribe systematic third-party surveys to be  undertaken  in  cities  /  towns  by  the  urban  local  bodies  to  identify  the number  of  urban  homeless  to  assess  the  need  for  shelters.  The  detail  of homeless identified in the survey is annexed as Annexure-II.

- (b):    As per information given by States/ UTs, as on 20.11.2024, a total of 1,994 shelters  having  capacity  of  1.16  lakh  are  functional  under  DAY-NULM. Further  722  non-NULM  shelters  are  functional  with  a  capacity  of  24,757. Number  of  functional  NULM  shelters  along  with  capacity  created  is  at Annexure-III.
- (c): It is the primary responsibility of Government of the States/ Union Territories to provide shelters for the urban homeless . However, in order to complement their efforts, Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs is administering SUH under DAY-NULM, through respective States / UTs . It focuses on providing permanent shelters equipped with basic facilities to the urban homeless. Operational guidelines of SUH provide for identification and rescue of urban homeless under which Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) and the agency running the shelter have the responsibility to ensure that no homeless person in the area  spend  night  in  the  open.  Further,  Shelter  Management  Agencies  are responsible  for  identifying  and  persuading  the  urban  homeless  persons  to come to  the  shelters.  Local  police  and  line  department  are  also  engaged during the rescue process.
- (d):  As  reported  by  States  /UTs,  the  key  challenges  include  unavailability  of suitable land for construction of new shelter, mobilization of resources for Operation  &  Maintenance  (O&M)  of  SUH  beyond  5  years,  unwillingness  of homeless to leave the place where they have been living for so long and frequent migration of the homeless people etc.

States  /  UTs  have  also  been  advised  to  mobilize  their  own  resources  to make shelters self-sustainable after first 5 years of being operational.

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## ANNEXURE-I REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1634 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.12.2024

## Houseless Urban Population in India as per census 2011

| S. No.             | State/UT          | Urban Houseless Population   |
|--------------------|-------------------|------------------------------|
| 1                  | Andhra Pradesh*   | 75,857                       |
| 2                  | Arunachal Pradesh | 313                          |
| 3                  | Assam             | 2,527                        |
| 4                  | Bihar             | 12,591                       |
| 5                  | Chhattisgarh      | 6,533                        |
| 6                  | Goa               | 1,693                        |
| 7                  | Gujarat           | 84,822                       |
| 8                  | Haryana           | 23,789                       |
| 9 Himachal Pradesh | 872               |                              |
| 10                 | Jammu & Kashmir   | 10,848                       |
| 11                 | Jharkhand         | 6,967                        |
| 12                 | Karnataka         | 35,473                       |
| 13                 | Kerala            | 7,761                        |
| 14 Madhya          | Pradesh           | 66,055                       |
| 15                 | Maharashtra       | 1,11,373                     |
| 16                 | Manipur           | 1,331                        |
| 17                 | Meghalaya         | 177                          |
| 18                 | Mizoram           | 104                          |
| 19                 | Nagaland          | 344                          |
| 20                 | Odisha            | 14,053                       |
| 21                 | Punjab            | 18,374                       |
| 22                 | Rajasthan         | 73,236                       |
| 23                 | Sikkim            | 32                           |
| 24                 | Tamil Nadu        | 37,117                       |
| 25                 | Tripura           | 1,352                        |
| 26                 | Uttar Pradesh     | 1,80,929                     |
| 27                 | Uttarakhand       | 5,556                        |
| 28                 | West Bengal       | 1,04,967                     |
| 29 A & N           | Islands           | 65                           |
| 30                 | Chandigarh        | 4,133                        |
| 31 Dadra & Nagar   | Haveli            | 281                          |
| 32                 | Daman & Diu       | 591                          |
| 33                 | Delhi             | 46,724                       |
| 34                 | Lakshadweep       | 0                            |
| 35                 | Puducherry        | 1,508                        |
| India              | 2011              | 9,38,348                     |

Source: Primary Census Abstract: Houseless Population, office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India.

Note:  *: Andhra Pradesh means the erstwhile State of Andhra Pradesh i.e., the area now comprising the present-day State of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.

ANNEXURE-II REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1634 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.12.2024

## Number of homeless identified through systematic third-party surveys

| S. No.   | State/UT         | No. of Urban homeless persons identified   | No. of Urban homeless persons identified   |
|----------|------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh   |                                            | 11,173                                     |
| 2        | Assam            |                                            | 636                                        |
| 3        | Bihar            |                                            | 10,253                                     |
| 4        | Chandigarh       |                                            | 2,064                                      |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh     |                                            | 10,216                                     |
| 6        | Goa              |                                            | 173                                        |
| 7        | Gujarat          |                                            | 35,293                                     |
| 8        | Haryana          |                                            | 19,015                                     |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh |                                            | 879                                        |
| 10       | Jammu & Kashmir  |                                            | 42                                         |
| 11       | Jharkhand        |                                            | 3,043                                      |
| 12       | Karnataka        |                                            | 7,371                                      |
| 13       | Kerala           |                                            | 3,196                                      |
| 14       | Manipur          |                                            | 4                                          |
| 15       | Madhya Pradesh   |                                            | 3,212 21,882                               |
| 16       | Maharashtra      |                                            |                                            |
| 17       | Meghalaya        |                                            | 48                                         |
| 18       | Mizoram          |                                            | 3,888                                      |
| 19       | Nagaland         |                                            | 49                                         |
| 20       | Odisha           |                                            | 13,651                                     |
| 21       | Puducherry       |                                            | 719                                        |
| 22       | Rajasthan        |                                            | 39,512                                     |
| 23       | Sikkim           |                                            | 13                                         |
| 24       | Tamil Nadu       |                                            | 14,040                                     |
| 25       | Telangana        |                                            | 4,629                                      |
| 26       | Tripura          |                                            | 328                                        |
| 27       | Uttar Pradesh    |                                            | 28,409                                     |
| 28       | Uttarakhand      |                                            | 2,202                                      |
| 29       | West Bengal      |                                            | 10,565                                     |
|          | Total            |                                            | 2,46,505                                   |

Note:  -  (i)  No  urban  homeless  have  been  identified  in  Andaman  &  Nicobar  Islands, Arunachal  Pradesh,  Dadra  &  Nagar  Haveli  and  Daman  &  Diu  in  Systematic  Third-Party Survey.

(ii) Third party Survey is not done in 03 States/UTs - Ladakh, NCT of Delhi and Punjab.

## ANNEXURE-III REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1634 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.12.2024 Number of functional shelters along with their capacity -State /UT wise

| Sl. No.            | Names of the States/UTs Shelters Functional   | Capacity Created   |
|--------------------|-----------------------------------------------|--------------------|
| 1 Andhra Pradesh   | 95                                            | 4,880              |
| 2 Assam            | 6                                             | 170                |
| 3 Bihar            | 111                                           | 3,969              |
| 4 Chhattisgarh     | 47                                            | 2,221              |
| 5 Goa              | 3                                             | 73                 |
| 6 Gujarat          | 78                                            | 9,754              |
| 7 Haryana          | 54                                            | 2,812              |
| 8 Himachal Pradesh | 20                                            | 688                |
| 9 Jammu & Kashmir  | 2                                             | 100                |
| 10 Jharkhand       | 57                                            | 1,618              |
| 11 Karnataka       | 108                                           | 4,013              |
| 12 Kerala          | 27                                            | 2,964              |
| 13 Madhya Pradesh  | 118                                           | 4,187              |
| 14 Maharashtra     | 99                                            | 5,467              |
| 15 Meghalaya       | 4                                             | 95                 |
| 16 Mizoram         | 96                                            | 5,243              |
| 17 Nagaland        | 3                                             | 90                 |
| 18 Odisha          | 46                                            | 2,282              |
| 19 Punjab          | 30                                            | 1,550              |
| 20 Rajasthan       | 237                                           | 10,900             |
| 21 Tamil Nadu      | 276                                           | 19,398             |
| 22 Telangana       | 45                                            | 2,530              |
| 23 Tripura         | 9                                             | 450                |
| 24 Uttar Pradesh   | 144                                           | 9,352              |
| 25 Uttarakhand     | 13                                            | 699                |
| 26 West Bengal     | 70                                            | 3,811              |
| 27 Chandigarh      | 1                                             | 105                |
| 29 Delhi           | 193                                           | 17,035             |
| 30 Puducherry      | 2                                             | 200                |
| TOTAL              | 1,994                                         | 1,16,656           |