Lok Sabha Question No. 3049 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-18
Subject: Scheme of Shelter for Urban Homeless
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Mr Pathan Yusuf

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3049

TO BE ANSWERED ON DECEMBER 18, 2025

## SCHEME OF SHELTER FOR URBAN HOMELESS

NO. 3049.  MR. PATHAN YUSUF:

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

- (a) whether the Government has enumerated the number of homeless people in the country;
- (b) if  so, the details thereof and the total number of urban and rural homeless people, gender and age- wise;
- (c) the details and the number of shelter homes created under the Scheme of Shelter for Urban Homeless (SUH) since its inception, year-wise; and
- (d) the details of the current occupancy of these shelter homes, gender and agewise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE (SHRI TOKHAN SAHU)

- (a) & (b): As per Census of India 2011, a total of 17,73,040 people are houseless in the country, out of which 9,38,348 are in urban areas and 8,34,692 are in rural  areas.  Total  population  of  male  and  female  houseless  people  are 10,46,871  and  7,26,169  respectively.  The  information  is  available  at: https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/5047/download/8124/PCA\_ HL\_2011\_Release.xls].  Age-wise  details  of  Houseless  population  is  not maintained by this Ministry.
- (c):    As reported by States / UTs, on 30.09.2024, 1,995 shelters for urban homeless were  operational  across  the  country  under  Shelter  for  Urban  Homeless component  of  Deendayal  Antyodaya  Yojana  -  National  Urban  Livelihoods Mission. Year-wise detail is at Annexure-I. DAY-NULM ended on 30.09.2024.
- (d): As per operational guidelines for 'Scheme of Shelter for Urban Homeless', the operation  and  maintenance  of  shelters  was  the  responsibility  of the respective  States/UTs.  Therefore,  gender  and  age-wise  details  regarding occupancy of shelter homes is not maintained by this Ministry.

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ANNEXURE-I REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (C) OF LOK SABHA QUESTION NO. 3049 TO BE ANSWERED ON DECEMBER 18, 2025

|   Sl No. | Financial Year                    |   Number of Shelters made operational |
|----------|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|        1 | 2014-15                           |                                   227 |
|        2 | 2015-16                           |                                   103 |
|        3 | 2016-17                           |                                   346 |
|        4 | 2017-18                           |                                   324 |
|        5 | 2018-19                           |                                   301 |
|        6 | 2019-20                           |                                   105 |
|        7 | 2020-21                           |                                   180 |
|        8 | 2021-22                           |                                   106 |
|        9 | 2022-23                           |                                   123 |
|       10 | 2023-24                           |                                   141 |
|       11 | 2024-25 01.04.2024 to 30.09.2024) |                                    39 |