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Lok Sabha Question No. 1258 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-27
Subject: Offshore Wind Energy Projects
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Mitesh Rameshbhai (Bakabhai) Patel, Shardaben Anilbhai Patel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1258

ANSWERED ON 27.07.2023

## OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY PROJECTS

## 1258. SHRI MITESH RAMESHBHAI PATEL (BAKABHAI) SHRIMATI SHARDABEN ANILBHAI PATEL

Will the Minister of NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that Gujarat and Tamil Nadu have been identified as States for setting up offshore wind energy in the country; and
- (b) if so, the details of progress made thereunder and the quantum of funds that has been spent so far?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND POWER

## (SHRI R.K. SINGH)

(a)&(b) Based on the preliminary studies Government has identified potential off-shore wind zones off the coast of Gujarat and Tamil Nadu. It is estimated that, approximately 36 Giga Watt (GW) offshore wind power potential exists off the coast of Gujarat and 31 GW offshore wind power potential exists off the coast of Tamil Nadu.

The National Institute of Wind Energy (NIWE), Chennai had commissioned a LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) equipment in November, 2017 for measurement of wind resource off the coast of Gujarat. A report based on two years of collected data from the LiDAR has been published. Offshore wind energy site of an area of about 365 Sq. km required for a 1 GW capacity project has been demarcated around the LiDAR location. Required Geophysical study, Geotechnical study at 5 bore hole locations and Rapid Environment Impact Assessment study have been conducted for the propose of the 1 GW project. Geotechnical study at three bore hole locations and Rapid EIA study for installation and commissioning of a LiDAR off Tamil Nadu coast has been carried out. NIWE has incurred a total expenditure of Rs. 32.6 Cr towards carrying out the above offshore wind related activities.

MNRE  issued  a  'Strategy  Paper  for  Establishment  of  Offshore  Wind  Energy  Projects' indicating the various business models and sites proposed to be allocated to developers under these models. For sea bed leasing of initial 04 GW offshore wind capacity sites off Tamil Nadu coast, the draft tender document along with contractual agreements have been circulated for stakeholder comments.

Central Transmission Utility (CTU) has completed the planning for initial 10 GW offshore transmission capacity (05 GW each off Gujarat and Tamil Nadu coast). Govt. of Gujarat and Govt. of Tamil Nadu have agreed to purchase the power at Rs. 4.0 per unit from initial offshore wind projects off their respective coasts.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1257 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-27
Subject: Kozhikode-Palakkad Greenfield Highway
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: M. K. Raghavan

## be pleased to state:

- (a) the progress of Kozhikode Palakkad Greenfield Highway;
- (b) whether  land  acquisition  process  for  the  said  Highway  has  been completed and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether adequate compensation has been provided for acquisition of land and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the  progress  and  current  status  of  NH-66  redevelopment  along Vengalam Ramanattukara stretch?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a)  to  (c)  The  Detailed  Project  Report  (DPR)  for Kozhikode  Palakkad Greenfield Highway has been awarded. The project is at land acquisition stage. The Award under section 3(G) of NH Act has been declared in about 90% of the total land required.  The compensation is in accordance with National Highway Act 1956 and various clause of Right to Fair compensation  and  Transparency  in  Land  Acquisition,  Rehabilitation  and Resettlement Act 2013, as made applicable by Ministry of Road Transport & Highways.
- (d) Six-laning  work  of  Vengalam  to  Ramanattukara  section  of  National Highway (NH) - 66 has commenced on 22.02.2021 with physical progress of 43% as on 30.06.2023.

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1257 ANSWERED ON 27 TH  JULY 2023

## KOZHIKODE-PALAKKAD GREENFIELD HIGHWAY

1257. SHRI M.K. RAGHAVAN:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री
Lok Sabha Question No. 1256 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-27
Subject: Commercial Pilot License Holders
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Aparupa  Poddar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 1256

(To be answered on the 27 th  July 2023)

## COMMERCIAL PILOT LICENSE HOLDERS

## 1256. SHRIMATI APARUPA PODDAR

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether the Government has any record on commercial pilot license holders in the country;
- (b)  if  so,  total  number  of  Commercial  Pilot  License  (CPL)  holders  till December 2019 and number of CPL holders registered from January 2020 to June 2023 thereof; and
- (c) the number of qualified CPL holders employed during the period 20202023 and number of qualified pilots still waiting for jobs since last three years in civil aviation sector?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(GEN. (DR) V. K. SINGH (RETD))

## (a) and (b) Yes Sir. Details regarding CPLs issued are as follows:-

Year                                      CPLs issued

Till 31.12.2019                         17932

01.01.2020-30.06.2023             3486

Total                                         21418

- (c) The number of qualified CPL holders employed during the period 20202023 (as on 18.07.2023) are as follows:-

Year                      Number of CPL holders employed

2020                                         108

2021                                         117

2022                                        1098

2023 (Till 18.07.2023)             773

Total                                        2096

The Qualified pilots are offered employment opportunities with various airlines across the globe. The requirement of commercial pilots depend upon various factors such as financial health of an airline, airline expansion plans and growth of the aviation sector.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1255 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-27
Subject: New Micro Enterprises
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: P. Ravindhranath

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1255 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.07.2023

## NEW MICRO ENTERPRISES

1255. SHRI P. RAVINDHRANATH:

Will the Minister of MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  new  micro  enterprises  being  set  up  under  Prime  Minister's  Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) in the State of Tamil Nadu during each of the last three years and the current year;
- (b) the details of employment generated under the above programme in Tamil Nadu during the above period;
- (c) whether there is any proposal to modify the subsidy rate under this scheme, duly add-on Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) category; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SHRI BHANU PRATAP SINGH VERMA)

(a) & (b): The details of new micro enterprises set up and estimated employment generated under Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) in the State of Tamil Nadu during each of last three years and current year:

| Year                       |   Units Assisted |   Estimated employment generated |
|----------------------------|------------------|----------------------------------|
| 2020-21                    |             5188 |                            41504 |
| 2021-22                    |             5972 |                            47776 |
| 2022-23                    |             6140 |                            49120 |
| 2023-24 (as on 18.07.2023) |             1551 |                            12408 |

(c) & (d): Currently,  there  is  no  proposal  to  modify  the  subsidy  rate  under  this  scheme, adding-on Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) category under PMEGP.

As  per  the  Constitution  (One  Hundred  and  Third  Amendment)  Act,  2019,  the  quota  of 10%  reservation  is  provided  for  Economically  Weaker  Sections  (EWS)  for  admission  to educational institutions including private educational institutions and for appointments or posts in the Government of India. The provisions as contained in said Act are not applicable to PMEGP.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1253 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-27
Subject: Connection of Grids
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Nitesh Ganga Deb

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1253

ANSWERED ON 27.07.2023

## CONNECTION OF GRIDS

## 1253.SHRI NITESH GANGA DEB

Will the Minister of NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government of India and the Government of UAE have signed any Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for connecting their grids through under sea  cable under the Green Grids Initiative-One Sun One World One Grid (GGI-OSOWOG)  recently; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND POWER

(SHRI R.K. SINGH)

- (a) & (b) No, Sir. No such MOU has been signed, at present.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1252 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-27
Subject: Funds to the Airlines
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Sisir Kumar Adhikari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 1252

(To be answered on the 27 th  July 2023)

## FUNDS TO THE AIRLINES

## 1252. SHRI SISIR KUMAR ADHIKARI

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether the Government has provided funds to the airlines to bridge the gap between the cost of operations and expected revenue under viability gap funding to increase regional connectivity and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the details of aviation sectors in the country which are covered under such
- scheme and its present status thereof; and
- (c) the projection growth in civil aviation in the country in the next five years?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(GEN. (DR) V. K. SINGH (RETD))

- (a): As on 30.06.2023, Viability Gap Funding (VGF) amounting to Rs. 2729.11 crore has been released from the Regional Air Connectivity Fund Trust (RACFT) to the  Selected Airline Operators  for operation of Regional Connectivity Scheme(RCS) - UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) Scheme .
- (b): On the basis of  the four rounds of bidding under UDAN, 479 routes are operational, connecting 74 airports, including 2 Water Aerodromes and  9
- heliports. More than 123 lakh passengers have benefited from the Scheme.
- (c) : Civil Aviation sector is likely to grow considerably in the next  five years.
- Some of the areas of growth are as under:
- i.  It has been decided by the Government to operationalise 21 Greenfield airports in the country. Out of this , 11 Greenfield airports have already been operationalised. Construction works at six airports is progressing.
- ii.  As per industry projections there may be a need for 1000 pilots per annum in India over the next five years. To augment the availability of Pilots in the country, Airports Authority of India (AAI) has liberalised the Flying Training Organsiation policy.
- iii. As per the  industry projections, the major domestic airlines are likely to

make more than 900 additions to their fleets . iv. The Government has  set a target to operationalise 1000 UDAN routes during the currency of the scheme and to revive/develop 100 unserved and underserved airports/heliports/water aerodromes in the country by 2024 for operation of UDAN flights. UDAN is an ongoing market driven scheme where bidding  rounds  are  conducted  from  time  to  time  to  cover  more destinations/stations and routes. Based on their assessment of demand on particular routes, interested airlines submit their proposals at the time of bidding under UDAN. An airport which is included in the awarded routes of UDAN and requires upgradation/development for commencement of UDAN operations, is developed under 'Revival of unserved and underserved airports' scheme.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1250 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-27
Subject: Beneficiaries under Seekho aur Kamao Scheme
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Jayant Sinha

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1250 ANSWERED ON 27.07.2023

## Beneficiaries under Seekho aur Kamao Scheme

1250. SHRI JAYANT SINHA: Will the Minister of Minority Affairs be pleased to state: (a) the number of beneficiaries under the  Seekho aur Kamao Scheme since 2015-16, trade and State-wise including Jharkhand; (b) the details of skilled manpower available under the said scheme from Jharkhand, trade-wise;

and

(c) the placement rate under the said scheme, State-wise including Jharkhand?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF MINORITY AFFAIRS (SHRIMATI SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a) to (c) Seekho aur Kamao (SAK) scheme of Ministry of Minority Affairs specifically targeted to  upgrade  the  skills  of  minority  youth  (14-45  years)  in  various  modern/  traditional  skills depending upon their qualification, prevailing economic trends, and market potential, that could earn them suitable employment or make them suitably skilled to take up self-employment. The scheme was implemented through Project Implementing Agencies (PIAs) who were mandated to ensure at least 75% placement percentage of total beneficiaries allocated.

Since 2015-16 onwards, a total of 4.47 lakh beneficiaries have been trained under this scheme. Trade-wise detail of beneficiaries is not maintained under the Scheme. The State/UT-wise details of  the  number  of  beneficiaries  covered  under  the  scheme  are  available  on  the  website  of  the Ministry at www.minorityaffairs.gov.in.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1249 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-27
Subject: Padho Pardesh Scheme
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Sarmistha Sethi, Imtiaz Jaleel Syed

## ANSWERED ON 27.07.2023

## Padho Pardesh Scheme

## 1249.   SHRIMATI SARMISTHA SETHI: SHRI SYED IMTIAZ JALEEL:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has discontinued the scheme of interest subsidy on education loans for  overseas  studies  for  students  belonging  to  minority  communities  under  Padho  Pardesh Scheme;
- (b) if so, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the Government has assessed the impact of this decision on students from minority communities who aspire to pursue higher education abroad and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the number of beneficiaries who have availed this scheme since inception;
- (e)  whether the  Government has any alternative scheme or plan to provide  interest subsidy on education loans for overseas studies to minority students and if so, the details thereof; and
- (f)  whether  the  Government  reconsiders  its  decision  in  light  of  the  scheme's  significant contribution to the welfare of minority communities and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF MINORITY AFFAIRS (SHRIMATI SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a) to (f): The Government has implemented various schemes for the welfare and upliftment of every  strata,  including  minorities,  especially  the  economically  weaker  and  lesser  privileged sections  of  the  society,  through  various  schemes  of  the  Ministry  of  Skill  Development  and Entrepreneurship, Ministry of Social  Justice and Empowerment, Ministry of Textiles, Ministry of Culture, Ministry of Women and Child Development and Ministry of Rural Development.

Ministry  of  Minority  Affairs  has  specifically  implemented  various  schemes,  including  PreMatric, Post Matric and Merit-cum-Means Scholarship schemes, across the country  for socioeconomic and educational empowerment of the six notified minority communities.

The National Minorities Development & Finance Corporation (NMDFC), a PSU under Ministry of  Minority  Affairs,  provides  educational  loan  for  education  abroad,  at  low  rate  of  interest, exclusively  to  students  belonging  to  minority  communities.  It  has  also  been  observed  that benefits of interest subsidy that got accrued to the beneficiaries under the Padho Pardesh scheme were limited and also that there is an overlap with other similar schemes being implemented by other  Ministries  viz.  Ministry  of  Social  Justice  and  Empowerment  and  Ministry  Of  Tribal Affairs,  which  are  applicable  to  eligible  minority  community  students  as  well.  In  view  of  the aforesaid overlap, limited benefits and ease of availing education loans on low rate of interest, it has  been  decided  to  discontinue  Padho  Pardesh  Scheme  from  2022-23  onward.  The  Scheme benefitted 20,365 beneficiaries since inception. As of now, there is no proposal to reconsider the continuation of the Padho Pardesh Scheme.
Lok Sabha Question No. 1246 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-27
Subject: Hamari Dharohar Scheme
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Gaddam Ranjith Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1246 ANSWERED ON 27.07.2023

## Hamari Dharohar Scheme

## 1246.  DR. G. RANJITH REDDY:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) the aims and objectives of Hamari Dharohar Scheme;

(b) the details of Hamari Dharohar Scheme being implemented in Telangana since its inception, year and district-wise;

(c)  the  number  of  minorities,  particularly  Muslims  that  have  been  benefited  from  Hamari Dharohar Scheme since its inception in Telangana, district and year-wise; and

(d)  the  reasons  for  merging  Hamari  Dharohar  Scheme  with  Pradhan  Mantri  Virasat  Ka Samvardhan Scheme from 2022-23?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF MINORITY AFFAIRS (SHRIMATI SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a)   "Hamari Dharohar' scheme launched to preserve rich heritage of minority communities of India.  The  scheme  provided  for  curating  rich  heritage  of  minorities  under  overall  concept  of Indian Culture which includes curating exhibitions, preservation of literature/ documents, etc.

- (b)       Ministry  sanctioned  one  project  to  Dairatul  Maarifil  Osmania,  Osmania  University, Telangana,  for  translation  of  240  documents  belonging  to  medieval  period  from  Arabic  to English, their digitization and re-printing under Hamari Dharohar Scheme during the year 2015.
- (c)    Hamari Dharohar Scheme was not a beneficiary oriented scheme.  It focused on preserving rich  heritage  of  minority  communities  of  India  through  curating  exhibitions,  preservation  of literature/ documents, etc.

(d)      The  Scheme  has  been  merged  with  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Virasat  Ka  Samvardhan  Scheme (PM-VIKAS)  to  avoid  overlapping  of  objectives,  consolidate  outcomes  and  save  public resources.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1245 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-27
Subject: Hydro Electric Projects
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Vellalath Kochukrishnan Nair. Sreekandan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1245 ANSWERED ON 27.07.2023

## HYDRO ELECTRIC PROJECTS

## 1245. SHRI V.K. SREEKANDAN:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that the ban on mining, quarrying and sand mining in ecologically sensitive areas does not affect hydel projects;
- (b) whether the Government proposes that incidental mining and quarrying in the early stages of hydel projects and Pumped Storage Projects (PSPs) should be exempted to enable construction of water conductor systems and underground power houses and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  it  is  also  true  that  the  Government  proposes  to  include  a  new clause  in  the  notification  permitting  the  construction  of  transmission  lines associated with the hydro electric projects and PSPs; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken in this regard?

## A N S W E R

## THE MINISTER OF POWER AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY (SHRI R.K. SINGH)

(a) : Hydro Electric Projects (HEPs) commence construction after the grant of  Environmental  Clearance  (EC)  by  the  Ministry  of  Environment,  Forest  & Climate Change (MoEF&CC) based on Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) studies. During the EIA studies, all ecological aspects including availability of nearby demarcated/designated quarries are properly examined. The construction of HEPs approved with demarcated/designated quarries does not get affected unless there is subsequent ban on these quarries, which may delay the project and affect its viability. (b) : As per information received from MoEF&CC, no such proposal is under consideration in their Ministry. Laying down of the transmission line does not attract the provisions of  the  EIA  Notification,  2006,  as  amended,  hence  no  prior  Environmental Clearance  is  required  for  laying  of  transmission  line  of  Hydro-electric  Project (HEP)/Pumped Storage Project (PSP). However, it requires Forest Clearance (FC)

(c) & (d): under the provisions of the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1244 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-27
Subject: Houses to Homeless People in Delhi
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Parvesh Sahib Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1244

TO BE ANSWERED ON JULY 27, 2023

## HOUSES TO HOMELESS PEOPLE IN DELHI

## NO. 1244.   SHRI PARVESH SAHIB SINGH VERMA:

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

- (a) whether the Government is taking steps to provide houses to homeless people staying in Delhi and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has built houses under PM Awas Yojana in Delhi
- and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  for  housing  needs  of migrants in Delhi during the last five years?

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

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

- (a) :  'Land'  and  'Colonisation'  are  State  subjects.  All  schemes  related  to housing for urban poor including homeless are implemented by respective State/Union Territory (UT) Governments. However, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs  (MoHUA)  supplements  the  efforts  of  State/UT  Government by  providing  Central  Assistance  under  Pradhan  Mantri  Awas  Yojana  Urban (PMAY-U) since June 25, 2015 to provide pucca house with basic amenities to all eligible urban beneficiaries including homeless across the country including Delhi.
- (b) &  (c):  The  scheme  is  implemented  through  four  verticals  i.e., Beneficiary  Led  Construction  (BLC),  Affordable  Housing  in  Partnership (AHP),  In-Situ  Slum  Redevelopment  (ISSR)  and  Credit  Linked  Subsidy Scheme  (CLSS).  In  Delhi,  29,976  beneficiaries  have  availed  the  benefit under CLSS component of PMAY-U. So far, this Ministry has not received any proposal under remaining three verticals of PMAY-U from Government of  National  Capital  Territory  of  Delhi  (GNCTD).  Additionally,  MoHUA  is implementing  'Shelters  for  Urban  Homeless  (SUH)'  under  Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM), through  respective  States/UTs  including  Delhi.  It  focuses  on  providing permanent shelters equipped with basic facilities to the urban homeless.

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