Lok Sabha Question No. 609 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-25
Subject: Funds for Civic Amenities
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Ravindra Shukla Alias Ravi Kishan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 609

TO BE ANSWERED ON JULY 25, 2024

## FUNDS FOR CIVIC AMENITIES

Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS be pleased to

- NO. 609.    SHRI RAVINDRA SHUKLA ALIAS RAVI KISHAN: state:
- (a) whether  the  Government  has  allocated  funds  to  provide  civic amenities  in  slums  and  develop  slums  across  the  country  during the year 2023-24;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  conduct  any  survey  about slums  in  urban  areas  and  identify  the  same  by  adopting  remote sensing and geographical information systems; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI TOKHAN SAHU)

- (a) & (b): 'Land' and 'Colonisation' are State subjects. Schemes related to development of the slums including providing civic amenities are implemented  by  States/Union  Territories  (UTs).  However,  Central Government supplements the efforts of States/UTs to provide housing and  civic  amenities  in  urban  areas  including  slums  through  various Missions,  such  as  Pradhan  Mantri  Awas  Yojana  -  Urban  (PMAY-U), Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT 2.0), Swachh Bharat Mission - Urban (SBM-U 2.0).

Under  PMAY-U,  Central  Assistance  is  provided  to  States/UTs  for construction of houses for all eligible families/beneficiaries in urban

areas including slum dwellers. As on 15.07.2024, a total of 118.63 lakh  houses have been sanctioned based on the project proposals submitted  by  States/UTs  under  PMAY-U,  out  of  which  114.33  lakh have been grounded and 85.04 lakh are completed/delivered to the beneficiaries. A total of ₹ 19,726.91 crore of Central Assistance has been released during 2023-24 under the scheme.

Under SBM-U, funds are released to States/UTs for construction of Community/Public Toilets (CT/PT) and Individual Household Latrines (IHHL)  on  need  basis  along  with  Solid  Waste  Management  (SWM) component  in  urban  areas  including  slums.  A  total  of  ₹10,617.31 crore of Central Assistance has been released under the SBM-U.

Under AMRUT Scheme, State Annual Action Plans (SAAPs) amounting to ₹77,640 crore including committed Central Assistance of ₹35,990 crore have been approved for projects in all States/UTs for the entire Mission Period. So far, Central Assistance amounting to  ₹34,619  crore  has  been  released  to  States/UTs  for  AMRUT projects for water supply, sewerage & septage management, storm water  drainage,  green  spaces  &  parks  and  non-motorized  urban transport. A total of ₹2,593.96 crore of Central Assistance has been released during 2023-24 under the scheme.

Further, AMRUT 2.0 and SBM 2.0 have been launched to make cities garbage  free  and  water  secure  during  the  mission  period.  Under AMRUT  2.0,  so  far,  State  Water  Action  Plans  (SWAP)  have  been approved  by  MoHUA  for  8,205  projects  worth  ₹1,82,569.26  crore (including  O&M)  submitted  by  States/UTs.  Under  AMRUT  2.0  and SBM  2.0,  ₹2,883.92  crore  and  ₹1,971.40  crore  has  been  released, respectively during 2023-24.

(c)  &  (d):  Census  of  India  conducts  enumeration  of  population including  slums  on  decadal  basis  in  the  country.  The  last  census was  conducted  in  2011,  according  to  which,  a  total  of  6.54  crore people were living in 1,08,227 slums across the country. At present, there  is  no  proposal  with  MoHUA  to  conduct  any  survey  of  slum areas using Remote Sensing and Geographic Information System.

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