Lok Sabha Question No. 2257 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-12
Subject: Development of Urban Areas in Sikar
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Amra Ram

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2257

TO BE ANSWERED ON FEBRUARY 12, 2026

## DEVELOPMENT OF URBAN AREAS IN SIKAR

NO. 2257.   SHRI AMRA RAM:

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

- (a) the details of the schemes approved/under consideration for the development of urban areas of Sikar Lok Sabha Constituency; and
- (b)  the time by which a scheme to address the problem of crop damage due to  rainwater  and  drain  water  affecting  many  villages  at  Sikar  district headquarters and the issue of waterlogging on the National Highways is likely to be approved?

## ANSWER

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

- (a):As per the provisions of Article 243W of the Constitution, in conjunction with  the  Seventh  and  Twelfth  Schedules,  matters  relating  to  urban development fall within the purview of States/Urban Local Bodies (ULBs). However,  Ministry  of  Housing  and  Urban  Affairs  (MoHUA)  provides programmatic support to the States/Union Territories (UTs) in their urban development  agenda  through  its  various  flagship  Missions/Programmes viz.  Atal  Mission  for  Rejuvenation  &  Urban  Transformation  2.0  (AMRUT 2.0),  Pradhan  Mantri  Awas  Yojana  -  Urban  2.0  (PMAY-U  2.0),  Swachh Bharat Mission - Urban 2.0 (SBM - U 2.0), PM-eBus Sewa Scheme, etc. Through these Missions/Schemes, the Central Government approves the State Plans and provides the Central Assistance (CA) to the States. The projects are selected, designed, approved and executed by the States/UTs and the cities. The State Governments release funds to the cities/districts. AMRUT: This mission was launched in the year 2015 in selected 500 cities (now 485 cities including 15 merged cities) and towns across the country. It was focused on development of basic infrastructure in urban areas, in the  sectors  of  water  supply,  sewerage  and  septage  management,  etc. AMRUT 2.0 has been launched in the year 2021 in all ULBs/ cities, enabling the cities to become 'self'-reliant' and 'water secure'. Providing universal coverage of sewerage and septage management in 500 AMRUT cities is one of the major focus areas of AMRUT 2.0. Under the Mission, States/ UTs are empowered to select, appraise, prioritize and implement projects.

Under AMRUT, Rajasthan State has taken up 13 projects worth Rs. 368.5 crore  in  Sikar  Lok  Sabha  Constituency  which  include  02  water  supply projects  worth  Rs.  82.55  crore,  05  sewerage/septage  management projects worth Rs. 282.05 crore and 06 green spaces & park projects worth Rs. 3.9 crore.

Under AMRUT 2.0 so far, 33 projects worth Rs. 3,174.85 crore have been approved in Sikar Lok Sabha Constituency which include 17 water supply projects  worth  Rs.  1,191.49  crore,  08  sewerage/septage  management projects worth Rs. 1,956.07 crore and 08 green spaces & park projects worth Rs. 27.29 crore.

SBM-U: Government of India launched the SBM-U on October 2, 2014 with the objective of making all cities Open Defecation Free (ODF) and for 100% scientific processing of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) generated in all the urban areas of the country including Sikar. To carry forward the progress made, SBM-U 2.0 has been launched on October 1, 2021 with a vision of achieving  Garbage  Free  Status  for  all  cities  through  100%  source segregation,  door  to  door  collection  and  scientific  management  of  all fractions of waste including safe disposal in scientific landfills.

Under SBM-U, Central Share of funds are released to the States/UTs on the basis of demand made by States/UTs in the form of complete proposals duly  approved  by  State  Level  Technical  Committee  (SLTC)  which  are further transmitted to ULBs by the concerned State/UT as per the State Action Plan. Hence, details of constituency-wise /district wise project are not maintained at Ministry level. Details of mission allocation to the State of Rajasthan is as under:-

(₹ in Crores)

|        |           | Mission Allocation   | Mission Allocation    |
|--------|-----------|----------------------|-----------------------|
| S. No. | State     | SBM - U (2014-2021)  | SBM-U 2.0 (2021-2026) |
| 1      | Rajasthan | 705.46               | 1765.80               |

PMAY-U: 'Land' and 'Colonization' are State subjects. Therefore, schemes related  to  housing  for  their  citizens  are  implemented  by  States/UTs. However, MoHUA supplements the efforts of States/UTs, by providing CA for pucca houses to eligible urban beneficiaries across the country under PMAY-U since 25.06.2015.

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Based on the learnings from the experiences of implementation of PMAYU, MoHUA has revamped the scheme and launched PMAY-U 2.0 'Housing for All' Mission with effect from 01.09.2024 for implementation in urban areas  across  the  country  to  construct,  purchase  and  rent  a  house  by eligible beneficiaries at affordable cost, for one crore additional eligible beneficiaries  through  four  verticals  i.e.,  Beneficiary  Led  Construction (BLC), Affordable Housing in Partnership (AHP), Affordable Rental Housing (ARH)  and  Interest  Subsidy  Scheme  (ISS).  PMAY-U  2.0  guidelines  and Unified Web-portal for submitting the online applications can be accessed through https://pmay-urban.gov.in.

Physical and financial progress in Sikar parliament constituency (Rajasthan) under PMAY-U & PMAY-U 2.0 are as under:

|   Sr. No. | Particulars                                        | Achievement   |
|-----------|----------------------------------------------------|---------------|
|         1 | Houses Sanctioned (Nos)                            | 2,152         |
|         2 | Houses Grounded for Construction (Nos)             | 1,807         |
|         3 | Constructions of Houses Completed/ Delivered (Nos) | 1,263         |
|         4 | Central Assistance Sanctioned (₹ in crore)         | 32.28         |
|         5 | Central Assistance Released (₹ in crore)           | 21.22         |

PM-eBus  Sewa:  Under  this  Scheme,  a  total  of  1,150  buses  have  been sanctioned to the State of Rajasthan, including 50 e-buses for Sikar.

- (b):  As  per  the  National  Policy  on  Disaster  Management (NPDM), the State Government  is primarily responsible for providing necessary relief measures on ground level in the wake of notified calamities. The State Governments undertake relief measures in the wake of natural calamities from  funds  available  in  the  form  of  the  State  Disaster  Response  Fund (SDRF) in accordance with the Government of India approved items and norms. Additional financial assistance, over and above SDRF, is considered from the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF), as per laid down procedure, in case of disaster of 'severe nature', which includes an assessment  based  on  the  visit  of  an  Inter-Ministerial  Central  Team (IMCT). The financial assistance provided under SDRF and NDRF is by way of relief and not for compensation.

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