Lok Sabha Question No. 4027 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-10
Subject: Basic Facilities/Amenities in Slums
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN  POVERTY ALLEVIATION
Asked by: K. KAMARAAJ, JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING & URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  4027

TO BE ANSWERED ON AUGUST 10, 2016

BASIC FACILITIES/AMENITIES IN SLUMS

No. 4027

DR. K. KAMARAJ:

SHRI JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL:

Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN POVERTY

ALLEVIATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Union Government proposes to take concrete measures  for providing basic facilities like electricity, water, sewerage and environmental facilities to the persons living  in  slum  clusters  in  major  metropolitan  cities  in  the
- country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Union Government has allocated funds for the development  and  provisions  of  civic facilities to  slum clusters in the country during past two years; and
- (d) if  so,  the  details  thereof,  year-wise  and  metropolitan  citywise?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING & URBAN

## POVERTY ALLEVIATION (RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

- (a) & (b): 'Slum' is a State subject and it is the responsibility of the State / UT  Governments  to  frame  policies  and  implement schemes  for  improving  the  living  conditions  of  slum  dwellers. Government of India through its programmatic interventions viz.

Cont……

Jawaharlal Nehru National  Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), Rajiv  Awas  Yojana  (RAY)  and  Pradhan  Mantri  Awas  Yojana(Urban)-Housing for All {PMAY (U)-HFA} Mission has been assisting  States/  UTs  in  providing  housing  and  basic  civic amenities to the urban poor including slum dwellers of towns/cities  including  metropolitan  cities  of  the  country. The schemes envisage that houses constructed by the States / UTs should  have  basic  civic  infrastructure  like  water,  sanitation, sewerage, road, electricity etc.

- (c) &  (d):  Metropolitan  city-wise  and  year  -wise  details  of  funds sanctioned  and  released  during the past  two  years  under JnNURM, RAY and PMAY (U) are Annexed.

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## Details of central share sanctioned and released for construction of houses in metropolitan cities for urban poor during each of the past two years under JnNURM, RAY and PMAY(U)

(Rs in Crores)

| Sl. No.        | Metro Cities   | Name of the State   | Central Share Sanctioned   | Central Share Sanctioned   | Central Share Relased*   | Central Share Relased*   |
|----------------|----------------|---------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
| Sl. No.        | Metro Cities   | Name of the State   | 2014-15                    | 2015-16                    | 2014-15                  | 2015-16                  |
| 1              | Delhi          | Delhi               | -                          | -                          | 352.41                   | -                        |
| 2              | Ahmedabad      | Gujarat             | 68.00                      | 238.07                     | 27.67                    | 26.56                    |
| 3              | Surat          | Gujarat             | 6.36                       | 251.82                     | 9.60                     | 22.91                    |
| 4              | Bangalore      | Karnataka           | -                          | -                          | 56.72                    | 0.85                     |
| 5              | Mumbai         | Maharashtra         | -                          | -                          | -                        | -                        |
| 6              | Pune           | Maharashtra         | -                          | -                          | 16.00                    | -                        |
| 7              | Jaipur         | Rajasthan           | -                          | -                          | 11.04                    | -                        |
| 8              | Chennai        | Tamil Nadu          | -                          | 94.41                      | 19.08                    | 5.01                     |
| 9              | Hyderabad      | Telangana           | -                          | 481.37                     | -                        | 133.88                   |
| 10             | Kolkata        | West Bengal         | -                          |                            | 12.90                    | -                        |
| Grand Total :- | Grand Total :- | Grand Total :-      | 74.36                      | 1,065.66                   | 505.42                   | 189.21                   |

* Funds released during the year is inclusive of funds released in projects for which central share was sanctioned in preceding years.

O/o- Deputy Chief (MIS)