Lok Sabha Question No. 12 (STARRED), answered on 2016-02-24
Subject: Night Shelters
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN  POVERTY ALLEVIATION
Asked by: GOKARAJU GANGA RAJU, PONGULETI SRINIVASA REDDY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 12* TO BE ANSWERED ON FEBRUARY 24, 2016

## NIGHT SHELTERS

No. 12* DR. GOKARAJU GANGA RAJU:

SHRI PONGULETI SRINIVASA REDDY:

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

- (a)  the  details  of  shelters  sanctioned  under  the  National  Urban
- Livelihood Mission during the last three years.  State/UT-wise;
- (b)  whether  the  progress  in  the  construction  of  night  shelters has  been  very  slow  across  most  of  the  States  despite  the Union Government providing 75 per cent of funds required for building and refurbishing the shelters for the urban homeless under the 'Scheme for Shelters for Urban Homeless; and
- (c)  if  so,  the  reasons  therefor  along  with  the  corrective  action taken thereon?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF HOUSING & URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION [SHRI M. VENKAIAH NAIDU]

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- (a) to (c):  A statement is laid on the table of the House.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN REPLY TO LOK  SABHA  STARRED QUESTION  No.    12*  FOR  ANSWER  ON  24.02.2016  REGARDING  NIGHT SHELTERS

- (a) It  is  the  primary responsibility of the State Governments to  provide  shelter  for  the  Urban  Homeless  people.    In order  to  complement  and  supplement  the  efforts  of  the State/ UT Governments, the Ministry of Housing & Urban Poverty  Alleviation  is  implementing  a  scheme  namely 'Shelter  for  Urban  Homeless  (SUH)'  as  a  component  of Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Urban Livelihoods Mission for providing permanent  shelters with basic facilities to urban homeless.  The scheme is implemented through respective States/UTs.  A statement showing the State/UT-wise  details  of  the  shelters  sanctioned  under the Scheme since its inception is at Annexure I.
- (b)  & (c):  As per the information received from the States/UTs, as on 18.02.2016, a total of 770 shelters have been sanctioned  by  20  States/UTs.  Out  of  this,  270  shelters have  become  operational  and  rest  are  under  different stages of construction. The Ministry is constantly pursuing with the States/UTs for effective implementation of the scheme and timely completion of the projects.

## ANNEXURE-I  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  LOK  SABHA  STARRED QUESTION No.  12 FOR ANSWER ON 24.02.2016

State-wise number of shelters sanctioned under Deendayal Antyodaya  Yojana-  National  Urban  Livelihoods  Mission  since  its inception

(As on 18.02.2016)

| Sr. No.   | State/UTs*       |   Number of shelter sanctioned under NULM (New Construction, Refurbished and assistance for operation and maintenance) |
|-----------|------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh   |                                                                                                                     31 |
| 2         | Bihar            |                                                                                                                     48 |
| 3         | Chhattisgarh     |                                                                                                                     11 |
| 4         | Gujarat          |                                                                                                                     10 |
| 5         | Himachal Pradesh |                                                                                                                      7 |
| 6         | Jharkhand        |                                                                                                                     35 |
| 7         | Jammu & Kashmir  |                                                                                                                      2 |
| 8         | Karnataka        |                                                                                                                     26 |
| 9         | Kerala           |                                                                                                                      8 |
| 10        | Maharashtra      |                                                                                                                     29 |
| 11        | Madhya Pradesh   |                                                                                                                    133 |
| 12        | Mizoram          |                                                                                                                     35 |
| 13        | Odisha           |                                                                                                                     26 |
| 14        | Punjab           |                                                                                                                     16 |
| 15        | Rajasthan        |                                                                                                                     87 |
| 16        | Tamil Nadu       |                                                                                                                     95 |
| 17        | Telengana        |                                                                                                                     41 |
| 18        | Uttarakhand      |                                                                                                                      8 |
| 19        | Uttar Pradesh    |                                                                                                                     72 |
| 20        | West Bengal      |                                                                                                                     50 |
| Total     | Total            |                                                                                                                    770 |