Lok Sabha Question No. 1472 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-29
Subject: Homeless Persons
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN  POVERTY ALLEVIATION
Asked by: JYOTI DHURVE, SHOBHA KARANDLAJE, SHIVKUMAR CHANABASAPPA UDASI

O.I.H

**GOVERNMENT OF INDIA**

**MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION**

**LOK SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1472**

**TO BE ANSWERED ON JULY 29, 2015**

**HOMELESS PERSONS**

No. 1472. 	SHRIMATI JYOTI DHURVE:

KUMARI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE:

SHRI SHIVKUMAR UDASI:

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

(a) whether the Government has conducted any study to find out the number of homeless persons living in various cities in the country;

(b) if so, the city-wise and State-wise details of homeless persons including Madhya Pradesh;

(c) whether the overall shortage in EWS and Lower Income Groups (LIG) housing in India has been estimated at 18.78 million dwelling units, as per a Technical Group constituted by the Ministry and if so, the details thereof;

(d) the investment required to provide the same and the manner in which the funds are going to be generated; and

(e) the target set by the Government to provide houses to all the homeless persons in future?

ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING & URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION

(SHRI BABUL SUPRIYO)

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(a) & (b):	As per the Census 2011 data, total no. of urban houseless persons is 9,38,348.  The details of State/UT-wise including the State of Madhya Pradesh urban houseless persons is at **Annexure-I** .  City-wise data of houseless persons is not available.

(c):	Technical Committee constituted by the **Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation** had estimated shortage of houses at 18.78 million in year 2012, out of which 96% of shortage is in EWS and LIG categories.

(d) & (e):	The Government has launched “Housing for All (Urban)” Mission to provide assistance to States/UTs in addressing the housing requirement of the slum dwellers and urban poor. **A provision of Rs. 4000 crores have been made for the Mission in Budget Estimates (BE) 2015-16 of this Ministry.**

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**Annexure-I referred to LS Unstarred Question No. 1472 due for 29.7.2015**

|                              |                      |                                |        |
|------------------------------|----------------------|--------------------------------|--------|
| **States/Union Territories** |                      | **Urban Houseless Population** |        |
| Andhra Pradesh               | Andhra Pradesh       | 75857                          | 75857  |
| Arunachal Pradesh            | Arunachal Pradesh    | 313                            | 313    |
| Assam                        | Assam                | 2527                           | 2527   |
| Bihar                        | Bihar                | 12591                          | 12591  |
| Chhattisgarh                 | Chhattisgarh         | 6533                           | 6533   |
| Goa                          | Goa                  | 1693                           | 1693   |
| Gujarat                      | Gujarat              | 84822                          | 84822  |
| Haryana                      | Haryana              | 23789                          | 23789  |
| Himachal Pradesh             | Himachal Pradesh     | 872                            | 872    |
| Jammu & Kashmir              | Jammu & Kashmir      | 10848                          | 10848  |
| Jharkhand                    | Jharkhand            | 6967                           | 6967   |
| Karnataka                    | Karnataka            | 35473                          | 35473  |
| Kerala                       | Kerala               | 7761                           | 7761   |
| Madhya Pradesh               | Madhya Pradesh       | 66055                          | 66055  |
| Maharashtra                  | Maharashtra          | 111373                         | 111373 |
| Manipur                      | Manipur              | 1331                           | 1331   |
| Meghalaya                    | Meghalaya            | 177                            | 177    |
| Mizoram                      | Mizoram              | 104                            | 104    |
| Nagaland                     | Nagaland             | 344                            | 344    |
| Orissa                       | Orissa               | 14053                          | 14053  |
| Punjab                       | Punjab               | 18374                          | 18374  |
| Rajasthan                    | Rajasthan            | 73236                          | 73236  |
| Sikkim                       | Sikkim               | 32                             | 32     |
| Tamil Nadu                   | Tamil Nadu           | 37117                          | 37117  |
| Tripura                      | Tripura              | 1352                           | 1352   |
| Uttar Pradesh                | Uttar Pradesh        | 180929                         | 180929 |
| Uttarakhand                  | Uttarakhand          | 5556                           | 5556   |
| West Bengal                  | West Bengal          | 104967                         | 104967 |
| A & N Islands                | A & N Islands        | 65                             | 65     |
| Chandigarh                   | Chandigarh           | 4133                           | 4133   |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli         | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 281                            | 281    |
| Daman & Diu                  | Daman & Diu          | 591                            | 591    |
| Delhi                        | Delhi                | 46724                          | 46724  |
| Lakshadweep                  | Lakshadweep          | 0                              | 0      |
| Pondicherry                  | Pondicherry          | 1508                           | 1508   |
| **India 2011**               |                      | **938348**                     |        |

**Source: Primary Census Abstract: Houseless Population, office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner.**