Lok Sabha Question No. 511 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-02
Subject: Night Shelters
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN  POVERTY ALLEVIATION
Asked by: ABHIJIT MUKHERJEE

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

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 511 TO BE ANSWERED ON DECEMBER 02, 2015 NIGHT SHELTERS

## No. 511 SHRI ABHIJIT MUKHERJEE :

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

- (a)  whether  the  night  shelters  are  provided  with  the  basic facilities  required  during  summer/rainy/winter  seasons  and
- if so, whether they are in serviceable condition;
- (b) the details of the night shelters run by the Government in
- the country, State/ UT-wise particularly in West Bengal;
- (c) the steps taken by the Government  to improve the conditions of these shelters; and
- (d) whether the monitoring of these shelters is carried out from time  to  time  and  if  so,  the  short  comings  revealed  during
- monitoring?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE

IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING & URBAN POVERTY

ALLEVIATION

## [SHRI BABUL SUPRIYO]

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(a) to (c): It is the primary responsibility of the State

Governments to provide shelter for the Urban Homeless people.

In order to complement and supplement the initiatives taken by CONT…P/2…

State/ UT Governments, the Ministry of Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation is implementing a scheme namely 'Shelter for Urban Homeless (SUH)' as a component of the National Urban Livelihoods  Mission  (NULM)  for  providing  permanent  shelters with basic facilities to urban homeless. The scheme is implemented through respective States/UTs. A statement showing State/UT-wise details of shelters sanctioned and operationalized under NULM including the State of West Bengal is at Annexure.

(d)  Overall  physical  and  financial  progress  of  NULM  including Shelter for Urban Homeless is regularly monitored through review meetings, video conferences, workshops, and field visits of the officers of the Ministry.  Project-wise monitoring of the Scheme is done  by  the  concerned  State/UT  &  ULBs.  Under  NULM,  an Executive  Committee  (EC)  under  the  chairpersonship  of  the Municipal Commissioner is required to be constituted to manage the affairs of NULM. This EC at the city level is responsible for review  and  supervision  of  the  working  of  shelters  with  the participation of community representatives, civil society organizations, line departments and elected representatives.

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## Annexure

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.511 FOR 02.12.2015 REGARDING NIGHT SHELTERS

## Statement  showing  the  State/UT-wise  number  of  shelters  sanctioned  and operationalized under NULM

As on 15.11.2015h

|   Sr. No. | State/UTs*       |   Number of shelter sanctioned under NULM (New Construction, Refurbished and assistance for operation and maintenance) | Shelters Operationalized   |
|-----------|------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
|         1 | Andhara Pradesh  |                                                                                                                     31 | 23                         |
|         2 | Bihar            |                                                                                                                     48 | -                          |
|         3 | Chhattisgarh     |                                                                                                                      6 | -                          |
|         4 | Gujarat          |                                                                                                                      5 | -                          |
|         5 | Haryana          |                                                                                                                      5 | -                          |
|         6 | Himachal Pradesh |                                                                                                                      7 | -                          |
|         7 | Jammu & Kashmir  |                                                                                                                      2 | -                          |
|         8 | Karnataka        |                                                                                                                      9 | 3                          |
|         9 | Kerala           |                                                                                                                      4 | -                          |
|        10 | Madhya Pradesh   |                                                                                                                    129 | 99                         |
|        11 | Maharashtra      |                                                                                                                     13 | -                          |
|        12 | Mizoram          |                                                                                                                     11 | -                          |
|        13 | Odisha           |                                                                                                                     10 | -                          |
|        14 | Punjab           |                                                                                                                     11 | -                          |
|        15 | Rajasthan        |                                                                                                                     49 | 3                          |
|        16 | Tamil Nadu       |                                                                                                                     95 | 37                         |
|        17 | Telengana        |                                                                                                                     41 | 24                         |
|        18 | Uttrakhand       |                                                                                                                      7 | -                          |
|        19 | Uttar Pradesh    |                                                                                                                     73 | -                          |
|        20 | West Bengal      |                                                                                                                     45 | 37                         |