(a) whether the Union Government have fixed any annual target for the construction
of houses in the urban areas of the country; and
(b) if so, the State-wise number of houses constructed in the country, particularly
in Maharashtra during 1998-99, 1999-2000 and 2000-2001?
MINISTER OF STATE FOR URBAN DEVELOPMENT & POVERTY ALLEVIATION ( SHRI BANDARU DATTATREYA )
(a): The Government of India through the National Agenda for
Governance have
declared `Housing for All` as a priority area.
Towards this end, the Agenda sets
a target of construction of
additional 2 million houses (7 lakh in Urban areas and
13 lakh
in Rural areas) every year.
(b): As housing is a State subject, Government of India`s role
is an enabler rather
than builder. However, Housing & Urban
development Corporation Limited (HUDCO),
a Public Sector
enterprise under this Ministry provides financial support
to
State Government agencies for this housing programme on a demand
driven
basis. State-wise and Year-wise performance of HUDCO
financed urban dwelling units
under 2 MHP is given in annexure.
In Maharashtra, details of houses constructed under 2 MHP
is given below:
Y E A R NO. OF HOUSES
1998-99 0 1999-2000 447 2000-2001 1810