Question : RESTRUCTURING OF JNNURM

(a) whether the Government has made any assessment of the achievements of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JnNURM), if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Government proposes to restructure/discontinue JnNURM, if so, the details thereof and reasons therefor;

(c) whether the Government proposes to launch a new Mission in place of JnNURM; and

(d) if so, the details and salient features of the proposed Mission and the time by which such a Mission is likely to be launched?

MINISTER OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT (SHRI M. VENKAIAH NAIDU)

(a) to (d): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO 48 FOR 09.07. 2014 REGARDING “RESTRUCTURING OF JNNURM”.

(a): Yes, Madam. Assessment of the achievements of JnNURM by way of physical and financial progress and also completion of projects is a continuous process and has been regularly made by the Central Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee (CSMC) in its various meetings while sanctioning of new projects and before release of 2nd and subsequent instalments of Additional Central Assistance (ACA) for the approved projects under JnNURM and also through Quarterly Progress Reports (QPRs) submitted by the State Governments/Union Territories (UTs) and periodical review meetings. So far, 135 meetings of CSMC have been held and 227 projects have been reported physically completed under Urban Infrastructure and Governance (UIG) submission of JnNURM.

Under Urban Infrastructure Development Scheme for Small and Medium Towns (UIDSSMT), the assessment of progress of sanctioned projects are made by the State Level Sanctioning Committee (SLSC) and also by the Government of India through Quarterly Progress Reports (QPRs) submitted by the State Governments/UTs and periodical review meetings. So far, 453 projects have been reported physically completed under UIDSSMT of JnNURM.

(b): The original Mission period had ended on 31.03.2012. The Government thereafter extended the period for two years which had also ended on 31.03.2014.

(c) & (d): Yes, Madam. The contours are yet to be finalized.