Question : Population in Urban Areas

Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS be pleased to state :
(a) Whether urban population is increasing in majority of the urban areas in the country, if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor along with its future projection;
(b) Whether the government is providing basic facilities such as housing, drinking water, sewage/waste management and transportation etc. in commensurate with the increasing urban population, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor along with the action taken/being taken by the Government in this regard;
(c) The details of proposals received and cleared, funds sanctioned and works undertaken for providing the above facilities during the last three years and the current year, city/State-wise;
(d) The number of proposals still pending and the reasons for the pendency along with the time by which the proposals are likely to be cleared; and
(e) The steps taken/being taken by the Government to decongest the over-populated urban areas in the country?

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
(SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

(a) : Yes, Madam. As per census data the urban population of country is increasing. The rate of increase during the
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decade 2001-2011 was 31.8%. The rate of increase of population in major cities in the country during the said decade is given in Annexure I. The reasons for high urban population growth are (i) large scale in-migration to urban areas from rural areas and (ii) natural growth. As per census data, urban population will be 38.2 percent of the total population by year 2026.
(b) & (c): Urban Development is a State subject. The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs promotes, facilitates and handholds States and ULBs in this endeavour. The Ministry has launched Swachh Bharat Mission(SBM), Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation(AMRUT), Smart Cities Mission(SCM), Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Housing for All (Urban) (PMAY-HFA) and metro rail connectivity in cities to improve urban infrastructure including housing for urban poor and to improve the quality of life in specified cities and towns. Based on the proposals received from the States/Union Territories(UTs) the funds released under the various Missions/Schemes are given in Annexures II.
(d) & (e): Under the various flag-ship schemes of this Ministry such as AMRUT, SCM, SBM, PMAY & Urban Transport the Central Government approves the State Plans and provides the Central Assistance. The projects are designed, approved and executed by the States/UTs and the Cities.


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