(a) the criteria of classifying dwelling units as slum;
(b) whether the Union Government has formulated and
implemented any plan in consultation with the State
Governments to improve the working conditions of slum
dwellers in the country including Metropolitan cities; and
(c) if so, the details thereof and the fund allocated
and expenditure incurred during each of the last three
years?
MINISTER OF HOUSING & URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION(KUMARI SELJA)
(a): According to the Census of India, 2001, the slum
areas are defined to constitute of:-
1. All specified areas notified as `Slum` by State/Local
Government and UT Administration under any Act;
2. All areas recognized as `Slum` by State/Local
Government and UT Administration which may have not
been formally notified as slum under any Act;
3. A compact area of at least 300 population or about
60-70 households of poorly built congested tenements,
in unhygienic environment usually with inadequate
infrastructure and lacking in proper sanitary and
drinking water facilities.
(b)&(c): Government launched the Jawaharlal Nehru National
Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) in December 2005 with the
basic objective to strive for holistic slum development by
providing adequate shelter and basic infrastructure
facilities to the urban poor/slum dwellers in identified
urban areas. Additional Central Assistance is provided to
States for taking up projects for housing and
infrastructural facilities for slum dwellers/urban poor in
65 select cities including Metropolitan cities in the
country under the Sub-Mission on Basic Services to the
Urban Poor (BSUP). Other cities and towns are covered
under the Integrated Housing and Slum Development Programme
(IHSDP). The details of Additional Central Assistance
(ACA) allocated and released during each of the last three
years are as under:
(Rs. in Crores)
ACA allocated ACA released Year BSUP IHSDP BSUP IHSDP
2006-07 908.51 500 901.78 492.62
2007-08 1201 790 1192.80 792.24
2008-09 1880.35 1113.84 1582.92 1296.20