MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING & URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION (KUMARI SELJA)
(a)&(b) : A target for reduction of poverty by 5 percentage points by the year
2007 and by 15 percentage points by year 2012 has been set for the Tenth Five
Year Plan (2002-2007) period.
In the urban areas, Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation is
implementing an employment oriented Urban Poverty Alleviation Programme
named Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojana (SJSRY), on all India basis, through
States/Union Territories, with effect from 01.12.1997. The scheme envisages to
provide gainful employment to the urban unemployed and underemployed
poor through, firstly, encouraging the setting up of self-employment ventures
by those who have not studied beyond 9th standard and, secondly, providing
wage employment by utilizing their labour for construction of socially and
economically useful public assets.
During the Tenth Five Year Plan (2002-07), on all India basis, targets to provide
employment opportunities to 4,00,000 urban poor, through setting up of micro/group
enterprises and to impart skill training to 5,00,000 persons have been fixed under
Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojana. During the first four years of the Tenth Plan,
i.e. from 2002-03 to 2005-06, as reported by the States/Union Territories through
Quarterly Progress Reports, cumulatively, 4,50,949 urban poor have been assisted to
set up micro-enterprises and 4,89,737 urban poor have been provided skill training.
(c) : The Government has approved the restructuring of Twenty Point Programme and
this will be called the Twenty Point Programme-2006 (TPP-2006). A list of 20 Points
and items coming under each point is at Annexure-I.
(d) : The State-wise, number and percentage of poor in urban areas, as estimated by
the Planning Commission in 1999-2000, is at Annexure-II.
(e) : The State-wise Central funds released and expenditure reported during last three
years under Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojana is at Annexure-III.
(f)&(g) : The main objectives of the 20-point programme are to eradicate poverty and
improve the quality of life of the common man. Achieving these objectives is a continuous
process. The restructured TPP-2006 shall be operationalised with effect from 1.4.2007.
Till 31.3.2007, the existing TPP-86 will be in force.
ANNEXURES REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA USQ NO. 2521
FOR 8-12-2006
ANNEXURE-I
LIST OF ITEMS TO BE MONITORED UNDER TPP-2006
Point Item Name of the points/Items
No. No.
I. Garibi Hatao [Poverty Eradication] Rural Areas
1. Employment generation under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2. Swaranjayanti Gram Swarojgar Yojana 3. Sampoorna Grameen Rojgar Yojana 4. Rural Business Hubs in Partnership with Panchayats 5. Self help Groups Urban Areas 6. Swaranjayanti Shehari Rojgar Yojana
II. Jan Shakti [Power to People]
7. Local Self Government (Panchayati Raj and Urban Local Bodies) - Activity Mapping for devolution of functions - Budget Flow of Funds - Assignment of Functionaries 8. Quick and Inexpensive Justice - Gram Nyayalayas and Nyaya Panchayats 9. District Planning Committees
III. Kisan Mitra [Support to Farmers] 10. Water shed development and Dry land farming 11. Marketing and infrastructural support to farmers 12. Irrigation facilities (including minor and micro irrigation) for agriculture 13. Credit to farmers 14. Distribution of waste land to the landless
IV. Shramik Kalyan [Labout Welfare]
15. Social Security for Agricultural and Unorganised Labour 16. Minimum Wages Enforcement (including Farm Labour) 17. Prevention of Child Labour 18. Welfare of Women Labour
V. Khadya Suraksha [Food Security]
19. Food security:
(i) Targeted Public Distribution system,
(ii) Antodaya Anna Yojana,
(iii) Establishing Grain banks in chronically food scarcity areas
VI. Subke Liye Aawas (Housing for All)
20. Rural Housing - Indira Awaas Yojana 21. EWS/LIG Houses in Urban Areas
VII. Shudh Peya Jal [Clean Drinking Water] 22. Rural Areas : - Swajaldhara - Accelerated Rural Water Supply Programme 23. Urban Areas: - Accelerated Urban Water Supply Programme
VIII. Jan Jan Ka Swasthya [Health for All]
24. Control and prevention of major diseases: (a) HIV/AIDS (b) TB (c) Malaria (d) Leprosy (e) Blindness 25. National Rural Health Mission 26. Immunisation of Children 27. Sanitation Programme in - Rural Areas - Urban Areas 28. Institutional Delivery 29. Prevention of Female Foeticide 30. Supplementary nutrition for Mothers and Children 31. Two Child norms
IX. Sabke Liye Shiksha [Education for All] 32. Sarv Shiksha Abhiyan 33. Mid Day Meal Scheme - Compulsory Elementary Education
X. Anusuchit Jaati, Jan Jaati, Alp-sankhyak evam Anya Pichhra Varg Kalyan [Welfare of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Minorities and OBCs]
34. SC Families Assisted 35. Rehabilitation of Scavengers 36. ST Families Assisted 37. Rights of Forest dwellers - Owners of minor forest produce 38. Primitive Tribal Groups 39. No alienation of Tribal lands 40. Implementation of Panchayats (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act [PESA] 41. Welfare of Minorities
42. Professional education among all minority communities 43. Reservation of OBCs in - Education - Employment
XI. Mahila Kalyan [Women Welfare] 44. Financial Assistance for Women Welfare 45. Improved participation of women in (a) Panchayats (b) Municipalities (c) State Legislatures (d) Parliament
XII. Bal Kalyan [Child Welfare] 46. Universalisation of ICDS Scheme 47. Functional Anganwadis
XIII. Yuva Vikas [Youth Development] 48. Sports for all in Rural and Urban areas 49. Rashtriya Sadbhavana Yojana 50. National Service Scheme
XIV. Basti Sudhar [Improvement of Slums] 51. Number of Urban poor families assisted under seven point charter viz. land tenure, housing at affordable cost, water, sanitation, health, education, and social security.
XV. Paryavaran Sanrakshan evam Van Vridhi [Environment Protection and Afforestation] 52. Afforestation (a) Area Covered under Plantation on - Public and Forest Lands (b) Number of Seedlings planted on - Public and Forest Lands 53. Prevention of pollution of Rivers and water bodies 54. Solid and liquid waste management in - Rural Areas - Urban Areas
XVI. Samajik Suraksha [Social Security] 55. Rehabilitation of handicapped and orphans. 56. Welfare of the aged
XVII. Grameen Sadak [Rural Roads] 57. Rural Roads - PMGSY
XVIII. Grameen Oorja [Energization of Rural Area] 58. Bio-diesel Production 59. Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana 60. Renewable Energy 61. Energising Pump sets 62. Supply of Electricity 63. Supply of Kerosene and LPG
XIX. Pichhara Kshetra Vikas [Development of Backward Areas]
64. Backward Regions Grants Fund
XX. E-SHASAN [IT enabled e-Governance]
65. Central and State Governments 66. Panchayats and Municipalities
NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF POPULATION BELOW POVERTY LINE BY STATES
IN URBAN AREAS - 1999-2000.
URBAN
Sl. States/U.T.`s No. of % of
No. Persons Persons (Lakhs)
1. ANDHRA PRADESH 60.88 26.63
2. ARUNACHAL PD. 0.18 7.47
3. ASSAM- 2.38 7.47
4. BIHAR 49.13 32.91
5. GOA 0.59 7.52
6. GUJARAT 28.09 15.59
7 HARYANA 5.39 9.99
8. HIMACHAL PD. 0.29 4.63
9. J & K 0.49 1.98
10. KARNATAKA 44.49 25.25
11. KERALA 20.07 20.27
12. MADHYA PD. 81.22 38.44
13. MAHARASHTRA 102.87 26.81
14. MANIPUR 0.66 7.47
15. MEGHAYALA 0.34 7.47
16. MIZORAM 0.45 7.47
17. NAGALAND 0.28 7.47
18. ORISSA 25.40 42.83
19. PUNJAB 4.29 5.75
20. RAJASTHAN 26.78 19.85
21. SIKKIM 0.04 7.47
22. TAMIL NADU 49.97 22.11
23. TRIPURA 0.49 7.47
24. UTTAR PD. 117.88 30.89
25. WEST BENGAL 33.38 14.86
26. A&N ISLANDS 0.24 22.11
27. CHANDIGARH 0.45 5.75
28. D&N HAVELI 0.03 13.52
29. DAMAN & DIU 0.05 7.52
30. DELHI 11.42 9.42
31. LAKSHADWEEP 0.08 20.27
32. PONDICHERRY 1.77 22.11
ALL INDIA 670.07 23.62
Note: 1. poverty RAtio of Assam is used for Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya
Mizoram, Manipur, Nagaland and Tripur.
2. Poverty Line of Maharashtra and expenditure distribution of Goa is used to estimate
poverty ratio of Goa.
3. Poverty Line of Himachla Pradesh and expenditure distribution of Jammu & Kashmir
is used to estimate poverty ratio of Jammu & Kashmir.
4. Poverty Ratio of Tamil Nadu is used for Pondicherry and A & N Island.
5. Urban Poverty Ratio of Pubjab used for urban poverty of Chandigarh.
6. Poverty Line of Maharashtra and expenditure distribution of Dadra & nagar
haveli is used to estimate poverty ratio of Dadra & nagar haveli.
7.Poverty Ratio of Goa is used for Daman & D iu.
8. Poverty Ratio of Kerala is used for lakshadweep.
ANNEXURE-III
State wise Central Fund released and Expenditure reported during last three
year under Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rozagar yojana (SJSRY)
(Rupees in lakhs)
S.NO. STATES/UTs Central Central Central Central Central CentralFund Fund Fund Fund Expendi- Fund Expenditure Released Expendi- Released ture Released reported ture repor- reported ted
2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006
1 Andhra Pradesh 1390.19 1390.19 1116.41 319.86 1526.17 289.97
2 Arunachal Pradesh 7.84 140.34 7.69 26.16 0.00 125.11
3 Assam 0.00 669.94 245.07 405.94 0.00 538.51
4 Bihar 425.38 425.38 468.09 468.09 681.66 0.00
5 Chhattisgarh 229.65 170.00 119.31 115.06 405.67 146.52
6 Goa 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
7 Gujarat 260.19 170.04 164.36 283.12 0.00 572.16
8 Haryana 569.95 435.52 668.47 432.66 681.12 673.71
9 Himachal Pradesh 32.58 60.09 2.17 38.59 45.36 34.45
10Jammu & Kashmir 30.41 106.20 128.17 72.25 9.06 55.92
11Jharkhand - 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 Karnataka - 577.46 985.44 1165.15 796.92 822.99 756.29
13 Kerala 610.50 610.50 554.95 554.95 681.26 117.91
14 Madhya Pradesh 818.32 687.70 931.49 886.47 1596.76 1196.69
15 Maharashtra 322.56 1335.80 1508.66 1835.83 2552.92 2055.94
16 Manipur 0.00 184.45 0.00 0.00 111.39 232.70
17 Meghalaya 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
18 Mizoram 522.79 522.79 491.04 491.04 351.90 351.90
19 Nagaland - 1.90 59.67 34.02 34.02 194.51 194.51
20 Orissa 0.00 291.61 48.91 162.04 469.86 211.92
21 Punjab 0.00 199.77 0.00 107.35 39.68 36.65
22 Rajasthan- 122.96 151.86 256.29 217.68 495.38 497.69
23 Sikkim 163.21 34.62 0.00 92.43 0.00 36.26
24 Tamil Nadu 648.58 648.58 511.69 511.69 924.36 397.61
25 Tripura 354.26 146.10 352.18 434.68 0.00 130.49
26 Uttranchal 46.27 41.39 160.31 11.12 309.14 16.08
27 Uttar Pradesh 1571.74 1732.80 2622.61 2811.28 3071.43 3155.45
28 West Bengal 883.26 739.08 424.02 767.88 617.47 755.29
29 Andman & 0.00 31.97 0.00 58.16 0.00 63.67 Nikobar Islands
30 Chandigarh 278.37 73.90 28.64 49.84 0.00 42.12
31 Dadra & Nagar 14.63 69.29 0.00 7.35 0.00 0.00 Haveli
32 Daman & Diu 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
33 Delhi 0.00 21.09 0.00 25.30 0.00 20.81
34 Pondicherry 191.00 55.76 191.00 235.34 0.00 401.59
TOTAL 10074.00 12191.87 12200.70 12253.10 15588.09 13107.92
The Expenditure includes the funds spent from the releases made during earlier years as the
Scheme of SJSRY is an on going Scheme.
