(a) schemes approved by the Government for providing basic amenities in urban slum areas in Bihar; and
(b) funds given to them during the last two years?
(a) schemes approved by the Government for providing basic amenities in urban slum areas in Bihar; and
(b) funds given to them during the last two years?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING & URBAN POVERTY
ALLEVIATION ( KUMARI SELJA )
(a)&(b): Under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal
Mission (JNNURM), Additional Central Assistance is provided to
State Governments for providing basic amenities in urban slum
areas in all States/Union Territories. The Basic Services to
the Urban Poor (BSUP) - Sub-Mission of JNNURM, covers 63 Mission
cities including Patna and Bodh Gaya. Under the Integrated
Housing and Slum Development Programme (IHSDP), non-Mission
cities are covered. As regards BSUP, no proposal has been
received from Government of Bihar. As regards IHSDP, only one
proposal has been received from Muzaffarpur District for Kanti
town involving project cost of Rs.3.20 Crore. Central Share of
Rs.2.56 Crore for this project has been cleared by the Central
Sanctioning Committee. An amount of Rs. 35.63 Crore (in
2004-05) & Rs. 3.6 Crore (in 2005-06) has been released to the
State of Bihar during the last two years under National Slum
Development Programme (NSDP) and Valmiki Ambedkar Awas Yojana
(VAMBAY) respectively. Both the NSDP and VAMBAY Schemes have
been subsumed in IHSDP under JNNURM in operation since December,
2005.