(a) whether National Slum Development Programme fund is released in additional central assistance in which 70% is treated as loan component and 30% as grant;
(b) if, so whether the various States have requested for treating 70% loan component as total financial grant in view of precarious position; and
(c) if so, the reaction of the Government thereto?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT & POVERTY ALLEVIATION ( SHRI PON. RADHAKIRISHNAN )
(a): Under National Slum Development Programme(NSDP) funds are
released in the form of Additional Central Assistance (ACA) on
the pattern of 70% loan and 30% grant for non-special category
States and 10% loan and 90% grant for special category States.
(b): Some states have requested for converting 70% loan
component into 100% grant component.
(c): There is no proposal to convert the NSDP into 100% grant
component.