THE MINISTER OF HOUSING AND URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION [DR. (MS.) GIRIJA VYAS]
(a) to (e): A Statement is laid on the Table of the Sabha.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 302 FOR 12.02.2014 REGARDING
`REHABILITATION OF SLUMS`
(a): Government launched the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) on 3rt
December, 2005 for assisting State Governments in providing housing and basic services to urban
pocr/ slum dwellers In 65 select cities under the Sub Mission Basic Services to the Urban Poor
(BSUP) and in other cities and towns, under the Integrated Housing and Slum Development
Programme (IHSDP). Mission duration was 7 years from 2005-06. JNNURM has been extended upto
March, 2015 for completion of projects sanctioned upto March, 2012. BSUP and IHSDP being demand
driven and reforms linked programmes, no targets were fixed for States. However, based on
financial allocations indicated by the Planning Commission, construction of 15 lakhs houses
under JNNURM was envisaged, against which construction support for 15,56,498 houses have been
sanctioned. Out of this, as of now 7,65,767 houses have been completed.
In addition, Government launched Rajiv Awas Yojana (RAY) In two phases; the preparatory phase
In June, 2011 for a period of two years which ended in June 2013 and implementation phase in
September, 2013. All cities/UAs can take advantage of the Scheme. The selection of cities/UAs
under the scheme Is to be made by the States in consultation with the Centre. Government of
India provides capital subsidy to the extent of 50% to 80% of unit cost of houses including
infrastructure cost depending on the population of the city under this scheme. A total of 1,01,
764 OUs have been sanctioned under RAY so far.
Government has also launched Rajiv Rinn Yojana (RRY) as a 100% Central sector scheme applicable
for all urban areas of the country, wherein Government of India provides interest subsidy of 5%
on loans granted to Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) and Low Income Group (tlG) categories to
construct their houses or extend the existing ones. In order to fncentivize banks and other
financial institutions to extend credit to the EWS/LIG categories, a Credit Risk Guarantee Fund
(CRGF) has been created under RAY with corpus Rs. 1000 crores to guarantee the lending agencies
for cotlateral free loans to new EWS/LIG borrowers in urban areas for housing loans upto Rs. 5
Lakh for a Housing unit of size up to 40 sq. mtr. carpet area.
(b) & (c): The Government of Maharashtra had requested the Government of India to evolve a
common policy for rehabilitation of slums on the land owned by the Union Government and its
public undertakings.
The Government of India under Implementation Phase of RAY has modified the guidelines earmarking
10% of the RAY allocation for development/ redevelopment/rehabilitation of slums on lands of
Central Government/Central Government Undertakings/ Autonomous bodies created under Acts of
Parliament and for Innovative/Special projects.
(d): One of the Mandatory Reforms under RAY is commitment and willingness of State/UTs to assign
mortgageable and renewable, long-term (at least 15 years) inheritable lease rights to slum
dwellers who have been a resident of the slum for more than 5 years for providing security of
tenure. The Memorandum of Agreement signed by State/UTs for participating in the Scheme provides
timeline for implementation for the mandatory reforms Including this commitment.
(e): This Ministry has already intimated land owning Central Ministries/Departments to prepare
Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) for redevelopment or rehabilitation of slums located on their
lands/ on the Central Government/Central Government Undertakings/Autonomous Bodies created
under the Act of Parliament as per Guidelines of Rajiv Awas Yojana (RAY). These bodies can
develop this land in consultation with State Government and ULBs.
