(a) the aims and objectives of Basic Services to Urban Poor (BSUP) programme;
(b) whether some cities/towns have been identified under BSUP programme;
(c) if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
(d) the criteria adopted in selecting the cities/towns; and
(e) the plans of the Government to expand this programme to other cities?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE
MINISTRY OF HOUSING & URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION ( KUMARI SELJA )
(a): The aims and objectives of the Basic Services to Urban
Poor (BSUP) are, interalia, as follows:-
# Focused attention to integrated development of basic
services to the urban poor.
# Security of tenure at affordable price, improved housing,
water supply, sanitation.
# Convergence of services in the education, health and
social security sector.
# To provide housing near the place of occupation of the
urban poor, to the extent possible.
# Effective linkage between asset creation and asset
management to ensure efficiency in maintenance of Basic
Services to the urban poor.
# Scaling up delivery of civic amenities and provision of
utilities with emphasis on universal access to urban poor.
# Ensuring adequate investment of funds to fulfill
deficiencies in the basic services to the urban poor.
(b)&(c): 63 cities/towns have been identified under BSUP.
State-wise details are annexed.
(d)to(e): Keeping in view the paucity of resources and
administrative constraints in taking up all cities and towns
under the Basic Services to the Urban Poor (BSUP), only 63
selected cities have been taken up, as per norms/criteria as
under:-
Category Number
A Cities with 4 million plus : 07 population as per 2001 census population
B Cities with 1 million plus but : 28 less than 4 million population
C Selected cities (State Capitals : 28 and other cities/Urban Agglomerations of religious/ historic and touristic importance.