Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Government has any plan to provide cemented houses to all the slum dwellers in urban cities specially in Delhi/NCR, Purnea, Bihar, Ambedkar Nagar, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal in the near future;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) if not, the reasons for the delay; and
(d) the details of the timeframe and administrative constraints of the aforesaid plans, if any?
THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
(SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)
(a) & (b): Yes, Madam. The Government of India through the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has launched the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) {PMAY(U)} Mission - Housing for All (HFA) with effect from 17.06.2015 with an aim to provide all weather pucca houses to all urban homeless households by 2022. The details of construction of cemented houses under PMAY(U) mission for beneficiaries including those of slum dwellers in urban cities specially in Delhi/National Capital Region (NCR), Purnea, Bihar, Ambedkar Nagar, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal is at Annexure.
(c) & (d): ‘Housing’ being a State Subject, the Government of India is implementing the PMAY (U) Mission through States/Union Territories (UTs)/Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) by assisting them both financially and technically. There is no delay as such on part of the Government of India.
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