Will the Minister of Housing & Urban Affairs be pleased to state:-
(a) whether the Government has received any proposal regarding poverty alleviation and employment generation in Jharkhand during the last three years;
(b) if so, the details thereof along with the number of proposals which have been approved;
(c) the details of the proposals which have not been approved so far and the reasons for the pendency; and
(d) the steps taken by the Government to approve the pending proposals?
THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE
MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
(SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)
(a) No, Madam. The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs is, however, implementing a Centrally Sponsored Scheme viz. “Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana- National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM)” w.e.f. 23rd September, 2013 by restructuring Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojana (SJSRY) to reduce poverty and vulnerability of urban poor households. The Mission provides skill training and placement in wage as well as self-employment. It also provides for interest subvention on bank loans for self-employment ventures. Building strong grassroot level institutions of the urban poor is another focus area for the Mission.
Further, the Mission aims at providing permanent shelters equipped with essential services to the urban homeless and also addressing livelihood concerns of the urban street vendors. So far Rs 84.99 crores has been released to Jharkhand for implementation of DAY-NULM.
(b) to (d) Does not arise in view of (a) above.
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