(a) whether slum areas in cities are increasing constantly due to acute shortage of housing in urban areas of the country;
(b) if so, the percentage of slum dweller families out of total urban population at present, State-wise;
(c) whether the Government have formulated any scheme to solve the problem of increasing slum dwellings permanently;
(d) if so, the outlines thereof; and
(e) the time by which the present shortage of dwelling units in urban areas is likely to be met?
MINISTER OF URBAN EMPLOYMENT & POVERTY ALLEVIATION ( SHRI SUKHDEV SINGH DHINDSA )
(a)to(e): A Statement is laid on the Table of the Sabha.
STATEMENT
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION
NO.358 FOR 18.4.2000 REGARDING INCREASE IN SLUM AREAS.
(a)&(b): Yes, Sir. Due to influx of rural population to
the urban areas, the slum areas in the cities are increasing
constantly and the migrants are staying in informal settlements
due to shortage of appropriate housing in urban areas of the
country. The State-wise number of estimated slums and slum
households as given in the National Sample Survey Organisation,
49th Round Report are given as in Annexure-I.
(c)&(d): In 1972 the Central scheme of Environmental
Improvement of Urban Slum (EIUS) was introduced to improve the
living environment of slum dwellers by providing minimum basic
facilities. The scope of the EIUS scheme was enlarged in 1974
and the scheme was made as an integral part of the Minimum Needs
Programme and was transferred to the State sector in April,1974.
In August, 1996 a scheme viz. National Slum Development
Programme (NSDP) was introduced to provide Additional Central
Assistance (ACA) to States/UTs for the development of urban
slums. The ACA released under this scheme can be utilised to
provide physical amenities like water supply, storm water
drains, community infrastructure, community primary health care,
social amenities like pre-school education, adult education,
maternity & child health care and primary health care etc. It
also has a provision for shelter upgradation.
(e): The Government through the National Agenda for
Governance have declared `Housing for All` as a priority area
and has decided to focus on the Housing needs of citizens in
general and that of the poor and the deprived in particular.
Towards this end, the Agenda has set a target of construction of
additional 2 million houses (7 lakh in urban areas and 13 lakh
in rural areas) every year. With the implementation of 2
million houses per year, the housing shortage is expected to be
met in a phased manner.
ANNEXURE-I
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) AND (b) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION
NO.358 FOR 18.4.2000
NUMBER OF ESTIMATED SLUMS AND SLUM HOUSEHOLDS BY STATES/UTs
SECTOR : URBAN
STATE/UTs NO. OF SAMPLE SLUMS ESTIMATED NO. OF SLUMS ESTIMATED NO. HHS DECLA- UNDEC- TOTAL DECLA- UNDEC- TOTAL IN DE- IN UNDEC- TOTAL RED LARED RED LARED CLARED LARED SLUMS SLUMS - ANDHRA PRADESH 18 60 78 1494 4950 6443 3657 4205 7862 ARUNACHAL PD. - - - - - - - - - ASSAM - 8 8 - 274 274 - 220 220 BIHAR 1 18 19 140 2265 2404 66 1856 1922 GOA - - - - - - - - - GUJARAT 12 17 29 1241 1348 2590 949 1151 2100 HARYANA 5 10 15 220 1045 1265 263 961 1224 HIMACHAL PD. - 1 1 - 23 23 - 32 32 JAMMU & KASHMIR - - - - - - - - - KARNATAKA 15 20 35 4685 1322 6007 4743 1152 5895 KERALA - 5 5 - 481 481 - 252 252 MADHYA PRADESH 12 21 33 1447 1356 2803 1661 1331 2993 MAHARASHTRA 54 67 121 4829 6375 11204 6550 8046 14595 MANIPUR - - - - - - - - - MEGHALAYA 5 - 5 105 - 105 98 - 98 MIZORAM - - - - - - - - - NAGALAND - - - - - - - - - ORISSA 7 20 27 133 1602 1735 425 969 1394 PUNJAB 6 6 12 220 307 526 291 160 451 RAJASTHAN 6 7 13 183 567 750 356 555 911 SIKKIM 1 1 2 7 7 14 22 9 31 TAMIL NADU 8 49 57 594 3471 4065 1767 2822 4589 TRIPURA - - - - - - - - - UTTAR PRADESH 10 18 28 1072 2008 3080 972 1499 2471 WEST BENGAL 19 63 82 1498 6330 7828 1461 6417 7878 A & N ISLANDS - - - - - - - - - CHANDIGARH 1 - 1 25 - 25 91 - 91 D & N HAVELI - - - - - - - - - DAMAN & DIU - - - - - - - - - DELHI 14 11 25 2474 2204 4678 2696 1624 4320 LAKSHADWEEP - - - - - - - - - PONDICHERRY - 2 2 - 12 12 - 12 12 ALL INDIA 194 404 598 20364 35946 56311 26067 33273 59340
SOURCE: NSSO 49TH ROUND REPORT SEPTEMBER, 1997