(a) whether the Government proposes to control hunger and poverty at the national level during the
11th plan period;
(b) if so, the details and the salient features thereof; and
(c) the funds sanctioned/ released and spent for the purpose so far, State-wise?;
MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING & URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION (KUMARI SELJA)
(a) to (b): The central vision of the 11th Plan is to build on strengths to trigger a development process
which ensures broad-based improvement in the quality of life of people, especially the poor, Scheduled
Castes (SCs)/ Scheduled Tribes (STs), other backward castes, differently abled and women. This broad
vision includes several inter-related components such as rapid growth that reduces poverty and creates
employment opportunities, access to essential services in health and education especially for the poor,
equality of opportunity, empowerment through education and skill development, employment opportunities,
environmental sustainability and good governance.
(c): Statements showing State-wise funds sanctioned/released and spent under Swarna Jayanti Shahari
Rozgar Yojana (SJSRY) and Basic Services to the Urban Poor (BSUP) and Integrated Housing and Slum
Development Programme (IHSDP) components under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission
(JNNURM) implemented by the Ministry of Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation are at Annexure-I & II
respectively.