(a) whether migration from rural areas to urban areas have been increasing;
(b) if so, the reaction of the Government thereto;
(c) whether the Government have made assessment of resources necessary for providing public conveniences and proper development of urban areas during the Ninth Five Year Plan;
(d) if so, the details thereof; and
(e) the sources identified by the Government to raise these resources and the quantum to resources likely to be raised from each source?
MINISTER OF STATE FOR URBAN DEVELOPMENT & POVERTY ALLEVIATION ( SHRI BANDARU DATTATREYA )
(a)&(b): Yes, Sir. Of the total migrants (which includes rural
to urban, rural to rural, urban to rural and urban to urban)
15.3%, 17.6% and 18.4% is accounted/or by migration from rural
to urban areas as per census of India for the years 1971, 1981
and 1991 respectively.
The government has been taking steps to check such
migration through schemes like Jawahar Rozagar Yojana,
Employment Assurance Scheme, Integrated Rural Development
Programme, training of rural youth for self-employment, Indira
Awas Yojana and Integrated Development of Small and Medium
Towns.
(c)to(e): According to the Ninth Plan document, the estimated
requirement of funds for urban water supply and sanitation is
about Rs.52,000 crores for the five year period of the plan. As
against this, the annual flow from Plan funds and institutional
finance is estimated to be about Rs.5000 crores of which
Rs.3793.40 crores is expected from Plan allocations.
The Central Government is following a multi-pronged
strategy to raise resources for urban infrastructure. The
strategy includes fiscal concessions, like tax free Municipal
Bonds, broadening the definition of infrastructure under Section
81-A of the Income Tax Act, tariff reforms, encouraging private
sector participation, enhancing external aid from bilateral and
multilateral agencies, as well as foreign direct investment.