Question : VALMIKI AMBEDKAR AWAS YOJANA

(a) the salient features of the Valmiki Ambedkar Awas Yojana;

(b) the construction cost fixed by the Government for one dwelling unit under the Yojana;

(c) whether various State Governments have approached the Union Government to enhance the cost of ceiling under the said Yojana due to the escalation in price of building material; and

(d) if so, the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) IN THE MINISTRY OF URBAN EMPLOYMENT & POVERTY ALLEVIATION ( KUMARI SELJA )

(a)to(d): A Statement is laid on the Table of the Sabha.

STATEMENT

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 387 FOR 23.8.2005 REGARDING VALMIKI AMBEDKAR AWAS YOJANA.

(a): Valmiki Ambedkar Awas Yojana (VAMBAY) is a demand driven Centrally sponsored scheme with 50:50 funding pattern between Centre and the States with the objective to facilitate construction and upgradation of dwelling units with sanitation facilities for the urban slum dwellers living below the poverty line including members of economically weaker sections. The reservation/ percentage of the beneficiaries is as follows:-

1. SC/ST - Not less than 50%
2. Backward Classes - 30%
3. Other weaker sections - 15% (OBC, BC, etc.)
4. Physically disabled persons - 5%