MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING & URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION (KUMARI SELJA)
(a) : There is no such centrally sponsored scheme namely `Housing for all` under this Ministry. However,
the Government has launched the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) to assist
cities and towns in taking up housing and infrastructural facilities for the urban poor in 63 cities in the
country under the Basic Services to the Urban Poor (BSUP) Programme.In relation to non-Mission cities,
the Integrated Housing and Slum Development Programme (IHSDP) has been launched with the objective
of providing housing and slum upgradation with a healthy and enabling environment in terms of basic
infrastructure facilities.Both BSUP and IHSDP are under implementation since December, 2005.
(b)to(d): Does not arise in view of reply to (a) above.