(a) whether the Government proposes to launch a new
version of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal
Mission (JNNURM);
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether the target to construct houses under the
JNNURM was achieved during the last three years;
(d) if so, the details thereof; and
(e) the extent to which the new version of the JNNURM
is likely to boost housing activities in the country?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT(SHRI SAUGATA ROY)
(a)&(b): No, Madam.
(c)to(e): Under the Basic Services to the Urban Poor
(BSUP) & Integrated Housing and Slum Development Programme
(IHSDP) component of Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban
Renewal Mission, 15 lakh houses are proposed to be
constructed over the Mission Period (2005-12). Against
this target of 15 lakh houses, 14.5 lakh dwelling units
have been sanctioned for construction under JNNURM.
State-wise details of dwelling units sanctioned for
construction under BSUP and IHSDP are annexed. To boost
housing activities the Government has proposed to launch a
new scheme called Rajiv Awas Yojana for the slum dwellers
and urban poor. The scheme would extend support to states
that are willing to assign property rights to people living
in slum areas. The Government efforts would be to create
slum free India through Rajiv Awas Yojana.