Question : BASIC AMENITIES IN CITIES TOWNS



(a) the criteria adopted by theGovernment to cover cities/towns for providing basic amenities/facilities anddevelopment of infrastructure in the urbanareas of the country;

(b) the details of the schemes beingimplemented in the various States acrossthe country, State-wise;

(c) the number of proposals receivedfrom the State of Madhya Pradesh underthe said schemes during each of the lastthree years and the current year;

(d) the present status of such proposalsincluding the action taken by theGovernment thereon; and

(e) thefunds sanctioned/released andutilised under the above schemes duringthe above period, scheme-wise?

Answer given by the minister


THE MINISTER OF HOUSING AND URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION (KUMARI SELJA)

(a) and (b): Under Basic Services to the Urban Poor (BSUP), 65 select cities with million plus population as per 2001 Censusand selected cities of national importance, for example, from religious/historic and touristicpoint of view have been covered. Under Integrated Housing and Slum Development Programme (IHSDP),cities/towns are prioritized by the respective State Governments /Union Territories for providing basic amenities/facilities anddevelopment of infrastructure.Rajiv AwasYojana (RAY) envisages to cover 250 cities, mostly with population of more than one lakhby the end of 12th Plan (2017).

Details of schemes implemented by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation in various States in the country areat Annexure- I.

(c) and (d): Since inception of BSUP and IHSDP, 37 Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) under BSUP and 65 DPRs under IHSDP were received from the State of Madhya Pradesh. Out of these, 22 DPRs under BSUP and 53 DPRs under IHSDP have been approved. As regards RAY, 4 pilot projects from cities of Indore, Jabalpur, Gwalior and Sagar have been approved with a central assistance of Rs. 94.31 Crore.

(e); The details of funds sanctioned and utilised through releasefor the State of Madhya Pradesh in respect of projects under BSUP and IHSDP during each of the last three years and current years are as under:

(Rs. Crore)
Scheme 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 BSUP Funds sanctioned 87.59 0.00 0.00 0.00
Funds utilised through release 17.80 51.63 56.65 15.69
IHSDP Funds sanctioned 21.88 28.87 16.78 10.96
Funds utilised through release 10.94 12.48 6.77 18.23