(a) whether the Union Government has received any scheme from the Government of Karnataka for the development of slums and jhuggies in bigger cities of the State;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) the action taken by the Union Government for the development of slums, city-wise; and
(d) the total number of slum dwellers expected to be benefited by such measures?
THE MINISTER OF STATE OF THE MINISTRY OF URBAN EMPLOYMENT AND POVERTY ALLEVIATION
(KUMARI SELJA) :
(a) and (b) The Government of Karnataka submitted following two slum improvement projects
in March, 2001:
(i) Slum Upgradation and Development Programme for 21 Class-I Cities in Karnataka.
(ii) Integrated Slum Development Programme for Bangalore City.
(c) and (d) Slum development is a State subject. The State Governments formulate specific
plans, programmes and schemes for development of slums in various towns/cities as per their
priorities and make necessary provisions therefor, in their respective State Plans. However,
with a view to ameliorate the living conditions of the slum dwellers, a programme known
as National Slum Development Programme (NSDP) was launched at the National level by the
Government in August, 1996 for the development of urban slums in order to assist the
State Governments in Slum rmprDvement.
Besides a new Centrally Sponsored Scheme called Valmiki Ambedkar Awas Yojana (VAMBAY) was
launched on 02.12.2001 with a view to ameliorating the conditions of the urban slums dwellers
living below the poverty line who do not possess adequate shelter. The Scheme has the
primary objective to facilitate the construction and up-gradation of the dwelling units for
the slum dwellers and to provide health and enabling urban environment through community
toilets under Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan, a component of the Scheme.