(a) whether the Government proposes to double the amount under Valmiki Ambedkar Awas Yojana;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether the said scheme has been started by all the States;
(d) if so, the name of the States which have sent project reports for urban reconstruction;
(e) whether the Government is considering an Integrated Housing and Slum Development Scheme in place of the above scheme; and
(f) if so, the reasons therefor?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) IN THE MINISTRY OF URBAN EMPLOYMENT & POVERTY ALLEVIATION ( KUMARI SELJA )
(a)to(f): Government has decided to subsume the Valmiki
Ambedkar Awas Yojana (VAMBAY) and National Slum Development
Programme (NSDP) in a new scheme called Integrated Housing and
Slum Development Programme (IHSDP). Under the IHSDP, the
ceiling cost of dwelling unit is Rs.80,000/-. IHSDP scheme has
been approved by the Government only recently and projects under
the same as per the scheme guidelines have not been received
from the States.