Question : BALMIKI AMBEDKAR AWAS YOJANA



(a) whether the Balmiki Arabedkar Awas Yojana is being implemented in Gujarat;

(b) if so, the cities selected under the scheme and the criteria adopted for the same; and

(c) the works undertaken so far in these cities under the above scheme?

Answer given by the minister


MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING & URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION ( KUMARI SELJA )

(a)&(b): Valmiki Ambedkar Awas Yojana (VAMBAY) was implemented in various towns/cities of Gujarat like Ahmedabad, Rajkot, Jamnagar, Vadodara and Navsari. It was a demand - driven scheme. State Governments were required to submit viable project proposals for approval of the Central Sanctioning Committee after depositing State shares for each project in a separate Bank Account. The scheme has been subsumed in Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) with effect from 3.12.2005.

(c): As per Annexure.