(a) the schemes being run by the Government to make houses available to the poor;
(b) the number of the applications received and the houses made available under the said schemes during the last three years, State-wise;
(c) whether the Government proposes to increase the number of houses in proportion to the demand during the coming years; and
(d) if so, the details thereof, State-wise?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING & URBAN POVERTY
ALLEVIATION(KUMARI SELJA)
(a): The Schemes being run by the Government to make houses
available to the urban poor include Basic Services to Urban Poor
(BSUP) and Integrated Housing and Slum Development Programme(IHSDP). These schemes are part of Jawaharlal Nehru National
Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) launched on 3rd December, 2005.
Mission period is seven years i.e. 2005-2012.
(b): State-wise details of number of projects and houses
approved under BSUP and IHSDP during last three years are
annexed.
(c)&(d): The question of increase in the number of houses
during the coming years will depend on the progress of BSUP and
IHSDP achieved in pursuance of Mid-term targets fixed for State
Governments to be achieved before 30.09.2009.