(a) whether the Government has taken/proposed to take any step for construction of houses in major metropolitan cities, particularly in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) if not the reasons therefor?
(a) whether the Government has taken/proposed to take any step for construction of houses in major metropolitan cities, particularly in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) if not the reasons therefor?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING & URBAN POVERTY
ALLEVIATION ( KUMARI SELJA )
(a)&(b): The Government has launched Jawaharlal Nehru National
Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) to take up housing in slums and
infrastructural facilities for the urban poor in 63 select
cities including the major metropolitan cities Delhi, Mumbai,
Kolkata and Chennai under Basic Services to the Urban Poor
(BSUP) Programme. The Integrated Housing and Slum Development
Programme (IHSDP) has been launched to address slum housing and
provision of civic amenities in non-Mission cities and town.
(c): Does not arise, in view of above.