Question : Housing Agencies

Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION be pleased to state:

(a) the names of the agencies which have been entrusted with the responsibility of providing low cost houses in the cities by the Government;

(b) the number of such houses constructed by these agencies during the last three years;

(c) the details of various facilities provided in these low cost houses;

(d) whether these agencies have succeeded in providing low cost houses in the cities and if not, the reasons therefor and the response of the Government thereto; and

(e) whether the Government has set aside a corpus for low cost housing and if so, the details thereof?

THE MINISTER OF HOUSING & URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION
(SHRI M. VENKAIAH NAIDU)

(a) to (e): A statement is laid on the Table of Sabha.

STATEMENT REFERRED TO THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 272* DUE FOR 16.03.2016 REGARDING HOUSING AGENCIES.

(a): The Ministry has been implementing schemes under Jawaharlal Nehru Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), Rajiv Awas Yojana (RAY) and Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Housing for All (Urban) {PMAY-HFA(U)} mission for extending central assistance to States/UTs for providing houses and related civic amenities to urban poor including slum dwellers. These Schemes are being implemented by the States/UTs through their implementing agencies like Urban Local Bodies (ULBs), Housing Boards etc.

(b): A total of 10,17,423 houses have so far been constructed under JNNURM and RAY by these agencies during the last three years.

(c): The projects considered for central assistance under these scheme include details of arrangements for convergence of inputs of health, education, social security, livelihoods and connectivity to city civic infrastructure from existing schemes and programmes of State/ULB/Centre. Infrastructure components include all basic civic infrastructure and social amenities like water supply, sewerage, drainage, solid waste management, approach and internal road, street lighting etc. and community facilities such as pre-schools, child care centres, health centres/sub-centres, livelihoods centres etc.

(d): Under the schemes of JNNURM and RAY, a total of 1,695 projects with a total project cost of Rs. 40,608.23 crore involving central share of Rs. 21,118.88 crore for construction of 13,92,589 houses have been approved. Till now, construction of 10,17,423 houses have been completed of which 7,97,501 houses have been occupied by the beneficiaries. Under PMAY-HFA(U), 5,08,902 houses of EWS category have been considered for construction till date.

(e): Government of India through Annual budgetary support provides central assistance to States/ULBs for construction of low cost housing in the country.

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