(a) the details of the accommodation facilities provided to the families living below
poverty line in urban areas of each State during each of the last three years and
current year;
(b) whether the Government proposes to provide central financial assistance for
providing civic amenities in these areas; and
(c) if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING & URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION( KUMARI SELJA )
(a): Accommodation facilities are provided to the families living below poverty line
in urban areas under Basic Services to the Urban Poor (BSUP) and Integrated Housing
and Slum Development Programme (IHSDP), components of Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban
Renewal Mission (JNNURM). The details of housing facilities provided to families living
below poverty line population under VAMBAY which has now been subsumed in ISHDP(JNNURM)
and JNNURM are at Annexure-I and II respectively.
(b)&(c): Both BSUP and IHSDP under JNNURM provide central financial assistance for
providing civic amenities as well as housing in urban areas. Central Assistance for
providing civic amenities range from 50% to 90% of project cost depending upon the
category of city/town. The admissible components under JNNURM are at Annexure-III.