Question : Manual Cleaning of Sewers

(a) whether the Government has proposed to provide financial support for wider acceptance of technologies to ensure no manual cleaning of sewer systems andif so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Government has proposed to provide several incentives for development of affordable housing and real estate sector and if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government has proposed to develop five new smart cities and if so, the details thereof; and

(d) the other steps being taken by the Government in this regard?

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

(SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

(a) No, Sir.

(b) The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs(MoHUA) is implementing Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban with the objective of providing affordable houses to all eligible beneficiaries in urban areas of the country by the year 2022 through four components detailed in Annexure.

(c)&(d) DEPARTMENT for PROMOTION of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has intimated that the Finance Minister had announced the proposal for developing five new Smart cities in collaboration with the States. The sites for these cities would be selected on the basis of availability of contiguous land parcels, allocation of water and power for the project by the State Government and concurrence on the Institutional and Financial structure approved by the Government of India for Industrial Corridor Projects. Project development activities have been initiated in consultation with the respective State Governments.

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