THE MINISTER OF HOUSING & URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION (KUMARI SELJA)
(a)to(e): A Statement is laid on the Table of the Sabha.
STATEMENT
STATEMENT REFERED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 280 FOR ANSWER ON 24-04-2012
REGARDING URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION SCHEMES.
(a): The Ministry of Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation is implementing an urban poverty
alleviation scheme called Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojana (SJSRY) since 1997. The scheme
has been comprehensively revamped in 2009. The revamped scheme aims at providing gainful
employment to the urban unemployed and under-employed poor, through encouraging the setting up
of self employment ventures by the urban poor living below the poverty line, skills training
and also through providing wage employment by utilizing their labour for construction of
socially and economically useful public assets.
(b): Statement showing state-wise beneficiaries, funds allocated, released and utilized by
the States/UTs under the Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojana during each of the last three
years are at Annexure. No funds are released to any of the State/UT during current year 2012-13
so far.
(c): Yes, Madam.
(d): Does not arise.
(e): The steps taken by the Government for speedy implementation and to achieve targets
under SJSRY include
(i) regular monitoring of the scheme through quarterly and monthly progress
report regarding physical and financial targets and achievements;
(ii) regular reviews of
implementation of the scheme with senior officers of State Governments at National, Regional
and State levels;
(iii) periodic field visits by officers of the Ministry to States and Cities;
and
(iv) capacity building support extended to State, City and community level officials with
the involvement of a network of National Regional and State Resource Centres.
