RAJYA SABHA
SURVEY REGARDING SLUM POPULATION
NO. 2634. DR. FAUZIA KHAN
Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS be pleased to state:
(a) whether Government has conducted any survey regarding the slum population of the cities in the country;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether Government has introduced any scheme for the upliftment of the slum population;
(d) if so, the details thereof;
(e) the cities included in the above scheme, State-wise, specifically in Maharashtra; and
(f) the progress made so for in this regard?
(SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE)
(a) & (b) Census of India conducts the complete enumeration of country’s population on a decadal basis, which includes the persons living in slums.As per Census 2011, a total of 6.54 crore persons lived in the slums in the country.
(c) & (d):Yes, Sir. Government is implementing Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U) to provide pucca houses to all eligible beneficiaries of urban India including slum population by year March 2022. Under ‘In-situ’ Slum Redevelopment (ISSR) component of PMAY-U, houses are being provided to the eligible slum dwellers using land as a resource with private participation to bring them into the formal urban settlement.
(e) & (f): All Statutory Towns as per Census 2011 and towns notified subsequently and areas falling within Notified Planning/Development area under the jurisdiction of an Industrial Development Authority/Special Area Development Authority/Urban Development Authority or any such Authority under State legislation, which is entrusted with the functions of urban planning and regulations including Maharashtra are included under PMAY-U.All such above towns /areas of Maharashtra are already included in PMAY-U. The progress made so far under ISSR componentis at Annexure.
Annexure referred in reply to RS USQ No. 2634 due for answer on 11.08.2021
State/UT-wise progress made so far under ISSR component of PMAY-U
S. No . |
Name ofState/UT |
No. of cities where ISSR projects Have been approved |
Houses sanctioned for slum dwellers (Nos.) |
Houses grounded for construction so far (Nos.) |
Housescomplet ed/deliveredso far(Nos.) |
Central Assistance approved (₹ in crore) |
Central Assistance Released so far (₹ in crore) |
1 |
A&N Islands |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
2 |
AndhraPradesh |
2 |
1,617 |
1,617 |
82 |
41.26 |
32.87 |
3 |
Arunachal Pradesh |
4 |
1,536 |
1,536 |
– |
77.39 |
77.39 |
4 |
Assam |
2 |
108 |
– |
– |
1.08 |
– |
5 |
Bihar |
5 |
11,276 |
7,344 |
4,171 |
297.72 |
161.70 |
6 |
Chandigarh |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
7 |
Chhattisgarh |
1 |
300 |
300 |
300 |
6.09 |
13.54 |
8 |
DNH &DD |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
9 |
Delhi |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
10 |
Goa |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
11 |
Gujarat |
15 |
92,811 |
63,033 |
29,230 |
1,074.63 |
326.38 |
12 |
Haryana |
6 |
3,593 |
2,126 |
1,417 |
210.60 |
119.28 |
13 |
Himacha lPradesh |
1 |
300 |
104 |
– |
27.62 |
9.21 |
14 |
J&K |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
15 |
Jharkhand |
22 |
19,748 |
2,986 |
2,841 |
255.32 |
73.40 |
16 |
Karnataka |
10 |
23,125 |
22,853 |
20,955 |
638.77 |
529.59 |
17 |
Kerala |
5 |
2,118 |
991 |
644 |
66.06 |
37.43 |
18 |
Ladakh |
1 |
369 |
77 |
62 |
15.98 |
11.56 |
19 |
Lakshadweep |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
20 |
MadhyaPrades h |
7 |
10,295 |
8,123 |
6,335 |
251.37 |
183.92 |
21 |
Maharashtra |
9 |
2,23,506 |
77,560 |
12,676 |
2,235.06 |
– |
22 |
Manipur |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
23 |
Meghalaya |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
24 |
Mizoram |
1 |
142 |
142 |
142 |
9.49 |
9.30 |
25 |
Nagaland |
3 |
1,054 |
1,054 |
702 |
41.68 |
24.74 |
26 |
Odisha |
5 |
23,019 |
9,981 |
4,942 |
408.00 |
170.88 |
27 |
Puducherry |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
28 |
Punjab |
1 |
1,025 |
– |
– |
10.25 |
7.88 |
29 |
Rajasthan |
16 |
21,908 |
16,699 |
12,841 |
450.07 |
278.17 |
30 |
Sikkim |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
31 |
TamilNadu |
8 |
4,880 |
4,764 |
4,749 |
135.25 |
112.52 |
32 |
Telangana |
1 |
1,198 |
256 |
256 |
22.25 |
62.38 |
33 |
Tripura |
4 |
3,005 |
3,005 |
1,856 |
77.92 |
59.94 |
34 |
UttarPradesh |
16 |
8,409 |
5,495 |
5,438 |
279.22 |
172.67 |
35 |
Uttarakhand |
10 |
3,130 |
2,237 |
1,448 |
128.80 |
107.48 |
36 |
WestBengal |
3 |
472 |
442 |
192 |
15.05 |
11.58 |
TOTAL |
158 |
4,58,944 |
2,32,725 |
1,11,279 |
6,776.92 |
2,593.81 |