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Government of=20 India

Saturday, September 12, = 2009

Ministry of Housing = and Urban=20 Poverty Alleviation

MINISTRY OF = HOUSING &=20 URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION=92S BHARAT NIRMAN QUARTERLY REPORT =

15:17 IST

The Housing & Urban = Poverty=20 Alleviation minister Kumari Selja released here today at a press = conference=20 =91BHARAT NIRMAN = QUARTERLY=20 REPORT=92 for her ministry.

Following is the full text of = the=20 report:

A. = PROGRESS OF=20 FLAGSHIP PROGRAMME: JAWAHARLAL NEHRU NATIONAL URBAN RENEWAL = MISSION=20 (JNNURM) =96 BSUP & IHSDP

Objectives of=20 JNNURM

In order to = address=20 infrastructure shortage and basic amenities needs of the urban = poor living=20 in =20 slums in the urban areas, the Government launched = Jawaharlal=20 Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) with effect from=20 3^rd December, 2005. The Mission comprises two = Sub-Missions =96=20 Urban Infrastructure and Governance (UIG) and Basic Services to = the Urban=20 Poor (BSUP). These Sub-Missions are for select 65 cities (2 cities = namely=20 Porbandar and Tirupati=20 have been added recently). For cities/towns other than these 65 = identified=20 cities, two schemes, namely, Integrated Housing & Slum = Development=20 Programme (IHSDP) and Urban = Infrastructure=20 Development Scheme for Small and Medium Towns (UIDSSMT) have also = been=20 launched on 3^rd December 2005.

Ministry of = Housing &=20 Urban Poverty Alleviation is the nodal Ministry for Basic Services = to the=20 Urban Poor (BSUP) and Integrated Housing & Slum Development = Programme (IHSDP), whereas the Ministry of = Urban=20 Development is the nodal Ministry for the Sub-Mission Urban = Infrastructure=20 & Governance and UIDSSMT.

JNNURM:=20 Targeted=20 = Outcomes<= /SPAN>=

JNNURM=20 envisages to achieve the following = outcomes at=20 the end of the Mission period by the Urban Local Bodies:=20 =

=D8 =20 Modern=20 and transparent budgeting, accounting, financial management = systems,=20 designed and adopted for all urban services and governance=20 = functions;

=D8 =20 City-wide=20 framework for planning and governance will be established and = become=20 = operational;<= /SPAN>=

=D8 =20 All=20 urban poor people will have access to a basic level of urban=20 = services;=

=D8 =20 Financially=20 self-sustaining agencies for urban governance and service delivery = will be=20 established, through reforms to major revenue=20 = instruments;<= /SPAN>=

=D8 =20 Local=20 services and governance will be conducted in a manner that is = transparent=20 and accountable to=20 = citizens;=

=D8 =20 e-Governance= =20 applications will be introduced in core functions of Urban Local = Bodies=20 (ULB=92s) resulting in reduced cost and time of service delivery=20 = processes.

<= /SPAN>

JNNURM -=20 = Reforms=

Governance = reforms are=20 central to successful implementation of JNNURM. Linked to = Government of=20 India=92s support to States, they are based on an enabling = strategy. JNNURM=20 envisages a series of reforms at the State and Urban Local Body = levels to=20 address issues of urban governance and urban poverty alleviation = with=20 basic amenities to the poor in a sustainable=20 = manner.

<= /SPAN>=

The basic = services to=20 Urban Poor (BSUP) and Integrated Housing & Slum Development = Programme (IHSDP) contemplate the following = key=20 reforms in areas of pro-poor governance:=20 =

Internal=20 earmarking within local body budgets for basic services to the = urban=20 poor (in proportion to the share in total city/town=20 = population);<= /SPAN>= =20

Implementation=20 of 7-Point Charter, i.e. provision of basic services to urban = poor=20 including security of tenure at affordable prices, improved = housing,=20 water supply, sanitation and ensuring delivery of already = existing=20 universal services of the Government for education, health and = social=20 security within the Mission period as per agreed=20 = timelines;= <= /SPAN>=20

Earmarking=20 at least 20-25% of developed land in all housing projects (both = public=20 and private Agencies) for EWS/LIG category with a system of=20 = cross-subsidization.= =20

These reforms = are to be=20 undertaken in conjunction with other reforms aimed at creating an = enabling=20 framework of good urban governance for sustainable development of = cities=20 and=20 = towns.=

<= /SPAN>=

Highlights of = the Mission=20 (BSUP & IHSDP) =96 Summary of Progress and Technical=20 Support

=B7 = ; =20 More than 1.4 = million=20 houses sanctioned (14,59,272)

=B7 = ; =20 1304 projects = with outlay=20 of more than Rs 33, = 860 crores =20 approved

=B7 = ; =20 Central share = of Rs.=20 18,458 crores committed (101% of = 7-year=20 allocation for 2005-12)

=B7 = ; =20 Additional = Central=20 Assistance (ACA) of Rs 7151 crores=20 released

=B7 = ; =20 All States = covered under=20 BSUP

=B7 = ; =20 63 Mission = cities covered=20 under BSUP

=B7 = ; =20 All State and = UTs except=20 small states of Goa, Sikkim, and Lakshadweep covered under IHSDP = so=20 far.

=B7 = ; =20 About 1.30 = lakh houses completed and 3.84 lakh houses in = progress

=B7 = ; =20 Progress of 3 = key reforms=20 largely on track

=B7 = ; =20 Financial = support for=20 setting up of Programme Management = Units (PMUs)=20 in 22 States/UTs has been approved. States to monitor BSUP, IHSDP = &=20 other urban poverty alleviation schemes. Detailed guidelines have = been=20 issued

=B7 = ; =20 Financial = Support for=20 setting up of 95 Project Implementation Units (PIUs) has also been = approved at the Cities/ULBs levels to monitor BSUP, IHSDP & = other=20 urban poverty alleviation schemes. Detailed guidelines have been=20 issued

=B7 = ; =20 A framework for = Third=20 Party Inspection and Monitoring established and agencies for Third = Party=20 Inspection and Monitoring empanelled by Mission Directorate. TPIMs = for 3=20 States namely Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra & Gujarat have been=20 approved. Other States are also coming forward. Detailed = guidelines have=20 been issued

Progress =96 = Financial and=20 Physical

Progress = against=20 Financial Allocations

Cumulative=20 Physical & Financial Progress=20 (As=20 on 31.08.2009)

7=20 Year Allocation

Commitment=20 & Release (in Crores)

BSUP

IHSDP

Total

Revised=20 Allocation

16356.35

6828.31

23184.66

ACA=20 Commitment

12807.32

5651.36

18458.68

%=20 Commitment

78.30%

82.76%

79.62%

Release

4152.18

2998.91

7151.09

%=20 Release (Release vs=20 Commitment)

32.42%

53.07%

38.74%

No=20 of projects approved

462

842

1304

Total=20 project cost approved

25342.77

8517.45

33860.22

No=20 of States/UTs covered

No=20 of Cities/Towns covered

761

824

No=20 of DUs approved

995183

464089

1459272

No.=20 of DUs on which construction = started

297905

85874

383779

No.=20 of DUs completed

92686

37742

130428

Physical=20 Progress

Mid Term=20 Targets

=20 Completion of Houses/

=20 Houses In Progress &nbs= p; = ; = =20 5= =20 Lakhs

=20 Provision of Basic Amenities under 7-Point Charter &nbs= p; =20 7 Lakhs

=20 Security of Tenure to Urban Poor &nbs= p; = ; =20 10 Lakhs

=20 Constitution of BSUP Fund &nbs= p; = ; =20 =20 50 Cities

=20 Earmarking of Land in Housing Colonies &nbs= p; =20 50 Cities

Achievements

=B7 = ; =20 More than 1.30 = lakh houses completed and 3.83 lakh houses in progress (total 5.1 lakhs)

=B7 = ; =20 More than 10 = lakhs (14.6 lakhs) have been=20 provided with security of tenure

=B7 = ; =20 48=20 cities in 21 States have undertaken internal earmarking of=20 funds

=B7 = ; =20 16 States (41 = Cities)=20 have issued the policy directives to reserve 20-25% of developed = land in=20 public and/or private housing project for EWS/LIG=20 categories.

Progress on 3 = Pro-Poor=20 Key Reforms

=B7 = ; =20 Internal = earmarking=20 within local body budgets for Basic Services to the Urban=20 Poor

48=20 cities have undertaken implementation of this reform

=B7 = ; =20 Earmarking of = at least=20 20-25% of developed land in all housing projects (both public and = private=20 agencies) for EWS/LIG category

16 States (41 = Cities)=20 have issued the policy directives to reserve developed land in = public=20 and/or private housing projects

=B7 = ; =20 Implementation = of 7-=20 Point Charter: Provision of 7 Basic Entitlements/Services=20

o = This reform is = to be=20 implemented in a staggered manner over the Mission Period in = convergence=20 with the programmes of other = Ministries as this=20 is also an outcome of the Mission.

SOME RECENT=20 INITIATIVES

(i) =20 Enhancement of allocation by Planning = Commission: Planning=20 Commission has enhanced the allocation by Rs. 5043 crore (BSUP Rs. = 2682 crore + IHSDP Rs. 2361 crore).

(ii) =20 Revision=20 of ceiling cost of dwelling unit under = IHSDP: Ceiling=20 Cost=20 of a dwelling unit provided under the IHSDP was revised with the = approval=20 of the Cabinet from Rs. 80,000/ to Rs. 1,00,000=20 w.e.f. = 01-04-2008.

(iii) =20 New=20 scheme of =93Affordable Housing in=20 Partnership=94

The=20 Government has also launched new scheme of Affordable Housing in=20 Partnership with an outlay of Rs. 5,000 crores=20 for construction of one million houses for EWS/LIG/MIG with at = least 25%=20 for EWS category. = The scheme=20 aims at partnership between various agencies/ Government/ parastatals/ Urban Local Bodies/=20 developers=96=20 for realizing the goal of affordable housing for all.

This scheme is = a part of=20 the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) with=20 experience of implementing Basic Services to the Urban Poor (BSUP) = and=20 Integrated Housing & Slum Development Programme (IHSDP) for three years, and the = assessment=20 that shortfall in response from BSUP towns is a factor of the lack = of=20 urban land availability for expansion of cities, and after = consultation=20 with States/UTs who have agreed that the responsibility of making = urban=20 land available at affordable rates must rest with them in order to = reduce=20 the acute shortages of housing in urban areas. The scheme would = primarily be=20 applicable to the 65 cities covered under the BSUP programme. The Scheme=20 outlay is Rs. 5000 Crore for = construction of 10=20 lakh houses with at least 25% for EWS=20 category.

=20 Detailed Guidelines have been issued in this=20 regard.

B. = RAJIV AWAS=20 YOJANA (RAY)

=20 The President of India, through her address to both houses = of=20 Parliament in June 2009, announced the Government=92s vision for = inclusive=20 urban growth and the track on which the policy for inclusion must = be=20 directed. The outlines of the programme with=20 which to achieve this vision have also been = given:

=93My = Government=20 proposes to introduce a Rajiv Awas = Yojana for the slum dwellers and the urban = poor on the=20 lines of the Indira Awas Yojana for = the rural=20 poor. The schemes = for=20 affordable housing through partnership and the scheme for interest = subsidy=20 for urban housing would be dovetailed into the Rajiv Awas Yojana = which would=20 extend support under JNNURM to=20 States that are willing to assign property rights to people living = in slum=20 areas. My Government=92s effort = would be to=20 create a slum free India in five years through the Rajiv Awas Yojana.=94

P.M=92s=20 Announcement from Red Fort on 15th August = 2009

=20 =93We had started the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban = Renewal Mission=20 for the urban areas. We will accelerate this programme also. Today, lakhs=20 of our citizen live in slums which lack basic amenities. We wish = to make=20 our country slum free as early as possible. In the next five = years, we=20 will provide better housing facilities to slum dwellers through a = new=20 scheme, Rajiv Awas Yojana=94.

Progress on = Rajiv Awas Yojana=20 (RAY):

The=20 Concept Paper on Rajiv Awas Yojana has been prepared and has received = in-principle=20 clearance from the Planning Commission recently. The EFC Note is = under=20 preparation. The broad elements of = the proposed=20 scheme are

=D8 =20 Rajiv Awas Yojana = would incentivise the states to move towards a = slum free=20 status. States that are willing to commit themselves to the vision = of a=20 Slum Free State and accord property right to slum dwellers will be = assisted to draw up = their Slum=20 Free Plans of Action to proceed towards this goal in a = systematic=20 and time bound manner. The State=20 Plan, comprising Slum free City Plans, will be the unit for = action=20 under RAY.

=D8 =20 The=20 State Slum Free Plan of Action prepared as per guidelines of the = RAY would=20 need the State to prepare legislation for assignment of property = rights as=20 the first step.

=D8 =20 The=20 State Plan would require to identify the cities intended to be = covered,=20 and =20 their phasing, and =20 commit to a whole city approach, so that an integrated = &=20 holistic plan is prepared for upgradation of all=20 existing slums, notified or non-notified, in each identified city. =

=D8 =20 Within=20 each city, in each slum would need to be taken up for = redevelopment, in=20 exceptional cases relocation if only absolutely necessary, and a = holistic=20 coverage would be required, with provision of all basic and civic=20 infrastructure and services as well as decent housing, with = emphasis on=20 planned layouts (after reconfiguration of plots wherever = necessary) and on=20 total sanitation (by provision of individual toilets & water = supply to=20 each house-hold).

=D8 =20 In=20 regard to housing, flexibility of approach is envisaged for the = states as=20 to the manner of construction and arrangement of funds for = construction=20 viz. to follow a beneficiary built housing model with design and = technical=20 support from the municipality/state, or to construct housing = through state=20 parastatal or private partners or by = delineate a=20 mix of methods.

=D8 =20 The=20 State plan would require to describe = the model=20 proposed to be followed in slums, the efforts for obtaining the=20 community=92s participation and the financial strategy for = holistic=20 development.

=D8 =20 Developing=20 a robust database on slums is critical for implementation of the = proposed=20 Rajiv Awas Yojana=20 (RAY). The Ministry of HUPA has released funds for=20 Slum/Household/Livelihoods surveys in 394 class I=20 cities having more than one lakh = population in=20 the country. The surveys are in progress. Funds will also be = released for=20 other towns/cities in a phased manner. An e-enabled MIS is being = developed=20 for processing of data and building a national database.

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