(a) whether there is acute shortage of houses for weaker sections, Scheduled Castes and
Scheduled Tribes in the country;
(b) whether any scheme is available to provide interest free loans to weaker sections of
the society; and
(c) if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING & URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION( KUMARI SELJA )
(a): According to the estimates made by the Technical Group constituted by the Ministry
for assessment of the urban housing shortage at the end of the 10th Five Year Plan, the
total housing shortage in the country is 24.71 million The category-wise housing
shortage of all categories including Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes is as follows:-
Category Housing shortage in Million as on 2007
Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) 21.78 Low Income Group (LIG) 2.89 Middle Income Group (MIG) } 0.04 High Income Group (HIG) } TOTAL: 24.71