Question : CONSTRUCTION OF HOUSES FOR LOW INCOME GROUP



(a) whether the Union Government has received any proposal from the State Government of Chhattisgarh seeking Central assistance for construction of houses for the people belonging to low income group;

(b) if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Government thereto; and

(c) the time by which the said assistance is likely to be sanctioned and released?

Answer given by the minister


THE MINISTER OF HOUSING AND URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION (KUMARI SELJA)

(a) and (b) : Details of project proposals received from the State Government of Chhattisgarh seeking Central assistance for construction of houses for the people belonging to low income group in urban areas including urban poor/slum dwellers and sanctioned are as under :

S.No.	Scheme	Project proposals	Projects	Number of dwelling	received	sanctioned	units sanctioned
1. Basic Services to 6 6 30,000 Urban Poor (BSUP)
2. Integrated Housing 27 18 17,922 and Slum Development Programme (IHSDP)
3. Affordable Housing 4 4 3,740 in Partnership

(c): Sanctioning Committee at the Central level has approved Rs. 529.30 crore as Additional Central Assistance towards the sanctioned projects. Against this Rs. 287.60 crore has been released. Release of funds is made in installments. Release of second and subsequent installments depend on submission of utilization certificates for the funds already released and fulfillment of commitment to reforms as agreed in the Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) following BSUP and IHSDP guidelines.