‘Land’ and ‘Colonisation’ are State subjects. Schemes related to housing for urban poor including slum dwellers who are living in different cities and even small towns are implemented by States/Union Territories (UTs). However, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), under the vision of ‘Housing for All’, is supplementing the efforts of States/UTs by providing Central Assistance under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Urban (PMAY-U) since 25.06.2015 for construction of houses for all eligible beneficiaries including slum dwellers. The scheme is implemented through four verticals i.e. Beneficiary Led Construction (BLC), Affordable Housing in Partnership (AHP), In-Situ Slum Redevelopment (ISSR) and Credit Linked Subsidy Scheme (CLSS). As on 28.11.2022, 1.20 crore houses have been sanctioned for the eligible households including slum dwellers of urban areas with a Central Assistance of ₹ 2.03 lakh crore.

Out of this, more than 64 lakh have been completed and delivered to the beneficiaries and remaining are in various stages of construction/grounding. Out of 1.20 crore, 17.77 lakh houses under BLC/AHP/ISSR verticals of PMAY-U have been sanctioned for slum dwellers who are living in different cities and even small towns involving Central Assistance of ₹24,895 crore.

This information was given by the Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs, Shri Kaushal Kishore in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.

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