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Conclave on Urban Poverty Alleviation & Rajiv Awas Yojana

27th September 2011
Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation 1

Magnitude of the Problem of Inclusive Urbanization

>60 % of Indias GDP from cities; bulk of city services provided by informal sector Yet, about a quarter of the urban population is excluded 22% i.e. 93 M or 18 M HH live without adequate shelter or basic civic and social infrastructure In most cities of India, urban poor and slum dwellers who constitute 25-65% of the city population rarely occupy more than 3-5% of city land space Inclusive and equitable cities possible with concerted action by National, State Governments and Urban Local Bodies

Urban population(as per 2011 Census) - 45.23% Higher than the National Average (31.16%) Approximately 35% of the State`s Urban population lives in slums 19.03% of the total slum population of the country Housing Shortage: 3.72 million in 2007

 Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission 4 components

2005
Urban Infrastructure & Governance (UIG) and Basic Services to the Urban Poor (BSUP) in 65 cities Urban Infrastructure Development Scheme for Small & Medium Towns (UIDSSMT) and Integrated Housing & Slum Development Programme (IHSDP) (For other cities)

National Urban Housing & Habitat Policy

2007

2008

Interest Subsidy for Housing the Urban Poor (ISHUP)

2009

Affordable Housing in Partnership Scheme Revamped Swarna Jayanti Rozgar Yojana (SJSRY) Revised Street Vendors Policy & Model Law on Street Vendors President of Indias Announcement on 4 June 2009: Rajiv Awas Yojana Slum-free India Scheme of Slum-free City Planning for Rajiv Awas Yojana Launch of Rajiv Awas Yojana

2009

2009

2009

2010

2011

JnNURM: JnNURM: Progress All India

Financial progress (Rs in Crores) Revised Allocation ACA Committed Committed vs. Allocation (%) ACA Released Release vs. Commitment (%) BSUP 16,356 14,414 88 % 7,172 50% Physical progress No of Projects Approved No of Cities/Towns Covered Dwelling Units Approved DUs Completed DUs Under Progress DUs Occupied IHSDP 6,828 7,136 104 % * 4,345 61 % BSUP 495 65 10,20,083 3,36,205 2,38,453 1,74,693 Total 23,185 21,550 93 % 11,517 53 % IHSDP 1006 868 5,42,128 1,42,638 1,28,442 97,431

* Due to diversion of funds from BSUP to IHSDP

Total 1,501 933 15,62,211 4,78,843 3,66,895 2,72,124

JnNURM: JnNURM: Progress in Maharashtra

Financial progress (Rs in Crores) Revised Allocation ACA Committed Committed vs. Allocation (%) ACA Released Release vs. Allocation (%) BSUP 3372.56 2921.42 87 % 1453.03 43% Physical progress No of Projects Approved No of Cities/Towns Covered Dwelling Units Approved DUs Completed DUs Under Progress DUs Occupied IHSDP 1130.60 1391.29 123 % 683.69 60 % BSUP 55 5 1,54,750 43,081 27,885 15,256 Total 4503.16 4312.71 96 % 2136.72 47 % IHSDP 107 82 99,224 11,179 15,827 6,536 Total 162 87 2,53,974 54,260 43,712 21,801
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Maharastra: Maharastra: Progress of 3 Pro-Poor Reforms ProInternal Earmarking of Funds for Services to Urban Poor
Reform Achieved: Cities under BSUP (Mumbai, Thane, Navi- Mumbai, KDMC, Kalyan-Dombivali, Mira-Bhayander, Ulhasnagar, Nagpur, Nashik, Pune, Pimpri Chinchwad and Nanded) have made the provision for earmarking of funds. All ULBs under IHSDP are taking the action for the same.

Earmarking of at least 20-25 percent of Developed Land in All Housing Projects (both Public and Private Agencies) for EWS/LIG
Reform under Progress: The State Government issued directives to all Municipal Corporations & Councils to modify their Development Control Regulations to provide: 10% area in the form of 30 to 50 sq.m. plots for EWS/LIG and 10% area in the form of 50 to 100 sq.m. plots (for MIG) in any sub-division of land admeasuring 2,000 sq.m. and more 10% tenements for each EWS/LIG Group (30 to 40 sq.m.) and MIG Group (41 to 60 sq.m.) for layout of land admeasuring 4,000 sq.m. and more

Provision of Basic Services to the Urban Poor

Reform under Progress Cities implementing 7 point charter
(As reported by State)
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Physical Progress Number of people assisted to set up individual micro enterprises Number of women assisted to set enterprises (Women Group enterprises) up micro 11,59,794 4,65,299 16,25,093 19,44,988 1,02,037 4,19,923 769.20 Lakhs 3,359.72 2,944.44 (87.63%)
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Total number of urban poor assisted to set up micro-enterprises (a) + (b) Number of people given skill development training Number of Women Groups formed Number of Thrift & Credit Societies formed -

Number of man-days of work generated under Urban Wage Employment Financial Progress (Rs. in crores) Total Funds Released Expenditure -

Physical Targets Number of people assisted to set up individual micro enterprises Number of women assisted to set up micro enterprises (Women Group enterprises) No of women to be assisted with Revolving Fund Self- Help Groups/Thrift & Credit Societies Number of people to be given skill development training Financial Target (Rs. in crores) Unspent Balance available with State as on 31.3.2011 Allocation 2011-12 Release 2011-12 Total Programme for the State for 2011-12 31.96 103.04 51.50 135.00 Crore 9,979 6,645 13,290 39,771

In view of unspent balance from 2010-11, State target for 2011-12 under skills training- 50,000. State may plan for 100,000.
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The Bill seeks to establish a regulatory oversight mechanism to enforce disclosure, fair practice and accountability norms in the real estate sector, and to provide an adjudication machinery for speedy dispute redressal The Bill expected to promote: regulated and orderly growth efficiency, professionalism and standardization (including the evolution of competitive rating) enabling the sector to access capital and financial markets essential for its long term growth.

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Rajiv Awas Yojana envisages a Slum-Free India with inclusive and equitable cities with every citizen having access to basic social and civic services. Scheme proposes to create the enabling conditions to encourage States to tackle the problem of slums by

Bringing the slums within the formal system Providing same amenities as the rest of the city/town Tackling the shortages of urban land and housing that keeps housing out of the reach of the poor.

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Central Support: 50% of the cost of slum redevelopment through provision of basic civic and social infrastructure and amenities and housing including rental housing and transit housing This shall also be available for Viability Gap Funding for PPP projects No infrastructure cost will be passed on to the beneficiary (States to bear 20% of the infrastructure cost) Affordable Housing in Partnership Scheme and Interest Subsidy Scheme for Housing the Urban Poor (ISHUP), dovetailed with RAY to provide 5% interest subsidy on housing loans up to Rs. 1 lakh Creation of Mortgage Risk Guarantee Fund (Corpus of Rs.1000 Crores) Capacity Building, Preparatory Activities, IEC & Community Mobilization, Planning
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Flexibility to the states and ULBs to plan their pace of implementation and models for arranging land, resources, housing and partnerships. Whole city, all slums whole slum Slum: a compact settlement of at least 20 Households with a collection of poorly built tenements, mostly of temporary nature, crowded together usually with inadequate sanitary and drinking water facilities in unhygienic conditions States to prepare a State/City Slum Free Plan as part of preparatory activities Part-I: Slum Redevelopment of all existing slums notified/non notified, on lands of all ownership Part-II: Keeping it Slum-Free steps proposed for Development of affordable housing for the urban poor Revision to existing urban policy and programmes for prevention of slums
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Legislation within 1 year for: Assignment of property rights to slum dwellers Earmarking of 20-25 per cent of developed land for EWS/LIG housing Earmarking 25 per cent of the budget for the poor Commitment with timelines for: Amending Rent Control Acts Review of land use policies Simplification of approval processes for housing projects

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All landless slum dwellers living in a city / urban areas would be entitled to a - dwelling space (dwelling house / land) at an affordable cost Entitlement may be in the nature of- Collective/ Leasehold / Freehold / Rental Universalisation of basic civic services for all slums

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Dwelling Space: nontransferable except by inheritance However the slum dweller may sell the dwelling space to the Government or the Slum Collective, or mortgage for the purpose of raising finance in the form of a housing loan In-Situ Redevelopment Dwelling space is primarily intended to be provided insitu Resettlement option - adequate public transport arrangements to be made Slums on Central Government & Private Land: Schemes may be prepared in collaboration with the Central Government agency & Private land owner
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Rs 100 Cr released to 34 States/UTs for preparatory activities Guidelines /Tool-kits circulated Draft Model Enactments circulated to States for comments Credit Mortgage Fund operationalisation underway Issue of slums in Central lands taken up with concerned departments

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Community Participation In RAY

Community Participation: In planning - pre-survey, survey, including mapping, development of slum redevelopment models and I Implementation Monitoring Operation & Maintenance Community led Construction Model Encouraged

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Affordable Housing
Affordable Housing in Partnership (AHP) - Encourages creation of affordable housing through partnerships. Extension to all RAY cities. Implementing Agency: ULB/Parastatals/Housing Board/Other Agencies Dwelling units mix of EWS- LIG-MIG including rental housing and dormitories Subsidy of Rs.50,000 per affordable unit or 25% of the cost of civic infrastructure (external and internal), whichever is lower

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Pilot Projects
Pilot Projects - aim of evolving, demonstrating and establishing models that can thereafter be scaled. Such innovation could encompass : Projects with strong community participation i.e. Slum upgradation/ redevelopment projects initiated/spearheaded by the community; or with their demonstrable involvement and participation in design, planning and implementation. Creation of fresh rental housing stock and transit shelters. New models of public-private partnerships whereby the private sector can be encouraged to take up affordable housing for the EWS/LIG.
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Pilot Projects
Innovations in planning, demonstrating integrated livelihoods, shelter and services or convergence Innovative or cost effective and green building design and technologies Financial innovations in delivering the city/state wide programme (community fund, incremental savings, PPP fund, etc) Any other innovation for which the city feels it needs to design models and determine guidelines for larger application
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Application for Pilot Projects under RAY

Eligible Institutions
State Governments Urban Local Bodies through the SLNAs Central Government Departments and Central Public Sector Undertakings through the Administrative Ministry. Organisations under MoHUPA such as Housing and Urban Development Corporation (HUDCO); Building Material Promotion and Technology Promotion Council (BMTPC), Hindustan Prefab Limited (HPL) and Central Government Employees Welfare Housing Organisation ( CGEWHO).
All other agencies/stakeholders such as State parastatals, NonGovernmental Agencies, Community based organisations, Private Organisations, etc will need to present their pilot projects either (i) after approval of the SLNA or (ii) through Government of India departments/HUDCO.
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Rs. 9.4 crs Released (1st installment) undertaking preparatory Activities in 16 cities

for

Preparatory Activities of Slum Survey, GIS mapping and preparation of Slum Free City Plan under way Draft Slum Free City Plan of Pune City prepared

Pilot projects preparation initiated Solapur

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Points of Action under RAY

Commitment to assign property rights to slum dwellers followed by a legislation

Preparation of Slum Free Plans of Actions

Submission of Innovative Pilot Projects

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