(Online Course) Contemporary Issues for IAS Mains 2012: Govt. Plans Programmes & Policies - JNNURM

Initiatives Taken in Urban Areas

Question: Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM).

Twenty seven projects have been approved during the year at an approved cost of ` 2069.48 crore, and Additional Central Assistance (ACA) commitment of ` 955.31 crore, under the Urban Infrastructure & Governance component of Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission. Since its inception, a total of 559 projects have been approved. 45 projects have been approved during the year at an estimated cost of ` 1102 crore, and ACA

commitment of ` 885.16 crore under the Urban Infrastructure Development Scheme for Small and Medium Towns. Under the Basic Services to Urban Poor(BSUP) and the Integrated Housing & Slum Development Programme (IHSDP) components of the Mission, the focus is on housing and basic amenities to the urban poor, especially slum dwellers. Under these Schemes, more than 22 lakh houses, covering 1606 projects, with an outlay of ` 42,397 crore have been sanctioned; grants by way of ACA to the tune of ` 22,797 crore have been committed and cumulative release of assistance was ` 13,547 crore. 65 mission cities have been covered under BSUP and 920 cities or towns have been covered under IHSDP. 15.99 lakh houses for the urban poor had either been completed or were in progress.

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