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29 MINISTRY OF URBAN AFFAIRS AND EMPLOYMENT (DEPARTMENT OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT) DEMANDS FOR GRANTS (1998-99) TWENTY-NINTH REPORT ?~3tS-7r LOK SABHA SECRETARIAT ~. ~a. II NEW DELHI TWENTY-NINTH REPORT STANDING COMMITI'EE ON URBAN AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT (1998-99) (TWELFfH LOK SABHA) MINISTRY OF URBAN AFFAIRS AND EMPLOYMENT (DEPARTMENT OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT) DEMANDS FOR GRANTS (1998-99) [Action Taken Report on the First Report of the Committee on Urban & Rural Development (1998-99)] Presented to Lok Sabha on 22nd April, 1999 LAid in .Rajya Sabha on 23rd April, 1999 LOK SABHA SECRETARIAT NEWDEUD A~, 1999ft:ha~, 1921 (SUR) C.U. & I.D. No. 079 Price: Rs. 17.00 {'Jr,.<q.~ -..'I C 1999 By LoK SAlIBA SBCIlBTAlUAT Published under Rule 382 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha (Ninth Edition) and Printed by Jainco Art India, 13/10, W.E.A., Saraswati Mars, Karol Bagb, New Delhi-110 005. CONTENTS PAGE COMPOSITION OP THE COMMl'lTl!E (1998-99) ............................................ (iii) INTRODUCTION •••.••.••••.••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••.••••••••••••••.••••••••.••••••••••••••••••••••• (v) CHAPTER I Report ............................................................................. 1 CHAPTER n Recommendations that have been accepted by the Government ........................................................... 10 CHAPTER m Recommendations which the Committee do not desire to pursue in view of the Government's replies ................................................... 25 CHAPTER IV Recommendations in respect of which replies of the Government have not been accepted by the Committee ........................................................ 26 CHAPTER V Recommendations in respect of which final replies of the Government are still awaited ......... 28 APPENoICES I. Extracts of the Minutes of the 36th sitting of the Committee on Urban &t Rural Development held on 26.3.99 .............................................................. 30 n. Analysis of the action taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in the First Report (12th Lok Sabha) ............................................ 35 COMPOSmON OF THE STANDING COMMIITEE ON URBAN &t RURAL DEVEWPMENT (1998-99) Shri Kishan Singh Sangwan - ChAimuJn MI!MBI!RS Lok Sabha 2. Shri D.S. Ahire ·3. Shri Tariq Anwar 4. Dr. Shafiqur Rahman Barq 5. Shri Padmanava Behera 6. 5hri Sriram Chauhan 7. Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan 8. Shrimati MaIti Devi 9. Shri Ramkrushna Suryabhan Gavai 10. Shri Mitha La! Jain 11. Shri Akbar Ali Khandokar 12. 5hri Vinod Khanna 13. Shri 5ubhash Maharia 14. 5hri Bir Singh Mahato 15. Shri Subrata Mukherjee 16. Shrimati Ranee Narah 17. Shri Chandresh Patel 18. 5hri Rameshwar Patidar 19. Shrimati Jayanti Patnaik 20. Shri Mullappally Ramachandran 21. Shri Gaddam Ganga Reddy 22. Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy ·Nomlnated W.lf. 183.99 oia Shrl Sudip BandyopadhYIY. (iii) (iv) 23. Shri Ramjidas Rishidev 24. Shri Cl\atin Singh Samaon 25. Shri Nilchilananda Sar 26. Shri I. M. Jayaram Shetty 27. Shri Daya 5ingh Sodhi 28. 5hri Vithal, Baburao Tupe 29. Dr. Ram Vilas Vedanti 30. 5hri K. VenugopaI Rajya Srlbha 31. 5hrimati Shabana Azmi 32. Shrimati Vyjayantimala Bali 33. 5hri NilotpaI Basu "34. 5hri Jhumuklal Bhendia "35. Dr. M.N. Das 36. Shri N.R. Dasm 37. 5hri John F. Fernandes 38. 5hri C. Apok Jamir 39. Shri Onlw Singh Lalchawat 40. Prof. A. Lakshmisagar 41. Shri Jagdambi MandaI 42. Shri 0.5. Manian 43. Dr. Mohan Oabu 44. 5hri N. Rajendran 45. 5hri 5uryabhan Patil Vahadane SECRETARIAT 1. Shri G.c. Malhotra AddiHmuli Secrefllry 2. Shri S.c. Rastogi Director 3. 5mt. 5udesh Luthra Under Secrefllry ·Nominated w.ef. 17.7.1998. INTRODUCTION I, the Chairman of the Standing Committee on Urban .It Rural Development (1998-99) having been authorised by the Committee to submit the Report on their behalf, present the lWenty-Ninth Report on Action Taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in the First Report of the Standing Committee on Urban .It Rural Development (1998-99). 2. The First Report was presented to Lok Sabha on 7th July, 1998. The replies of the Government to all the recommendations contained in the Report were received on 30th September, 1998. The replies of the Government were examined and the Report was considered and adopted by the Committee at their sitting held on 26th March, 1999. 3. An analysis of the action taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in the First Report of the Committee (Twelfth Lok Sabha) is given in Appendix-II. NEW DEUil; KISHAN SINGH SANGWAN, April "19, 1999 Chainnlln, Chaitra 29, 1921 (Salaz) Standing Committee on Urban & Rural Development. (v) CHAPTER I REPOlU This Report of the Committee on Urban &t Rural Development (1998-99) deals with the action taken by the Government on the recommendations contained in their First Report on Demands for Grants for the year (1998-99) of the Ministry of Urban Affairs &: Employment (Department of Urban Development) which was presented to Lok Sabha on 7th July, 1998. 2. Action taken notes have been received from the Government in respect of all the 22 recommendations which have been categorised as follows: (i) Recommendations/Observations which have been accepted by the Government: Para Nos. 2.7, 2.8, 2.10, 3.13, 3.14, 3.16, 3.22, 3.23, 3.28, 3.29, 3.30, 3.33, 3.47, 3.55, 4.13, 4.21, 5.3 and 6.6 (ii) Recommendations/Observations which the Committee do not desire to pursue: -Nil- (iii) Recommendations/Observations in respect of which replies of the Government have not been accepted by the Committee: Para Nos. 2.9 and 3.15 (iv) Recommendations/Observations in respect of which final replies of the Government are still awaited: Para Nos. 3.39 and 4.14 • 3. The Committee require that final replies in respect of the recommendations for which only interim replies have been given by the Goftl'lllftent should be fumiehecl to Committee within three months of the preeentation of the Report. 2 4. The Committee will now deal with action taken by the Government on some of these recommendations in the succeeding paragraphs. A. Budgetary allocation for 9th Plan Recommendation (Para 2.8) 5. The Committee had recommended: "It is observed from the broad analysis of the budgetary allocation that the tentative outlay of Rs. 2300 crore for 9th Plan as agreed to by the Planning Commission against the proposed outlay of Rs. 11795 crore is very much on the lower side. The Committee note with concern the observation of the Officials of the Department during their evidence before them that the targets sets during 9th Plan would have to be reduced keeping in view the lesser allocation of funds by the Planning Commission. Further disturbing is the fact that the Government would not be able to take up new programmes/schemes which they have planned for the 9th Plan. The whole exercise of planning for urban sector would be futile without sufficient funds. The Committee would, therefore, like to recommend that keeping in view the broad activities of the Department sufficient funds should be provided." 6. The Government in their reply have stated as follows: "Planning Commission has been apprised of the above observation of the Parliamentary Standing Committee. It was brought to the notice of Planning Commission that the tentative outlay of Rs. 2300 crore allotted to the Ministry for the Department of Urban Development for the 9th Plan is inadequate to meet the priorities and targets set under different schemes of the Urban Development for 9th Pian. It was also mentioned that New Housing Policy known as "National Housing at Habitat Policy 1998" through the National Agenda declared Housing for All as a priority area lays greater focus on the housing needs of citizens in general and that of the poor and• the deprived in particular. New National Housing and Habitat Policy-l998 sets a target of construction of 2 million houses every year with emphasis on the poor and deprived. We have requested. the Planning Commission to enhance the 9th Plan outlay for thia Ministry". 3 7. While noting the reply of the Government that Planning Commiuion have been requested to enhance the 9th Plan outlay of the Ministry, the Committee would like, to be apprised of the response of the Planning Commiuion in this regard. B. Underutilisation of funds allotted for different schemes/programmes Recommendation (Para 2.9) 8. The following is the recommendation of the Committee: "The Committee further note with concern the variation between BE, RE and actuals during 1997-98. The outlay for Rs. 529.00 crore which was reduced at RE stage to Rs. 510.00 crore even that could not be fully utilised by the Department. While recommending for higher outlay during 9th Plan, they would like that the Government should ensure the proper execution and implementation of the projects/ schemes undertaken by the Department so that the resources allocated are utilised fully." 9. The Ministry in their Action Taken Reply have stated: liThe divisional Heads in the Deptt. of Urban Development have been advised to take appropriate steps to erbure full utilisation of the funds allotted to them. They have also been requested to take appropriate steps to overcome the constraints faced in utilisation of resources and implementation of scheme." 10. The Committee are not inclined to accept the reply furnished by the Government that Divisional Heads had been advised to take appropriate steps to ensure full utilisation of the funds allocated to them. The Committee would like to be apprised of this specific steps taken or proposed to be taken not only by the Divisional Heads but by the Department as a whole. C. Enhanced allocation during IX Plan for IDSMT Recommendation (Para 3.13) 11. In the recommendation it has been stated as below: "The Committee note that the main objective of the IDSMT scheme is to develop selected regional growth centres with in&astructure and service fadlities so as to enable such towns 4 to emerge as regional centres of economic growth and employment opportunities and arrest migration from rural areas and small towns to large Il\d metropolitan cities.