> Title: The Minister of the Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation laid the statement regarding status of implementation of the recommendations contained in the 19th Report of the Standing Committee on Urban Development on Demands for Grants (2012- 13), pertaining to the Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation. THE MINISTER OF HOUSING AND URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION (SHRI AJAY MAKEN): I beg to lay a statement regarding the status of implementation of the recommendations contained in the 19th Report of the Standing Committee on Urban Development on Demands for Grants (2012-13), pertaining to the Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation...... (Interruptions)

I would like to inform the hon. Members of the House that the 19th Report of the Standing Committee of the 15th on Urban Development was presented to Lok Sabha on 25th April, 2012. The Report contains eight recommendations. Latest status of Action Taken by the Government has been indicated against each recommendation in the enclosed statement. Action Taken Notes on these recommendations as prevailing in July, 2012 were sent to the Standing Committee on Urban Development on 24.07.2012.

I would like to inform the hon. Members that further follow up action wherever necessary will be taken, in respect of these recommendations. The Annexure to this statement is placed on the Table of the House. ...(Interruptions) ______MR. CHAIRMAN: There is a statement by a Minister, who resigned. So, you may please listen to that ....(Interruptions) MR. CHAIRMAN: Mr. is making a statement, please listen to that. ...(Interruptions) MR. CHAIRMAN: Please allow the former Minister, Mr. Saugata Roy to make a statement. 12.04 ½ hrs At this stage, Shri A.K.S. Vijayan, Shri Kalyan Banerjee and some other hon. Members went back to their seats.