TWENTY POINT PROGRAMME  - 1986

          The 20-Point Programme envisages the nation’s commitment to eradicate poverty, reduce income disparity, socio-economic  inequalities and also to provide basic amenities, including  housing, for improving the quality of life  of the poor and other weaker sections of the society.

                 The Ministry of Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation is the nodal Ministry to monitor the following points:-

• 14(d) -    Economically Weaker Section (EWS) Housing
• 14(e) -    Low Income Group (LIG) Housing and
• 15     -  Environment Improvement of Urban Slums (EIUS)

             The Ministry in consultation with the States/Union Territories fixes the physical targets in respect of the points mentioned above and monitors the progress made by them.  The States/Union Territories  are required to furnish progress reports on Monthly/Half/Yearly and Annual basis to this Ministry.  The physical monitoring is done by obtaining periodical reports from them.  Besides this, two evaluatory items namely ‘use of low cost building material’ under Point 14 and ‘restricting growth of urban slums’ under Point 15 are also monitored.   

                    Based on the information received from various States/Union Territories, it has been observed that the level of performance varies in matters of physical achievements.  The low level of performance in housing sectors can be attributed to inadequate Budget provision, land acquisition problem, difficulty in providing services, inadequate access to institutional finance, shortage of building materials/resources, rising cost of construction, etc.

                    The Ministry of Housing & Urban  Poverty Alleviation does not provide the funds for the above mentioned schemes under the Twenty Point prog.

14(d)- Economically Weaker Section(EWS) Housing

               Investments for EWS housing are made by the State Governments and UT Administrations through provision made under their Plans.  This is  supplemented by loans from Institutional finance.  Refinance is also available from the National Housing Bank to States, HUDCO, Cooperatives and other Organizations involved in the construction of EWS Housing.

               During the year 2006-07, 104109 dwelling have been constructed upto  Feb, 2007 against the annual targets of 114181 dwelling units. (Annexure-I)  

14(e)-Low Income Group(LIG) Housing

               This scheme is long term in nature and is being executed by the State Governments/Union Territories through Housing Boards and Housing Departments.  The Budget provisions are made under  the States/Uts Plans and are supplemented by institutional finance.

                    During the year 2006-07, 17131 dwelling have been constructed upto  Feb, 2007 against the annual targets of 24003 dwelling units.(Annexure-II)

Point No. 15- Environmental  Improvement  of Urban  Slums (EIUS)

                  The objective of the scheme is to ensure environmental improvement of urban slums by extending basic infrastructure in the peripheral dwelling units.  Under this scheme, State Governments and Union Territories promote environmental improvement by providing the following basic amenities.

·  Water Supply

·  Sewer-open drains with normal outflow avoiding accumulation of stagnant waste water    

 ·  storm water drains

 ·  community baths and latrines

 ·  widening  and paving  of existing pathways

 ·  street lighting 

 ·  other community  facilities to slum dwellers.

                 During the year 2006-07,  2623904 persons have been covered upto  Feb, 2007 against the annual targets of 2669342 persons. (AnnexureIII)

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