Slow progress in slum rehabilitation in Bengaluru

BENGALURU: Only 43% of the houses sanctioned for residents of marginal areas in the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) since 2005 have been completed and handed over to the beneficiaries, according to a written reply given by the Housing Minister in the Assembly. . , , The data showed that out of 59,429 houses sanctioned under various schemes, Karnataka Frontier Development Authority has distributed 25,961 houses to the beneficiaries and another 7,313 are at the point of completion. The group entered 19,791 houses sanctioned under the National Urban Renewal Mission Jawaharlal Nehru (JNNURM) – Basic Services Scheme for the Urban Poor (BSUP) in 72 fringe barrios of the city. Under the Rajiv Awas Yojana, it approved construction of 6,763 houses in 27 fringe areas of the city and 6,170 of them were delivered to the eligible. However, although 32,875 houses have been announced in 184 marginal barrios under the framework of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) launched in 2015, the department is still in the final stages of finalizing 7,313 houses. Responding to a question raised by Jaynagar MLA CK Ramamurthy, Minority Housing and Welfare Minister Zameer Ahmed Khan said the Barrios Marginales de Karnataka Development Board had conducted a house-to-house survey to identify the beneficiaries. Plan. “It is the responsibility of the Junta to provide rehabilitation facilities to the residents of marginal barrios. Therefore, the Junta has conducted door-to-door surveys and identified residents of marginal barrios who live in huts and shanty houses.” They are providing housing at various levels.” The response said people cannot request any program on a voluntary basis. There are about 435 fringe neighborhoods in Bengaluru, of which 410 have been declared.