<p>Terming rapid pace of urbanisation poses significant challenges to basic infrastructure services, Economic Survey calls for significant improvement in issues including<br />water supply, sanitation, solid waste and wastewater management.</p>.<p>"Urbanization in India has become an important and irreversible process, and it is an important determinant of national economic growth and poverty reduction. Though the cities are engines of growth, a rapid pace of urbanization poses significant challenges to basic infrastructure services such as water supply, sanitation, solid waste and wastewater management.," the Survey said.</p>.<p>"India is witnessing rapid urbanisation. According to Census 2011, India’s urban population was 37.7 crores, which is projected to grow to about 60 crores by 2030," the Survey said.</p>.<p>The Centre has been implementing the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Urban Livelihoods Mission in all the statutory towns to address the social & occupational vulnerabilities of the urban poor.</p>.<p>As on October 31, 2020, 3,378 crores have been released to States/UTs and 9.9 lakh beneficiaries have been skill-trained and certified to enhance their employability.</p>.<p>Of this, 5.3 lakh skill-trained have been given self and wage-based employment.</p>.<p>Under PM Street Vendor’s Atmanirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi) scheme targets to benefit over 50 lakh street vendors who had been vending on or before March 24, 2020, in urban areas.</p>.<p>Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojan-Urban (PMAY-U) aims to provide a pucca house to every household by 2022.</p>.<p>So far approved more than 109 lakh houses of which over 70 lakh houses have been grounded for construction.</p>.<p>More than 41 lakh houses have been completed and delivered. The Centre has made an additional outlay of Rs 18,000 crore for the year FY21 through budgetary allocation and extra-budgetary resources for the scheme under Atmanirbhar Bharat.</p>.<p>Further, a sub-scheme Affordable Rental Housing Complexes (ARHCs) under PMAY-U has been initiated to address the needs of the migrant workers for decent rental housing at an affordable rate near their workplaces.</p>
<p>Terming rapid pace of urbanisation poses significant challenges to basic infrastructure services, Economic Survey calls for significant improvement in issues including<br />water supply, sanitation, solid waste and wastewater management.</p>.<p>"Urbanization in India has become an important and irreversible process, and it is an important determinant of national economic growth and poverty reduction. Though the cities are engines of growth, a rapid pace of urbanization poses significant challenges to basic infrastructure services such as water supply, sanitation, solid waste and wastewater management.," the Survey said.</p>.<p>"India is witnessing rapid urbanisation. According to Census 2011, India’s urban population was 37.7 crores, which is projected to grow to about 60 crores by 2030," the Survey said.</p>.<p>The Centre has been implementing the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Urban Livelihoods Mission in all the statutory towns to address the social & occupational vulnerabilities of the urban poor.</p>.<p>As on October 31, 2020, 3,378 crores have been released to States/UTs and 9.9 lakh beneficiaries have been skill-trained and certified to enhance their employability.</p>.<p>Of this, 5.3 lakh skill-trained have been given self and wage-based employment.</p>.<p>Under PM Street Vendor’s Atmanirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi) scheme targets to benefit over 50 lakh street vendors who had been vending on or before March 24, 2020, in urban areas.</p>.<p>Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojan-Urban (PMAY-U) aims to provide a pucca house to every household by 2022.</p>.<p>So far approved more than 109 lakh houses of which over 70 lakh houses have been grounded for construction.</p>.<p>More than 41 lakh houses have been completed and delivered. The Centre has made an additional outlay of Rs 18,000 crore for the year FY21 through budgetary allocation and extra-budgetary resources for the scheme under Atmanirbhar Bharat.</p>.<p>Further, a sub-scheme Affordable Rental Housing Complexes (ARHCs) under PMAY-U has been initiated to address the needs of the migrant workers for decent rental housing at an affordable rate near their workplaces.</p>
