The
Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved the launch of the Rajiv Awas
Yojana (RAY) as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS),
to be implemented in Mission
mode during 2013-2022. This was stated by Dr. (Ms.) Girija Vyas, Union
Minister of Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation (HUPA), in a written reply
to a question in the Lok Sabha today. For effective i
mplementation of the scheme,
the emphasise is given on the following:
(i)
Community should be involved at every stage, from planning through
implementation and post-project maintenance leading to community ownership and
sustainability of the scheme.
(ii)
For effective monitoring central assistance is available for components such as
establishment of technical cells at both State and City levels, cost of
preparation of Slum Free City Plansof Action(SFCPoA) including preparatory
activities, preparation of DPRs, Third Party Inspection and Monitoring (TPIM)
and Social Audit.
(iii)
Monitoring of quality of projects executed by the implementing agencies by
Third Party Inspection and Monitoring Agency (TPIMA) at both Central and State
level.
The
Minister further stated that this Ministry has also issued guidelines for
Community Participation, Guidelines for Social Audit and DPR preparation for
effective implementation of the scheme. The scheme is applicable to all
cities/UAs of the country. The selection for seeking assistance under the
scheme is to be made by the States in consultation with the Centre. The
cities/UAs covered under preparatory phase of RAY are automatically included
under implementation phase of RAY.
The
Minister further stated that Central financial assistance available under RAY is
50% for cities with population more than 5 lakh, 75% for cities with
population less than 5 lakhs (census 2011) and 80% for cities in North Eastern
and Special Category States irrespective of their population with upper ceiling
of per Dwelling Unit cost including infrastructure at Rs. 5 lakh, Rs. 4 lakh
and Rs. 5 lakh respectively for above category of cities, the Minister added.
