RAJIV RINN YOJANA
- Rajiv Rinn Yojana (RRY) is an instrument to address the housing needs of the EWS/LIG segments in urban areas, through enhanced credit flow.
- RRY has been formulated by modifying the Interest Subsidy Scheme for Housing the Urban Poor (ISHUP) piloted in the 11th Plan period with enhanced scope and coverage.
- RRY is a 100% Central Sector Scheme to be applicable in all the urban areas of the country.
- It provides an interest subsidy of 5% on loans granted to EWS and LIG categories to construct their houses or extend the existing ones.
- Although the loan upper limit is Rs.5 lakh for EWS and Rs.8 lakh for LIG but interest subsidy would be limited to the first Rs.5 lakh of the loan amount, in case the loan exceeds this amount.
NATIONAL URBAN LIVELIHOODS MISSION (NULM)
- The Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation launched “National Urban Livelihoods Mission (NULM)” on 23rd September, 2013, in 12th Five Year Plan, which will replace the existing Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojana (SJSRY).
- The NULM would focus on organizing urban poor in self help groups, creating opportunities for skill development leading to market-based employment & helping them to set up self-employment ventures by ensuring easy access to credit.
- The Mission would aim at providing shelter equipped with essential services to the urban homeless in a phased manner.
- The Mission would also address livelihood concerns of urban street vendors.
- NULM envisages mobilisation of urban poor households into thrift and credit-based Self-Help Groups (SHGS) and their federations/collectives.
- NULM will also create national and state-level mission management units to support the implementation of programme for the poor.
10% LUMP-SUM PROVISION FOR THE BENEFIT OF NER INCLUDING SIKKIM
- As per the extent decision of the Government of India, 10% of the total budget provision for the Ministries/ Departments needs to be spent on the projects/ schemes of development for the North Eastern Region including Sikkim.
- This Scheme has been operational in the Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation (HUPA) from the year 2001-2002.
- Projects benefiting the urban poor and low income groups are supported under this scheme for North-Eastern States.
- The cost of projects is shared by Central and State Governments in ratio of 90:10.
INTEGRATED LOW COST SANITATION SCHEME (ILCS)
- As per Allocation of Business Rules, sanitation relating to urban areas, sewerage and drainage are the subjects allocated to Ministry of Urban Development.
- However, Ministry of HUPA has been made the nodal Ministry to monitor the implementation of the Employment of Manual Scavengers and Construction of Dry Latrines (Prohibition) Act, 1993, which prohibits construction and/or maintenance of dry latrines and employment of manual scavengers.
- The “Integrated Low Cost Sanitation” Scheme aims at conversion of individual dry latrines into pour flush latrines.
NATIONAL POLICY ON URBAN STREET VENDING, 2009
- Government of India revised the National Policy on Urban Street Vendors, 2004 and brought out the National Policy on Urban Street Vendors, 2009.
- The revised National Policy on Urban Street Vendors, 2009 aimed at securing right of the citizens to have adequate means of livelihood and fostering a congenial environment for the urban street vendors to carry out their activities without harassment from any quarter.
