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HOUSING, URBAN POVERTY AND INFRASTRUCTURE

society and were suffering from a terrible disease is a o The number of patients with Grade 2 Deformation
Sr. Name of Scheme Service/ Infrastructure Socio-economic Benefits Reduction in
great success for the State team. (G2D) has not increased
No. Provided Beneficiary Share
• With this project, the aim to convert a slum into a o No New case both in children and adults
11. Social Security Pension Scheme Rs. 350 Per Month (State To assure a respectful society with all facilities is being fulfilled. The design o Family income has quadrupled, (Previous – Rs.
Scheme) life, financial assistance is of these EWS houses were made identical to give an
provided to the BPL, PWD’s 3000/ month, Current – Rs. 8000/ month)
(Persons With Disabilities) exterior view similar to row houses of a well- o Societal acceptance has increased
and the dwarf Persons. developed colony.
o Conversion from being beggars to bread earners
• People of Asha Nagar are excited, as before this project
12. Atal Pension Yojna Old age income security o Increase in the happiness index
they were living their lives in a slum and now they are
The Asha Nagar project is not only addressing the need of
13. Indra Gandhi National Widow Rs. 350 Per Month To assure a respectful going to live the rest of their lives in a clean society.
the hour but is also focusing on making the development
Pension (Central Contribution life, financial assistance is • People have got a respectable job in the handloom sustainable by achieving the targets as set by the
- Rs. 300, State provided to the widows who industry, Silk Worm Breeding and have a permanent
Contribution - Rs. 50) are BPL. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), New Urban
source of income. Agenda (NUA), along it, this project is also addressing
14. Indira Gandhi National Disabled Rs. 500 Per Month To assure a respectful • Through education and medicinal facilities available the target set by WHO in “Global Leprosy Strategy 2016–
Pension (Central Contribution life, financial assistance is in Aanganwadi, the children are learning new things 2020'.
- Rs. 300, State provided to the severe and along with being disease free. List of targets as set by United Nations Sustainable
Contribution - Rs. 200) multi-disabled persons who Development Goals which are being achieved by the
are BPL • Following are the indirect benefits which the
Asha Nagar Project: -
community has achieved:
15. Rashtriya Poshan Mission Improve nutritional status
of children up to 6 years, Sustainable Development Goals being Achieved by the Project
adolescent girls, pregnant
women and lactating mothers
Goal Targets being achieved by Asha Nagar Project

16. Indira Gandhi National Old Age # Age Group 60 To 79 To assure a respectful Goal 1 No poverty - “End poverty in 1.1 - By 2030, eradicate extreme poverty for all people
Pension Year - Rs. 350 Per Month life, financial assistance is all its forms everywhere.” everywhere, currently measured as people living on less
(Central Contribution provided to the BPL aged
- Rs. 200, State persons than $1.25 a day
Contribution - Rs. 150)
# Age Group 80 Years 1.2 - By 2030, reduce at least by half the proportion of men,
Or Above - Rs. 650 women and children of all ages living in poverty in all
Per Month (Central its dimensions according to national definitions
Contribution - Rs. 500,
State Contribution - Rs. 1.4 - By 2030, ensure that all men and women, in particular
150)
the poor and the vulnerable, have equal rights to

17. Mukhya Mantri Cycle SahaytaYojna Distribution of free cycle/ economic resources, as well as access to basic services,
tricycle ownership and control over land and other forms of
property, inheritance, natural resources, appropriate
new technology and financial services, including
"Education is the key to unlock the golden door of recreational areas, so that the future generation of this
microfinance
freedom.” this line was written by George Washington community can concentrate on their education and uplift
Carver in a letter to Booker T. Washington (April 12, socio- economic standards to lead a better life.
1.5 - By 2030, build the resilience of the poor and those in
1896); for good education, a good clean environment is
RESULT ACHIEVED: vulnerable situations and reduce their exposure and
needed. To fulfill this need, the government has not only
The benefits of the project implemented are as follows: - vulnerability to climate-related extreme events and
provided them with houses with all amenities but also other economic, social and environmental shocks and
constructed gardens, Aanganwadi, open spaces and • Constructing houses for people who were neglected by
disasters

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