The Ministry of Rural Development is engaged in implementing a number of schemes which aim at enabling rural people to improve the quality of their lives in West Bengal Complete eradication of poverty and the ushering in of speedy socioeconomic progress is the goal. Accordingly, the thrust of the rural development programmes is on all-round economic and social transformation of rural areas, through a multi-pronged strategy, aimed at reaching out to the most disadvantaged sections of society. High priority is being accorded to the provisions of cleaning drinking water to all villages, houses to the rural homeless and to connecting all villages with rural roads.
The year, 1999-2000, has witnessed significant developments, in that several rural development programmes have been restructured to enhance their effectiveness and sustainability. In addition to the revamping of self-employment/wage employment programmes and rural water supply and sanitation schemes, those relating to area development, land reforms and housing have been further refined in order to obtain optimum results.
Housing is one of the basic requirements for human survival. For a normal citizen, owning a house means significant economic security and dignity in society. For a shelterless person, possession of a house brings about a profound social change in his attitude and existence, endowing him with an identity, thus integrating him with his immediate social millieu.
The Central Government announced in 1998 a National Housing and Habitat Policy which aims at providing 'Housing for All' and facilitates construction of 20 lakh additional houses (13 lakh in rural areas and 7 lakh in urban areas) annually, with an emphasis on extending benefits to the poor and the deprived. An Action Plan for Rural Housing has accordingly been prepared. Under the Rural Housing, an allocation 32 of Rs. 1710 crore has been made during 1999-2000 to implement the Action Plan, which has been approved with the objective of providing "Shelter for All" by the end
of the Ninth Plan period and conversion of all unserviceable kutcha houses to pucca/ semi-pucca by the end of the Tenth Plan period through the construction of additional 13 lakh houses annually.
The Action Plan consists of the following elements :
The year, 1999-2000, has witnessed significant developments, in that several rural development programmes have been restructured to enhance their effectiveness and sustainability. In addition to the revamping of self-employment/wage employment programmes and rural water supply and sanitation schemes, those relating to area development, land reforms and housing have been further refined in order to obtain optimum results.
Housing is one of the basic requirements for human survival. For a normal citizen, owning a house means significant economic security and dignity in society. For a shelterless person, possession of a house brings about a profound social change in his attitude and existence, endowing him with an identity, thus integrating him with his immediate social millieu.
The Central Government announced in 1998 a National Housing and Habitat Policy which aims at providing 'Housing for All' and facilitates construction of 20 lakh additional houses (13 lakh in rural areas and 7 lakh in urban areas) annually, with an emphasis on extending benefits to the poor and the deprived. An Action Plan for Rural Housing has accordingly been prepared. Under the Rural Housing, an allocation 32 of Rs. 1710 crore has been made during 1999-2000 to implement the Action Plan, which has been approved with the objective of providing "Shelter for All" by the end
of the Ninth Plan period and conversion of all unserviceable kutcha houses to pucca/ semi-pucca by the end of the Tenth Plan period through the construction of additional 13 lakh houses annually.
The Action Plan consists of the following elements :
* Provision for upgradation of unserviceable kutcha houses under the Indira Awas
Yojana (IAY).
* Change in the criteria of allocation under the Rural Housing Schemes.
* Credit-cum-Subsidy Scheme for Rural Housing.
* Innovative Stream for Rural Housing and Habitat Development.
* Rural Building Centres.
* Enhancement of Equity contribution by the Ministry of Rural Development to HUDCO.
* Samagra Awas Yojana.
* National Mission for Rural Housing and Habitat.
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