More than 1.4 million houses sanctioned (14,78,309). 1327 projects of affordable housing and basic amenities to the urban poor with outlay of more than Rs 34791 crores approved.


Additional Central Assistance (Grant) of Rs. 19148.15 crores committed (82.58% of 7-year allocation for 2005-12). Additional Central Assistance of Rs 7532.06 crores released to States/UTs.

  • 63 Mission cities covered under BSUP & 757 cities/towns covered under IHSDP
  • About 2.01 lakh houses completed and 4.56 lakh houses in progress as against the mid-term target of 5 lakhs units in progress.
  • Progress of 3 key reforms (Land reservation for urban poor, earmarking of municipal budget for the urban poor and implementation of 7-Point Charter for the urban poor) under JNNURM largely on track.

Progress between Period ending August, 2009 and Period ending December, 2009

Physical Progress

BSUP IHSDP Total
No of projects approved 5 18 23
No of Dwelling Units approved 14323 4714 19037
No. of Dwelling Units on which construction started 27522 44908 72430
No. of Dwelling Units completed 52176 18442 70618

Financial Progress

Commitment & Release (in Crores)
BSUP IHSDP Total
ACA Commitment 400.11 289.36 689.47
Release 343.16 37.81 380.97
Total project cost approved 807.37 124.13 931.50

President Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil in her address to the joint session of parliament here yesterday said that the urban sector of our country poses a challenge and presents an opportunity too. The Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission was launched in 2005 to address this challenge and harness the opportunity. Under the mission, projects worth over Rs. One lakh crore have been approved for urban development and welfare of the urban poor.