NORTH EASTERN STATES ALLOCATED RS. 26.50 CRORE FOR SLUM DWELLERS

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North Eastern States have been allocated an amount of Rs. 26.50 Crore under Valmiki Ambedkar Awas Yojana (VAMBAY) during the year 2003-04.

Against this an amount of Rs. 50.17 Lakh was released till June, 2003. State wise details of funds allocated and funds released are given below: -

(Rs. in Lakhs)

S.No.	State	Funds allocated during 2003-04 (Budget Estimate)	Funds released during 2003-04 (Till June 2003)
1.	Arunachal Pradesh	88.14
2.	Assam	1369.30
3.	Manipur	266.06	2.920
4.	Meghalaya	272.87
5.	Mizoram	271.70
6.	Nagaland	143.14	47.250
7.	Sikkim	28.91
8.	Tripura	209.88
	T O T A L	2650.00	50.170

The Scheme was launched all over the country in December, 2001 exclusively for the benefit of slum dwellers. Government of India provides a subsidy of 50 percent and the balance 50 percent is arranged by the state Government concerned. Slum dwellers are provided with dwelling units and community toilets under VAMBAY.