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Title: The Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation and Minister of Tourism laid a statement regarding status of implementation of the recommendations contained in the 40th Report of the Standing Committee on Urban Development on ‘Urban Housing’, pertaining to the Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation.
THE MINISTER OF HOUSING AND URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION AND MINISTER OF TOURISM (KUMARI SELJA): Madam Speaker, I am laying a statement regarding the status of implementation of the recommendations contained in 40th Report of the Standing Committee on Urban Development on ‘Urban Housing’, pertaining to the Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation in pursuance of Direction 73A of the ‘Directions by the Speaker under the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business- in Lok Sabha’, which reads as under:-
“The Minister concerned shall make once in six months a statement in the House regarding the status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Reports of DepartmentallyRelated Standing Committee of Lok Sabha with regard to his Ministry”.
2. I would like to inform for the benefit of the hon. Members of the House that the 40th Report of the Standing Committee of the 14th Lok Sabha on ‘Urban Housing’ was presented to the Lok Sabha on 2nd July, 2010. There were 26 recommendations made in this Report. Action taken notes on these recommendations were submitted by the Ministry of Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation to the Standing Committee on 19.2.2010.
3. Madam, all the 26 recommendations of the Committee have been accepted by the Government. Status of action taken on recommendations of the Standing Committee accepted by the Government has been indicated against each recommendation in the enclosed statement. I would like to inform the Members that further follow up action wherever necessary, will be taken.