After the Union government’s flagship urban poverty alleviation mission ended last year, the West Bengal government has flagged “non-availibility” of funds from the Centre, saying it has affected the construction and operation of urban homeless shelters.

The Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Antyodaya Yojana-National Urban Livelihood Mission (DAY-NULM), which included a component of construction, operation and maintenance of the homeless shelters, ended on September 30, 2024. A new mission is in the works, however, it is yet to be approved.

The West Bengal State Urban Development Agency (SUDA) wrote to the Union Housing and Urban Affairs on October 15 requesting for the release of the remaining funds for the homeless shelters.

“…it is needless to say that non-availability of a schematic fund is hind

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