Parliament Question: Financial support given to think tanks / NGOs

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2595 ANSWERED ON 16/03/2026 FINANCIAL SUPPORT GIVEN TO THINK TANKS / NGOs 2595. SMT. SUMITRA BALMIK: Will the Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs be pleased to state: (a) the schemes/ initiatives being run by the Ministry to support think tanks/ NGOs/ Civil Society groups working in alignment with the aims and missions of the Ministry; and (b) the details of financial grants given across such initiatives during the last three years? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI TOKHAN SAHU) (a) & (b): As per the provisions of Article 243W of the Constitution, in conjunction with the Seventh and Twelfth Schedules, matters relating to urban development fall within the purview of States/Urban Local Bodies (ULBs). However, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) provides programmatic support to the States/Union Territories (UTs) in their urban development agenda through its various flagship Missions/Programmes viz. Atal Mission for Rejuvenation & Urban Transformation 2.0 (AMRUT 2.0), Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Urban 2.0 (PMAY-U 2.0), Swachh Bharat Mission – Urban 2.0 (SBM – U 2.0), PM Street Vendor’s AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi) and Urban Transport (UT). However, MoHUA has no scheme/initiative to support think tanks/ NGOs/ Civil Society groups working in alignment with the aims and missions of the Ministry. *****