Lok Sabha Question No. 2534 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-02
Subject: Houses Constructed under PMAY in Assam
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: NABA KUMAR SARANIA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2534 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.08.2018

## HOUSES CONSTRUCTED UNDER PMAY IN ASSAM

## 2534.   SHRI NABA KUMAR SARANIA:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) is a social welfare flagship programme to provide housing for rural poor in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the  number of houses constructed in Assam, particularly in the districts falling under Kokrajhar Parliamentary Constituency, during the last five years; and
- (d) the quantum of funds utilized in the said State, particularly in the districts falling under Kokrajhar Parliamentary Constituency, during the said period, year-wise?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV)

(a) & (b) : To achieve the objective of 'Housing for All' by 2022, the erstwhile rural housing scheme Indira Awaas Yojna (IAY) has been restructured into Pradhan Mantri Awaas YojnaGramin(PMAY-G) w.e.f 1 st April, 2016. Under PMAY-G financial assistance for construction of  house  is  provided  to  the  beneficiaries  identified  from  Socio-Economic  and  Caste  Census (SECC), 2011 list and as verified by Gram Sabha. In first phase, 1.0 crore houses are targeted for construction over a period of three years from 2016-17 to 2018-19.

(c) & (d) : Information on five districts namely, Kokrajhar, Chirang, Bongaigaon, Barpeta and Baksa,  that  fall  under  Kokrajhar  Parliamentary  Constituency,  and  the  State  of  Assam  about houses constructed and funds released to beneficiaries is given at Annexure-I.

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## Annexure refers to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2534 due for answer on 02.08.2018

## Annexure-I

Unit in nos.& Rs. In lakh)

| Year    | Kokrajhar         | Kokrajhar                       | Chirang           | Chirang                         | Bongaigaon        | Bongaigaon                      | Barpeta           | Barpeta                         | Baksa             | Baksa                           | Assam             | Assam                           |
|---------|-------------------|---------------------------------|-------------------|---------------------------------|-------------------|---------------------------------|-------------------|---------------------------------|-------------------|---------------------------------|-------------------|---------------------------------|
|         | House constructed | Funds Released to Beneficiaries | House constructed | Funds Released to Beneficiaries | House constructed | Funds Released to Beneficiaries | House constructed | Funds Released to Beneficiaries | House constructed | Funds Released to Beneficiaries | House constructed | Funds Released to Beneficiaries |
| 2013-14 | 1456              | 1706.485                        | 1638              | 1286.812                        | 1164              | 783.733                         | 1969              | 4238.095                        | 1678              | 1306.817                        | 57899             | 56103.443                       |
| 2014-15 | 2142              | 5357.983                        | 2401              | 1785.581                        | 2024              | 2548.48                         | 2442              | 3713.591                        | 1174              | 2389.189                        | 73342             | 90110.649                       |
| 2015-16 | 1416              | 3161.515                        | 296               | 2721.893                        | 2392              | 2443.1                          | 10249             | 4961.944                        | 668               | 2434.859                        | 71803             | 82378.892                       |
| 2016-17 | 16103             | 3005.199                        | 6973              | 2164.84                         | 4748              | 1015.872                        | 12126             | 2681.493                        | 14473             | 2565.268                        | 249698            | 62273.369                       |
| 2017-18 | 1459              | 7252.722                        | 1119              | 2930.697                        | 916               | 2990.252                        | 3018              | 12716.704                       | 3901              | 8559.145                        | 55404             | 164306.051                      |

Data as reported by the State on AwaasSoft as on 31.07.2018