Lok Sabha Question No. 1680 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-28
Subject: Housing for All in Rural Areas
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SONA RAM CHOUDHARY

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1680

TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.12.2017

## HOUSING FOR ALL IN RURAL AREAS

## 1680.   COL. SONARAM CHOUDHARY:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  fixed  a  target  for  providing  housing  to  all including rural homeless;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the progress in allotment of houses to rural homeless, State-wise;
- (c) whether  any  relaxation  is  given  for  the  rural  poor  living  in  hilly  and  desert areas, particularly in Western Rajasthan; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

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

(a)  &  (b):  With  the  commitment  to  provide  'Housing  for  All'  by  2022,  erstwhile  rural housing  scheme  Indira  Awaas  Yojana  (IAY)  has  been  restructured  into  Pradhan  Mantri Awaas Yojana - Gramin (PMAY-G) w.e.f. 1 st April, 2016. Under PMAY-G, in initial phase, 1.00  crore  houses  are  proposed  to  be  constructed  for  the  houseless  households  and households living in zero, one or two room houses with kutcha wall and kutcha roof in rural areas over the period of 3 years from 2016-17 to 2018-19.

A statement  indicating  houses  allotted  to  the  beneficiaries  including  houseless  households under PMAY-G State/UT-wise is given at Annexure-I.

(c)  &  (d):  Under  PMAY-G,  higher  unit  assistance  of  Rs.  1.30  lakh  is  provided  to  the beneficiaries of hilly states, difficult areas and IAP districts instead of Rs. 1.20 lakh in plain areas. In addition 95 persondays of unskilled labour wage for hilly states, difficult areas and IAP districts in place of 90 persondays of unskilled labour labour wage for plain areas are available to the PMAY-G beneficiaries.

As per para 5.1.1 of the Framework for Implementation of PMAY-G, there is a provision for classifying  an  area  as  difficult  area  within  a  State  including  Rajasthan.    No  proposal  from State Government of Rajasthan has been received in the Ministry of Rural Development in this regard.

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Annexure-I Annexure refers to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1680 due for answer

on 28.12.2017

## Housse allocated under Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana-Gramin

| S.No.         | State               | House Allocated   |
|---------------|---------------------|-------------------|
| 1             | ANDHRA PRADESH      | 123112            |
| 2             | ARUNACHAL PRADESH   | 11221             |
| 3             | ASSAM               | 259814            |
| 4             | BIHAR               | 1176617           |
| 5             | CHATTISGARH         | 688235            |
| 6             | GOA                 | 761               |
| 7             | GUJARAT             | 204703            |
| 8             | HARYANA             | 38442             |
| 9             | HIMACHAL PRADESH    | 7385              |
| 10            | JAMMU AND KASHMIR   | 38772             |
| 11            | JHARKHAND           | 528791            |
| 12            | KARNATAKA           | 145349            |
| 13            | KERALA              | 42431             |
| 14            | MADHYA PRADESH      | 1349084           |
| 15            | MAHARASHTRA         | 449820            |
| 16            | MANIPUR             | 9740              |
| 17            | MEGHALAYA           | 20745             |
| 18            | MIZORAM             | 6600              |
| 19            | NAGALAND            | 8481              |
| 20            | ORISSA              | 992558            |
| 21            | PUNJAB              | 31084             |
| 22            | RAJASTHAN           | 617091            |
| 23            | SIKKIM              | 1957              |
| 24            | TAMIL NADU          | 306552            |
| 25            | TELANGANA           | 70674             |
| 26            | TRIPURA             | 24989             |
| 27            | UTTAR PRADESH       | 971852            |
| 28            | UTTARAKHAND         | 15776             |
| 29            | WEST BENGAL         | 1397474           |
| 30            | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR | 472               |
| 31            | DADRA &NAGAR HAVELI | 1105              |
| 32            | DAMAN & DIU         | 81                |
| 33            | LAKSHADWEEP         | 57                |
| 34            | PUDUCHERRY          | 0                 |
| Total 9541825 | Total 9541825       | Total 9541825     |