Lok Sabha Question No. 3644 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-23
Subject: Use of Space Technology for PMAY-G
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI, OM PRAKASH YADAV, JANARDAN MISHRA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO .3644

TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.03 .2017

## USE OF SPACE TECHNOLOGY FOR PMAY - G

## 3644. SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARSWATI: SHRI OM PRAKASH YADAV: SHRI JANARDAN MISHRA:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  use  space  technology  system  to  curb corruption prevalent in Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana -Gramin (PMAY - G);
- (b) ifso,  the  details  and  status  thereof,  State/UT - wise  including  Bihar,  Rajasthan  and Madhya Pradesh; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

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

(a) to (c) : Under  the  rural  housing  scheme  Pradhan  Mantri  Awaas  Yojana -Gramin (PMAY - G), it is mandatory to upload geo - tagged photograph of the beneficiary in front o his/her presen t house followed by geo - tagged photograph of the site of the proposed PMAY -G house. Further, the photographs of different stages of construction of house are and uploaded on AwaasSoft. Accordingly, a n android based mobile application -'AwaasApp' has  been  launched  by  the  Ministry  for  inspection  of  houses.  The  application  emp officials and citizens to capture and upload geo - tagged, time and date stamped photographs of the house at various stages of construction thereby reducing time lags in veri fication.

A statement indicating number of geo -tagged  beneficiary's  State/UT - wise  including Bihar, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh, is at Annexure -I.

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## Annexure - I

## Annexure refers to Lok Sabha unstarred Question No 3644 due for Answer on 23.03.2017

## Beneficiaries geo - tagged  under PMAY- G in the year 2016 -17

| S.No.   | State                |   GEO Tagged Beneficiary's* |
|---------|----------------------|-----------------------------|
| 1       | ANDHRA PRADESH       |                        4180 |
| 2       | ARUNACHAL PRADESH    |                           0 |
| 3       | ASSAM                |                      120831 |
| 4       | BIHAR                |                        4410 |
| 5       | CHATTISGARH          |                      245164 |
| 6       | GOA                  |                           0 |
| 7       | GUJARAT              |                       66068 |
| 8       | HARYANA              |                       11256 |
| 9       | HIMACHAL PRADESH     |                        4238 |
| 10      | JAMMU & KASHMIR      |                         332 |
| 11      | JHARKHAND            |                      178719 |
| 12      | KARNATAKA            |                           2 |
| 13      | KERALA               |                       19225 |
| 14      | MADHYA PRADESH       |                      692296 |
| 15      | MAHARASHTRA          |                      200007 |
| 16      | MANIPUR              |                           0 |
| 17      | MEGHALAYA            |                           0 |
| 18      | MIZORAM              |                           2 |
| 19      | NAGALAND             |                           0 |
| 20      | ODISHA               |                      255607 |
| 21      | PUNJAB               |                        2869 |
| 22      | RAJASTHAN            |                      405231 |
| 23      | SIKKIM               |                         964 |
| 24      | TAMIL NADU           |                       31430 |
| 25      | TELANGANA            |                           0 |
| 26      | TRIPURA              |                        5624 |
| 27      | UTTAR PRADESH        |                      210806 |
| 28      | UTTARAKHAND          |                        6786 |
| 29      | WEST BENGAL          |                      372050 |
| 30      | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR  |                           0 |
| 31      | DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI |                           0 |
| 32      | DAMAN & DIU          |                           0 |
| 33      | LAKSHADWEEP          |                           0 |
| 34      | PUDUCHERRY           |                           0 |
|         | Total >>>            |                     2838097 |