Lok Sabha Question No. 625 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-19
Subject: Misleading Advertisement on PMAY
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: PANKAJ CHOWDHARY, PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 625 TO BE ANSWERED ON JULY 19, 2017

## MISLEADING ADVERTISEMENT ON PMAY

No. 625 SHRI  PANKAJ CHAUDHARY: SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL:

Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Pradhan Mantri Aawas Yojana (PMAY) Urban is being run in the
- country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the target set regarding the number of families to be  provided houses during
- the financial year 2017-18, State-wise;
- (c)  whether  the  scheme  is  likely  to  be  implemented  through  Government agencies or the builders from the private sector and if  so,  the  details  thereof, State-wise including Madhya Pradesh;
- (d) whether the Government is aware that several private builders are looting the
- common  man  by  using  Pradhan  Mantri Aawas  Yojana  in  their  advertisements openly;
- (e)  if so,  whether  the  Government proposes to take  any  action against such
- builders who  publish  misleading advertisements; and
- (f)  the  details  of  the  amount sanctioned under PMAY Housing for All (urban) during  the  last  3  years  and  the current year, State-wise?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

(RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

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(a): In pursuance of the Government's vision of facilitating housing for all by 2022, Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) {PMAY(U)} was  launched on 25 th  June 2015 for providing houses to all eligible families/beneficiaries by 2022.

So  far  a  total  of  4884  projects  have  been  considered  for  providing  central assistance  of  Rs.  32,860.16  Cr  for  construction  of  21,00,859  houses  under PMAY(U).

(b):  Under  PMAY(U),  target  of  Government  is  to  provide  admissible  central assistance for all housing requirement as may be proposed by States/UTs during the Mission period to achieve the goal of 'Housing for All by 2022'.

(c ):  Private sector participation is envisaged under the Affordable Housing in Partnership  (AHP)  and  In-situ  Slum  Redevelopment  (ISSR)  components  of  the PMAY (U) mission. Central assistance of Rs.1 lakh per house, on an average, under the ISSR component and Rs.1.5 lakh per house under AHP component, is admissible for projects approved under the mission.  State/UT wise details of houses sanctioned/central  assistance  involved  under  PMAY(U)  including  ISSR and AHP components is at Annexure-I.

(d) & (e): To  deal  with  alleged  complaints/representations  regarding  bogus builders/developers  who  have  registered  and  enlisted  a  large  number  of customers for allotment of economically weaker sections/lower income group houses  in  the  name  of  Pradhan  Mantri  Awas  Yojana  (Urban)  {PMAY(U)},  the following actions have been taken by the Ministry:

- (i) To  ensure  transparency  and  facilitate  the  citizens  in  registration  for demand  assessment,  the  Ministry  has  enabled  the  facility  of  online application  using  the  platform  of  Common  Service  Centre(CSC)  and PMAY(U) MIS Portal.`
- (ii) A disclaimer has been posted on the website of the Ministry intimating general public that this Ministry has not authorized any private entity or person to collect money as a consideration for availing of any benefit under the PMAY (U) Mission.
- (iii) State/UT  Governments  have  been  requested  to  issue  disclaimer/public notice  cautioning  the  general  public  about  unscrupulous  individuals/ entities from cheating the general public.
- (iv) Principal Secretaries/ Secretaries in charge of Housing/ Urban Development have been requested to exercise vigil on such advertisements or instances where the nomenclature of PMAY (U) mission is  being  used  with  mala  fide  intentions  and  to  proceed  against  the wrongdoers as per law.  The States/ UTs have further been advised to issue appropriate instructions to the concerned officials at the district/ULB level for similar action at their end.

- (v) A  public  notice  cautioning  general  public  against  possible  fraud  in  the name  of  PMAY(U)  (coloured  advertisement)  has  been  published  on 14 th   May, 2017 in 51 major regional dailies (pan India) through DAVP.

(f): The  details  of  the  amount sanctioned under PMAY Housing for All (urban) during  the  last  3  years  and  the current year, State-wise is at Annexure-I.

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## States / UTs wise details of houses sanctioned under PMAY (U)

[as on 14th July 2017]

| Sl. No.   | Name of the State/ UT   | Houses Sanctioned up to 2016-17   | Houses Sanctioned during 2017-18   | Construction of Houses Completed (Nos)   | Central Assistance involved (Rs. in Cr.)   |
|-----------|-------------------------|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| 1         | A&N Island (UT)         | -                                 | 609                                | -                                        | 9.14                                       |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh          | 195,047                           | 27                                 | 6,426                                    | 2,944.35                                   |
| 3         | Arunanchal Pradesh      | 1,606                             | -                                  | 1                                        | 78.44                                      |
| 4         | Assam                   | 24,355                            | 2,443                              | 69                                       | 402.16                                     |
| 5         | Bihar                   | 88,293                            | 24                                 | 2,654                                    | 1,453.50                                   |
| 6         | Chandigarh (UT)         | 5                                 | 4                                  | 8                                        | 0.19                                       |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh            | 30,083                            | 5,096                              | 1,969                                    | 515.09                                     |
| 8         | D&N Haveli (UT)         | 859                               | 59                                 | 103                                      | 14.47                                      |
| 9         | Daman & Diu (UT)        | 51                                | 84                                 | 7                                        | 2.08                                       |
| 10        | Delhi (UT)              | 243                               | 145                                | 294                                      | 6.97                                       |
| 11        | Goa                     | 11                                | -                                  | 11                                       | 0.22                                       |
| 12        | Gujarat                 | 144,776                           | 9,584                              | 37,135                                   | 2,205.85                                   |
| 13        | Haryana                 | 4,299                             | 122                                | 1,067                                    | 226.53                                     |
| 14        | Himachal Pradesh        | 4,890                             | 3                                  | 25                                       | 96.52                                      |
| 15        | Jammu & Kashmir         | 6,249                             | 1                                  | 83                                       | 104.23                                     |
| 16        | Jharkhand               | 64,567                            | 17,114                             | 4,261                                    | 1,263.43                                   |
| 17        | Karnataka               | 146,597                           | 56,485                             | 17,666                                   | 3,341.13                                   |
| 18        | Kerala                  | 28,347                            | 4,183                              | 585                                      | 515.45                                     |
| 19        | Lakshdweep (UT)         | -                                 | -                                  | -                                        | -                                          |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh          | 209,717                           | 76,911                             | 5,249                                    | 4,404.84                                   |
| 21        | Maharashtra             | 126,089                           | 4,992                              | 11,503                                   | 2,023.22                                   |
| 22        | Manipur                 | 9,748                             | 6,311                              | 64                                       | 240.84                                     |
| 23        | Meghalaya               | 54                                | 7                                  | 24                                       | 0.97                                       |
| 24        | Mizoram                 | 10,459                            | 93                                 | 122                                      | 165.29                                     |
| 25        | Nagaland                | 13,560                            | -                                  | 458                                      | 229.27                                     |
| 26        | Orissa                  | 48,855                            | 10,660                             | 1,633                                    | 976.49                                     |
| 27        | Puducherry (UT)         | 3,862                             | 4                                  | 17                                       | 58.01                                      |
| 28        | Punjab                  | 42,684                            | 161                                | 336                                      | 603.09                                     |
| 29        | Rajasthan               | 37,868                            | 6,759                              | 12,012                                   | 787.46                                     |
| 30        | Sikkim                  | 1                                 | 42                                 | 1                                        | 0.65                                       |
| 31        | TamilNadu               | 227,958                           | 91,185                             | 12,468                                   | 4,851.60                                   |
| 32        | Telangana               | 82,992                            | 44                                 | 843                                      | 1,251.92                                   |
| 33        | Tripura                 | 45,915                            | 53                                 | 570                                      | 722.52                                     |
| 34        | Uttar Pradesh           | 19,709                            | 35,256                             | 4,698                                    | 981.64                                     |
| 35        | Uttrakhand              | 7,910                             | 95                                 | 946                                      | 202.39                                     |
|           | Grand Total :-          | 1,772,028                         | 328,831                            | 133,999                                  | 32,860.16                                  |

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