Lok Sabha Question No. 6271 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-12
Subject: Housing for Economically Weaker Sections
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN  POVERTY ALLEVIATION
Asked by: RAMCHARAN BOHARA

No. 6271

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION

## LOK  SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 6271

TO BE ANSWERED ON APRIL 12, 2017

## HOUSING FOR ECONOMICALLY WEAKER SECTIONS

SHRI RAM CHARAN BOHRA:

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

- (a) whether the State Governments or private developers are complying with the advisory of the Union Government to reserve certain percentage of the housing units for economically weaker sections and low income groups;
- (b)   if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c)    whether  certain  States/private  developers  have  registered  their protest in this regard;
- (d)   if so, the State-wise details thereof; and
- (e)   the action taken/being taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING & URBAN

POVERTY ALLEVIATION

## (RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

(a)  &  (b):    Government  has  launched  Pradhan  Mantri  Awas  Yojana (Urban)  {PMAY  (U)}  Mission  to  provide  central  assistance  to  the implementing agencies through States and UTs for providing houses to urban poor.

Contd…2…

Affordable Housing in Partnership with Public and Private sector is a component under the PMAY(U) mission. Under the mission guidelines, an  affordable  housing  project  can  be  a  mix  of  houses  for  different categories but it will be eligible for central assistance, if at least 35% of the houses in the project are for EWS category and a single project has at least 250 houses. Central Assistance at the rate of Rs.1.5 Lakh per EWS house is provided for all EWS houses in such projects.

## Details of projects accepted under the AHP vertical of PMAY (U) are Annexed.

(c)  to  (e):    So  far,  no    State  /  private  developer  has  registered  any protest to the Ministry on earmarking of 35% houses for EWS category in the affordable housing projects under the PMAY(U) mission.

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## Details of Houses and Central assistance sanctioned under AHP components of PMAY (U)

[as on 3rd April 2017]

| Sl. No.   | Name of the State   | Houses sanctioned in AHP component   | Central asssistance sanctioned (Rs. In Cr.)   |
|-----------|---------------------|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
| 1         | A&N Island (UT)     | -                                    | -                                             |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh      | 1,20,106                             | 1,801.59                                      |
| 3         | Arunanchal Pradesh  | -                                    | -                                             |
| 4         | Assam               | -                                    | -                                             |
| 5         | Bihar               | -                                    | -                                             |
| 6         | Chandigarh (UT)     | -                                    | -                                             |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh        | 26,086                               | 391.29                                        |
| 8         | D&N Haveli (UT)     | -                                    | -                                             |
| 9         | Daman & Diu (UT)    | -                                    | -                                             |
| 10        | Delhi (UT)          | -                                    | -                                             |
| 11        | Goa                 | -                                    | -                                             |
| 12        | Gujarat             | 62,125                               | 931.88                                        |
| 13        | Haryana             | -                                    | -                                             |
| 14        | Himachal Pradesh    | -                                    | -                                             |
| 15        | Jammu & Kashmir     | -                                    | -                                             |
| 16        | Jharkhand           | -                                    | -                                             |
| 17        | Karnataka           | 37,797                               | 566.96                                        |
| 18        | Kerala              | -                                    | -                                             |
| 19        | Lakshdweep (UT)     | -                                    | -                                             |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh      | 1,06,870                             | 1,603.05                                      |
| 21        | Maharashtra         | 1,09,347                             | 1,640.21                                      |
| 22        | Manipur             | -                                    | -                                             |
| 23        | Meghalaya           | -                                    | -                                             |
| 24        | Mizoram             | -                                    | -                                             |
| 25        | Nagaland            | -                                    | -                                             |
| 26        | Orissa              | 5,548                                | 83.22                                         |
| 27        | Puducherry (UT)     | -                                    | -                                             |
| 28        | Punjab              | -                                    | -                                             |
| 29        | Rajasthan           | 14,487                               | 217.31                                        |
| 30        | Sikkim              | -                                    | -                                             |
| 31        | TamilNadu           | 20,116                               | 301.74                                        |
| 32        | Telangana           | 80,481                               | 1,207.22                                      |
| 33        | Tripura             | -                                    | -                                             |
| 34        | Uttar Pradesh       | -                                    | -                                             |
| 35        | Uttrakhand          | 464                                  | 6.96                                          |
| 36        | West Bengal         | -                                    | -                                             |
|           | Grand Total :-      | 5,83,427                             | 8,751.41                                      |