Lok Sabha Question No. 197 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-16
Subject: Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN  POVERTY ALLEVIATION
Asked by: KULAMANI SAMAL, MAUSAM NOOR, GOPAL CHINAYYA SHETTY, RAKSHA NIKHIL KHADSE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.197

## TO BE ANSWERED ON NOVEMBER 16, 2016

## PRADHAN MANTRI AWAS YOJANA

No. 197

DR. KULAMANI SAMAL:

SHRIMATI MAUSAM NOOR:

SHRI GOPAL SHETTY:

## SHRIMATI RAKSHATAI KHADSE:

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

- (a) the objectives and salient features of 'Benificiary Led
- Construction' under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban);
- (b)  the  details  of  construction  approved  and  completed  by  the
- Government in various states during 2014 to 2016 State-wise;
- (c) whether the criterion for eligibility of beneficiaries for 'Beneficiary  Led  Construction'  component  of  PMAY  (Urban),  has been modified or proposed to be modified taking into consideration the maximum income limit of Economically Weaker Sections; and if so, the details thereof; along with any other revision of guidelines of PMAY;
- (d)  whether  the  States  have  to  fulfill  certain  conditions  to  avail
- financial  assistance  from  the  Central  Government  under  PMAY (Urban) and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the financial assistance provided to the States under the scheme so far, State-wise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING & URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION

## (RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

- (a) :  Under the Beneficiary-led-individual house construction (BLC) component of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) {PMAY[U]} Mission, central assistance is provided to individual eligible families belonging  to  EWS  category  through  the  State/UT  Government  to either  construct  new  houses  or  enhance  existing  houses  on  their own to cover the beneficiaries, who are not able to take advantage of other components of the mission.

Central  assistance  @  Rs.1.5  lakh  per  EWS  house  under  the  BLC component  is  admissible  under  the  mission.  Kuchha  houses  in slums  not  taken  up  for  redevelopment  can  be  covered  under  BLC component.  Urban  Local  Bodies  (ULBs)  are  required  to  ascertain ownership of land, economic status  and eligibility etc of beneficiary and prepare integrated city wise individual housing project.

- (b): State-wise  details  of  construction  of  houses  approved  and completed under PMAY(U) mission during 2014-2016 are at Annexure-I.
- (c) :  Eligibility criteria of beneficiaries for BLC component regarding Income  limit  of  Economically  Weaker  Sections,  has  not  been modified and there is no such proposal under consideration of the Ministry.  The  criteria  for  considering  proposal  for  enhancement under the Beneficiary Led Construction (BLC) component has been finalised  and  the  provisions  have  been  incorporated  under  clause 7.2(b) of PMAY-HFA(U) Mission Guidelines which have been amended, accordingly.

Contd…3..

(d):      Under  the  PMAY(U)  mission  guidelines,  the  States  /  UTs participating in the mission are required to implement following six mandatory reforms envisaged so as to provide an enabling environment  facilitating  growth  of  housing  especially  affordable housing for weaker section in the country by easing the supply side regulations and administrative constraints:

-  State/UTs to make suitable changes for obviating the need for separate Non  Agricultural (NA) Permission if land already  falls  in  the  residential  zone  earmarked  in  Master Plan.
-  States/UTs shall prepare/amend the Master Plans earmarking land for Affordable Housing employing innovative methods such as land pooling.
-  System would be put in place to ensure single-window; time
- bound clearance for layout approval and building permissions at ULB level.
-  States/UTs  shall  adopt  the  approach  of  deemed  building permission and layout approval on the basis of pre-approved lay outs and building plans for EWS/LIG housing or exempt
- approval for houses below certain area of plot.
-  States/UTs  would  legislate  amendments  in  existing  rental
- laws on the lines of model tenancy act being prepared by Ministry.
-  States/UTs shall provide additional FAR/FSI/TDR and relaxed cost
- density norms for slum redevelopment and low housing.

(e)  : State-wise  details  of  Financial  assistance  provided  under

- PMAY(U) are at Annexure-I.

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## State / UTs wise details of houses accepted for construction, grounded for construction and completed along with central assistance accepted and released in all verticals of PMAY (Urban) inclusive of subsumed scheme of RAY

Rs. In Crore As on 10th Nov 2016

| Sl. No.        | Name of the State/ UT   | Houses involved (EWS)   | Houses Grounded for Construction   | Houses Completed   | Central Assistance involved   | Central Assistance Released   |
|----------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------------------|--------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| 1              | A&N Island (UT)         | -                       | -                                  | -                  | -                             | -                             |
| 2              | Andhra Pradesh          | 1,94,884                | 5,671                              | 1,052              | 2,940.57                      | 369.93                        |
| 3              | Arunanchal Pradesh      | 1,536                   | 1,536                              | -                  | 77.39                         | 56.61                         |
| 4              | Assam                   | 24,345                  | 4                                  | 1                  | 365.19                        | 0.09                          |
| 5              | Bihar                   | 63,017                  | 16,022                             | 1,200              | 1,073.90                      | 343.83                        |
| 6              | Chandigarh (UT)         | 4                       | 1                                  | 3                  | 0.08                          | 0.08                          |
| 7              | Chhattisgarh            | 20,627                  | 3,153                              | 1,110              | 309.89                        | 165.36                        |
| 8              | D&N Haveli (UT)         | 7                       | -                                  | 7                  | 0.15                          | 0.15                          |
| 9              | Daman & Diu (UT)        | -                       | -                                  | -                  | -                             | -                             |
| 10             | Delhi (UT)              | 92                      | -                                  | 92                 | 1.35                          | 1.35                          |
| 11             | Goa                     | 5                       | -                                  | 5                  | 0.11                          | 0.11                          |
| 12             | Gujarat                 | 1,20,782                | 59,515                             | 14,062             | 1,673.47                      | 799.35                        |
| 13             | Haryana                 | 4,110                   | 2,094                              | 629                | 220.74                        | 115.91                        |
| 14             | Himachal Pradesh        | 2,225                   | 1,381                              | 7                  | 56.48                         | 20.68                         |
| 15             | Jammu & Kashmir         | 1,308                   | 15                                 | 62                 | 30.06                         | 7.61                          |
| 16             | Jharkhand               | 44,445                  | 10,212                             | 918                | 704.85                        | 226.69                        |
| 17             | Karnataka               | 82,964                  | 9,335                              | 5,222              | 1,537.51                      | 594.34                        |
| 18             | Kerala                  | 17,508                  | 613                                | 136                | 288.98                        | 27.90                         |
| 19             | Lakshdweep (UT)         | -                       | -                                  | -                  | -                             | -                             |
| 20             | Madhya Pradesh          | 67,893                  | 29,467                             | 535                | 1,119.94                      | 463.56                        |
| 21             | Maharashtra             | 1,18,252                | 247                                | 2,708              | 1,776.73                      | 430.64                        |
| 22             | Manipur                 | 3,105                   | 14                                 | 1                  | 46.55                         | 0.20                          |
| 23             | Meghalaya               | 7                       | 7                                  | -                  | 0.09                          | 0.09                          |
| 24             | Mizoram                 | 10,451                  | 127                                | 38                 | 163.98                        | 15.89                         |
| 25             | Nagaland                | 11,137                  | 599                                | 455                | 192.92                        | 16.23                         |
| 26             | Orissa                  | 46,708                  | 4,105                              | 1,003              | 791.27                        | 280.05                        |
| 27             | Puducherry (UT)         | 9                       | 9                                  | -                  | 0.17                          | 0.17                          |
| 28             | Punjab                  | 26,388                  | 32                                 | 46                 | 367.92                        | 9.37                          |
| 29             | Rajasthan               | 36,080                  | 13,449                             | 10,429             | 658.34                        | 322.50                        |
| 30             | Sikkim                  | 1                       | 1                                  | -                  | 0.02                          | 0.02                          |
| 31             | TamilNadu               | 61,711                  | 34,976                             | 3,698              | 988.31                        | 425.54                        |
| 32             | Telangana               | 81,920                  | 3,346                              | 139                | 1,234.12                      | 465.70                        |
| 33             | Tripura                 | 45,905                  | 2,859                              | 150                | 721.44                        | 317.39                        |
| 34             | Uttar Pradesh           | 8,912                   | 1,073                              | 3,033              | 287.93                        | 136.56                        |
| 35             | Uttrakhand              | 7,835                   | 1,503                              | 657                | 199.41                        | 93.88                         |
| 36             | West Bengal             | 1,22,915                | 20,007                             | 838                | 1,852.32                      | 464.24                        |
| Grand Total :- | Grand Total :-          | 12,27,088               | 2,21,373                           | 48,236             | 19,682.20                     | 6,172.03                      |