Lok Sabha Question No. 24 (STARRED), answered on 2016-11-17
Subject: Houses for All in Rural Areas
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SAKSHI SWAMI MAHARAJ

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 24

TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.11.2016

## HOUSES FOR ALL IN RURAL AREAS

## *24. DR. SWAMI SAKSHIJI MAHARAJ:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Union  Government  proposes  to  construct  houses  in  rural  areas  und various  schems,  including  the  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) for homeless in the country including Ut tar Pradesh, and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the expenditure incurred under the said schemes in various States during the las years, State - wise; and
- (c) whether the Union Government has chalked out any action plan to construct hous for all families in rural areas by 2020 and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR )

- ( a) to (c ): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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Statement  referred  to  in  reply  to  parts (a),  (b)  and  (c)  of  the  Lok  Sabha  Starred Question No. 24  for answer on 17.11.2016.

(a), (b) and(c) : To pursue the objective of 'Housing for All by 2022' as envisioned by the Government,  the  Union  Cabinet  approved  re - structuring  of  the  erstwhile  rural  h ousing scheme Indira Awaas Yojana (IAY) into Pradhan Mantri Awa as Yojana- Gramin (PMAY -G)) all over the country including Uttar Pradesh . The Scheme envisages construction of one crore houses in three years from 2016 - 17 to 2018 -19.

H ouse construction is not a permissible activity under MGNREGS Scheme, however, under  PMAY - G  convergence  with  MGNREGS  has  been  made  mandatary  in  the  form  of 90/95 days of unskilled labour wages for construction of house. Besides this ,Rs. 12,000/ -for cons truction  of  toilet,  which  is  integral  part  of  the  house,  can  also  be  provid MGNREGS  funds or  Swachh  Bharat  Mission(Gramin)  or  any  other  dedicated  financial source . These benefits are provided over and above the scheme assistance of Rs. 1.20 lakh in plain  areas  and  Rs.  1.30  lakh  in  hilly  States,  difficult  areas  including  IAP  distr under PMAY - G.

A statement indicating funds released under IAY State/UT - wise for last three years is given in the Annexure -I.

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## Annexure referes to Parliament  Starred Question No. 24 due for answer on 17.11.2016 Funds  released under IAY during  last three years

(Rs. in lakh)

| S.No .    | State                | Central Release 2013-14   |   Central Release 2014 - 15 |   Central Release 2015-16 |
|-----------|----------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------|
| 1         | ANDHRA PRADESH       | 114122.778                |              42660.1        |           28113.3         |
| 2         | ARUNACHAL PRADESH    | 5706.507                  |               1813.74       |            4240.28        |
| 3         | ASSAM                | 90006.560                 |              92867.7        |           87865.7         |
| 4         | BIHAR                | 295703.992                |             103488          |           90718.5         |
| 5         | CHATTISGARH          | 50327.441                 |              39984.5        |           14025.8         |
| 6         | GOA                  | 380.289                   |                540.429      |             268.143       |
| 7         | GUJARAT              | 26652.670                 |               5041.49       |           12275           |
| 8         | HARYANA              | 9831.139                  |               9492.49       |            9174.58        |
| 9         | HIMACHAL PRADESH     | 4226.623                  |               1433.54       |            2191.75        |
| 10        | JAMMU & KASHMIR      | 5642.490                  |               4232.39       |            5363.09        |
| 11        | JHARKHAND            | 35268.666                 |              21030.1        |           29740.3         |
| 12        | KARNATAKA            | 49293.631                 |              28524.5        |           60406.5         |
| 13        | KERALA               | 22626.021                 |              16075.3        |           35717.2         |
| 14        | MADHYA PRADESH       | 47268.564                 |              57020.4        |           57139.2         |
| 15        | MAHARASHTRA          | 75540.131                 |              94599.4        |           34673.9         |
| 16        | MANIPUR              | 3649.979                  |               2715.77       |            4681.35        |
| 17        | MEGHALAYA            | 8063.524                  |               4629.68       |            4950.95        |
| 18        | MIZORAM              | 2570.022                  |                455.242      |             759.24        |
| 19        | NAGALAND             | 7328.368                  |               4575.01       |            1068.22        |
| 20        | ODISHA               | 84418.513                 |              68403.6        |           98281.9         |
| 21        | PUNJAB               | 2739.947                  |                  0          |            1124.29        |
| 22        | RAJASTHAN            | 46886.921                 |              41385.7        |           39834.6         |
| 23        | SIKKIM               | 877.032                   |               1287.47       |             433.166       |
| 24        | TAMIL NADU           | 56206.021                 |              38213.5        |           21273.3         |
| 25        | TELANGANA            |                           |              41035.2        |           24787.5         |
| 26        | TRIPURA              | 12800.434                 |              12244.5        |            6876.04        |
| 27        | UTTAR PRADESH        | 145531.682                |             161431          |          158313           |
| 28        | UTTARAKHAND          | 6405.187                  |               4004.4        |            4164.85        |
| 29        | WEST BENGAL          | 86566.870                 |             210429          |          172273           |
| 30        | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR  | 221.312                   |                  0          |               0           |
| 31        | DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI | 0.000                     |                 81.172      |              56.972       |
| 32        | DAMAN & DIU          | 0.000                     |                  0          |               0           |
| 33        | LAKSHADWEEP          | 137.470                   |                  0          |               0           |
| 34        | PUDUCHERRY           | 0.000                     |                  0          |               0           |
| Total >>> | Total >>>            | 1297000.783               |                  1.1097e+06 |               1.01079e+06 |

As reported by States on AwaasSoft