Lok Sabha Question No. 3535 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-23
Subject: Assessment of erstwhile IAY
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: DEVJI MANSINGRAM PATEL

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO .3535

TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.03 .2017

## ASSESSMENT OF ERSTWHILE IAY

## 3535. SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  according  to  the  2011  census  nearly  20.7  per  cent  out  of  the  20.6 houses  in  rural  areas  are  still  having thatched  roofs  and  if  so,  the  details  thereo State/UT - wise;
- (b) whether  the  erstwhile  Indira Awas  Yojana  (IAY)  has  failed  to  achieve  long  term desired results since its inception and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the total amount spent under the said scheme along with the total number of constructed during the said period in Rajasthan; and
- (d) the scheme formulated by the Government to provide houses for all?

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

- ( a) : A statement indicating State - wise, total number of rural Census Houses and percentage of Census houses with Grass/Thatch/ Bamboo/ Wood/ Mud as material of roo given at Annexure -I.
- ( b) : The  erstwhile  rural  housing  scheme,  Indira  Awaas  Yojana  (IAY),  aimed addressing housing  needs  of  Below  Poverty  Line  (BPL)  households  in  rural  areas. scheme  was  launched  in  June,  1985  as  a  sub  scheme  of  Rural  Landless  Employmen Guarantee  Programme  (RLEGP)  and  was  made  an  independent  scheme  w.e.f  1 st January 1996. Under IAY, 384 l akh houses have been constructed, incurring a total expenditure o 1,30,280.10 crore.

Although  IAY  addressed  the  housing  needs  in  the  rural  areas,  certain  gaps identified during the concurrent evaluations and the Performance Audit by Comptroll and Auditor  General  (CAG)  of  India  in  2014.  These  gaps,  i.e. non- assessment  of  housing shortage, lack of transparency in selection of beneficiaries, low quality of house technical  supervision,  lack  of  convergence,  loans  not  availed  by  benefici aries  and  weak mechanism for monitoring, were limiting the impact and outcomes of the programme.

- ( c) : A statement indicating amount spent and number of houses constructed un the Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana - Gramin (erstwhile  IAY)  during  the  last  five  years  and current financial year in Rajasthan is given at Annexure -II.

O.I.H.

( d) :  In  order  to  provide  'Housing  for  All'  and  to  address  the  gaps  that  existed  in  the erstwhile  rural  housing  scheme,  IAY  has  been  re - structured  into  Pradhan  Mantri  Awaas Yojana -Gramin (PMAY - G) w.e.f. 1 st April, 2016 . The main features of PMAY - G  are  as fol lows:

- i . Providing assistance for construction of 1.00 crore houses in rural are the period of 3 years from 2016 - 17 to 2018 - 19.
- ii . Identification  of  beneficiaries  through  Gram  Sabha  based  on  the  hou deprivation  parameters  as  per  Socio - Economic  and  C aste  Census  (SECC) 2011  data.  Accordingly,  households  who  are  houseless  or  living  in  ho with kutcha walls and kutcha roof with two rooms or less, subject to exc criteria  data  as  per  SECC,  2011  data  would  be  provided  assistance  u PMAY - G.
- iii . U nit assistance provided is  Rs. 1.20 lakh in plains and Rs.1.30 lakh states, difficult areas and IAP districts.
- iv . In addition, the beneficiary will get Rs.12,000/ -as assistance for construction of  toilet  under  Swachh  Bharat  Mission  (G),  MGNREGA  o r  any  other dedicated financing source and  90 person days unskilled wages in plain and  95  person  days  in  hilly  states,  difficult  areas  and  IAP  distric MGNREGS through convergence.
- v. The  beneficiary  would  be  facilitated  to  avail  loan  of  upto Rs.70,000/ - for construction of the house which is optional.
- vi . Unit size of the house to be a minimum of 25 Sq.m.
- vii . Setting up of National Technical Support Agency at National Level to pro technical  support  to  the  implementing  agencies  and  to  the  beneficiar taking up construction of houses and help in achieving the target set un project.

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## Annexure refers to Lok Sabha unstarred Question No 3535 due for Answer on 23.03.2017

## Total Number of Rural Census Houses and pecentage of Census ho es with Grass/Thatch/Bamboo/Wood/Mud as material for roof for India/States/UTs based on Census 2011

| S.No.   | State                     | Total number of census houses   | Rural Census Houses and Percentage of Census Houses with Grass/ Thatch/ Bamboo/ Wood/ Mud, etc as ma terial of roof.   | Rural Census Houses and Percentage of Census Houses with Grass/ Thatch/ Bamboo/ Wood/ Mud, etc as ma terial of roof.   |
|---------|---------------------------|---------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         |                           |                                 | Absolute                                                                                                               | Percentage                                                                                                             |
| 1       | JAMMU & KASHMIR           | 2,461,419                       | 804,531                                                                                                                | 32.7                                                                                                                   |
| 2       | HIMACHAL PRADESH          | 2,315,162                       | 152,929                                                                                                                | 6.6                                                                                                                    |
| 3       | PUNJAB                    | 4,325,977                       | 437,821                                                                                                                | 10.1                                                                                                                   |
| 4       | CHANDIGARH                | 8,300                           | 339                                                                                                                    | 4.1                                                                                                                    |
| 5       | UTTARAKHAND               | 2,244,519                       | 157,889                                                                                                                | 7                                                                                                                      |
| 6       | HARYANA                   | 4,108,338                       | 1,156,166                                                                                                              | 28.1                                                                                                                   |
| 7       | NCT OF DELHI              | 101,062                         | 3,410                                                                                                                  | 3.4                                                                                                                    |
| 8       | RAJASTHAN                 | 12,063,832                      | 2,060,434                                                                                                              | 17.1                                                                                                                   |
| 9       | UTTAR PRADESH             | 33,195,626                      | 9,567,655                                                                                                              | 28.8                                                                                                                   |
| 10      | BIHAR                     | 20,264,455                      | 7,328,862                                                                                                              | 36.2                                                                                                                   |
| 11      | SIKKIM                    | 105,001                         | 7,740                                                                                                                  | 7.4                                                                                                                    |
| 12      | ARUNACHAL PRADESH         | 249,860                         | 131,972                                                                                                                | 52.8                                                                                                                   |
| 13      | NAGALAND                  | 342,559                         | 85,654                                                                                                                 | 25                                                                                                                     |
| 14      | MANIPUR                   | 443,967                         | 100,636                                                                                                                | 22.7                                                                                                                   |
| 15      | MIZORAM                   | 118,967                         | 34,392                                                                                                                 | 28.9                                                                                                                   |
| 16      | TRIPURA                   | 725,309                         | 108,170                                                                                                                | 14.9                                                                                                                   |
| 17      | MEGHALAYA                 | 531,006                         | 108,204                                                                                                                | 20.4                                                                                                                   |
| 18      | ASSAM                     | 7,400,278                       | 1,710,231                                                                                                              | 23.1                                                                                                                   |
| 19      | WEST BENGAL               | 16,415,049                      | 2,984,299                                                                                                              | 18.2                                                                                                                   |
| 20      | JHARKHAND                 | 5,476,304                       | 767,196                                                                                                                | 14                                                                                                                     |
| 21      | ODISHA                    | 10,047,868                      | 3,965,432                                                                                                              | 39.5                                                                                                                   |
| 22      | CHATTISGARH               | 4,896,900                       | 400,804                                                                                                                | 8.2                                                                                                                    |
| 23      | MADHYA PRADESH            | 12,865,680                      | 1,374,922                                                                                                              | 10.7                                                                                                                   |
| 24      | GUJARAT                   | 8,108,315                       | 161,361                                                                                                                | 2                                                                                                                      |
| 25      | DAMAN & DIU               | 17,208                          | 106                                                                                                                    | 0.6                                                                                                                    |
| 26      | DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI      | 41,038                          | 860                                                                                                                    | 2.1                                                                                                                    |
| 27      | MAHARASHTRA               | 15,796,550                      | 1,504,622                                                                                                              | 9.5                                                                                                                    |
| 28      | ANDHRA PRADESH            | 15,866,569                      | 3,331,638                                                                                                              | 21                                                                                                                     |
| 29      | KARNATAKA                 | 9,560,389                       | 1,475,408                                                                                                              | 15.4                                                                                                                   |
| 30      | GOA                       | 167,180                         | 6,249                                                                                                                  | 3.7                                                                                                                    |
| 31      | LAKSHADWEEP               | 4,489                           | 738                                                                                                                    | 16.4                                                                                                                   |
| 32      | KERALA                    | 5,228,235                       | 156,243                                                                                                                | 3                                                                                                                      |
| 33      | TAMIL NADU                | 10,930,031                      | 2,597,132                                                                                                              | 23.8                                                                                                                   |
| 34      | PUDUCHERRY                | 110,380                         | 41,375                                                                                                                 | 37.5                                                                                                                   |
| 35      | ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS | 76,124                          | 7,274                                                                                                                  | 9.6                                                                                                                    |
|         | ALL INDIA                 | 206,613,946                     | 42,732,694                                                                                                             | 20.7                                                                                                                   |

Source: H - 3A : Census Houses by Predominant Material of Roof (Excluding locked/vacant houses)

## Annexure refers to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No 3535 due for Answer on 23.03.2017

## Funds Utilised and Houses Constructed in the State of Rajasthan during the last five years and current year under PMAY-G (erstwhile IAY)

(Rs. in Lakh & Units in Nos)

| Year      |   Amount Spent |   House Constructed |
|-----------|----------------|---------------------|
| 2011- 12^ |        60449.4 |              125642 |
| 2012- 13^ |        23523.8 |               84022 |
| 2013- 14^ |        65563.3 |               82446 |
| 2014- 15^ |        64895.1 |               92069 |
| 2015- 16* |        54494   |               64892 |
| 2016- 17* |        42286.1 |               82575 |