Lok Sabha Question No. 4723 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-30
Subject: Quality of Houses Constructed under PMAY-G
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: HARISHCHANDRA DEORAM CHAVAN

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO .4723

TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.03 .2017

## QUALITY OF HOUSES CONSTRUCTED UNDER PMAY -G

## 4723. SHRI HARISHCHANDRA CHAVAN:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  quality  checking  system  for  the  houses  constructed  under  P Mantri Awaas Yojana -Gramin (PMAY - G);
- (b) whether this system has been implemented and if so, the details the reof;
- (c) the  reasons  for  building  substandard  houses  under  erstwhile  Indira  Awaas  Y (IAY) and Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana - Gramin (PMAY - G) in spite of implementation of this system;
- (d) the reaction of the Government thereto; and
- (e) theremedial steps taken by the Government in this regard?

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

- ( a) &  (b) :  For  ensuring  the  quality  of  construction  of  houses  under  Pradhan  M Awaas Yojana- Gramin (PMAY - G) following measures have been taken:
- ( i ) All data regarding beneficiaries, progress of construction and release o including photographs and inspec tion reports is placed on AwaasSoft and form the basis for follow up, both financial and physical progress, of the scheme.
- ( ii ) The physical progress of construction is monitored through the photogr taken using AwaasApp, to be uploaded at every stage of c onstruction (as decided by the State Government) including completion.
- ( iii ) National level Monitors and Area Officers of the Ministry would also PMAY - G houses during the field visits, to the extent possible to assess the procedure followed for selection of beneficiaries etc.
- ( iv ) The Project Management Unit (PMU) at the State level is to undertake tasks  of  implementation,  monitoring  and  quality  supervision.  10%  and  2%  of houses at each stage of construction are to the inspected by Block and Distr officers  respectiv ely.  Every  house  sanctioned  under  PMAY - G  is  to  be  tagged  to  a village level functionary whose task is to follow - up with the beneficiary and facilitate construction.
- ( v) A  community  based  participatory  monitoring  system  is  to  be  put  in  pl utilizing the services of the SHG network under NRLM.  The services of NGOs and Civil Service Organisations (CSOs) may also be utilised for creating awareness programme and monitoring the progress and quality of the construction of the h
- ( vi ) Social Audit i s to be conducted in every Gram Panchayat at least once in year.

(c )  to (e)  :  Although Indira Awaas Yojana ( IAY ) addressed the housing needs in the rural areas, certain  gaps were identified during the concurrent  evaluations  and the Per Audit byComptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India in 2014. These gaps, i.e. nonassessment of housing shortage, lack of transparency in selection of beneficiaries, of  house  and  lack  of  technical  supervision,  lack  of  convergence,  loans  not  ava by beneficiaries and weak mechanism for monitoring, were limiting the impact and outcomes of the programme.

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  P radhan  Mantri  Awaas  Yojana -Gramin (PMAY - G) w.e.f. 1 st April, 2016 . The main features of PMAY - G are as follows:

- i . Unit assistance provided is  Rs. 1.20 lakh in plains and Rs.1.30 lakh in hi difficult areas and IAP districts.
- ii . In addition, the bene ficiary will get Rs.12,000/ -as assistance for construction of toile under  Swachh  Bharat  Mission  (G),  MGNREGA  or  any  other  dedicated  financing source and  90 person days unskilled wages in plain areas and 95 person days states, difficult areas an d IAP districts under MGNREGS through convergence.
- iii . The beneficiary would be facilitated to avail loan of upto Rs.70,000/ -for construction of the house which is optional.
- iv . Unit size of the house to be a minimum of 25 Sq.m.
- v. Setting  up  of  National  Technical  S upport  Agency  at  National  Level  to  provide technical support to the implementing agencies and to the beneficiaries in t construction of houses and help in achieving the target set under the project.
- vi . Improving  workmanship  and  quality  of  construction through  Training,  Assessment and Certification of Rural Masons.
- vii . Increasing  choices  available  to  beneficiaries  by  providing  a  menu  of typologies

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