Lok Sabha Question No. 330 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-17
Subject: Relaxation to Rural Poors under Housing for All Scheme
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SONA RAM CHOUDHARY

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO .330

TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.11.2016

## RELAXATION TO RURAL POORS UNDER HOUSING FOR ALL SCHEME

## 330. COL. SONARAM CHOUDHARY:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has fixed any target for providing houses to all inc rural homeless throughout the country;
- (b) if so, the progress in allotment of houses to rural homeless, S tate/UT - wise;
- (c) whether any relaxation is given to the rural poor living in hilly and desert a country including western Rajasthan; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

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

- ( a) :  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  housing scheme Indira Awaas Yojana (IAY) into Pr adhan Mantri Awaas Yojana -Gramin (PMAY - G) under which it is proposed to construct one crore houses in three years from 2016 - 17 to 2018 -19.
- ( b) : A statement indicating no. of houses allotted under PMAY - G State/UT - wise for the year 2016 - 17 is given in the Anne xure - I.
- ( c) and (d) : The scheme provides for enhanced unit assistance of Rs. 1.30 lakh beneficiaries in hilly areas and difficult areas including IAP districts in place of in plain areas. The unskilled wage labour component from MGNREGS f or the construction of PMAY - G house is 95 days in hilly, difficult areas including IAP districts inst days in plain areas.

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## Annexure - I

## Annexure refers to Parliament Question No 330 due for answer on 17.11.2016

## Houses allocated under PMAY - G for the year 2016 - 17

(Units in nos.)

| S.No.   | State                   |   House allocated |
|---------|-------------------------|-------------------|
| 1       | ANDHRA PRADESH          |             56111 |
| 2       | BIHAR                   |            476715 |
| 3       | CHHATTIS GARH           |            174119 |
| 4       | GOA                     |               761 |
| 5       | GUJARAT                 |             84924 |
| 6       | HARYANA                 |             19106 |
| 7       | JHARKHAND               |            172588 |
| 8       | KARNATAKA               |             69576 |
| 9       | KERALA                  |             24341 |
| 10      | MADHYA PRADESH          |            335036 |
| 11      | MAHARASHTRA             |            172264 |
| 12      | ODISHA                  |            296127 |
| 13      | PUNJAB                  |             18293 |
| 14      | RAJASTHAN               |            187094 |
| 15      | TAMIL NADU              |            131831 |
| 16      | TELANGANA               |             38097 |
| 17      | UTTAR PRADESH           |            430065 |
| 18      | WEST BENGAL             |            326338 |
| 19      | HIMACHAL PRADESH        |              3644 |
| 20      | JAMMU AND KASHMIR       |             12724 |
| 21      | UTTARAKHAND             |              8120 |
|         | Non NE States           |           3037874 |
| 22      | ARUNACHAL PRADESH       |              6754 |
| 23      | ASSAM                   |            164245 |
| 24      | MANIPUR                 |              8459 |
| 25      | MEGHALAYA               |             12732 |
| 26      | MIZORAM                 |              3593 |
| 27      | NAGALAND                |              6840 |
| 28      | SIKKIM                  |              1957 |
| 29      | TRIPURA                 |             17741 |
|         | NE States               |            222321 |
| 30      | ANDAMAN & NICOBAR       |               157 |
| 31      | DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI    |               227 |
| 32      | DAMAN & DIU             |                40 |
| 33      | LAKSHADWEEP             |                57 |
|         | UTs without legislature |               481 |
| 34      | PUDUCHERRY              |               321 |
|         | TOTAL                   |           3260997 |