Lok Sabha Question No. 4118 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-20
Subject: PMAY (Urban)
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: HEMAMALINI, R. PARTHIPAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING & URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4118

TO BE ANSWERED ON MARCH 20, 2018

PMAY (URBAN)

No. 4118

SHRIMATI HEMA MALINI:

SHRI R. PARTHIPAN:

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

- (a) whether the Government has recently approved the construction of  1,86,777  more  affordable  houses  under  its  flagship  programme, Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) and if so, the details thereof along with the number of houses sanctioned, State-wise?
- (b) whether the scheme covers the entire urban area consisting of 4041 statutory towns with initial focus on 500 Class I cities and if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether the scheme is progressing as per schedule and would be able to meet the target of Housing for All by 2020 and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether  the Government  is  facing any difficulties in the implementation of the scheme and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether the Government is planning any revision in the scheme and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING & URBAN AFFAIRS

(SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

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(a): Yes,  Madam.  Central Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee (CSMC) under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) [PMAY (U)] in  its  meeting  on  07.02.2018  has  approved  central  assistance  for construction of 1,86,777 houses under PMAY (U) for the beneficiaries  belonging  to  Economically  Weaker  Section  (EWS). State-wise  details  of  houses  sanctioned  under  the  PMAY  (U)  on 07.02.2018 are at Annexure-I.

(b): All the Statutory towns across the country as per Census 2011 and towns notified subsequently including notified Planning/Development  area  are  eligible  for  coverage  under  the PMAY(U).    A  total  of  4320  cities/towns  have  so  far  been  included under  PMAY(U).    State-wise  number  of  the  cities  included  under PMAY(U) is at Annexure-II.

(c) & (d): Under  the  PMAY(U),  the  States/Union  Territories  (UTs) frame  the  project  proposals  based  on  the  demand  for  housing assessed by them and after approval of the concerned State Level Sanctioning  &  Monitoring  Committee  (SLSMC),  they  submit  the proposals  to  the  Ministry  of  Housing  &  Urban  Affairs  for  central assistance. A total of 40,64,899 houses have so far been sanctioned under the PMAY(U).

In  order  to  achieve  the  target  of  'Housing  for  All  by  2022',  the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has requested all States/UTs to saturate their demand of houses under the PMAY(U) by the year 2018-19  so  that  construction  of  all  houses  may  progressively  be completed by 2022.

(e): No,  Madam.    No  such  proposal  is  under  consideration  in  the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.

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## Annexure-I referred in answer to LSUSQ No - 4118 due for 20.03.2018

## State-wise details of houses for Economically Weaker Section (EWS) sanctioned by Central Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee (CSMC) on 07.02.2018 under the PMAY (U)

| Sl No.      | State       |   Project Proposals (Nos) | EWS Houses Sanctioned (Nos)   | Central assistance sanctioned (Rs. In Crore)   |
|-------------|-------------|---------------------------|-------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
| 1           | Bihar       |                        17 | 11,411                        | 171.17                                         |
| 2           | Gujarat     |                        59 | 15,854                        | 233.61                                         |
| 3           | Haryana     |                       112 | 53,290                        | 799.35                                         |
| 4           | Karnataka   |                       131 | 32,656                        | 489.84                                         |
| 5           | Kerala      |                        52 | 9,461                         | 141.92                                         |
| 6           | Maharashtra |                        17 | 12,123                        | 181.85                                         |
| 7           | Odisha      |                        27 | 5,133                         | 77.00                                          |
| 8           | Tamil Nadu  |                        92 | 40,623                        | 609.35                                         |
| 9           | Uttarakhand |                        57 | 6226                          | 93.39                                          |
| Grand Total | Grand Total |                       564 | 186,777                       | 2,797.46                                       |