Lok Sabha Question No. 465 (STARRED), answered on 2019-07-25
Subject: Affordable Housing Projects/Schemes
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Heena Vijaykumar Gavit, Ganesan Selvam

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 465

## TO BE ANSWERED ON JULY 25, 2019 AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS/SCHEMES

NO.  *465 DR. HEENA GAVIT: SHRI SELVAM G.:

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

- (a) the details of affordable housingprojects/schemes being implemented  in  thecountry  along  with  the  funds  allocated/spent thereunder since their launch;
- (b) whether  the  Government  hasidentified  land  for  developing affordablehousing in the country and if so, the detailsthereof;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  hasdecided  to  use  huge  land  parcels belongingto  sick  and  closing  Public  Sector  Enterprises(PSEs)  for affordable housing schemes andformulated any policy in this regard andif so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government hasidentified PSEs and places forimplementation  of  these  projects  and  if  so,the  details  thereof; and
- (e)  whether  proper  revenue  model,process,  bidding  criteria,  etc. have beenfirmed up in this regard and if so, the detailsthereof along with  the  other  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to developand construct affordable housing in a timebound manner?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

(a) to (e):   A statement is laid on the Table of the House. *****

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN THE LOK SABHA STARREDQUESTION NO. 465*DUE FOR 25.07.2019 REGARDING 'AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS/SCHEMES'

(a)& (b): Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) is implementing Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) [PMAY(U)]since25.06.2015 for providing assistance to States/Union Territories  (UTs)inaddressing  the  housing  requirement  in  urban areas.Based  on  the  project  proposals  received  from  States/UTs, total  83,68,861  houses  have  so  far  been  sanctioned  under  the Scheme; out of this, 49,54,357 are at various stages of construction and  26,13,799  are  completed.Central  assistance  of  Rs.  1,30,293 crore has been sanctioned and Rs. 51,550 crore has been released so far.

Land  and  colonization  are  State  subjects.    Identification  of  land& beneficiariesand formulation of project proposals under the PMAY(U)  are  done  by  States/  UTs.Central  Government  provides different levels of financial assistance under following four verticals of the Scheme:

|   S. No. | Vertical                                                          | Central Assistance per house                                                                                                                                                     |
|----------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | In-situ Slum Redevelopment (ISSR)                                 | Rs. 1.00 lakh                                                                                                                                                                    |
|        2 | Credit Linked Subsidy Scheme (CLSS)                               | Interest subsidy of 6.5%, 4% and 3% on loan amounts upto Rs. 6 lakh, Rs. 9 lakh and Rs. 12 lakh for beneficiaries belonging to EWS/LIG, MIG-I and MIG-II categories respectively |
|        3 | Affordable Housing in Partnership (AHP)                           | Rs. 1.50 lakh                                                                                                                                                                    |
|        4 | Beneficiary-led individual house construction/ enhancements (BLC) | Rs. 1.50 lakh                                                                                                                                                                    |

- (c) to (e):  Yes,  Sir.    Department  of  Public  Enterprises  (DPE), Government of India has issued guidelines on time bound closure of sick/loss  making  Central  Public  Sector  Enterprises  (CPSEs)  and disposal of movable and immovable assets.  As per the guidelines, a Land Management Agency (LMA) shall benominated by the administrative Ministry/Department/Board of the CPSE under closure to  manage,  maintain  and  assist  in  disposal  of  land.        So  far, following four CPSEs have appointed National Buildings Construction Corporation Ltd. (NBCC) as LMA and have requested to check their land parcels for affordable housing:
- i.
- Indian Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Limited
- ii. Bharat Wagon and Engineering Company Limited
- iii. HMT Watches Limited
- iv. Biecco Lawrie Limited

The  mechanism  to  utilize  land  parcels  of  sick/closing  CPSEs  is under consideration.

In order to develop and construct affordable housing in a time bound manner, the Government has taken the following steps:

- All States/UTs have been requested to get project proposals of their remaining demand of houses under PMAY(U) sanctioned
- by December, 2019.
- A National Urban Housing Fund (NUHF) has been created for
- providing extra budgetary resources for the PMAY(U).
- Global  Housing  Technology  Challenge-India  (GHTC-India)  was held in March-2019 to identify globally best available alternate technologies  and  six  of  them  are  being  selected  for  Light House  Projects  (LHPs)  as  live  laboratories  in  six  different
- States.
- Schedule  of  Rates  (SoRs)  have  been  issued  for  16  alternate technologies  available  within  the  country  and  nearly  13  lakh houses are being constructed using these technologies.
- Ministry  regularly  monitors  progress  of  the  Mission  through
- periodic review meetings, video-conferences and field visits.

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