Lok Sabha Question No. 3071 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-11
Subject: Irregularities in Funds Diversion under PMAY
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Arvind Dharmapuri

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3071

TO BE ANSWERED ON JULY 11, 2019

## IRREGULARITIES IN FUNDS DIVERSION UNDER PMAY

NO.3071 SHRI ARVIND DHARMAPURI

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

- a) the targets set by the Union Government under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) for construction of houses for urban poor across the country;
- b) whether  it  is  also  a  fact  that  CAG  has  pointed  out  some irregularities  or  diversion  of  funds  allocated  by  the  Union Government under PMAY to State Government of Telangana;
- c) if so, whether the Union government has stopped giving funds due to such diversion by the State under PMAY and if so, the details thereof;
- d) the steps taken by the Government to provide pakka houses to poor people by the targeted date;
- e) whether  there  is  any  provision  to  build  houses  under  PMAY without associating with the State Governments; and
- f) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) As per demand survey undertaken by the States/Union Territories (UTs) for assessing actual demand for housing under the Pradhan  Mantri  Awas  Yojana  {PMAY(U)},  the  validated  demand  so far is around 112 lakh across the country. PMAY (U) aims to meet the validated demand under the 'Housing for All by 2022' mission. As on 08.07.2019, a total of 83,68,861 houses have been approved under PMAY (U).

(b): No Sir.  Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs is not in receipt of any such report.

- (c):   Does not arise.

(d): In order to achieve the vision of 'Housing for All by 2022' to provide  pucca  houses  to  poor  people  in  the  urban  areas  by  the targeted  date,  all  States/UTs  have  been  requested  to  get  their remaining  demand  of  houses  sanctioned  at  the  earliest  preferably by the current financial year so that construction of all the approved houses under PMAY (U) may progressively be completed by the year 2022. A National Urban Housing Fund has been created for providing central assistance for PMAY (U) through extra budgetary resources in addition to the budgetary support. Moreover, progress of implementation of PMAY  (U)  projects are regularly monitored through robust management information system using information/space technology for ensuring timely completion of the projects.

- (e)  &  (f):  Central  assistance  under  the  scheme  of PMAY  (U)  is provided to a State on the basis of the project proposals prepared & duly  approved  by  the  State Government  through  its  State  Level Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee  and  submitted to this Ministry in consonance with the provisions of the scheme guidelines.The  PMAY  (U)  scheme  guidelines  does  not  provide  for any  specific  State  share  for  implementation  of  the  PMAY  (U) projects sanctioned under the scheme. The contribution of the State Governments for PMAY (U) projects varies from State to State and project to project depending upon the State policies. In the Credit Linked  Subsidy  Scheme  component  which  is  a  Central  Sector Scheme  under  PMAY  (U),  central  assistance  is,  however,  directly given to the beneficiaries  loan  account  without  involving  the State/UT Governments.

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