Lok Sabha Question No. 1054 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-24
Subject: Development of Housing Units
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: KRISHN PRATAP SINGH, B.V. NAYAK

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING & URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1054

TO BE ANSWERED ON JULY 24, 2018

DEVELOPMENT OF HOUSING UNITS

No. 1054

DR. KRISHAN PRATAP:

SHRI B.V. NAIK:

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

(a)  the  number  of  cities/towns  in  the  country  identified/selected  for development of housing/dwelling units under Housing for All scheme, State-wise including Uttar Pradesh and Karnataka;

- (b) the eligibility criteria laid down by the Government to provide houses under the said scheme; and

(c) whether any new features have been included in the scheme and 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  on  date,  a  total  of  4320  cities  /  towns  across  the  country including the States of Uttar Pradesh and Karnataka have been included under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) [PMAY(U)].

O.I.H.

State / Union Territory (UT) - wise details of cities/towns included under PMAY (U) is annexed.

- (b): The eligibility criteria for selection of beneficiaries under PMAY (U) is as under:
- (i) A beneficiary family will comprise husband, wife, unmarried sons and/ or unmarried daughters.
- (ii) The  beneficiary  family  should  not  own  a  pucca  house  (an  all weather dwelling unit) either in his/her name or in the name of any member of his/her family in any part of India.
- (iii) An adult earning member (irrespective of marital status) can be treated as a separate household;
- a) Provided that he / she does not own a pucca (an all weather dwelling unit) house in his / her name in any part of India.
- b) Provided also that in the case of a married couple, either of the spouses or both together in joint ownership will be eligible for a single house, subject to income eligibility of the household under the scheme.

An eligible beneficiary can avail benefit of only one of the four verticals of the Mission.

(c):  The  PMAY(U)  Mission  Guidelines  has  recently  been  amended  to cover  all  the  towns  notified  after  Census  2011  including  Notified Planning/Development  Areas  and  the  areas  falling  within  notified Planning/Development  area  under  the  jurisdiction  of  an  Industrial Development Authority/Special Area Development Authority/Urban Development Authority or any such Authority under State legislation. Further, to bring more families under the purview of the PMAY (U), the Ministry has extended the benefits of Credit Linked Subsidy Scheme for Middle  Income  Group  (CLSS  for  MIG)  vertical  of  the  PMAY  (U)  till 31.03.2019. The maximum eligible carpet area under CLSS for MIG has also been increased 'upto 160 sq.m.' and 'upto 200 sq.m.' for MIG-I and MIG-II respectively with effect from 01.01.2017.

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## Annexure referred in reply to LSUQ No - 1054 due for 24.07.2018 State/UT wise details of number of cities included under PMAY(U)

| Sr. No.       | Name of the State/ UT   | Cities included in Mission   |
|---------------|-------------------------|------------------------------|
| 1             | A&N Island (UT)         | 1                            |
| 2             | Andhra Pradesh          | 111                          |
| 3             | Arunachal Pradesh       | 33                           |
| 4             | Assam                   | 98                           |
| 5             | Bihar                   | 140                          |
| 6             | Chandigarh (UT)         | 1                            |
| 7             | Chhattisgarh            | 168                          |
| 8             | D&N Haveli (UT)         | 1                            |
| 9             | Daman & Diu (UT)        | 2                            |
| 10            | Delhi (UT)              | 5                            |
| 11            | Goa                     | 14                           |
| 12            | Gujarat                 | 171                          |
| 13            | Haryana                 | 80                           |
| 14            | Himachal Pradesh        | 54                           |
| 15            | Jammu & Kashmir         | 80                           |
| 16            | Jharkhand               | 45                           |
| 17            | Karnataka               | 271                          |
| 18            | Kerala                  | 93                           |
| 19            | Lakshdweep (UT)         | -                            |
| 20            | Madhya Pradesh          | 379                          |
| 21            | Maharashtra             | 382                          |
| 22            | Manipur                 | 28                           |
| 23            | Meghalaya               | 10                           |
| 24            | Mizoram                 | 23                           |
| 25            | Nagaland                | 32                           |
| 26            | Orissa                  | 114                          |
| 27 Puducherry | (UT)                    | 6                            |
| 28            | Punjab                  | 164                          |
| 29            | Rajasthan               | 183                          |
| 30            | Sikkim                  | 8                            |
| 31            | TamilNadu               | 666                          |
| 32            | Telangana               | 68                           |
| 33            | Tripura                 | 20                           |
| 34            | Uttar Pradesh           | 653                          |
| 35            | Uttrakhand              | 91                           |
| 36            | West Bengal             | 125                          |
| Total         | Total                   | 4,320                        |

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