Lok Sabha Question No. 253 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-19
Subject: Funding under IAY
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Dayakar Pasunoori, Venkatesh Netha Borlakunta

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 253

TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.11.2019

## FUNDING UNDER IAY

## 253. SHRI PASUNOORI DAYAKAR: SHRI VENKATESH NETHA BORLAKUNTA:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the salient features of the Indira Awaas Yojana (IAY);
- (b) the  funds  allocated  for  the  construction  of  houses  under  this  scheme  including  the parameters being adopted for funding the scheme;
- (c) whether  some  States  have  requested  to  increase  the  share  of  the  Central  Government under this scheme; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the action taken on such proposals, so far?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- a) : The salient features of erstwhile rural housing scheme, Indira Awaas Yojana (IAY) are:
- i. The target group were Below Poverty Line (BPL) houselss poor families & those living in dilapidated and kutcha houses
- ii. IAY had 2 components: first one was for assistance for construction of a new house and second was for upgradation of kutcha or dilapidated  houses.
- iii. Size  of  new  house  constructed  under  IAY  to  be  minimum  of  20  Sq.  meters  excluding toilet.
- iv. Provision of house sites for the landless beneficiaries
- v. 5% of the funds earmarked for Special Projects under the scheme which could be utilized on  the  basis  of  projects  submitted  by  the  State  Governments  for  rehabilitation  of  BPL families affected by natural calamities, violence, law & order problems, etc.
- vi. Funds  shared  between  the  Central  Government  and  the  State  Governments  in  ratio  of 90:10 for North Eastern States and 75:25 for all other States. For UTs, 100% cost borne by the Central Government.
- vii. 60% of funds earmarked for SC and STs at national level
- viii. 4% of the funds released can be utilized for administering the scheme of which 0.5% can be retained at State Level and  balance distributed  to the districts.
- ix. District  level  implementation  through  Zilla  Parishad  or  its  equivalent  in  States  where there are no Zilla Parishads. At village level, implementation  through Village Panchayats or its equivalent where State has no Village Panchayats.
- x. Provision  of  an  Empowered  Committee  for  considering  proposals  from  the  State Governments.
- xi. Prioritisation of vulnerable groups while allotment of houses.
- xii. Completion time to be normally 2 years and maximum 3 years
- xiii. Convergence of IAY with other schemes of Central Government & State Governments for providing basic amenities, viz. toilets, drinking water, electricity, etc.
- xiv. Unit cost for construction of a new house to be Rs. 70,000 in plain areas and Rs 75,000 in Hilly States, difficult areas & IAP districts.
- xv. For upgradation, unit assistance was Rs. 15,000; and for house sites to eligible landless beneficiaries, the unit assistance was Rs. 20,000
17. (b) to (d): The IAY has been restructured into Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana- Gramin (PMAYG) w.e.f. 1 st April, 2016. The funds released under PMAY-G during 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20 (till 14.11.2019) were Rs. 16058.00 Crores, Rs. 29889.86 Crores, Rs. 29961.67 Crores and Rs.14113.08 Crores respectively. Funds are shared between the Central  Government  &  the  State  Government  in  the  ratio  of  90:10  for  North  Eastern States  and  2  Himalayan  States  (Himachal  Pradesh  &  Uttarakhand)  and  UT  of  Jammu &Kashmir. For all other States, funds are shared between the Central Government & the State Government in ratio of 60:40. For UTs (with exception of UT of J&K), total cost is borne by the Central Government.

Under PMAY-G, the unit assistance for construction of house has been enhanced to  Rs.1.20  Lakhs  from  Rs.70,000  in  plain  areas  and  Rs.1.30  Lakhs  from  Rs.75,000  in Hilly States, difficult areas and IAP districts.  The size of the PMAY-G house has also increased to 25 Sq.mts. from 20 Sq.mts under IAY.

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