Lok Sabha Question No. 3129 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-12
Subject: Housing for BPL Families in Assam
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Naba (Hira) Kumar Sarania

NO. 3129.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3129 TO BE ANSWERED ON MARCH 12, 2020

HOUSING FOR BPL FAMILIES IN ASSAM

SHRI NABA KUMAR SARANIA

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

- (a) whether the Union Government has received any project 0 proposal from the Government of Assam for the construction of flats, apartments for the BPL families;
- (b) if so, the time by which the project is likely to be approved;
- (c)
- the details of the schemes being run by the Union Government for providing houses to poor people, State-wise; and
- (d) whether the Union Government proposes to increase the number of dwelling units to cater the rising need in coming years 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) SirThe Government of Assam has reported that no projectlproposal has been submitted by them for the construction No,
- of flatslapartments for the BPL families.
- (b) Does not arise:

- (c) 'Land' and 'Colonisation' are State subjects, therefore, it is the responsibility of StatelUnion Territory (UT) Governments to frame policies and implement schemes for providing houses to poor people: However, in pursuance to Government's vision of for AII by 2022' , the Government of India through the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has been implementing Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana Urban (PMAY-U) Mission since June 25, 2015 to provide Central Assistance to States/UTs for providing all weather pucca houses to all eligible urban households. The StatelUT-wise details of projects approved along with Central Assistance and number of houses sanctioned under PMAY-U Mission are at Annexure.
- (d): The validated demand of housing under PMAY-U Mission is based on the demand survey undertaken by StateslUTs for assessing the actual demand of housing: The validated demand for the entire Mission period is around 112.24 lakh houses and so 103.62 Iakh houses have been sanctioned against the target set of 97.92 Iakh houses up to the year 2019-20. The target achieved in terms of houses sanctioned is well ahead of the target set under PMAY-U Mission: far,

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## Annexure referred in reply to LS USQ No: 3129 due for answer on 12.03.2020

## State/UT-wise details of projects approved along with Central Assistance and number of houses sanctioned under PMAY-U Mission

|             | Name of the Statel UT   |       | No. of Project Proposal Considered   | Investment Approved Projects (Rs: in crore)   | Central Assistance Sanctioned (Rs. in crore)   | No. of Houses Sanctioned   |
|-------------|-------------------------|-------|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
|             | A&N Islands_            |       | 3                                    | 54.13                                         | 9.18                                           | 612                        |
|             | Andhra Pradesh          | 183   | 932                                  | 102.384.63                                    | 30,286.50                                      | 20,.08,372                 |
| 3           |                         | 29    | 48                                   | 413.85                                        | 162.82                                         | 7,230                      |
| 4           | Assam                   | 98    | 326                                  | 3,525.01                                      | 1767.60                                        | 117.508_                   |
| 5           | Bihar                   | 145   | 447                                  | 16,486.03                                     | 4,876.26                                       | 3,13,443                   |
| 6           | Chandigarh              |       |                                      | 82.69                                         | 778                                            | 352                        |
|             |                         | 165   |                                      | 10,653.06                                     | 3845.94                                        | 255,201                    |
| 8           | D&N Haveli              | 1     | 3                                    | 292.23                                        | 80.28                                          | 4,336                      |
| 9           | Daman & Diu             | 2     | 6                                    | 103.75                                        | 2525                                           | 1349                       |
| 10          | Delhi (NCRL             | 5     |                                      | 3,253.06_                                     | 383.69                                         | 16,915                     |
| 11          | Goa                     | 14    | 10                                   | 212.46                                        | 2438                                           | 1100                       |
| 12          | Gujarat                 | 192   |                                      | 56,547.66                                     | 11346.14                                       |                            |
| 13          | Haryana                 | 86    | 538                                  | 26,062.06                                     | 4,268.59                                       | 267.641                    |
| 14          |                         | 53    | 131                                  | 534.84                                        | 177.04                                         | 10,030                     |
| 15          | J&k                     | 80    | 332                                  | 3,043.20_                                     | 833.96                                         | 55,040                     |
| 16          | Jharkhand               | 45    | 389                                  | 12,703.53                                     | 3,027.38                                       | 2,00,267                   |
| 17          | Karnataka               | 277   | 2573                                 | 38,969.80                                     | 10,332.25                                      | 6,52,164                   |
| 18          | Kerala                  | 96    | 454                                  | 5,237.89                                      | 2,066.01                                       |                            |
| 19          | Ladakh                  | 2     | 8                                    | 84.85                                         | 36.67                                          | 1,777                      |
| 20          | Lakshadweep             |       |                                      |                                               |                                                |                            |
| 21          | Madhya Pradesh          | 385   | 1,464                                | 40,356.39                                     |                                                | 788,935                    |
| 22          | Maharashtra             | 386   | 1014                                 |                                               | 18,327.60                                      | 11,77,560                  |
| 23          | Manipur                 | 27    | 27                                   | 1,095.42                                      | 642.75                                         | 42,825                     |
| 24          | Meghalaya               | 10    | 36                                   | 180.27                                        | 70.68                                          | 4,685                      |
| 25          | Mizoram                 | 23    | 32                                   | 725.13                                        | 473.29                                         | 30,803                     |
| 26          | Nagaland                | 32    | 64                                   | 935.11                                        | 505.95                                         | 32,001                     |
| 27          | Odisha                  | 118   | 616                                  | 5,682.77                                      | 2409.37                                        | 154,021                    |
| 28          | Puducherry_             | 6     | 30                                   | 697.72                                        | 212.51                                         | 13,823                     |
| 29          | Punjab                  | 167   | 885                                  | 4.194.77                                      | 1424.00                                        | 91.440                     |
| 30          | Rajasthan               | 171   | 396                                  |                                               | 3,403.26                                       | 2,03,908                   |
| 31          | Sikkim                  | 8     | 11                                   | 15.80                                         | 8.19                                           | 537                        |
| 32          | Tamil Nadu              | 719   | 3,269                                | 39,839.40                                     | 11,892.75                                      | 7,70,673                   |
| 33          | Telangana               | 70    | 245                                  | 19.479.62                                     | 3,.465.25_                                     | 216,747                    |
| 34          |                         | 20    | 64                                   | 2,735.22                                      | 1,317.32                                       | 83,454                     |
| 35          | Uttar Pradesh           | 678   | 3940                                 |                                               | 24.173.54                                      | 15,74,233                  |
| 36          | Uttarakhand             | 94    | 191                                  | 3,065.85                                      | 762.04                                         | 41,815                     |
| 37          | West Bengal             | 132   | 418                                  | 19,.420.75                                    | 6,369.66                                       | 4.11876                    |
| Grand Total | Grand Total             | 4,521 | 21,566                               | 6,16,331.55                                   | 1,64,060.86^                                   | 103,61,738*                |