Lok Sabha Question No. 1832 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-28
Subject: Status of Housing for All
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Vijay Kumar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1832

## TO BE ANSWERED ON NOVEMBER 28, 2019 STATUS OF HOUSING FOR ALL

## NO. 1832.   SHRI VIJAY KUMAR:

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

- (a)   whether the Government has set any target to provide 'Housing for  All'  by  the  year  2022  and  if  so,  the  targets  set  by  the Government to provide houses, State-wise;
- (b)  whether the Government has set a target to construct two crore houses during the next three years for the purpose;
- (c)   if so, the strategic initiatives being taken by the Government to achieve the set target; and
- (d)  whether Bihar State is likely to be given priority as it has largest population of homeless people and they are unable to construct their  houses  due  to  their  lower  per  capita  income  than  the national average 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),(b) & (d):In pursuance of the Government's vision of 'Housing for All' by 2022, Ministry  of  Housing  and  Urban  Affairs  (MoHUA)  is

implementing Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) [PMAY(U)] since 25.06.2015 for providing assistance to States/Union Territories(UTs),  including  the  state  of  Bihar,  for  addressing  the housing  requirement  in  urban  areas.  The  scheme  comprises  the following four verticals:

|   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 housing loan amounts upto Rs. 6 lakh, Rs. 9 lakh and Rs. 12 lakh for beneficiaries belonging to Economical Weaker Section (EWS)/Lower Income Group (LIG), Middle Income Group-I (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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |

Central Assistance under PMAY(U) for different verticals is fixed for all States/UTs not withstanding topographical/geographical differences across the country.

States/Union  Territories  (UTs)  have  undertaken  demand  survey under  the  scheme  for  assessing  actual  demand  of  housing.    The validated  demand  reported  by  States/UTs  so  far  is  around  112 lakhs.Based  on  the  project  proposals  received  so  far  from  the States/UTs, total 93,00,949 houses have been sanctioned under the Scheme; out of this 55,40,801 are at various stages of construction and 28,06,465 are completed/delivered.

(c) In order to achieve the vision of 'Housing for All' by 2022, following steps have been taken by MoHUA for effective implementation of the scheme :

i.    States/UTs have been requested to get the project proposals for all their remaining demand of houses sanctioned by March, 2020 so that construction of all houses may progressively be completed by 2022.

ii. States/UTs have also been requested to expedite the grounding/completion of already sanctioned projects/houses.

iii. Central Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee (CSMC) constituted  under  the  chairmanship  of  Secretary,  MoHUA  meets every  month  to  sanction  Central  Assistance  for  new  projects  and reviews the progress of the Mission iv. To  ensure  availability of funds, in  addition  to  budgetary resources, National Urban Housing Fund (NUHF) for Rs 60,000 crore has  been  created  for  raising  Extra  Budgetary  Resources  (EBR)  in phases for rapid implementation of PMAY(U).

v. Ministry  monitors  progress  of  the  Mission  through  periodic review meetings, video-conferences and field visits.

vi.        Alternative  and  innovative  technologies  have  been  identified from  across  the  globe  through  a  challenge  process  under  Global Housing  Technology  Challenge-  India  (GHTC-India)  for  ensuring rapid delivery of houses.

vii.    State  Level  Sanctioning  and  Monitoring  Committee  (SLSMC) under  chairmanship  of  Chief  Secretary  of  the  concerned  State/UT reviews the progress of implementation of the Mission at the State level.

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