Lok Sabha Question No. 4474 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-23
Subject: PMAY-G in Tamil Nadu
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: V. Kalanidhi, S. Venkatesan

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4474

ANSWERED ON 23.03.2021

## PMAY-G IN TAMIL NADU

## 4474.   DR. KALANIDHI VEERASWAMY: SHRI S. VENKATESAN:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the salient features of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G);
- (b) the funds sanctioned, allocated and utilized under this scheme in Tamil Nadu during the last three years;
- (c) the number of houses sanctioned and constructed under this scheme in the State during the said period, district-wise;
- (d) the number of houses targetted for construction in Tamil Nadu for the next three years, district-wise;
- (e) the names of the villages identified for construction of the said houses along with the stages in which the said work is likely to be carried out by the Government;
- (f) whether the Government is aware of irregularities in the implementation of this scheme in the State; and
- (g) if so, the details thereof along with the action taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)

- (a) The  Pradhan  Mantri  Awaas  Yojana-Gramin  (PMAY-G)  is  being  implemented  w.e.f 1.4.2016  with  the  objective  to  provide  2.95  crore  houses  under  the  programme.    The  salient features of the Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana- Gramin are given as under:-
- i. Identification and selection of beneficiaries, based on the housing deficiency and other social deprivation parameters prescribed in Socio Economic Caste Census (SECC)-2011 data, and verified by the Gram Sabhas.  Accordingly, Permanent Wait List (PWL) was generated.
- ii. The  minimum  unit  size  of  house  is  25  square  metres  including  a  dedicated  area  for hygienic cooking.
- iii. Unit assistance of Rs. 1.20 lakh in plains and Rs.1.30 lakh in hilly states, difficult areas and IAP districts.
- iv. The fund sharing pattern under PMAY-G between Central and State Government is in the ratio of 60:40 except in case of the UT of Jammu & Kashmir, North-Eastern States and Hilly States, wherein the sharing pattern is 90:10. In respect of UTs (including Ladakh), 100% funding is  by the Central Government.
- v. Provision of assistance (Rs.12,000/-) for toilets through convergence with Swacch Bharat Mission - Gramin (SBM-G), Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) or any other dedicated source of funding.
- vi. Provision  of  90/95  persondays  of  un-skilled  labour  wage  under  MGNREGA  for construction of house, over and above the unit assistance.
- vii. Convergence with other Government schemes for provision of basic amenities viz., toilet, drinking water, electricity, clean & efficient cooking fuel, treatment of social and liquid waste etc.
- viii. Focus  on  construction  of  quality  houses  by  the  beneficiaries  using  local  materials, appropriate designs and trained masons.

(b) The details of funds sanctioned, allocated and utilized under this scheme in Tamil Nadu during the last three years are given as under:

(Rs. in crore)

|   Total Central Allocation |   Central Sanctions/Releases |   Total Utilization* |
|----------------------------|------------------------------|----------------------|
|                    2572.29 |                      1838.79 |              3289.68 |

Source: AwaasSoft report dated 19.03.2021 and ECR.

*State share also

(c) The  details  of  number  of  houses  sanctioned  and  constructed  under  this  scheme  in  the State of Tamil Nadu during the last three years, district-wise are given at Annexure.

(d)  &  (e)  The  targets  under  PMAY-G  are  set  annually  on  the  basis  of  availability  of  eligible beneficiaries  in  the  Permanent  Wait  List  (PWL),  achievements  of  targets  allocated  during  the preceding  years  and  proposal  of  the  State/UT.  After  allocation  of  Annual  targets,  further distribution  of  targets  among  beneficiaries  in  various  districts/blocks/villages  is  done  by  the States/UTs on the basis of eligible number in the PWL.

(f)  &  (g)  Report  of  irregularity  had  been  received  in  the  implementation  of  PMAY-G  in  the Thiruvannamalai district of State of Tamil Nadu. It has been alleged that the Zonal BDOs and Panchayat Secretaries are involved in corruption and malpractice in implementation of PMAY-G and that the genuine beneficiaries are not being provided assistance under the scheme. As per the grievance  redressal  mechanism  under  the  Framework  for  Implementation  of  PMAY-G,  the complaint had been forwarded to the State Government for conducting enquiry and furnishing the Action Taken Report to the Ministry.

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## STATEMENT IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4474 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.03.201 REGARDING PMAY-G IN TAMIL NADU

Details of total number of houses sanctioned and completed under the Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G) in the State of Tamil Nadu during the last three years, district-wise.

(units in Nos.)

| S.No.   | Name of District   |   Sanctioned |   Completed |
|---------|--------------------|--------------|-------------|
| 1       | ARIYALUR           |        14600 |        3290 |
| 2       | CHENGALPATTU       |          926 |         604 |
| 3       | COIMBATORE         |         1135 |        1010 |
| 4       | CUDDALORE          |        27889 |        5462 |
| 5       | DHARMAPURI         |        13437 |        6467 |
| 6       | DINDIGUL           |         1354 |        1105 |
| 7       | ERODE              |         2053 |        2012 |
| 8       | KALLAKURICHI       |         3108 |        1094 |
| 9       | KANCHIPURAM        |        15396 |       10446 |
| 10      | KANNIYAKUMARI      |          573 |         389 |
| 11      | KARUR              |         1493 |         868 |
| 12      | KRISHNAGIRI        |         6904 |        5166 |
| 13      | MADURAI            |         3611 |        2002 |
| 14      | NAGAPATTINAM       |        29676 |       10724 |
| 15      | NAMAKKAL           |         3250 |        2298 |
| 16      | PERAMBALUR         |         4054 |        2104 |
| 17      | PUDUKKOTTAI        |        12168 |        5388 |
| 18      | RAMANATHAPURAM     |         9871 |        3134 |
| 19      | Ranipet            |         1060 |         673 |
| 20      | SALEM              |        17097 |        7269 |
| 21      | SIVAGANGAI         |         4399 |        2598 |
| 22      | TENKASI            |          775 |         565 |
| 23      | THANJAVUR          |        23016 |        8521 |
| 24      | THE NILGIRIS       |         1286 |         726 |
| 25      | THENI              |          528 |         355 |
| 26      | THOOTHUKKUDI       |         1918 |        1108 |
| 27      | TIRUCHIRAPPALLI    |        10059 |        5168 |
| 28      | TIRUNELVELI        |         6749 |        3960 |
| 29      | TIRUPATHUR         |         2023 |        1430 |
| 30      | TIRUPPUR           |         1001 |         858 |
| 31      | TIRUVALLUR         |         7556 |        4550 |
| 32      | TIRUVANNAMALAI     |        20516 |       11230 |
| 33      | TIRUVARUR          |        19438 |        7366 |
| 34      | VELLORE            |        16726 |        9765 |
| 35      | VILLUPURAM         |        52074 |       15617 |
| 36      | VIRUDHUNAGAR       |         2824 |        1506 |
|         | TOTAL              |       340543 |      146828 |

Source: Awaasoft report as on 19.03.2021