Lok Sabha Question No. 435 (STARRED), answered on 2019-07-23
Subject: Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Rahul Ramesh Shewale, Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 435

TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.07.2019

## PRADHAN MANTRI AWAS YOJANA-GRAMIN

- *435.  SHRI RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE: SHRIMATI SANGEETA KUMARI SINGH DEO:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Union Government has received proposals from the State Governments for construction  of  houses  by  relaxing  the  Permanent  Wait  List  norms  under  the  Pradhan Mantri  Awas  Yojana-Gramin  (PMAY-G)  during  each  of  the  last  three  years  and  the current year;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  action  taken/being  taken  on  such  proposals,  State/UTwise;
- (c) whether  the  Union  Government  has  received  requests  from  the  State  Governments  to provide funds under the said scheme in 90:10 proportion instead of 60:40 during the said period;
- (d) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  action  taken/being  taken  on  such  requests,  State/UTwise; and
- (e) the other steps taken/being taken by the Government in this direction?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

(a) to (e):     A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (e) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *435 ANSWERED ON 23.07.2019 REGARDING PRADHAN MANTRI AWAS YOJANAGRAMIN

(a) to (e): This Ministry is in receipt of proposals from the State Governments of  Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Odisha and Tamil Nadu during the last 3 years and current year for relaxing the Permanent Wait List norms under  Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana - Gramin (PMAY-G). The details of proposals received from the 4 States and action taken thereon are given at Annexure.

As per the Framework for Implementation of PMAY-G, the identification of beneficiaries under PMAY-G is based on the housing deprivation parameters and exclusion criteria prescribed in the Socio Economic Caste Census (SECC) 2011 and after due verification by Gram Sabha. Under PMAY-G, 5% of the annual central allocation is retained at the Central Government level as a reserve fund for financing the proposals received from the State Government under Special Projects. The proposals under Special Projects include rehabilitation/relocation of families whose houses  have  been  completely/substantially  damaged  on  account  of  natural  disasters  including floods, cyclones. The beneficiaries identified under Special Projects are only those households that are listed in the Permanent Wait List (PWL) of PMAY-G.

As per the Framework for Implementation of PMAY-G, the cost for implementing the scheme is to be shared between Government of India and State Governments in the ratio of 60:40 except for North-Eastern and Himalayan states where the funding pattern is in the ratio of 90:10. For UT, 100% funds are provided by the Centre.

While  submitting  a  proposal  under  Special  Projects  of  PMAY-G  in  respect  of  households affected by floods and Cyclone Fani, by Govt of Kerala and Govt of Odisha respectively, request was  made  for  providing  funds  in  the  proportion  of  100:0  and  90:10  instead  of  60:40.  The Ministry has not agreed to the requests of Government of Kerala and Odisha.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED IN PART (a) to (e) OF STATEMENT IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *435 ANSWERED ON 23.07.2019 REGARDING PRADHAN MANTRI AWAS YOJANA-GRAMIN

## Annexure

## Details of proposals received from the States and action taken

|   S. No | Name of the State   | Details of Proposal of State Government                                                                                                                                                                   | Action Taken                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
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|       1 | Andhra Pradesh      | State Government sought relaxation to use Smart Pulse Survey data conducted by the State Government through Gram Sabhas instead of SECC 2011 survey data.                                                 | As per the Framework for Implementation of PMAY-G, the identification of beneficiaries under PMAY-G is based on the housing deprivation parameters as prescribed in SECC 2011 data. Accordingly, the proposal of the State Government was not agreed to.                                                                                                                                                       |
|       2 | Kerala              | State Govt has requested to provide assistance to those households, affected by floods in Kerala, who are not listed in the PWL of PMAY- G. Also requested for 100% of unit cost to be sanctioned by GOI. | As per Framework of Implementation(FFI) of PMAY-G, the beneficiaries identified under special projects are those households that are listed in PWL of PMAY-G. Accordingly, the proposal of the State Government was not agreed to. The proposal for 100% unit cost was also not agreed to owing to the provisions of the FFI of PMAY-G.                                                                        |
|       3 | Odisha              | State Government has sought relaxation for considering FANI cyclone affected households who are not included in PWL under PMAY-G Special Projects.                                                        | Keeping in view the extent of natural calamity and non-inclusion of affected households in the list of potential beneficiaries, it had been decided with the approval of Minister (Rural Development) that a special 15 days window period would be granted to Govt. of Orissa to identify genuine households who were affected by Fani cyclone and capture their details using Awaas+ mobile application.     |
|       4 | Tamil Nadu          | State Government has requested to sanction 2 lakh additional houses affected by Gaja cyclone, who are not included in PWL under PMAY-G Special Projects.                                                  | Keeping in view the extent of natural calamity and non-inclusion of affected households in the list of potential beneficiaries, it had been decided with the approval of Minister (Rural Development) that a special 15 days window period would be granted to Govt. of Tamil Nadu to identify genuine households who were affected by Gaja cyclone and capture their details using Awaas+ mobile application. |