Lok Sabha Question No. 2537 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-14
Subject: Online Application Service for PMAY-G
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Raju Bista

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2537

ANSWERED ON 14/12/2021

## ONLINE APPLICATION SERVICE FOR PMAY-G

## 2537.   SHRI RAJU BISTA:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the  number  of  houses  constructed  under  Pradhan  Mantri  Awas  Yojana  (PMAY)  Gramin in the Districts of Darjeeling and Kalimpong since 2019 till date;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  proposed  to  provide  online  application  service  for PMAY(G), if so, details thereof and if not the reasons therefor; and
- (c) whether  the  West  Bengal  State  Government's  Bangla  Awas  Yojana  receives  funds from PMAY and if so, details of its implementation?

## ANSWER

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

(a): The details of number of houses constructed under Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana Gramin (PMAY-G) in the Districts of Darjeeling and Kalimpong since April, 2019 till date (08.12.2021) is given as under:

| Name of the District   | Houses Constructed (in nos.)   |
|------------------------|--------------------------------|
| Darjeeling             | 2,255                          |
| Kalimpong              | 1,469                          |

(b): Under  PMAY-G, the target  is  the  construction  of  2.95  crore  houses  to  achieve  the objective of 'Housing for All' in rural areas. Under PMAY-G, the beneficiaries have been identified  based  on  the  housing  deprivation  parameters  prescribed  under  Socio  Economic Caste  Census  (SECC)  2011.  After  due  verification  by  the  Gram  Sabha  and  completion  of Appellate Process Gram panchayat-wise Permanent Wait List (PWL) is prepared. The auto generated  priority  list  of  households  from  SECC,  2011  database  was  provided  to  the States/Union Territories (UTs) for conducting Gram Sabha meetings to finalize the PWL. As on 08.12.2021, a total of 2.15 crore households have been identified and included in PWL from SECC, 2011. Further, the details of such households who, though eligible for inclusion in  PWL,  but  were  left  out  from  the  SECC  2011  based  PWL,  have  been  captured  in  the Awaas+ Mobile App based Survey. The Survey was conducted during January, 2018 and 7 th March 2019. In this exercise, the States/UTs have uploaded details of additional households. The beneficiaries from finalised Awaas+ lists are also being granted benefits under PMAY-G as per the approved guidelines, within a ceiling of 2.95 crore houses under PMAY-G.

No  applications  from  households  are  required  under  this  scheme  as  beneficiaries  are identified from the PWL of PMAY-G based on SECC 2011 and finalised Awaas+ list, thus online application service is not proposed.

(c): Under PMAY-G, assistance is provided to construct houses with basic amenities in rural areas. Central Share of funds under the scheme is released to the States/UTs including the State Government of West Bengal. The Government does not support any scheme of the Govt. of West Bengal known as Bangla Awas Yojana. However, the Ministry has received complaints that the State Govt of West Bengal is using name of Bangla Awaas Yojana on PMAY-G houses. The complaints are being inquired into.

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