Lok Sabha Question No. 994 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-08
Subject: House for Homeless BPL People in Rural Areas of Uttar Pradesh
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Kunwar Danish Ali

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 994

ANSWERED ON 08/02/2022

## HOUSE FOR HOMELESS BPL PEOPLE IN RURAL AREAS OF UTTAR PRADESH

## 994. KUNWAR DANISH ALI:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of people living Below Poverty Line (BPL) in Uttar Pradesh, especially in Amroha parliamentary constituency;
- (b) the  total  funds  allocated  by  the  Government  for  the  construction  of  houses  for homeless  people  living  Below  Poverty  Line  (BPL)  in  rural  areas  of  Uttar  Pradesh during each of the last five years;
- (c) the  number  of  people  benefited  under  the  said  scheme  in  the  State,  particularly  in Amroha Parliamentary Constituency during each of the last five years; and
- (d) the  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to  provide  houses  to  the  remaining homeless  people  living  Below  Poverty  Line  (BPL)  in  rural  areas  of  Uttar  Pradesh, particularly in Amroha district?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI FAGGAN SINGH KULASTE)

- (a)        Poverty  Line  was  last  revised  in  2009.  Since  then,  it  has  not  been  updated  and  not used for identification  of  beneficiaries  of  the  programmes.  Ministry  of  Rural  Development identifies  the  beneficiaries  on  the  basis  of  Socio-Economic  Census  held  in  2011.  The Ministry  of  Rural  Development  is  implementing  Pradhan  Mantri  Awaas  Yojana-  Gramin (PMAY-G) with effect from 1 st April, 2016 to provide assistance to eligible rural households on the basis of the Socio Economic Caste Census (SECC), which was conducted in 2011 and the Awaas+ 2018 survey (conducted to identify eligible households claiming to be left out of SECC 2011).  Eligible  households  under  PMAY-G  are  selected  using  housing  deprivation, automatic inclusion and exclusion parameters.

The Amroha Parliamentary Constituency comprises of the Jyotiba Phule Nagar and Hapur districts.  The  number  of  automatically  included  households  and  deprived  households identified under SECC 2011, from which the beneficiaries of the schemes are drawn, in the State of Uttar Pradesh, especially in the two districts of Amroha Parliamentary Constituency, is given below:

(Units in nos.)

| State/ District     |   Automatic included households | Deprived Households of more than deprivation   |
|---------------------|---------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
| Uttar Pradesh       |                           68190 | 1,03,81,355                                    |
| Jyotiba Phule Nagar |                             190 | 38,004                                         |
| Hapur*              |                             192 | 38,486                                         |

(b) to (d) Rural Housing is part of the mandate and responsibility of the State Governments, therefore,   the  State  Governments  are  also  implementing  their  own  housing  schemes.  For example,  Mukhyamantri  Awaas  Yojana  is  being  run  by  the  State  Government  of  Uttar Pradesh and it aims to provide benefits to those households which are left out of the scope of implementation of PMAY-G in the State. PMAY-G is supplementing the efforts of the State Governments  to  provide  benefits  of  the  housing  to  eligible  beneficiaries. Accordingly,  the details are being provided in respect of PMAY-G only.

The total central share of funds allocated and released by the Ministry under PMAY-G to the State of Uttar Pradesh during each of the last five years is given as under:

| Year    | Allocation (Rs in Crore)   | Release (Rs in Crore)   |
|---------|----------------------------|-------------------------|
| 2016-17 | 4,328.91                   | 2,239.80                |
| 2017-18 | 2,985.45                   | 4,948.06                |
| 2018-19 | 2,335.93                   | 2,775.86                |
| 2019-20 | 1,298.50                   | 1,145.64                |
| 2020-21 | 5,274.66                   | 4,830.90                |

Further, the number of people benefited (to whom houses have been sanctioned), under the PMAY-G in the State of Uttar  Pradesh,  and  in  the  two  districts  of  Amroha  Parliamentary Constituency during each of the last five years is given as under:

## (Houses sanctioned units in nos.)

| State/District      | 2016-17   | 2017-18   | 2018-19   | 2019-20   | 2020-21   |
|---------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Uttar Pradesh       | 1,17,670  | 7,62,797  | 3,84,154  | 1,78,341  | 7,30,523  |
| Jyotiba Phule Nagar | 169       | 58        | 0         | 0         | 1,771     |
| Hapur               | 28        | 2         | 0         | 0         | 19        |

The number of eligible households from SECC 2011 and Awaas+ database that have been provided houses since inception of PMAY-G on 01.04.2016 till 03.02.2022 are given below. It  is  pertinent  to  note  that  the  full  targets  allowable  to  the  State  of  Uttar  Pradesh  under PMAY-G from SECC & Awaas+ database have already been allocated. Further distribution of targets to districts is done by the state.

## (Units in nos.)

| State/District      | Target allocated to the State by the Ministry   | Houses Sanctioned by the State   | Houses Completed   |
|---------------------|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|--------------------|
| Uttar Pradesh       | 26,15,951                                       | 26,07,543                        | 24,17,765          |
| Jyotiba Phule Nagar | 2,100                                           | 2,097                            | 2,085              |
| Hapur               | 57                                              | 50                               | 50                 |

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