Lok Sabha Question No. 399 (STARRED), answered on 2023-03-28
Subject: PMAY-G in Gujarat
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Vinod Chavda

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 399

ANSWERED ON 28/03/2023

## PMAY-G in Gujarat

## *399.   SHRI VINOD L. CHAVDA:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Pradhan Mantri Awaas YojanaGramin (PMAY-G) is being implemented in Gujarat;
- (b) if so, the target set for construction of houses under the said yojana;
- (c) the number of houses sanctioned and those for which funds have been released;
- (d) the number of houses for which construction has been completed in Gujarat particularly Bhuj, Abdasa, Gandhidham, Rapar, Mandvi and Anjar districts under Kutch Parliamentary Constituency; and
- (e) the  measures  being  taken  to  approve  the  remaining  requests/applications  for  release  of funds to complete the construction of houses already sanctioned/to be sanctioned under the said  yojana in Gujarat particularly  Bhuj, Abdasa, Gandhidham, Rapar, Mandvi and Anjar districts under Kutch Parliamentary Constituency?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI GIRIRAJ SINGH)

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

## Statement in reply to parts (a) to (e) of Lok Sabha Starred Question no. 399 answered on 28.03.2023

(a)  &  (b)  Yes  Sir.  In  order  to  achieve  the  objective  of  'Housing  for  All'  in  rural  areas,  the Ministry of Rural Development is implementing Pradhan MantriAwaasYojana-Gramin (PMAYG) with effect from 1 st April, 2016 to provide assistance to eligible rural households with overall target  to  construct  2.95  crore  pucca  houses  with  basic  amenities  by  March,  2024  in  various States/UTs,  including  Gujarat  State.  Out  of  the  overall  target,  the  Gujarat  State  has  been allocated with a target of 6,33,772 houses under PMAY-G.

(c)         The  PMAY-G,  being  a  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme,  the  Central  Share  of  Assistance under PMAY-G is released to the State on the basis of balance targets, liabilities and unspent balance available. These funds are released directly to the State/UT considering the State/UT as a unit. Further release of these funds to beneficiaries in various districts is done by the respective State/UT Governments in various installments on the basis of various stages of construction of house. Against the target of 6,33,772 houses allocated to Gujarat, the State has sanctioned houses to 5,79,891 beneficiaries, funds have been released to 5,36,775 beneficiaries as on 22.3.2023.

(d)        The  construction  of  4,04,511  houses  has  been  completed  in  Gujarat,  including  4,297 houses in Kutch District. The number of houses completed in Blocks under Kutch Parliamentary Constituency is given as under:

(units in Nos.)

| Name of Block   | the Target allocated   | Houses sanctioned   | Houses completed   |
|-----------------|------------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
| Bhuj            | 2,254                  | 2,043               | 1,668              |
| Abdasa          | 731                    | 565                 | 339                |
| Gandhidham      | 157                    | 82                  | 20                 |
| Rapar           | 1,502                  | 1,396               | 806                |
| Mandvi          | 512                    | 185                 | 93                 |
| Anjar           | 353                    | 173                 | 96                 |

(e)        Under PMAY-G, no application is required from households/beneficiaries to release the fund since the beneficiaries are identified from SECC 2011 and Awaas+ databases and release of fund is a important step in process of completion of houses. Of  the overall target allocated to Gujarat, the State has fixed target of 9,048 houses to Kutch District, out of which 6,784 houses have  already  been  sanctioned  to  beneficiaries,  out  of  which  4,297  houses  have  already  been completed. In order to ensure timely sanctioning and completion of houses under the scheme, regular review meetings at various levels is being done with the States/UTs.

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