Lok Sabha Question No. 82 (STARRED), answered on 2022-02-08
Subject: Beneficiaries under PMAY-G
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Raksha Nikhil Khadse

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

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 82 ANSWERED ON 08/02/2022

## BENEFICIARIES UNDER PMAY-G

## *82. SHRIMATI RAKSHA NIKHIL KHADSE:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  aware  of  the  fact  that  there  are  50  per  cent  or  more beneficiaries listed in many villages across the country for the list prepared in the year 2018 for allotment of houses under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana - Gramin (PMAY-G) who have not been allotted houses during last three to four years;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and
- (c) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to overcome these issues for allotment of houses to the really deserving families?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI GIRIRAJ SINGH)

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

## STATEMENT IN REPLY TO PART (a) to (c) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *82 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.02.2022 REGARDING BENEFICIARIES UNDER PMAY-G

(a) to (c) In order to achieve the target of 'Housing for All' in rural areas, 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  with  overall  target  to construct  2.95  crore  pucca  houses  with  basic  amenities  by  March,  2024.  The  identification  of beneficiaries  under  PMAY-G  is  based  on  the  housing  deprivation  parameters  and  exclusion criteria prescribed under Socio Economic Caste Census (SECC)-2011 and due verification by the respective Gram Sabhas and completion of an Appellate Process. The target of 2.95 crore was arrived at on that basis.

The Government conducted Awaas+ survey during January 2018 to March 2019 to identify those beneficiaries which claimed to have been left out under the 2011 SECC and thus prepared an additional list of potential beneficiaries with a ceiling of 2.95 crore houses.

The  data  of  beneficiaries  captured  through  Awaas+  is  being  utilized  to  fill  the  gap  between overall  target  of  2.95  crore  and  eligible  beneficiaries  made  available  from  PWL  (approx.2.15 Crore). Based on the recommendation of Expert Committees, constituted for analysis of Awaas+ data, a target of 51 lakh houses has already been allocated to eligible States/ UTs during financial year  2020-21  &  2021-22.    Out  of  the  total  target  of  2.95  crore  houses, a  target  of  2.62 crore (88.81% of total) houses has been allocated to the States/ UTs, 2.18 crore (73.90% of total) beneficiaries  have  been  sanctioned  houses  by  the  States/UTs,  1.71  crore  houses  have  been completed as on 02.02.2022.

The Ministry is taking major steps such as timely allocation of targets to States/ UTs, Follow up with States on providing land to landless beneficiaries, micro monitoring of house sanction and completion  using  IT  tools,  timely  release  of  funds  to  States,  etc.  for  Completion  of  targeted houses by 2024.

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