Lok Sabha Question No. 5500 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-04-05
Subject: Refusal to Accept Assistance under PMAY
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Arun Sao

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

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5500 ANSWERED ON 05/04/2022

## REFUSAL TO ACCEPT ASSISTANCE UNDER PMAY

## 5500.   SHRI ARUN SAO:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the details and the number of houses/beneficiaries recommended/proposed by the Union Government for the Stat of Chhattisgarh during the last three years and the current year;
- (b) whether the State Government of Chhattisgarh refused to accept the assistance given by the Union Government under the Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana (PMAY) and if so, the reasons given by the Government of Chhattisgarh;
- (c) the number of such beneficiaries in the State of Chhattisgarh whose instalments have not been paid;
- (d) whether the Union Government paid the entire amount of its share to the State Government;
- (e) if so, the details thereof and the reasons for nonpayment of the amount to the beneficiaries till date;
- (f) whether the State Government of Chhattisgarh is not serious about providing housing to the beneficiaries of PMAY; and
- (g) if so, the reaction of the Union Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)         The  details  of  target  allocated  by  the  Ministry  in  the  State  of  Chhattisgarh  under Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojna - Grameen (PMAY-G) are as below:

| Financial Year                   | 2021-22   |   2020-21 |   2019-20 |   2018-19 |
|----------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Target allocated by the Ministry | 7,81,999* |    157815 |    151100 |    348960 |

Under Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojna - Urban (PMAY-U) being implemented by Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), a total of 2,20,475 houses have been sanctioned for the State of Chhattisgarh during last three years and the current year.

- (b)       Under PMAY-G, the State Govt. of Chhattisgarh was allocated a target of 6,48,867 houses for 2020-21, however the State surrendered the target of 4,91,052 households due to financial  constraints  and  difficulty  in  releasing  the  corresponding  State  share.  Further,  the Ministry was compelled to withdraw the target of 7,81,999 houses allocated for 2021-22 due to the inability of the State to provide State Share of funds and un-satisfactory progress of the scheme.

(c) to (e)      Under  PMAY-G,  the  number  of  beneficiaries  pending  in the State of Chhattisgarh for release of 1 st installments are 1,60,098, for 2 nd installments  are  49,049 and rd st for 3 installments are 64,137 as on 1 April, 2022. Against the total due amount of central share of Rs.8,365.90 crore for cumulative target of 10,97,150 houses till 2020-21 under PMAY-G, Rs. 7,184.64 crore has been released to the State. The subsequent central share could not be released due to pending corresponding State share from the State Govt. of Chhattisgarh. The unspent balance in the State as on 01.04.2022 is Rs.215.5 Crore. Under PMAY-U, a total of 3.12 lakh houses involving Central assistance of ₹4862.17 crore have been sanctioned for State of Chhattisgarh. So far, ₹1715.18 crore against 1st installment, Rs.  1014.33  crore  against  2nd installment  and  ₹123.17  crore  against  3rd installment  have been released for 2,71,938,  1,56,692 and 28,692 beneficiaries respectively under PMAY-U. (f)&(g) Despite  the  several  meetings  and  communications  at  various  levels  in  the Ministry, the State Govt. of Chhattisgarh has not shown enough progress under the PMAY-G scheme, neither has it been able to release its corresponding state share, despite it committing to do so.  The Ministry was compelled to withdraw the target of 7,81,999 houses allocated for 2021-22 due to the inability of the State to provide State Share of funds and un-satisfactory progress of the scheme.

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