Lok Sabha Question No. 3326 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-21
Subject: Funds for Construction of Houses in Rural Areas
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Ramcharan Bohra

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

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3326 ANSWERED ON 21/03/2023

## FUNDS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF HOUSES IN RURAL AREAS

## 3326.   SHRI RAMCHARAN BOHRA:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the amount provided for the construction of the houses in rural areas is less than required amount;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (c) the funds provided under the said yojana during each of the last three years, Statewise;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to increase the amount provided to construct individual houses; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  &  (b)  Under  Pradhan  MantriAwaasYojana-  Gramin  (PMAY-G),  beneficiaries  are provided financial Assistance of Rs.1.20 lakh in plain areas and Rs.1.30 lakh in hilly States (including North Eastern States and UTs of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh), difficult areas and Integrated Action Plan (IAP) districts. Additional assistance of Rs.12,000/- is extended for  construction  of  toilets  through  convergence  with  Swacch  Bharat  Mission  -  Gramin (SBM-G), Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) or any other dedicated source of funding. Further, it is mandatory to provide support of 90/95 person days unskilled wage employment at the current rates to a PMAY-G beneficiary for construction of his /her house in convergence with MGNREGS. The PMAY-G households are also provided water, LPG and electricity connections in convergence with other relevant schemes.

- (c) The State-wise details of funds released under PMAY-G during each of the last three years are given in Annexure .

(d)  &  (e)  No  Sir.   The  Union  Cabinet  had  approved  the  continuation  of  PMAY-G  beyond March, 2021 till March, 2024 as per the existing norms to complete the remaining houses within the cumulative  target of 2.95 crore houses. The  unit assistance provided  to beneficiaries under PMAY-G is as per the approval of the Union Cabinet and at present, there is no proposal under consideration in the Ministry for increasing the unit assistance.

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## STATEMENT IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3326 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.03.2023 REGARDING FUNDS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF HOUSES IN RURAL AREAS

Year-wise  and  State-wise  details  of  the  amount  of  Central  Share  of  funds  released  to  the States/UTs during the last three years i.e. FY 2019-20, 2020-21 & 2021-22.

(Rs. in crore)

| Sl.No.          | Name of the State/UT             | 2019-20         | 2020-21   | 2021-22   |
|-----------------|----------------------------------|-----------------|-----------|-----------|
| 1               | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                | 0.00            | 0.00      | 104.85    |
| 2               | ASSAM                            | 1,433.97        | 1,503.43  | 5,771.11  |
| 3               | BIHAR                            | 4,902.97        | 6,683.93  | 3,082.22  |
| 4               | CHATTISGARH                      | 562.55          | 307.12    | 0.00      |
| 5               | GOA                              | 0.00            | 0.00      | 0.00      |
| 6               | GUJARAT                          | 385.56          | 192.78    | 687.29    |
| 7               | HARYANA                          | 34.55           | 0.00      | 0.00      |
| 8               | HIMACHAL PRADESH                 | 0.00            | 10.62     | 32.97     |
| 9               | JAMMU &KASHMIR                   | 67.69           | 795.86    | 123.43    |
| 10              | JHARKHAND                        | 2,442.76        | 3,348.51  | 1,207.91  |
| 11              | KERALA                           | 0.00            | 0.00      | 0.00      |
| 12              | MADHYA PRADESH                   | 2,291.98        | 4,565.80  | 4,509.58  |
| 13              | MAHARASHTRA                      | 1,815.33        | 1,310.10  | 1,249.80  |
| 14              | MANIPUR                          | 10.30           | 84.89     | 21.01     |
| 15              | MEGHALAYA                        | 22.60           | 191.08    | 90.13     |
| 16              | MIZORAM                          | 0.00            | 16.16     | 41.92     |
| 17              | NAGALAND                         | 0.00            | 17.40     | 17.41     |
| 18              | ODISHA                           | 2,197.33        | 2,821.87  | 1,011.87  |
| 19              | PUNJAB                           | 0.00            | 49.22     | 18.31     |
| 20              | RAJASTHAN                        | 2,933.34        | 1,108.59  | 1,405.46  |
| 21              | SIKKIM                           | 0.65            | 0.00      | 0.57      |
| 22              | TAMILNADU                        | 487.52          | 78.62     | 928.93    |
| 23              | TRIPURA                          | 229.52          | 113.62    | 1,368.48  |
| 24              | UTTAR PRADESH                    | 1,145.64        | 4,830.90  | 3,727.00  |
| 25              | UTTARAKHAND                      | 0.00            | 0.00      | 149.18    |
| 26              | WEST BENGAL                      | 5,976.00        | 8,810.54  | 687.84    |
| 27              | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR              | 0.00            | 16.88     | 0.00      |
| 28              | DADRA&NAGAR HAVELI andDAMAN& DIU | 55.98           | 0.00      | 0.00      |
| 29              | LAKSHADWEEP                      | 0.00            | 0.00      | 0.00      |
| 30              | PUDUCHERRY*                      | -               | -         | -         |
| 31              | ANDHRA PRADESH                   | 0.00            | 0.00      | 0.00      |
| 32              | KARNATAKA                        | 309.60          | 0.00      | 0.00      |
| 33              | TELANGANA*                       | -               | -         | -         |
| 34              | LADAKH                           | 0.00            | 0.00      | 0.00      |
| Total 27,305.84 | Total 27,305.84                  | Total 27,305.84 | 36,857.93 | 26,237.25 |

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