Lok Sabha Question No. 373 (STARRED), answered on 2022-03-29
Subject: Implementation of PMAY-G
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Bhavana Gawali (Patil), Krupal Balaji Tumane

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 373

ANSWERED ON 29/03/2022

## IMPLEMENTATION OF PMAY-G

- *373.   SHRIMATI BHAVANA PUNDALIKRAO GAWALI: SHRI KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the main features and objectives of the Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G);
- (b) whether the targets of Housing for all by 2022 have been achieved;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor, State-wise;
- (d) the details of the targets fixed for construction of houses in the country under the said yojana during the last three years and the current year; and
- (e) the details of the steps being taken by the Government to complete the pending projects under the said yojana?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI GIRIRAJ SINGH)

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

(a)        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 construct 2.95 crore pucca houses by March, 2024, which has the following main features:

- i. Identification of beneficiaries based on the housing deprivation parameters under Socio Economic Caste Census (SECC) 2011 & Awaas+ survey 2018
- ii. Financial assistance of Rs.1.20 lakh in plain areas and Rs.1.30 lakhs in  IAP districts & other areas
- iii. Additional assistance of Rs.12,000/- for construction of toilets through convergence with Swacch Bharat Mission, etc..
- iv. Additional  support  of  unskilled  wages  of  90/95  person  days  in  convergence  with MGNREGS.
- v. Transferring the funds to the beneficiaries through DBT (Direct Benefit Transfer) mode.
- vi. Evidence  based  monitoring  of  construction  of  house  through  uploading  of  geo-tagged photographs with time and date at each stage of house construction.
- vii. Micro-monitoring of the Scheme through dashboard.

(b) & (c) As on 23 rd March 2022, out of the overall target of 2.95 crore houses, the target of 2.60 crore houses have already been allocated to States/Union Territories (UTs) against which 2.28 crore houses have been sanctioned to beneficiaries and 1.76 crore houses have been completed. The State/UT wise details are given in Annexure-I .  The timeline for completion of PMAY-G has been extended to March 2024.

The  construction  of  houses  has  got  delayed  due  to  COVID-19  induced  restrictions,  delay  in release of Central & State Share from State Treasury to State Nodal Account of PMAY-G, delay in allotment of land to landless beneficiaries by the States/UTs and at times General/ Assembly/ Panchayat elections and unavailability of building materials.

(d) The  targets  allocated,  sanctioned  and  houses  constructed  (as  on  23.03.2022)  under PMAY-G during the last three years and the current year are given as under:

| Financial Year   | Targets allocated by the Ministry   | Houses sanctioned by States   | Houses completed   |
|------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------|
| 2018-19          | 25,13,662                           | 23,77,516                     | 44,72,403          |
| 2019-20          | 58,62,199                           | 46,97,491                     | 21,28,854          |
| 2020-21          | 43,69,690                           | 49,88,280                     | 33,99,511          |
| 2021-22          | 59,13,357                           | 37,89,915                     | 37,87,201          |
| Total            | 1,86,58,908                         | 1,58,53,202                   | 1,37,87,969        |

(e) The Ministry is taking the following initiatives to ensure timely completion of the houses under PMAY-G:

- i. Regular review of progress at the level of Ministry
- ii. Launch of PMAY-G Dashboard for monitoring and supervision of the scheme
- iii. Timely allocation of targets to the States/UTs and release of adequate funds
- iv. Regular follow ups with the State for release of central and state share and provision of land to landless beneficiaries in rural areas.

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  IN  STATEMENT  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  TO  (e)  OF  LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *373 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.03.2022 REGARDING 'IMPLEMENTATION OF PMAY-G'

State/UT wise Details of PMAY-G houses allocated, sanctioned and completed as on 23 rd March, 2022

| S. No.   | Name of the State/UT            | Targets allocated by the Ministry   | Houses Sanctioned by the States/UTs   | Houses Completed   |
|----------|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|--------------------|
| 1        | ARUNACHAL PRADESH               | 41,596                              | 33,990                                | 4,183              |
| 2        | ASSAM                           | 15,81,833                           | 7,39,548                              | 4,73,998           |
| 3        | BIHAR                           | 38,83,611                           | 36,11,335                             | 23,78,396          |
| 4        | CHHATTISGARH                    | 10,97,150                           | 10,96,477                             | 8,24,631           |
| 5        | GOA                             | 1,707                               | 242                                   | 131                |
| 6        | GUJARAT                         | 4,49,167                            | 4,32,335                              | 3,12,353           |
| 7        | HARYANA                         | 30,789                              | 23,648                                | 20,722             |
| 8        | HIMACHAL PRADESH                | 15,483                              | 14,615                                | 9,147              |
| 9        | JAMMU AND KASHMIR               | 2,01,633                            | 1,87,960                              | 82,320             |
| 10       | JHARKHAND                       | 16,03,400                           | 15,83,754                             | 10,92,037          |
| 11       | KERALA                          | 42,212                              | 32,986                                | 19,642             |
| 12       | MADHYAPRADESH                   | 30,38,116                           | 30,17,713                             | 23,89,877          |
| 13       | MAHARASHTRA                     | 15,05,983                           | 10,62,985                             | 7,84,325           |
| 14       | MANIPUR                         | 46,166                              | 34,965                                | 14,058             |
| 15       | MEGHALAYA                       | 81,677                              | 61,371                                | 27,583             |
| 16       | MIZORAM                         | 20,518                              | 13,532                                | 5,510              |
| 17       | NAGALAND                        | 25,074                              | 16,635                                | 4,239              |
| 18       | ODISHA                          | 26,95,837                           | 18,37,237                             | 16,82,086          |
| 19       | PUNJAB                          | 41,117                              | 35,622                                | 23,077             |
| 20       | RAJASTHAN                       | 17,32,059                           | 17,21,996                             | 12,49,221          |
| 21       | SIKKIM                          | 1,409                               | 1,360                                 | 1,070              |
| 22       | TAMIL NADU                      | 8,17,439                            | 7,42,549                              | 3,34,097           |
| 23       | TRIPURA                         | 2,13,740                            | 2,05,617                              | 47,116             |
| 24       | UTTAR PRADESH                   | 26,15,951                           | 26,09,582                             | 24,97,137          |
| 25       | UTTARAKHAND                     | 29,138                              | 28,014                                | 14,066             |
| 26       | WEST BENGAL                     | 37,99,505                           | 34,64,205                             | 31,69,631          |
| 27       | ANDAMAN&NICOBAR                 | 1,337                               | 1,355                                 | 1,021              |
| 28       | DADRA &NAGARHAVELI ANDDAMAN&DIU | 6,831                               | 5,666                                 | 1,944              |
| 29       | LAKSHADWEEP                     | 53                                  | 53                                    | 44                 |
| 30       | PUDUCHERRY                      | 0                                   | 0                                     | 0                  |
| 31       | ANDHRA PRADESH                  | 2,56,270                            | 67,819                                | 46,708             |
| 32       | KARNATAKA                       | 1,66,355                            | 1,60,880                              | 94,267             |
| 33       | TELANGANA                       | 0                                   | 0                                     | 0                  |
| 34       | LADAKH                          | 1,992                               | 1,893                                 | 1,428              |
|          | Total                           | 2,60,45,148                         | 2,28,47,939                           | 1,76,06,065        |

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