Lok Sabha Question No. 2691 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-22
Subject: Ineligible beneficiaries under PMAY
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: A. Chellakumar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2691

TO BE ANSWERED ON DECEMBER 22, 2022

## INELIGIBLE BENEFICIARIES UNDER PMAY

## NO. 2691. DR. A. CHELLAKUMAR:

Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  it  is  a  fact  that  eighty-eight  per  cent  of  beneficiaries under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) in Karnataka are outside  the  criteria  approved  by  the  Central  Sanctioning  and
- Monitoring Committee(CSMC) and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  it  is  a  fact  that  the  addition  of  new  beneficiaries  was conducted  without  approval  by  the  CSMC  and  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (c) the  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to  remedy  the provision of benefits to ineligible beneficiaries under PMAY; and
- (d) the  steps  taken  to  check  the  irregularities  in  implementing PMAY?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE)

(a)  to  (c):  No,  Sir.  Ministry  of  Housing  and  Urban  Affairs  (MoHUA)  is implementing Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana - Urban (PMAY-U) 'Housing for All'  Mission  since  25.06.2015  for  giving  Central  Assistance  to  States/ Union  Territories  (UTs)  for  providing  all-weather  pucca  houses  to  all eligible  urban  beneficiaries.  The  scheme  is  implemented  through  four verticals  i.e.,  Beneficiary  Led  Construction  (BLC),  Affordable  Housing  in Partnership (AHP), In-Situ Slum Redevelopment (ISSR) and Credit Linked Subsidy Scheme (CLSS). The eligibility criteria for allotment of houses

under BLC/ISSR/AHP verticals of PMAY-U to the beneficiaries are as under:

- (i)  Not  owning  pucca  house  in  his/her  name  or  any  other  family member's name, anywhere in India.
- (ii)  Belonging  to  Economically  Weaker  Section  (EWS)  with  annual household income of upto ₹3 lakh.
- (iii)  Ownership  of  land  to  avail  benefit  under  BLC  component  of  the Mission.

The PMAY-U proposals are approved by the State Level Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee (SLSMC) headed by the Chief Secretary of States/UTs  for  further  sanctioning  of  Central  Assistance  by  Central Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee (CSMC). For transparent selection of beneficiaries, scrutiny of beneficiaries is done at multiple levels in the States/UTs for approval. Selection of beneficiaries under BLC/ISSR vertical is done at the initial stage of project formulation. Under the AHP vertical, the beneficiaries are shortlisted through a transparent allotment process by the implementing agencies after start of construction work at site.  However,  during  the  project  period,  if  any  beneficiary  under  AHP vertical is unable to pay their own contribution or found ineligible, other eligible beneficiaries from the waiting list prepared by the implementing agencies  at  the  time  of  allotment,  are  considered  for  allotment  of  AHP houses. From time to time, addition/deletion of beneficiaries, if requested by  States/UTs  in  already  sanctioned  projects,  are  done  with  the  prior approval of respective SLSMC.

(d):  Any  instance  of  irregularity/complaint/representation  regarding  the implementation  of  PMAY-U  including  those  of  ineligible  applicants  are addressed through suitable grievance redressal system available at both State/UT and City level as per existing rules and regulations. Moreover, a Centralised Public Grievance Redress and Monitoring System (CPGRAMS) is  also  available  to  the  citizens  to  lodge  their  grievances  to  the  public authorities on any subject related to service delivery including PMAY-U for redressal.  Further,  MoHUA  has  also  developed  a  Public  Grievances Redress  and  Monitoring  System  for  registering  any  form  of  complaints regarding implementation of PMAY-U and its speedy disposal.

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