Lok Sabha Question No. 1604 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-15
Subject: Affordable Housing to Urban Poor
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Thirumaa Valavan Thol

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1604

## TO BE ANSWERED ON DECEMBER 15, 2022

## AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO URBAN POOR

## NO. 1604.  SHRI THIRUMAAVALAVAN THOL:

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

- (a) whether  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Awas  Yojana  (PMAY)  aimed  to  provide affordable housing to the urban poor with a target of building two crore affordable houses by 31 March, 2022;
- (b) if so, the status report on this initiative;
- (c) the details of homelessness, in percentage terms eradicated due to this
- initiative; and
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  any  proposal  to  increase  the  unit  cost under the PMAY-Urban and if so, the details thereof?

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE (SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE)

- (a) to  (c):  The  Ministry  of  Housing  and  Urban  Affairs  (MoHUA)  is implementing Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana -Urban (PMAY-U), Housing  for  All  since  2015  to  provide  pucca  house  with  basic amenities  to  the  eligible  urban  families  including  homeless  across the country. As per PMAY-U Scheme guidelines, States/Union Territories (UTs) were mandated to conduct demand survey through their  respective  Urban  Local  Bodies  with  the  vision  of  'Housing  for All'  following  saturation  approach.  Against  the  validated  demand  of 1.12  crore  houses,  as  on  28.11.2022,  1.20  crore  houses  have  been sanctioned by the Ministry based on the project proposals submitted by States/UTs, out of which 1.06 crore have been grounded and more than 64 lakh have been completed/delivered to the beneficiaries. The Scheme has been extended till 31 st  December 2024 for completion of all  the  houses  sanctioned  under  the  Scheme.  The  State/UT-wise details  of  houses  sanctioned,  grounded  and  completed  under  the scheme are at Annexure-I.

(d):  Government  of  India  is  sanctioning  the  proposals  based  on  the Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) along with project cost prepared by the implementing agencies of States/UTs. Government of India is providing its  fixed  share  as  Central  Assistance  of  ₹1.0  lakh  under  In-Situ  Slum Redevelopment (ISSR), ₹1.5 lakh for Affordable Housing in Partnership (AHP)  and  Beneficiary  Led  Individual  Construction  or  Enhancement (BLC) verticals of PMAY-U. Under Credit Linked Subsidy Scheme (CLSS) vertical  of  PMAY-U,  an  interest  subsidy  at  the  rate  of  6.5%  which amounts  upto  ₹  2.67  lakh  per  house  is  provided  for  beneficiaries  of Economically  Weaker  Sections  (EWS)  and  Lower  Income  Group  (LIG) category.  The  remaining  cost  of  the  house  as  per  DPR  is  shared  by States/UTs/Urban Local Bodies (ULBs)/Beneficiaries. There is no proposal to increase the Central Assistance with this Ministry.

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Annexure-I referred in reply to LS USQ No. 1604 due for answer on 15.12.2022 State/UT-wise details of houses sanctioned, grounded for construction and   completed under PMAY-U

| S. No.                  | States/UTs              | Houses sanctioned (Nos.)   | Houses grounded (Nos.)   | Houses completed (Nos.)   |
|-------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------|---------------------------|
| 1                       | Andhra Pradesh          | 20,74,770                  | 19,08,828                | 6,32,330                  |
| 2                       | Bihar                   | 3,27,321                   | 3,09,599                 | 98,936                    |
| 3                       | Chhattisgarh            | 3,06,043                   | 2,56,429                 | 1,55,393                  |
| 4                       | Goa                     | 3,150                      | 2,995                    | 2,814                     |
| 5                       | Gujarat                 | 10,60,383                  | 9,20,579                 | 7,18,785                  |
| 6                       | Haryana                 | 1,66,762                   | 91,400                   | 55,278                    |
| 7                       | Himachal Pradesh        | 13,249                     | 12,826                   | 8,521                     |
| 8                       | Jharkhand               | 2,34,369                   | 2,14,293                 | 1,16,226                  |
| 9                       | Karnataka               | 7,06,352                   | 5,98,612                 | 2,79,796                  |
| 10                      | Kerala                  | 1,66,661                   | 1,32,793                 | 1,04,730                  |
| 11                      | Madhya Pradesh          | 9,60,261                   | 8,95,900                 | 5,55,956                  |
| 12                      | Maharashtra             | 15,11,619                  | 9,80,974                 | 6,58,312                  |
| 13                      | Odisha                  | 2,13,846                   | 1,66,548                 | 1,15,389                  |
| 14                      | Punjab                  | 1,32,916                   | 1,05,392                 | 58,239                    |
| 15                      | Rajasthan               | 2,76,766                   | 1,88,358                 | 1,37,716                  |
| 16                      | Tamil Nadu              | 6,88,862                   | 6,30,133                 | 4,81,061                  |
| 17                      | Telangana               | 2,49,467                   | 2,39,424                 | 2,11,992                  |
| 18                      | Uttar Pradesh           | 16,89,827                  | 15,18,085                | 11,84,821                 |
| 19                      | Uttarakhand             | 62,763                     | 42,546                   | 25,268                    |
| 20                      | West Bengal             | 6,91,150                   | 5,11,989                 | 2,99,553                  |
| Sub-total (States)      | Sub-total (States)      | 115,36,537                 | 97,27,703                | 59,01,116                 |
| 21                      | Arunachal Pradesh       | 9,002                      | 8,526                    | 3,900                     |
| 22                      | Assam                   | 1,61,478                   | 1,56,007                 | 63,999                    |
| 23                      | Manipur                 | 56,037                     | 46,911                   | 9,252                     |
| 24                      | Meghalaya               | 4,759                      | 3,776                    | 1,098                     |
| 25                      | Mizoram                 | 40,756                     | 38,340                   | 6,009                     |
| 26                      | Nagaland                | 32,335                     | 32,100                   | 10,849                    |
| 27                      | Sikkim                  | 704                        | 579                      | 183                       |
| 28                      | Tripura                 | 94,162                     | 81,542                   | 62,595                    |
| Sub-total (N.E. States) | Sub-total (N.E. States) | 3,99,233                   | 3,67,781                 | 1,57,885                  |
| 29                      | A&N Islands             | 378                        | 377                      | 45                        |
| 30                      | Chandigarh              | 1,271                      | 1,197                    | 1,126                     |
| 31                      | D&NH and D&D            | 10,481                     | 9,565                    | 7,371                     |
| 32                      | Delhi                   | 30,195                     | 28,710                   | 27,308                    |
| 33                      | J&K                     | 49,146                     | 47,281                   | 16,147                    |
| 34                      | Ladakh                  | 1,366                      | 1,074                    | 643                       |
| 35                      | Lakshadweep             | -                          | -                        | -                         |
| 36                      | Puducherry              | 16,394                     | 16,031                   | 7,423                     |
| Sub-total (UTs)         | Sub-total (UTs)         | 1,09,231                   | 1,04,235                 | 60,063                    |
| Total                   | Total                   | 120.45 Lakh**              | 106.01 Lakh*             | 64.60 Lakh*               |