Lok Sabha Question No. 1246 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-27
Subject: Implementation of PMAY-G
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: V. Kalanidhi, Nihal Chand Chauhan

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

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1246

ANSWERED ON 27/07/2021

## IMPLEMENTATION OF PMAY-G

## 1246.   DR. KALANIDHI VEERASWAMY: SHRI  NIHAL CHAND:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the salient features of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G);
- (b) the details of the funds sanctioned, allocated and utilized under this scheme in the States of Tamil Nadu and Rajasthan during the last three years and the current year;
- (c) the details of the number of houses sanctioned under this scheme in the State of Tamil Nadu and Rajasthan including Dausa district during the last three years and the current year;
- (d) the details of the number of houses constructed under this scheme in the States of Tamil Nadu and Rajasthan including Dausa district during the last three years;
- (e) the  details  of  the  number  of  houses  pending  for  construction  under  this  scheme  in  the State of Tamil Nadu; and
- (f) the  details  of  steps  being  taken  by  the  Government  for  the  timely  completion  of  these pending projects including the time by which these projects are likely to be completed?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana - Gramin (PMAY-G) is being implemented w.e.f. 01.04.2016 with the objective to provide 2.95  crore houses under the programme. The salient features of PMAY-G are given as under:-
- i. Identification and selection of beneficiaries are based on the housing deficiency and other  social  deprivation  parameters  prescribed  in  Socio  Economic  Caste  Census (SECC)-2011 and new survey Awaas+ 2018 conducted to identify left out eligible households.  The  data  is  subject  to  verification  by  Gram  Sabha  and  an  appellate process.
- ii. The  minimum  unit  size  of  house  is  25  square  metres  including  a  dedicated  area forhygienic cooking.
- iii. Unit  assistance  of  Rs.  1.20  lakh  in  plains  and  Rs.1.30  lakh  in  hilly  states,  difficult areasand IAP districts.
- iv. The fund sharing pattern under PMAY-G between Central and State Government is in the  ratio  of  60:40  except  in  case  of  the  UT  of  Jammu  &  Kashmir,  North-Eastern States  and  Hilly  States,  wherein  the  sharing  pattern  is  90:10.  In  respect  of  UTs (including Ladakh),100% funding is by the Central Government.
- v. Assistance (Rs.12,000/-) is provided for construction of toilets through convergence with  Swacch  Bharat  Mission-Gramin  (SBM-G),  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural Employment  GuaranteeScheme  (MGNREGS)  or  any  other  dedicated  source  of funding.
- vi. Provision  of  90/95  persondays  of  un-skilled  labour  wage  under  MGNREGA forconstruction of house, over and above the unit assistance.
- vii. Convergence with other Government schemes for provision of basic amenities viz., toilet, drinking water, electricity, clean & efficient cooking fuel, treatment of social and liquidwaste etc.
- viii. Focus on construction of quality houses by the beneficiaries using local materials,appropriate designs and trained masons.

(b)  (c)  &  (d)  The  details  of  funds  sanctioned,  allocated  and  utilized  along  with  the  number  of houses sanctioned and constructed in the State of Tamil Nadu and Rajasthan including Dausa district during the last three years (financial year 2018-19 to 2020-21) and the current year (till 22.07.2021 in year 2021-22) is given in the table below:

| State/District   | Total Central Allocation (Rs. in lakh)   | Total Central assistance released (Rs. in lakh)   | Total Utilization (Rs. in lakh)   |   Houses Sanctioned (in nos.) |   Houses Constructed (in nos.) |
|------------------|------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| Tamil Nadu       | 368443.44                                | 106894.33                                         | 322936.93                         |                        309081 |                          61694 |
| Rajasthan        | 1082059.28                               | 666669.79                                         | 1023603.75                        |                        833244 |                         706818 |
| Dausa*           | -                                        | -                                                 | -                                 |                          1890 |                           1722 |

* District-wise data of allocation/release/utilization of funds is not maintained at the level of  the Ministry.

(e) The total number of houses pending for construction out of the targets allocated during financial year 2016-17 to 2021-22 under PMAY-G in the State of Tamil Nadu is 5,19,057.

(f) 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 to ensure timely completion of targeted houses.
- ii. The States/UTs have been requested to expedite the completion of houses approved under  PMAY-G  with  specific  focus  and  priority  of  houses  for  which  2 nd and  3 rd instalments have been released.
- iii. Daily monitoring on various parameters like Gaps in sanction of houses, cleaning of PWL of PMAY-G and release of Central Share/StateMatching Share from treasury to SNA.
- iv. Timely  allocation  of  targets  to  the  States/UTs  andrelease  of  adequate  funds  at  the level of the Ministry.
- v. Promotion of eco-friendly & innovative technologies for house construction.
- vi. Regular follow ups with the State to ensure provision of land to landless beneficiaries in rural areas.
- vii. Expeditious resolution of technical issues and other constraints faced by the States.
- viii. Steps  are  being  taken  to  increase  the  coverage  of  Rural  Mason  Training  (RMT) programme which would increase the availability of trained masons leading to faster construction of quality houses.
- ix. Awards  to  the  best  performing  States/UTs,  Districts  based  on  performance  index dashboard, thereby creating healthy competition and motivation among the States/UTs for achieving the set targets.