Lok Sabha Question No. 1527 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-07
Subject: Homeless Beneficiaries under PMAY
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Uday Pratap Singh

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1527

ANSWERED ON 07/12/2021

## HOMELESS BENEFICIARIES UNDER PMAY

## 1527.   SHRI UDA Y PRATAP SINGH:

Will the Minister of RURA L DEVE LOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  taken  note  of  such  poor  category  under  Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) which have not been covered under the 2011 Survey list;
- (b) if  so,  whether  the  Government  is  formulating  a  separate  plan  for  such  homeless eligible beneficiaries;
- (c) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  time  by  which  the  Government  is  bringing  the proposal for homeless eligible beneficiaries; and
- (d) if  not,  the  manner  in  which  the  Government  proposes  to  address  the  issue  of homelessness including the details of such a plan?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTR Y OF RURAL DEVE LOPMENT (SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)

(a)  to  (d)   In  order  to  achieve  'Housing  for  All'  in  rural  areas,  the  Ministry  of  Rural Development is implementing Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana- Gramin (PMA Y-G) with effect from 1 st April 2016 to provide assistance to eligible rural households with overall target to construct 2.95 crore pucca houses with basic amenities. The identification of beneficiaries under  PMAY-G  is  based  on  the  housing  deprivation  parameters  and  exclusion  criteria prescribed  under  Socio  Economic Caste Census  (SECC)-2011  and  due  verification  by  the respective Gram Sabhas and completion of an Appellate Process.

The Government conducted Awaas+ survey during Janaury 2018 to March, 2019 to identify those  eligible  beneficiaries  which  claimed  to  have  been  left  out  under  the  2011  Socio Economic Caste Census(SECC)  and  prepared  an  additional  list  of  potential  beneficiaries. However, under Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana-Urban (PMA Y-U), the houses under various verticals are sanctioned based on the validated demand assessed through a demand survey by the respective State/UT Governments, rather than through 2011 SECC.

The number of eligible beneficiaries available through SECC, 2011 database currently stands at 2.15 crore (approx.). The data of beneficiaries captured through Awaas+ is being utilized in order to fill the gap between the overall target i.e. 2.95 crore houses under the PMA Y-G and beneficiaries available basis SECC data i.e. 2.15 crore, Since, Awaas+ has more eligible beneficiaries  claiming  for  a  house  against  only  80  lakh  houses  (approx.)  that  can  be sanctioned  houses.  Therefore,  there  was  a  need  for  filtration  of  genuinely  deprived households for  providing  the  benefit  under  the  scheme. Accordingly, Expert Committees were  constituted  to  recommend  the  manner  of  selection  of  beneficiaries  from  finalized Awaas+ list. On the basis of recommendations of the Expert Committee, a target of 51 lakh has been already been allocated to eligible States/UTs during financial year 2020-21 & 202122.

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