Lok Sabha Question No. 1744 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-11
Subject: Extent of Benefits under PMAY-U
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Sunil Baburao Mendhe

NO.1744.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1744 TO BE ANSWERED ON FEBRUARY 11, 2021 EXTENT OF BENEFITS UNDER PMAY-U

SHRI SUNIL BABURAO MENDHE:

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

- (a) the details of the number of people who have received houses under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana Urban (PMAY-U) during the last three years along with the number of people who still have not got houses there under especially in the Beneficiary Led Construction Vertical of the yojana especially in the State of Maharashtra;
- (b) the issues faced in disbursing the Union Government share to the States especially in the State of Maharashtra; and
- (c) details the adopted make this yojana
- the of norms to successful?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

- (a) Under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana Urban (PMAY-U), approximately 110 lakh houses have been sanctioned, out of which 68.24 Iakh houses are under Beneficiary Led Construction (BLC), including 2.46 in the State of Maharashtra: So 19.27 Iakh house under BLC vertical have been completedldelivered to beneficiaries throughout the country, including 14,708 houses in the State of Maharashtrafar,

- b) The release of central funds is incumbent on various compliances as per scheme guidelines. The issues which are being faced to release funds to the State Government of Maharashtra are Utilisation Certificates (UCs) for funds released by the Union Government, Aadhaar seeding of beneficiaries in the Management Information System (MIS); Action Taken Report (ATR) on the recommendations Third-Party Quality Monitoring Agencies (TPQMA), Geo-tagging of various stages of construction of housesl projects; registration of projects under Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 (RERA), etc:
2. (c) For successful implementation of the scheme and in order to achieve the vision of 'Housing for AII' by 2022, this Ministry has taken the following measures:
3. PMAY-U through its four verticals has adopted a cafeteria approach to suit the needs of individuals based on the geographical conditions, topography, economic conditions, availability of land, infrastructure etcAII houses constructed under the scheme have provision of basic amenities like water supply, electricity, kitchen and toilet:
4. The on-ground implementation of the scheme is done by StateslUTs through their Urban Local BodieslImplementing Agencies in the spirit of cooperative federalism: PMAY-U guidelines provide flexibility to StatesIUTs for assessing the housing demand; appraisal and approval of projects-

To ensure uninterrupted flow of funds, in addition to budgetary resources, National Urban Housing Fund (NUHF) for {60,000 crore has been created for raising Extra Budgetary Resources (EBR) in phases for rapid   implementation of the scheme. Moreover, an 'Affordable Housing Fund' (AHF) of crore has been created in National  Housing Bank (NHB) using the Priority Sector Lending Shortfall in Banks/Financial Institutions to reduce interest burden housing loans in Affordable housing segment:

IV . Aadhaar validation of beneficiaries, funds transfer through Direct Benefit Transfer  (DBT) mode, geo-tagging of projects and houses, social audit, third party quality monitoring; robust centralized Management Information System (MIS) and tools like CLSS Awas Portal and application tracker are provisioned to ensure transparency and accountability-

- V Alternative and innovative technologies have been promoted under the scheme for rapid delivery of houses:

VI. This Ministry regularly monitors the progress implementation of the scheme through periodic review meetingslvideo-conferencing and field visits:

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