Lok Sabha Question No. 1201 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-09
Subject: Discrepancies in PMAY-U
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shashi Tharoor, Hibi Eden

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1201 TO BE ANSWERED ON FEBRUARY 09, 2023 DISCREPANCIES IN PMAY-U

## NO. 1201.   DR. SHASHI THAROOR: SHRI HIBI EDEN:

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

- (a) whether  it is a fact that there have  been incidents  where beneficiaries who were provided with the benefit of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U) were not in the list of approved by the  Central  Sanctioning  and  Monitoring  Committee  and  if  so,  the details of the number of such frauds, State-wise;
- (b) the total number of Government officials against whom departmental inquiries/disciplinary action has been taken in these cases, State-wise;
- (c) the steps taken by the  Government  against  such  fraudulent beneficiaries;
- (d) the  total  number  of  beneficiaries  under  the  scheme  that  have availed of the benefits and a total number of beneficiaries currently waiting, State-wise; and
- (e) the  steps  taken  to  hold  the  Kerala  and  Karnataka  Government accountable for the irregularities in implementing PMAY?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (e): 'Land' and 'Colonisation' are State subjects. Schemes related to provide housing  for urban  poor  in their respective areas  are implemented  by  States/Union  Territories  (UTs).  However,  Ministry  of Housing  and  Urban  Affairs  (MoHUA)  is  supplementing  the  efforts  of States/UTs by providing Central Assistance under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana - Urban (PMAY-U) 'Housing for All' Mission since June 25, 2015

to  provide  pucca  house  with  basic  amenities  to  all  eligible  urban beneficiaries across the country. The scheme is implemented through Affordable Housing in Partnership (AHP), In-Situ  Slum  Redevelopment (ISSR)  and for allotment  of  houses  under  BLC/ISSR/AHP  verticals  of  PMAY-U  to  the four verticals i.e., Beneficiary Led  Construction  (BLC), Credit Linked Subsidy Scheme  (CLSS).  The  eligibility criteria 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.

As  per  the  Scheme  Guidelines,  all  States/UTs  were  mandated  to conduct demand survey to assess the actual number of houses required in their respective Urban Local Bodies (ULBs). States/UTs were advised to cover all eligible beneficiaries without any bar on number of houses. For  transparent  selection  of  beneficiaries,  scrutiny  of  beneficiaries  is done  at  multiple  levels  in  the  States/UTs  for  approval.  Based  on validated demand, States/UTs prepare Detailed Project Report (DPR) for approval  by  the  State  Level  Sanctioning  and  Monitoring  Committee (SLSMC),  chaired  by  Chief  Secretary  of  the  State.  Post  approval,  the project  proposal  is  recommended  to  the  MoHUA  for  consideration  of Central  Sanctioning  and  Monitoring  Committee  (CSMC)  for  release  of Central Assistance.

Further,  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  or fraudulent, 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.

The  PMAY-U  scheme  is  being  implemented  through  designated  nodal agencies  at  State/UT  level.  As  per  the  scheme  guidelines,  suitable grievance redressal system has been set up at both State and City level to  address  the  grievances  in  implementing  the  scheme  from  various stakeholders. In addition, for proper selection of beneficiaries, scrutiny of  beneficiary  list  is  done  at  multiple  levels  in  the  States/UTs  for approval. In case of irregularities, appropriate action including disciplinary  action  against  concerned  persons  is  taken  by  respective State/UT Governments. Additionally, Centralised Public Grievance Redress and Monitoring System (CPGRAMS) is available to the citizens to  lodge  their  grievances  to  the  public  authorities  on  any  subject related to service delivery including PMAY-U. Further, MoHUA has also developed  a  Public  Grievances  Redress  and  Monitoring  System  for registering any form of complaints regarding implementation of PMAY-U scheme and its speedy disposal.

Against the validated demand of 1.12 crore houses, as on 31.03.2022, 122.69 lakh houses were sanctioned, out of which more than 1.07 crore have been grounded and 68.02 lakh have been completed/delivered to the beneficiaries. The State-wise details of houses sanctioned, grounded and completed/delivered is at Annexure.

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## State/UT- wise details of houses  sanctioned,  grounded  and  completed/delivered under PMAY-U

(As on 23.01.2023)

|                               | Name of the                   | Physical Progress of Houses (Nos.)   | Physical Progress of Houses (Nos.)   | Physical Progress of Houses (Nos.)   |
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| S. No.                        | State/UT                      | Sanctioned                           | Grounded                             | Completed/Delivered                  |
| 1                             | Andhra Pradesh                | 20,74,765                            | 19,25,908                            | 6,67,334                             |
| 2                             | Bihar                         | 3,27,315                             | 3,09,603                             | 1,01,567                             |
| 3                             | Chhattisgarh                  | 3,06,034                             | 2,61,890                             | 1,60,957                             |
| 4                             | Goa                           | 3,150                                | 2,995                                | 2,987                                |
| 5                             | Gujarat                       | 10,60,376                            | 9,40,724                             | 7,92,574                             |
| 6                             | Haryana                       | 1,66,671                             | 91,982                               | 58,697                               |
| 7                             | Himachal Pradesh              | 13,249                               | 12,880                               | 8,863                                |
| 8                             | Jharkhand                     | 2,34,369                             | 2,08,787                             | 1,17,559                             |
| 9                             | Karnataka                     | 7,06,320                             | 5,72,101                             | 2,94,209                             |
| 10                            | Kerala                        | 1,66,661                             | 1,34,089                             | 1,06,998                             |
| 11                            | Madhya Pradesh                | 9,60,256                             | 9,05,806                             | 5,93,867                             |
| States 12                     | Maharashtra                   | 15,11,989                            | 10,38,133                            | 7,34,673                             |
| 13                            | Odisha                        | 2,13,845                             | 1,70,518                             | 1,19,377                             |
| 14                            | Punjab                        | 1,32,895                             | 1,05,882                             | 63,851                               |
| 15                            | Rajasthan                     | 2,76,746                             | 2,00,245                             | 1,58,326                             |
| 16                            | Tamil Nadu                    | 6,88,854                             | 6,32,765                             | 4,93,176                             |
| 17                            | Telangana                     | 2,49,465                             | 2,40,454                             | 2,18,362                             |
| 18                            | Uttar Pradesh                 | 16,89,673                            | 15,39,266                            | 11,99,343                            |
| 19                            | Uttarakhand                   | 62,762                               | 48,453                               | 27,292                               |
| 20                            | West Bengal                   | 6,91,146                             | 5,42,425                             | 3,09,258                             |
| Sub-total (States)            | Sub-total (States)            | 1,15,36,541                          | 98,84,906                            | 62,29,270                            |
|                               |                               | 9,002                                | 8,570                                | 5,610                                |
| 21                            | Arunachal Pradesh             | 1,61,476                             | 1,50,799                             |                                      |
| States 22                     | Assam                         |                                      |                                      | 71,466                               |
| 23                            | Manipur                       | 56,037                               | 47,352                               | 9,427                                |
| East 24 25                    | Meghalaya Mizoram             | 4,759 40,756                         | 3,780 38,710                         | 1,101 6,102                          |
| North 26                      | Nagaland                      | 32,335                               | 31,880                               | 11,339                               |
| 27                            | Sikkim                        | 704                                  | 592                                  | 209                                  |
| 28                            |                               | 94,162                               | 82,643                               | 63,038                               |
| Tripura Sub-total (NE States) | Tripura Sub-total (NE States) | 3,99,231                             | 3,64,326                             | 1,68,292                             |
| 29 30 31                      | A&N Islands                   | 378                                  | 378                                  | 47                                   |
|                               | Chandigarh                    | 1,271                                | 1,202                                | 1,202                                |
| Territories                   | D&NH and D&D                  | 10,480                               | 9,852                                | 8,368                                |
| 32                            | Delhi                         | 30,194                               | 28,709                               | 28,683                               |
| 33                            | Jammu & Kashmir               | 49,146                               | 47,376                               | 16,673                               |
| Union 34                      | Ladakh                        | 1,366                                | 1,015                                | 647                                  |
| 35                            | Lakshadweep                   | -                                    | -                                    | -                                    |
| 36 Puducherry                 | Sub-total (UTs)               | 16,394 1,09,229                      | 16,036 1,04,568                      | 7,662 63,282                         |
| Total                         | Total                         | 1,20,45,001                          | 1,03,53,800                          | 64,60,844                            |
| Grand Total                   | Grand Total                   | 120.45 Lakh**                        | 107.55 Lakh*                         | 68.02 Lakh*                          |