Lok Sabha Question No. 189 (STARRED), answered on 2022-03-15
Subject: Housing to all Homeless under PMAY-G
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Ashok Mahadeorao Nete, Sadashiv Kisan Lokhande

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

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 189

## ANSWERED ON 15/03/2022

## HOUSING TO ALL HOMELESS UNDER PMAY-G

## *189.   SHRI ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE: SHRI SADASHIV KISAN LOKHANDE:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has resolved to provide housing to all the homeless citizens of the country bythe year 2022 under the Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana-Gramin (PMAYG) and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  the  poor  people  of  the  country  especially  of  the  Gadchiroli-Chimur  tribal majority Parliamentary Constituency, who have bought TV, Mobile, Refrigerators, Motor cycle etc. on installments and who have only five acres of land, are being deprived of the facility of housing as they come under caterogy D;
- (c) if so, whether the Government has taken or proposed to take steps to ensure housing to those beneficiaries of the country especially of Gadchiroli-Chimur Parliamentary Constituency of Maharashtra, who come under the PMAY category 'D', by relaxing the strict conditions laid down for this category and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  taken  or  proposes  to  take  steps  to  provide  houses  under PMAY-G to villagers living in small villages in far flung areas of Shrirampur, Rahata, Kopargaon, Rahuri, Nevasa, Sangamner and Akole tehsils falling under Shirdi Parliamentary Constituency of Maharashtra through their inclusion in 'D' plus list of the said yojana by conducting re-survey and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI GIRIRAJ SINGH)

- (a) to (d)          A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT IN REPLY TO PART (a) to (d) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.  *189  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  15.03.2022  REGARDING  HOUSING  TO  ALL HOMELESS UNDER PMAY-G

- (a)        In order to achieve the target of 'Housing for All' in rural areas, the Ministry of Rural Development is implementing Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana- Gramin (PMAY-G) with effect from 1 st April 2016 to provide assistance to eligible rural households with an overall target to construct 2.95 crore pucca houses with basic amenities by March, 2024.
- (b)        Under PMAY-G, the beneficiaries have been identified based on the housing deprivation parameters and exclusion criteria prescribed under Socio Economic Caste Census (SECC)-2011. On  application  of  exclusion  criteria,  a  priority  list  called  the  Permanent  Wait  List  (PWL)  is prepared for the States/UTs. The PWL is further subjected to verification by Gram Sabhas and completion  of  an  Appellate  Process  thereafter.  This  process  of  exclusion  is  also  applied  to beneficiaries registered by the States/UTs in Awaas+  (known as Category/List-'D' in Maharashtra). Households who own TV, Mobile, Refrigerators, Motor cycle, etc. are excluded from the list. The criteria of exclusion is equally applicable all over the country.
- (c)         At  present,  there  is  no  such  proposal  under  the  consideration  of  the  Ministry  for relaxation of exclusion criteria of PMAY-G.
- (d)       At present, there is no proposal under the consideration of the Ministry for conducting resurvey for inclusion of additional beneficiaries in the Awaas+ list.

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