Lok Sabha Question No. 4324 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-19
Subject: Employment Opportunities under PMAY-G
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Khagen Murmu

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4324 ANSWERED ON 19/08/2025

## EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES UNDER PMAY-G

## 4324. Shri KhagenMurmu:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is addressing the issue of wage loss suffered  by  beneficiaries  during  the  construction  of  houses under Pradhan MantriAwasYojanaGramin (PMAY-G);
- (b) if  so, the type of support being provided under the scheme to compensate for wage loss;
- (c) whether employment opportunities are being made available to rural individuals under PMAY-G; and
- (d) if so, the types of direct and indirect employment opportunities generated through PMAY-G?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (DR. CHANDRA SEKHAR PEMMASANI)

(a) to (d): In order to achieve the target of 'Housing for All' in rural areas,  the  Ministry  of  Rural  Development  is  implementing  Pradhan MantriAwaasYojana-  Gramin  (PMAY-G)  with  effect  from  1st  April 2016  to  provide  assistance  to  eligible  rural  households  with  an overall  target  to  construct  4.95  crorepucca  houses  with  basic amenities by 2029. The Union Cabinet approved the implementation of the Pradhan MantriAwaasYojana-Gramin (PMAY-G) for construction of 2 crore additional rural houses during FY 2024-25 to 2028-29. As  on  13.08.2025,  out  of  the  cumulative  target  of  4.95 crore houses, 4.12 crore houses have been allotted to the States/UTs  out  of  which  3.85  crore  houses  have  been  sanctioned and 2.83 crore houses have been completed.

In addition to the financial assistance provided under PMAY-G, the  scheme  has  also  created  employment  opportunities  for  both skilled as well as unskilled workers through construction of houses

in  rural  areas.  A  support  of  90/95  person-days  of  unskilled  labour wages  at  the  current  rates  is  provided  under  Mahatma  Gandhi National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Scheme  (MGNREGS)  for construction  of  house,  over  and  above  the  unit  assistance.  The PMAY-G converges with various Government programmes to provide benefits  of piped  drinking  water,  electricity  connection,  LPG  gas connection, solar lanterns and cleaner cooking energy, solar roof top etc. to the beneficiaries. The construction of a house under PMAY-G generates  direct  employment  of  approximately  201  person-days, which includes 56 skilled, 34 Semi-skilled, and 111 unskilled persondays.

During the last nine years (2016-25) the construction of 2.829 crore  houses  has  generated  employment  of  around  568  crores  of person-days under  the  scheme.  Under  the  Rural  Mason  Training program of PMAY-G so far 2.97 lakh candidates have been trained. Further, some of the well-trained certified masons also got opportunities to work abroad in the construction field. Under PMAYG, the indirect employment is also generated through the production of building materials and their transportation for the houses construction.

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