Lok Sabha Question No. 1226 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-30
Subject: Persons included under PMAY
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Vishnu Dayal Ram

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1226 ANSWERED ON 30/07/2024

## PERSONS INCLUDED UNDER PMAY

1226 Shri Vishnu Dayal Ram:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENTbe pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  names  of  many  persons  eligible  for  Pradhan Mantri  Awaas  Yojana  (PMAY)have  not  been  recorded  in  the data  due  to  various  reasons  and  they  are  deprived  of  the benefitsof the said yojana and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  the  names  of  many  ineligible  persons  have  been included  in  the  data  who  areavailing  the  benefits  under  the said yojana and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the action being taken by the Government to remove the said anomalies so as to providethe benefit of the said yojana to the eligible persons?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c ):

Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G)

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 construct 2.95 crore houses by providing assistance to eligible rural households with basic amenities. Under PMAY-G out of the overall mandated target of 2.95 crore houses allocated to States/UTs, more than  2.94  crore  houses  have  already  been  sanctioned  to  the

O.I.H.

beneficiaries and  2.64  crore houses have already been completed as on 25.07.2024.

Under PMAY-G, the beneficiaries are identified based on the housing deprivation  parameters  prescribed  under  Socio-Economic  Caste Census (SECC) 2011. After due verification by the Gram Sabha and completion of the Appellate Process, Gram Panchayat-wise Permanent Wait List (PWL) is prepared. The auto-generated priority list  of  households  from  SECC,  2011  database  was  provided  to  the States/Union Territories (UTs) for conducting Gram Sabha meetings to  finalize  the  PWL.  A  total  of  2.04  crore  households  have  been identified and included in PWL from SECC, 2011. Further, the details of  such  households  who  claimed  to  have  been  left  out  from  the SECC 2011 based PWL and eligible for inclusion in PWL, have been captured by the States/UTs in the Awaas+ Survey, 2018. The Survey was  conducted  during  January,  2018  to  7 th March,  2019.  In  this exercise, the States/UTs have uploaded details of additional households. In order to fill the gap of 91 lakh houses (2.95 crore  2.04 crore), Awaas+ data is being utilized. Out of this, a target of 91 lakh has been allocated to the States/UTs.

As  per  Framework  for  Implementation  (FFI)  of  PMAY-G  there  is  a grievance redressal mechanism  set up at different levels of administration viz. Gram Panchayat Block District and the State. An official of the State Government is to be designated at each level to ensure disposal of grievances to the satisfaction of the complainant.  The  official who  is  designated  at  each  level is responsible  for  disposing  off  the  grievance  /  complaint  within  a period  of  15  days  from  the  date  of  receipt  of  the  grievance  / complaint. In addition to complaints of irregularities being received from dignitaries, there is also a procedure of lodging of complaints on the Centralized Public Grievance Redress and Monitoring System (CPGRAMS)  portal  (pgportal.gov.in)  by  the  public.  The  complaints received in the Ministry of Rural Development through CPGRAMS or otherwise  are  forwarded  to  the  respective  State  Governments/ Union Territory (Union Territory) Administrations for redressal of the grievance. Apart from this, there are mechanisms like IGRS and CM helpline at the State Level for grievance redressal.

Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana - Urban (PMAY-U) :

The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) supplements the efforts of States/UTs by providing Central Assistance under Pradhan Mantri  Awas  Yojana  -  Urban  (PMAY-  U)  since  June  25,  2015  to provide pucca house in urban areas across the country.

The  selection  of  beneficiaries  is  done  by  the  respective  State/UT Governments based on eligibility criteria defined in PMAY-U Scheme guidelines and approved by State Level Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee (SLSMC), headed by the Chief Secretary of the State.

Any instance  of  irregularity/complaint/representation  regarding  the implementation  of  PMAY-U  including  those  of  ineligible  applicants are addressed through suitable grievance redressal system available at both State/UT and City level as per existing rules and regulations. Further, MoHUA has also developed a Public Grievances Redress and Monitoring System for registering any form of  complaints regarding implementation of PMAY-U and its speedy disposal.  Moreover,  a  Centralized  Public  Grievance  Redress  and Monitoring  System  (CPGRAMS)  is  also  available  to  the  citizens  to lodge  their  grievances  to  the  public  authorities  on  any  subject related to service delivery including PMAY-U for redressal. Grievances received on CPGRAMS regarding selection of ineligible beneficiaries are forwarded to States/UTs for enquiry and appropriate action as per scheme guidelines.

The  scheme  period,  which  was  earlier  upto  31.03.2022,  has  been extended  upto  31.12.2024,  except  Credit  Linked  Subsidy  Scheme (CLSS) vertical of the scheme, to complete all the houses sanctioned without changing the funding pattern and implementation methodology.

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