Lok Sabha Question No. 4327 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-19
Subject: PMAY-G for North Eastern States
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Parimal Suklabaidya

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4327 ANSWERED ON 19/08/2025

## PMAY-G FOR NORTH EASTERN STATES

## 4327. Shri ParimalSuklabaidya:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the  physical  and  financial  targets  set  under  the  Pradhan MantriAwaasYojana - Gramin (PMAY-G) for the North Eastern States, for the financial year 2024-25, State and district-wise including Cachar district of Assam;
- (b) whether the Government has ensured that all eligible beneficiaries in the North Eastern States, especially in remote and  underserved  areas  such  as  Cachar  district,  have  been extended the benefits of the scheme;
- (c) if  so,  the  details  of  progress  implemented  number  of  houses sanctioned  and  completed  and  any  challenges  faced  in  the North Eastern region including Cachar district; and
- (d) whether there is any plan to expedite the pending allotments or disbursals in the region and if so, the timeline for the same?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## (DR. CHANDRA SEKHAR PEMMASANI)

(a): In  order to achieve the objective 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  for  the construction  of  pucca  houses  with  basic  amenities.  The  Union Cabinet has approved the proposal for the continuation  of  PMAY-G during  FY  2024-25  to  2028-29 for  the  construction  of  2  crore additional  rural  houses.  As  on  13.08.2025,  a  total  target  of  4.12 crore  has  been  allocated  by  the  Ministry,  out  of  which  3.85  crore houses have been sanctioned by States/UTs and 2.83 crore houses are completed.

The existing SECC 2011 based Permanent Wait List (PWL) and Awaas + 2018 list in respect of all North- Eastern States (excluding the State of Assam) were saturated in FY 2023-24 and the Awaas + 2018 list of the State of Assam has been saturated in the month of May  2025.  During  FY  2024-25,  the  State  of  Assam  has  been allocated a target of 5,59,951 houses, out of which 5,33,631 houses have been sanctioned and 1,54,347 houses have been completed by the  State.  Further,  the  State  of  Manipur  was  allocated  a  target  of 7,000  houses  under  Special  Project  in  FY  2024-25.  The  Cachar district of Assam has been allocated a target of 31,233, out of which 29,971 houses have been sanctioned and 4,886 houses have been completed in FY 2024-25.  It is pertinent to mention that the districtwise progress of each State including all North-Eastern States may be seen at https://rhreporting.nic.in/netiay/PhysicalProgressReport/PhysicalProg ressRpt.aspx.

Under PMAY-G, Central assistance is released directly to the State/Union  Territory  (UT)  considering  the  State/UT  as  a  unit. Further  release  of  these  funds  to  beneficiaries  is  done  by  the respective State/UT Governments. The district-level data related to funds utilised,  Financial  Year  wise can be  seen  at  the  programme website at 'https://rhreporting.nic.in/netiay/FinancialProgressReport/Report\_Hig hLevel\_FinancialProgress.aspx'.  The State-wise Central Release for all North-Eastern States for FY 2024-25 is given as under,

(Rs. in Cr)

| Sno.   | State             | Total Central release in FY 2024-25 (including PM-JANMAN)   |
|--------|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1      | Arunachal Pradesh | 1.0                                                         |
| 2      | Assam             | 4,336.24                                                    |
| 3      | Manipur           | 169.63                                                      |
| 4      | Meghalaya         | 0                                                           |
| 5      | Mizoram           | 12.94                                                       |
| 6      | Nagaland          | 54.9                                                        |
| 7      | Sikkim            | 0                                                           |
| 8      | Tripura           | 204.86                                                      |
|        | Total             | 4,779.60                                                    |

(b) & (c): The  existing  SECC  2011  based  PWL  and  Awaas  +  2018 list  in  respect  of  all  North-  Eastern  States  (excluding  the  State  of Assam) were saturated in FY 2023-24 and the Awaas + 2018 list of

the State of Assam has been saturated in the month of May 2025 to ensure  the  benefits  of  scheme  to  all  eligible  beneficiaries  and realise the vision of 'Housing for All'.

The  Cumulative  Physical  Progress  for  North-Eastern  States including Cachar district of Assam is provided as under,

| Sno.   | State          | Target allocated   | Houses Sanctioned   | Houses Completed   |
|--------|----------------|--------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
| 1      | Pradesh 35,937 | 35,591             | 35,591              |                    |
| 2      | Assam          | 29,87,868          | 28,93,186           | 20,80,444          |
| 3      | Manipur        | 1,08,550           | 1,01,549            | 56,715             |
| 4      | Meghalaya      | 1,88,034           | 1,85,763            | 1,50,409           |
| 5      | Mizoram        | 29,967             | 29,959              | 25,326             |
| 6      | Nagaland       | 48,830             | 48,744              | 36,239             |
| 7      | Sikkim         | 1,399              | 1,397               | 1,393              |
| 8      | Tripura        | 3,76,913           | 3,76,272            | 3,71,381           |
|        | Total          | 37,77,498          | 36,72,461           | 27,57,498          |

| DistrictTarget           | Houses SanctionedHouses Completed   | Houses SanctionedHouses Completed   |
|--------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| Cachar 1,50,834 1,47,882 | Cachar 1,50,834 1,47,882            | 1,00,456                            |

During  the  period  of  Covid-19  pandemic  induced  nation-wide lockdown,  all construction activities including construction of houses  under  PMAY-G  were  also  affected.  In  addition  to  this,  the main challenges in implementation of PMAY-G include the delay in release of Central & State Share from State Treasury to State Nodal Account of PMAY-G, cases of unwillingness of beneficiaries, permanent migration, disputed succession of deceased beneficiaries, delay in allotment of land to landless beneficiaries by the States/UTs and at times General/Assembly/Panchayat elections, unavailability of building materials.

(d): The Union Cabinet has approved the extension of PMAY-G for 5 more  years  (FY  2024-25  to  2028-29)  to  provide  assistance  for  the construction  of  2  crore  additional  rural  houses.  The  Cabinet  has also  approved  the  updating  of  the  Awaas+  List  using  modified exclusion  criteria.  A  new  survey  i.eAwaas  +  2024  survey  is  being conducted by the states/UTs using eKYC face based authentication for identification of additional eligible beneficiaries under the PMAYG.

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