Lok Sabha Question No. 3926 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-19
Subject: Creation of 10 Million Housing Units
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Dulu Mahato, Shri Vijay Baghel, Shri Anurag Sharma, Shri Vishnu Dayal Ram, Shri Bharatsinhji Shankarji Dabhi, Shri Tapir Gao

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3926

TO BE ANSWERED ON DECEMBER 19, 2024

CREATION OF 10 MILLION HOUSING UNITS

NO. 3926.  SHRI DULU MAHATO:

SHRI VIJAY BAGHEL:

SHRI ANURAG SHARMA:

SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM:

SHRI BHARATSINHJI SHANKARJI DABHI:

SHRI TAPIR GAO:

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

- (a) the status of the key initiatives taken to enhance urban housing and development, particularly with regard to the construction of 10 million new housing units;
- (b) the plan of the Government to address the challenges in the housing market such as high stamp duties and the need for a transparent rental housing market; and
- (c) the  role  of  Transit-Oriented  Development  (TOD)  in  shaping  urban planning for big cities including those of Jharkhand and the way the said development integrates with the existing transport infrastructure?

## ANSWER MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE (SHRI TOKHAN SAHU)

- (a) & (b): 'Land' and 'Colonisation' are State subjects. Therefore, schemes related to housing and development for their citizens are implemented by  States/Union  Territories  (UTs).  However,  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.  Based  on  project  proposals  submitted  by  the State/UT Governments under PMAY-U, as on 02.12.2024, a total of 118.64 lakh houses have been sanctioned by the Ministry, out of which 114.23 lakh have been grounded and 88.32 lakh are completed/delivered to the beneficiaries. The remaining houses are at different stages of construction.

Learning from the experiences of PMAY-U, MoHUA has launched PMAYU 2.0 'Housing for All' Mission with effect from 01.09.2024 for implementation in urban areas across the country to construct, purchase and rent 10 million houses by eligible beneficiaries at affordable cost through four verticals i.e., Beneficiary Led Construction (BLC), Affordable Housing in Partnership (AHP), Affordable Rental Housing (ARH), Interest Subsidy Scheme (ISS) and Affordable Rental Housing (ARH). As on date, 29  States/UTs  have  signed  Memorandum  of  Agreement  (MoA)  to implement PMAY-U 2.0 as per scheme guidelines. The scheme guidelines are available at https://pmay-urban.gov.in/uploads/guidelines/OperationalGuidelines-of-PMAY-U-2.pdf.

As  per  the  scheme  guidelines  of  PMAY-U  2.0,  Public/Private  sector agencies are encouraged to construct houses for Economically Weaker Section  (EWS)  beneficiaries  under  AHP  vertical.  States/UTs  have  to formulate  'Affordable  Housing  Policy'  to  provide  various  reforms  and incentives to Public/Private agencies including reduction of stamp duty on time bound basis to develop affordable housing ecosystem. PMAY-U

2.0 supports States/UTs to formulate 'Affordable Housing Policy'.

- (c): The larger role of Transit Oriented Development (TOD) is to integrate land use and transport planning to develop compact growth centers within the influence zone on either side of the transit stations i.e., areas within walking distance. The TOD approach seeks to promote the use of public transport by developing high density zones in the influence area, which would  increase  the  share  of  transit  and  walk  trips  made  by  the residents/workers to meet the daily needs and also result in reduction in pollution and congestion in the influence area. It also promotes all the basic needs of work/job, shopping, public amenities, entertainment in the influence zone with mixed land-use development which would reduce the need for travel in larger cities. Further, it also integrates the EWS and affordable  housing  in  the  influence  zone  by  allocating  a  prescribed proportion of built-up area for them in the total housing supply.

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