Lok Sabha Question No. 4338 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-19
Subject: PMAY-G Beneficiaries
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Dr. Lata Wankhede

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4338 ANSWERED ON 19/08/2025

## PMAY-G BENEFICIARIES

4338. Dr. LataWankhede: Smt. Himadri Singh Dr. Rajesh Mishra

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is addressed the issue of wage loss for the Pradhan MantriAwasYojana-Gramin (PMAY-G) beneficiaries during the construction of houses;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  of  the  assistance  being  provided  under  the scheme to compensate for wage loss;
- whether employment opportunities are being provided to rural
- (c) people under the PMAY-G;
- (d) if so, the details of  the  direct  and  indirect  employment opportunities generated through the PMAY-G; and
- (e) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  increase  the  amount provided under the said scheme, if so, the details thereof ?

## 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  under  the  scheme  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 lakhs candidates  have  been  trained.  Further,  some  of  the  well-trained certified  masons  also  got  opportunities  to  work  abroad  in  the construction field. Under PMAY-G, the indirect employment is also generated  through  the  production  of  building  materials  and  their transportation for the house construction.

(e): The unit assistance provided to beneficiaries under PMAY-G is as per the approval of the Union Cabinet and at present, there is no proposal under consideration in the Ministry for increasing the unit financial assistance.

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