Lok Sabha Question No. 1604 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-12
Subject: Increase in Unit Cost under PMAY-G
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: D. Ravikumar

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1604 ANSWERED ON 12/12/2023

## INCREASE IN UNIT COST UNDER PMAY-G

## 1604. SHRI RAVIKUMAR D.:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has any proposal to increase the unit cost of Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G) houses in accordance to the inflation and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the details of allocation of funds to Tamil Nadu from 2015 to 2022 for PMAY-G, yearwise; and
- (c) the details of temporary houses as per 2022 (thatched huts),
- State-wise?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)

- (a)    Under PMAY-G, the unit assistance of Rs. 1.20 lakh in plain areas and Rs. 1.30 lakh in difficult areas, IAP districts, Hilly States (including UTs of J&K and Ladakh) is provided. In addition to the unit assistance, the  beneficiaries  are  facilitated  with  90/95  man  days  of  unskilled labour wages through mandatory convergence with Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS). Support of Rs. 12,000 for construction of toilet is also provided through Swacch Bharat  Mission  -  Gramin  (SBM-G),  MGNREGS  or  any  other  dedicated source of funding.

The Union Cabinet had approved the continuation of PMAY-G beyond March, 2021 till March, 2024 as per the existing norms to complete the remaining houses within the cumulative target of 2.95 crore houses. 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 assistance.

(b) The details of release of Central share of funds to Tamil Nadu from FY 2016-17* to FY 2021-22 for PMAY-G, year- wise is as under

| Year*     |   Funds released (Rs. in Cr) |
|-----------|------------------------------|
| 2016-2017 |                       690.59 |
| 2017-2018 |                       848.48 |
| 2018-2019 |                       502.79 |
| 2019-2020 |                       487.52 |
| 2020-2021 |                        78.62 |
| 2021-2022 |                       928.92 |

*PMAY-G is being implemented w.e.f 1st April 2016

(c) The state-wise number of kaccha type households (Grass/thatch/bamboo/wood/mud)  in  the  rural  areas as per  Socio Economic Caste Census, 2011 (SECC-2011) is  given at Annexure. The identification of beneficiaries under PMAY-G is based on the housing deprivation parameters and exclusion criteria prescribed under SECC2011  and  due  verification by  the  respective  Gram  Sabhas  and completion  of  an  Appellate  Process.  The  target  of  2.95  crore  was arrived at on the basis of deprived households in SECC 2011, followed by due verification by the States/ UTs.

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## STATEMENT  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO. 1604 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.12.2023 REGARDING HOUSES UNDER PMAY-G.

## State/UT-wise  details  of  Kaccha  Type  households (Grass/thatch/bamboo/wood/mud) as per SECC 2011

| State Name        | Wall=Grass/thatch/ bamboo etc. and Roof=Grass/thatch/ bamboo/wood/ mud, etc.   | Only Wall=Grass/thatch /bamboo etc   | Only Roof=Grass/thatch/bam boo/wood/mud, etc.   |
|-------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| (i)               | (ii)                                                                           | (iii)                                | (iv)                                            |
| JAMMU & KASHMIR   | 18,597                                                                         | 24,171                               | 5,77,591                                        |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH  | 7,637                                                                          | 11,596                               | 55,518                                          |
| PUNJAB            | 29,586                                                                         | 40,340                               | 3,33,911                                        |
| CHANDIGARH*       | 80                                                                             | 98                                   | 368                                             |
| UTTARAKHAND       | 28,281                                                                         | 37,070                               | 65,842                                          |
| HARYANA           | 51,090                                                                         | 64,196                               | 7,28,856                                        |
| NCT OF DELHI*     | 2,149                                                                          | 3,343                                | 7,804                                           |
| RAJASTHAN         | 5,82,393                                                                       | 7,09,294                             | 18,79,294                                       |
| UTTAR PRADESH     | 18,54,640                                                                      | 21,31,826                            | 52,21,997                                       |
| BIHAR             | 37,38,965                                                                      | 55,69,080                            | 52,37,457                                       |
| SIKKIM            | 3,406                                                                          | 12,328                               | 6,681                                           |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 1,18,139                                                                       | 1,54,735                             | 1,25,536                                        |
| NAGALAND          | 70,489                                                                         | 1,75,023                             | 78,266                                          |
| MANIPUR           | 43,772                                                                         | 1,02,647                             | 90,740                                          |
| MIZORAM           | 32,795                                                                         | 48,942                               | 34,873                                          |
| TRIPURA           | 73,635                                                                         | 1,81,399                             | 1,13,003                                        |
| MEGHALAYA         | 1,10,909                                                                       | 2,13,224                             | 1,29,402                                        |
| ASSAM             | 12,39,209                                                                      | 36,34,751                            | 14,43,706                                       |
| WEST BENGAL       | 8,01,255                                                                       | 31,89,948                            | 24,94,075                                       |
| JHARKHAND         | 1,33,791                                                                       | 2,22,047                             | 6,75,264                                        |
| ODISHA            | 6,39,784                                                                       | 7,80,958                             | 33,69,618                                       |
| CHHATTISGAR H     | 52,413                                                                         | 1,06,400                             | 5,95,688                                        |
| MADHYA PRADESH    | 2,25,043                                                                       | 6,10,090                             | 10,71,452                                       |
| GUJARAT           | 1,46,806                                                                       | 7,63,345                             | 2,38,852                                        |
| DAMAN AND DIU     | 113                                                                            | 305                                  | 196                                             |

| DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI      | 1,978    | 14,658    | 3,049     |
|---------------------------|----------|-----------|-----------|
| MAHARASHTRA               | 4,45,356 | 12,71,526 | 8,43,433  |
| ANDHRA PRADESH            | 2,37,845 | 2,71,519  | 7,09,034  |
| KARNATAKA                 | 1,82,791 | 3,00,806  | 7,39,869  |
| GOA                       | 604      | 996       | 2,168     |
| LAKSHADWEEP               | 72       | 117       | 171       |
| KERALA                    | 42,652   | 59,627    | 1,05,604  |
| TAMILNADU                 | 3,71,382 | 4,45,459  | 18,63,373 |
| PUDUCHERRY*               | 9,655    | 12,499    | 37,534    |
| ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS | 4,852    | 23,452    | 5,600     |
| TELANGANA*                | 58,676   | 77,110    | 1,55,808  |

*Chandigarh, NCT of Delhi, Puducherry and Telangana are not implementing PMAY-

G.

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