Lok Sabha Question No. 3961 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-19
Subject: Construction of New Houses under PMAY-U 2.0
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Adv. Chandra Shekhar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3961 TO BE ANSWERED ON DECEMBER 19, 2024

## CONSTRUCTION OF NEW HOUSES UNDER PMAY-U 2.0

NO. 3961.      ADV. CHANDRA SHEKHAR:

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

- (a) whether the budgetary provisions made by the Government are adequate to meet the pressing housing demands of economically weaker sections, including SC and ST populations keeping in view the goal of constructing One  crore  houses  under  PMAY-U  2.0  with  an  overall  investment  of Rupees ten lakh crore; and
- (b) if so, the manner in which the Government evaluate the impact of this financial assistance on improving housing conditions for these communities  over  the  next  five  years  along  with  the  way  to  ensure accountability in this regard?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI TOKHAN SAHU)

- (a) &  (b):  'Land'  and  'Colonisation'  are  State  subjects.  Therefore,  schemes related  to  housing  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.

Learning from the experiences of PMAY-U, MoHUA has launched PMAY-U 2.0 'Housing for All' Mission with effect from 01.09.2024 to provide Central Assistance to one crore additional households of EWS/LIG/MIG categories to  construct,  purchase  and  rent  a  house  at  affordable    cost    in    urban areas  across    the  country  through  four verticals i.e., Beneficiary Led Construction  (BLC),  Affordable  Housing  in  Partnership  (AHP),  Affordable Rental Housing (ARH) and Interest Subsidy Scheme (ISS). 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 scheme guidelines of PMAY-U 2.0, preference under the scheme is given to Widows, single women, Persons with Disabilities, Senior Citizens, Transgenders, persons belonging to Scheduled Castes/ Scheduled Tribes, Minorities  and  other  weaker  and  vulnerable  sections  of  the  society. Special focus will be given to Safai Karmi, Street Vendors identified under PM  SVANidhi  Scheme  and  different  artisans  under  PM  Vishwakarma Scheme,  Anganwadi  workers,  building  and  other  construction  workers, residents of slums/chawls and other groups identified during operation of PMAY-U 2.0.

Sufficient  funds  were  provided  as  per  the  need  under  PMAY-U  for construction of houses and similarly, sufficient budget has been provisioned under PMAY-U 2.0.

As per the scheme guidelines of PMAY-U 2.0, Social Audit of the projects by States/UTs through a transparent process is provisioned for assessment of inclusivity, transparency, accountability and transformational impact on the lives of beneficiaries.   In addition, a MidTerm evaluation of the scheme is also provisioned to assess the impact on the beneficiaries including urban poor.

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