Lok Sabha Question No. 2953 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-08
Subject: Budget Allocation for Housing Projects
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Naresh Ganpat Mhaske, Shri Praveen Patel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2953

TO BE ANSWERED ON AUGUST 08, 2024

## BUDGET ALLOCATION FOR HOUSING PROJECTS

## NO. 2953.   SHRI NARESH GANPAT MHASKE: SHRI PRAVEEN PATEL:

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

- (a) the  key/notable  features  and  budget  allocation  for  urban  housing projects, project-wise;
- (b) the  total  number  of  housing  units  sanctioned  and  constructed under  the  said  projects  during  the  last  three  months  along  with tier-2 and tier-3 cities in Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra; and
- (c)
- the details of the measures taken/being taken by the Government
- to ensure the quality and sustainability of these housing units?

## ANSWER

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

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

(a)  to  (c):  '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 all-weather pucca houses to all  eligible  urban  beneficiaries  across  the  country. The scheme is implemented through four verticals i.e., Beneficiary Led Construction  (BLC),  Affordable  Housing  in  Partnership  (AHP),  InSitu Slum Redevelopment (ISSR) and Credit Linked Subsidy Scheme (CLSS).

Based on project proposals submitted by the State/UT Governments  under  PMAY-U,  a  total  of  118.64  lakh  houses  have been  sanctioned  by  the  Ministry,  out  of  which  114.40  lakh  have been  grounded  and  85.43  lakh  are  completed/delivered  to  the beneficiaries in urban areas as on 29.07.2024.    Central Assistance

of  ₹2  lakh  crore  has  been  approved  under  the  scheme,  of  which ₹1.64  lakh  crore  have  been  released  to  States/UTs/Central  Nodal Agencies (CNAs).

Details of houses sanctioned and completed/delivered to beneficiaries during the last three months in tier 2 and tier 3 cities of Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra are available at link: https://pmay-urban.gov.in/PHQ/LSUQ-2953-08082024-tier1-tier2.pdf

As  per  the  PMAY-U  scheme  guidelines,  it  is  envisaged  that  the States/UTs would engage Third Party Quality Monitoring Agencies (TPQMA) to ensure quality of construction under various components of the Mission by visiting the project site from time to time  and  advise  States/UTs  and  Urban  Local  Bodies  (ULBs)  on quality related issues. On the basis of quality assurance report by such  agencies  and  also  reports  of  their  own  technical  staff, States/UTs  and  ULBs  are  mandated  to  take  both  preventive  and curative  measures  to  ensure  that  standard  quality  houses,  and infrastructure. Under the scheme,  it is also prerequisite for States/UTs to submit Action Taken Reports (ATRs) on the recommendations of TPQMA duly approved by State Level Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee (SLSMC) for release of 2 nd and 3 rd  installments of Central Assistance.

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