Lok Sabha Question No. 771 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-24
Subject: Affordable Housing in Assam
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Md. Rakibul Hussain

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 771 TO BE ANSWERED ON JULY 24, 2025

## AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN ASSAM

NO. 771. MD. RAKIBUL HUSSAIN:

Will the Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs be pleased to state :

- (a) the details of the specific measures being taken by the Government to address the shortage of affordable housing in Dhubri Handloom Production Centre (HPC), especially for economically disadvantaged and marginalized communities;
- (b) the manner in which the Government is ensuring that the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana - Urban (PMAY-U) and other affordable housing schemes are being effectively implemented in Dhubri and other towns in Assam; and
- (c) whether there are any targeted programmes to address the housing needs of flood-affected communities in Dhubri where many people are forced to live in temporary shelters or informal settlements and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (c)  'Land'  and  'Colonization' are  State  subjects. Therefore, schemes related  to  housing  for  their  citizens  are  implemented  by  States/Union Territories  (UTs).  However,  the  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 25.06.2015 to provide pucca houses with basic civic amenities to eligible urban households. Based  on  the learnings from the experiences of implementation of PMAY-U, MoHUA  has  revamped the scheme  and launched PMAY-U 2.0 'Housing for All' Mission with effect from 01.09.2024 for implementation in urban areas across the country.

As per the Scheme Guidelines of PMAY-U 2.0, States/UTs conduct demand survey  in  their  respective  jurisdiction  and  validate  the  beneficiaries  to ascertain  eligibility.  State/  UT  Governments  could  include  beneficiaries whose houses have been damaged/ affected due to floods provided they are otherwise eligible as per the criteria prescribed in the Scheme guidelines. In order to ensure that the scheme effectively addresses the housing needs of urban poor, a Unified Web-portal has been developed by the Ministry.

Eligible  citizens  including  economically  disadvantaged  and  marginalized communities are also allowed to apply through Unified Web Portal of PMAYU  2.0  and  register  their  demand.  States/UTs/Urban  Local  Bodies  (ULBs) validate  the  beneficiaries  as  per  the  eligibility  criteria  of  the  scheme guidelines  and  selection/  scrutiny  of  beneficiary  list  is  done  at  multiple levels  in  the  States/UTs.  After  fulfilling  the  procedures  laid  down  in  the Scheme  Guidelines,  the  houses  are  approved  by  State  Level  Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee (SLSMC) and forwarded to Central Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee (CSMC) for consideration of release of Central Assistance.  The  scheme  guidelines  and  Unified  Web-portal  for  submitting the online applications can be accessed through https://pmay-urban.gov.in.

Based  on  the  proposals  received,  a  total  of  1,84,991  houses  have  been sanctioned by the Ministry in the State of Assam under PMAY-U & PMAY-U 2.0, of  which 1,69,101 have  been grounded  for construction  and  1,30,425 have  been  completed/delivered  to  the  beneficiaries  as  on  14.07.2025. Further, a total of 7,877 houses have been sanctioned in Dhubri district of Assam under PMAY-U, out of which 6,403 have been completed/delivered to the beneficiaries.

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