Lok Sabha Question No. 1581 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-13
Subject: Relaxation in the Criteria of PMAY-U
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri N K Premachandran

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1581

## TO BE ANSWERED ON FEBRUARY 13, 2025

## RELAXTION IN THE CRITERIA OF PMAY-U

## NO. 1581.    SHRI N K PREMACHANDRAN:

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

- (a) whether the Government proposes to relax the criteria for Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana - Urban (PMAYU) for providing houses to all deserving houseless families and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has analyzed the fact that the existing criteria of PMAY-U is not suitable for the State of Kerala;
- (c) if so, the action taken by the Government to revise the criteria;
- (d) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  conduct  a  survey  regarding  the houseless population in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether it has come to the notice of the Government that the Central share under the scheme is not sufficient to meet the cost of construction;
- (f) if  so,  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  increase  the  Central  share  by considering the price hike of building materials; and
- (g) the details regarding houses completed under the scheme during the last five years and the current year, State/UT-wise?

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

- (a) to  (g):  '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/Union Territories (UTs) by providing Central Assistance under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana - Urban (PMAY-U) since June 25, 2015 to provide pucca house to eligible beneficiaries in urban areas across the country. Based on the project proposals submitted by States/UTs, as on 03.02.2025,  a  total  of  118.64  lakh  houses  have  been  sanctioned  by  the Ministry,  out  of  which  112.46  lakh  have  been  grounded  and  90.36  lakh  are completed/delivered to the beneficiaries across the country.

In the State of Kerala, a total of 1,33,488 houses have been sanctioned, of which 1,20,307 are grounded, and 97,823 have been completed/delivered to the  beneficiaries  under  PMAY-U.  State/UT  and  year-wise  details  of  houses completed/delivered under PMAY-U during each of the last five years and the current year are at Annexure. The scheme period has been extended up to 31.12.2025 to complete already sanctioned houses without changing funding patterns and implementation methodology.

Based  on  the  learning  from  the  experiences  of  9  years  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 for 1 crore additional eligible beneficiaries.

As on date, 29 States/UTs have signed Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) to implement PMAY-U 2.0 as per scheme guidelines. There are estimated 4-5 lakh potential  beneficiaries  in  Kerala  but  State  has  not  yet  signed  MoA  to implement the scheme.

The scheme guidelines have been prepared after consultation with States/UTs and a large number of other stakeholders. The funding under PMAY-U 2.0 is to provide a nudge to the beneficiaries and enable them to construct their houses by arranging funds from other sources as well. However, Kerala may provide enhanced State share as per PMAY-U 2.0 guidelines to reduce the burden on beneficiaries.  There  is  no  proposal  to  change  existing  criteria  or  Central Assistance for Kerala.

States/UTs/Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) have been asked to undertake assessment  of  housing  demand  under  different  verticals  through  suitable means for assessing the actual demand of housing on the Unified Web Portal of  PMAY-U  2.0.  The  beneficiaries  can  also  register  themselves  for  housing demand with all the details on the portal. The scheme guidelines and Unified Web-portal  for  submitting  the  online  applications  can  be  accessed  through https://pmay-urban.gov.in.

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## Annexure referred in reply to LS USQ No. 1581 due for answer on 13.02.2025

## State/UT and year-wise details of houses completed/delivered under PMAY-U during each of the last five years and current year

| No.                   |                       | Houses Completed (Nos.)   | Houses Completed (Nos.)   | Houses Completed (Nos.)   | Houses Completed (Nos.)   | Houses Completed (Nos.)   | Houses Completed (Nos.)   |
|-----------------------|-----------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
| S.                    | State/UT              | 2019-20                   | 2020-21                   | 2021-22                   | 2022-23                   | 2023-24                   | 2024-25                   |
| 1                     | Andhra Pradesh        | 27,335                    | 93,641                    | 59,402                    | 2,86,987                  | 2,18,500                  | 76,847                    |
| 2                     | Bihar                 | 13,135                    | 23,494                    | 12,370                    | 21,711                    | 11,226                    | 55,941                    |
| 3                     | Chhattisgarh          | 35,002                    | 48,369                    | 13,605                    | 35,926                    | 43,389                    | 31,918                    |
| 4                     | Goa                   | 425                       | 1,577                     | 309                       | 331                       | -                         | 1                         |
| 5                     | Gujarat               | 1,06,412                  | 1,64,548                  | 1,63,938                  | 1,99,613                  | 29,098                    | 34,798                    |
| 6                     | Haryana               | 10,644                    | 18,873                    | 7,031                     | 13,508                    | 3,712                     | 2,491                     |
| 7                     | Himachal Pradesh      | 1,226                     | 2,052                     | 1,682                     | 2,155                     | 1,003                     | 936                       |
| 8                     | Jharkhand             | 12,775                    | 23,916                    | 10,864                    | 15,774                    | 17,136                    | 14,504                    |
| 9                     | Karnataka             | 30,469                    | 60,001                    | 32,825                    | 43,045                    | 30,793                    | 51,431                    |
| 10                    | Kerala                | 24,288                    | 22,550                    | 8,041                     | 14,823                    | 7,350                     | 10,667                    |
| 11                    | Madhya Pradesh        | 50,844                    | 1,09,060                  | 62,206                    | 1,75,209                  | 1,11,350                  | 79,473                    |
| 12                    | Maharashtra           | 1,17,042                  | 1,53,434                  | 1,90,671                  | 1,81,361                  | 38,183                    | 45,093                    |
| 13                    | Odisha                | 15,413                    | 26,013                    | 10,350                    | 27,734                    | 12,785                    | 17,046                    |
| 14                    | Punjab                | 12,252                    | 16,298                    | 10,327                    | 23,124                    | 8,926                     | 13,647                    |
| 15                    | Rajasthan             | 28,425                    | 35,920                    | 32,100                    | 35,518                    | 10,253                    | 36,675                    |
| 16                    | Tamil Nadu            | 66,088                    | 1,20,143                  | 51,877                    | 84,296                    | 40,322                    | 36,324                    |
| 17                    | Telangana             | 39,056                    | 87,246                    | 22,778                    | 14,375                    | 1,541                     | 289                       |
| 18                    | Uttar Pradesh         | 1,65,273                  | 3,00,775                  | 2,77,508                  | 2,06,465                  | 1,99,690                  | 2,20,258                  |
| 19                    | Uttarakhand           | 5,137                     | 5,354                     | 5,489                     | 4,329                     | 4,679                     | 6,046                     |
| 20                    | West Bengal           | 45,997                    | 70,570                    | 23,706                    | 81,647                    | 50,364                    | 51,225                    |
| Sub-total (States)    | Sub-total (States)    | 8,07,238                  | 13,83,834                 | 9,97,079                  | 14,67,931                 | 8,40,300                  | 7,85,610                  |
| 21                    | Arunachal Pradesh     | 385                       | 470                       | 556                       | 3,193                     | 1,498                     | 640                       |
| 22                    | Assam                 | 3,448                     | 10,201                    | 15,682                    | 36,483                    | 19,542                    | 20,453                    |
| 23                    | Manipur               | 647                       | 1,580                     | 430                       | 5,690                     | 2,934                     | 3,021                     |
| 24                    | Meghalaya             | 55                        | 57                        | 265                       | 430                       | 144                       | 615                       |
| 25                    | Mizoram               | 1,832                     | 1,394                     | 1,026                     | 1,518                     | 1,927                     | 15,738                    |
| 26                    | Nagaland              | 276                       | 1,742                     | 2,692                     | 6,427                     | 7,344                     | 7,594                     |
| 27                    | Sikkim                | 18                        | 97                        | 37                        | 26                        | -                         | -                         |
| 28                    | Tripura               | 6,261                     | 10,281                    | 2,887                     | 7,369                     | 8,619                     | 5,348                     |
| Sub-total (NE States) | Sub-total (NE States) | 12,922                    | 25,822                    | 23,575                    | 61,136                    | 42,008                    | 53,409                    |
| 29                    | A&N Islands           | -                         | 23                        | 1                         | 3                         | -                         | -                         |
| 30                    | Chandigarh            | 363                       | 406                       | 141                       | 128                       | -                         | -                         |
| 31                    | D&NH and D&D          | 1,455                     | 1,928                     | 1,193                     | 2,325                     | 470                       | 50                        |
| 32                    | Delhi                 | 6,320                     | 6,271                     | 1,807                     | 2,669                     | -                         | -                         |
| 33                    | J&K                   | 1,876                     | 2,374                     | 3,828                     | 6,622                     | 3,626                     | 7,804                     |
| 34                    | Ladakh                | 28                        | 96                        | 132                       | 106                       | 139                       | 89                        |
| 35                    | Lakshadweep           | -                         | -                         | -                         | -                         | -                         | -                         |
| 36                    | Puducherry            | 919                       | 2,187                     | 1,073                     | 2,032                     | 1,270                     | 1,393                     |
| Sub-total (UTs)       |                       | 10,961                    |                           | 8,175                     | 13,885                    | 5,505                     | 9,336                     |
| Grand Total           | Grand Total           | 8,31,121                  | 13,285                    |                           |                           |                           |                           |
|                       |                       |                           | 14,22,941                 | 10,28,829                 | 15,42,952                 | 8,87,813                  | 8,48,355                  |