Lok Sabha Question No. 1952 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-01
Subject: Women Owners under PMAY-G
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Midhun Reddy, Kuruva Gorantla Madhav

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1952

## ANSWERED ON 01/08/2023

## WOMEN OWNERS UNDER PMAY-G

## 1952. SHRI P.V. MIDHUN REDDY: SHRI KURUVA GORANTLA MADHAV:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the  number  of  kutcha  houses  that  have  been  re-built  into pucca houses under the Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G) as of January 2023;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  included  the  names  of  women members in the ownership or sanction details of the houses;
- (c) if  so,  the  details  of  the  number  of  women  as  against  the completed target who are owners, solely or joint;
- (d) whether the Government has appointed an Ombudsperson for an effective grievance redressal system; and
- (e)
- if so, the number and details of grievances filed?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): In  order  to  achieve  the  target  of  'Housing  for  All'  in  rural areas,  the  Ministry  of  Rural  Development  is  implementing  Pradhan Mantri  Awaas  Yojana-  Gramin  (PMAY-G)  with  effect  from  1 st April, 2016  to  provide  assistance  to  construct  2.95  crore  pucca  houses with basic amenities by March, 2024.  A total of 2,14,83,792pucca houses  were  completed  as  on  31 st   January,  2023  across  the  rural areas of the country under PMAY-G.
- (b)  &  (c):    The  PMAY-G  guidelines  provide  that  allotment  of  the house shall be made jointly in the name of the husband and wife, except  in  the  case  of  a  widow/unmarried/separated  person.  The State may also choose to allot the house solely in the name of the

woman.  Further,  in  order  to  ensure  empowerment  of  women,  an advisory has been issued stating that all the houses under PMAY-G should  include  names  of  women  members  of  the  household  in sanction details/ownership details (either solely or in joint ownership)  and  that  the  female  member(s)  may  be  added  as secondary owner in the sanction letters where the initial sanction has already been given in the name of the male member. Against the overall completion of 2.41 crore houses as on 28.07.2023, 64,31,304 completed houses are solely in the name of women and 1,02,52,451 jointly in the name of wife and husband i.e. 1,66,83,755 (69.08%) of the total completed houses under PMAY-G.

(d) & (e): The  PMAY-G  guidelines  provide  that  the  States/UTs should  utilize  the  services  of  Ombudsperson  under  MGNREGA  to dispose  of  grievances  and  reported  incidences  of  irregularities under  PMAY-G.  These  Ombudspersons  are  to  be  assigned  the additional  responsibility  of  action  as  Ombudsperson  for  PMAY-G with  the  same  geographical  jurisdiction  as  under  MGNREGS. After considering the complaints pertaining to PMAY-G beneficiaries such as  discrepancy  in  records  regarding  identity,  location  of  house, denial of benefits, etc., orders should be passed within 30 days from the receipt of the complaint.  Since inception of PMAY-G  i.e. 01.04.2016  till  28.07.2023,  a  total  of  13,673  grievances have  been received under the PMAYG in the Ministry of Rural Development on CPGRAMS. As the State Govt. implements PMAY-G, these complaints have been forwarded to the State for taking necessary action  under  intimation  to  this  Ministry.  Out  of  13,673  grievances, 13,509 have been disposed of as on 28.07.2023.

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