Lok Sabha Question No. 3024 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-07
Subject: Reservation for Persons with Disabilities in Housing
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri P C Mohan, Shri Godam Nagesh, Shri Bhojraj Nag, Shri Naba Charan Majhi, Smt. Vijaylakshmi Devi, Shri Alok Sharma, Shri Chandan Chauhan, Smt. Kamlesh Jangde, Shri Jugal Kishore, Shri Bharatbhai Manubhai Sutariya, Ms. Bansuri Swaraj, Ms Kangna Ranaut, Shri Haribhai Patel, Shri Ravindra Shukla Alias Ravi Kishan, Shri Janardan Mishra, Shri Suresh Kumar Kashyap, Shri Jaswantsinh Sumanbhai Bhabhor, Shri Basavaraj Bommai, Shri Satish Kumar Gautam, Shri Manoj Tiwari, Shri Chandra Prakash Joshi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3024 TO BE ANSWERED ON AUGUST 07, 2025

## RESERVATION FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES IN HOUSING

## NO. 3024. SHRI BHARATBHAI MANUBHAI SUTARIYA:

SHRI BHOJRAJ NAG:

SHRI CHANDAN CHAUHAN:

SHRI BASAVARAJ BOMMAI:

SMT. VIJAYLAKSHMI DEVI:

SHRI JASWANTSINH SUMANBHAI BHABHOR:

SHRI P C MOHAN:

SHRI JANARDAN MISHRA:

SHRI SATISH KUMAR GAUTAM:

SMT. KAMLESH JANGDE:

SHRI GODAM NAGESH:

MS KANGNA RANAUT:

SHRI RAVINDRA SHUKLA ALIAS RAVI KISHAN:

SHRI JUGAL KISHORE:

SHRI SURESH KUMAR KASHYAP:

SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI:

SHRI ALOK SHARMA:

SHRI HARIBHAI PATEL:

SHRI MANOJ TIWARI:

SHRI NABA CHARAN MAJHI:

MS. BANSURI SWARAJ:

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

- whether the benefit of reservation has been extended for Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) in the allotment of houses under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana - Urban (PMAY-U) or any other schemes of the
- (a) Government and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the  percentage  of  reservation  proposed  for  PwDs/Divyangjans  in the allotment of houses under these schemes by the Government;
- (c) the  number  of  divyangjans  benefitted  by  these  schemes  and allotted houses thereunder across the country, city and State-wise including Mahesana Lok Sabha Constituency;

- (d) the legislative framework or policy initiatives under which the said reservation has been implemented;
- (e) the operational mechanisms set up to ensure that all the eligible beneficiaries  get  priority  in  the  allotment  of  houses  across  the country, city and State-wise including  Mahesana  Lok  Sabha Constituency;
- (f) the estimated  number  of  housing  units  reserved/likely to  be reserved  under  the  said  policy  across  the  country  since  the inception of these schemes, city and State-wise including Mahesana Lok Sabha Constituency; and
- (g) the other initiatives being taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (g):  '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 supplements the efforts of States/Union Territories (UTs), by  providing  Central  Assistance  under  Pradhan  Mantri  Awas  YojanaUrban (PMAY-U) since 25.06.2015 to provide pucca houses to eligible urban beneficiaries  across  the  country.  The  scheme  period,  has  been extended  upto  31.12.2025  to  complete  sanctioned  houses  without changing the funding pattern and implementation methodology.

PMAY-U is a demand driven scheme and there are no fixed targets. Under PMAY-U preference is accorded to PwDs/divyangjans in allotment of  houses.  There  is  no  reservation  prescribed  by  Government  of  India though  States/UTs  may  adopt  mechanisms  for  ensuring  preference. Therefore,  there  is  no  data  on  houses  reserved  likely  to  be  reserved. Total 84,864 PwDs/divyangjans benefited under PMAY-U in the country, including 75 in Mahesana Lok Sabha Constituency, in State of Gujarat. State/UT and city wise details of divyangjans benefitted under PMAY-U can be accessed at https://pmay-urban.gov.in/PHQ/LSUQ-3024.pdf

Further, based  on  9 years of experience  and learning from implementing PMAY-U, MoHUA has revamped the scheme and launched PMAY-U  2.0  'Housing  for  All'  Mission  with  effect  from  01.09.2024  to assist  1  crore  additional  eligible  urban  beneficiaries  through  four verticals i.e., Beneficiary Led Construction (BLC), Affordable Housing in Partnership (AHP), Affordable Rental Housing (ARH) and Interest Subsidy Scheme (ISS).

As per the 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.

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