Lok Sabha Question No. 3626 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-10
Subject: Criteria for Beneficiaries under PMAY
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Kunwar Danish Ali

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3626

TO BE ANSWERED ON AUGUST 10, 2023

## CRITERIA FOR BENEFICIARIES UNDER PMAY

## NO. 3626.    KUNWAR DANISH ALI:

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

- (a) the criteria/basis on which the list of beneficiaries under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) is being prepared;
- (b) whether  the  Government  is  cognizant  of  the  vast  population  of people from marginalized communities who do not appear under the PMAY  beneficiaries lists and  thus are not eligible for affordable housing units;
- (c) if so, the steps being taken to take into account their needs and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to update the list of beneficiaries under PMAY to make it fairly inclusive; and
- (e)
- if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE)

- (a) to  (c): Ministry  of  Housing  and  Urban  Affairs  (MoHUA)  is  implementing Pradhan  Mantri  Awas  Yojana  -  Urban  (PMAY-U)  since  25.06.2015  to provide pucca house with basic amenities 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),  In-Situ  Slum  Redevelopment  (ISSR)  and  Credit Linked  Subsidy  Scheme  (CLSS)  based  on  eligibility  criteria.  As  per scheme  guidelines,  beneficiaries  are  selected  based  on  the  following eligibility criteria:
- i. Not  owning  pucca  house  in  his/her  name  or  any  other  family member's name, anywhere in India.

- ii. Belonging to Economically Weaker  Section (EWS) with annual household income of up to ₹3 la kh.
- iii. Ownership of land to avail benefit under BLC vertical.

PMAY-U adopts a demand driven approach wherein States/Union Territories (UTs) have been mandated to carry out demand survey to cover all eligible beneficiaries through their Urban Local Bodies (ULBs)/implementing agencies. Based on the demand survey and selection of  beneficiaries,  scrutiny  of  beneficiary  list  is  done  at  multiple  levels  in the States/UTs for approval. The PMAY-U proposals are approved by the State Level Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee (SLSMC) headed by the Chief Secretary of States/UTs for further sanctioning of Central Assistance by Central Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee (CSMC).

Subsequently, States/UTs conduct due diligence and if the beneficiaries are found  ineligible due  to various  reasons  such  as land dispute, unavailability of clear land titles, migration of beneficiaries, unwilling to construct houses under the scheme, already benefitted in other vertical etc., the ineligible beneficiaries are curtailed, based on the recommendation of the SLSMC which is headed by Chief Secretary of the State/UT.

(d)  &  (e):  MoHUA  has  considered  all  the  proposals  forwarded  by  the States/UTs. The Mission period of PMAY-U which was up to 31.03.2022, has been extended up to 31.12.2024 (except CLSS vertical) for completion of all houses sanctioned till 31.03.2022 without changing funding pattern and  implementation  methodology  of  the  scheme.  During  the  extended period, no additional houses will be sanctioned and no change/update of beneficiaries under approved projects is permissible. However, within an overall ceiling of 122.69 lakh houses sanctioned till 31.03.2022, States/UTs  may  be  sanctioned  houses  under  BLC  vertical  against  the curtailment  of  non-starter  houses  in  BLC,  AHP  and  ISSR  verticals  of PMAY-U.

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