Lok Sabha Question No. 57 (STARRED), answered on 2024-07-25
Subject: Status of Work under PMAY-U
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Dr. Thirumaavalavan Tholkappiyan, Dr. D Ravi Kumar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 57

TO BE ANSWERED ON JULY 25, 2024

## STATUS OF WORK UNDER PMAY-U

## NO. 57. DR. THIRUMAAVALAVAN THOLKAPPIYAN:

DR. D RAVI KUMAR:

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

- (a) the details and the current status of various works being carried out under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U) in the Scheduled Castes (SCs)/ Scheduled Tribes (STs) dominated areas of the country, particularly in Tamil Nadu;
- (b)
- the details of the Central funds allocated and utilised thereunder;
- (c) the  number  of  SCs/STs  and  Backward  Classes  benefitted  under PMAY-U in Tamil Nadu during each of the last three years and the current year; and
- (d) whether any steps have been taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to increase the number of houses constructed for the SCs,  STs,  Backward  Classes  and  poor  homeless  families  under PMAY-U and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

(SHRI MANOHAR LAL)

- (a) to (d):  A statement is laid on the Table of the Sabha.

## STATEMENT

STATEMENT REFERRED IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 57* (17 th  Position) FOR 25.07.2024 REGARDING 'STATUS OF WORK UNDER PMAY-U'

(a) to  (c):  '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/UTs  by  providing Central Assistance under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana - Urban (PMAYU) since June 25, 2015 to provide pucca house in urban areas across the country.

As  on  15.07.2024,  118.64  lakh  houses  have  been  sanctioned  by  the Ministry, out of which 114.33 lakh have been grounded and 85.04 lakh have  been  completed/delivered  to  the  beneficiaries  including  SC/ST population  of  the  country  as  well  as  Tamil  Nadu.  Out  of  118.64  lakh sanctioned  houses,  18.12  lakh  (17%),  5.02  lakh  (5%)  and  42.40  lakh (40%) have been sanctioned for SC, ST and OBC  beneficiaries respectively.  Similarly,  out  of  6,80,347  houses  sanctioned  for  Tamil Nadu,  1,94,546  (29%)  houses  for  SC,  8,994  (1%)  houses  for  ST  and 3,27,898  (50%)  houses  for  OBC  have  been  sanctioned.  The  Central Assistance of ₹11,185.30 crore have been approved of which ₹10,134.96 crore have been released for Tamil Nadu. The details of number of SCs / STs  and  Other  Backward  Classes  (OBC)  beneficiaries  covered  under PMAY-U  in  Tamil  Nadu  during  each  of  the  last  three  years  and  the current year is at Annexure.

(d): PMAY-U is a demand driven scheme wherein no targets were fixed covering all eligible beneficiaries based on eligibility criteria laid down in  PMAY-U  Scheme  Guidelines.  Based  on  demand  and  selection  of beneficiaries,  the  project  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).  There  is  no proposal pending with the Ministry for sanctioning of houses for eligible beneficiaries including SCs, STs, Backward Classes under the scheme. *****

## Annexure referred in reply to LSSQ No. 57 due for 25-07-2024

Year wise houses sanctioned for beneficiaries belonging to Scheduled Castes / Tribes and other backward classes in the State of Tamil Nadu under PMAY-U

| FY           | Scheduled Caste (SC)   | Scheduled Tribe (ST)   | Other Backward Caste (OBC)   |
|--------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------------|
| 2021-22      | 21,478                 | 751                    | 37,945                       |
| 2022-23      | 5,134                  | 222                    | 17,263                       |
| 2023-24      | 2,761                  | 64                     | 7,774                        |
| Current Year | Nil                    | Nil                    | Nil                          |