Lok Sabha Question No. 3614 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-10
Subject: Targets under PMAY-U
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: N.K. Premachandran

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3614

## TO BE ANSWERED ON AUGUST 10, 2023

## TARGETS UNDER PMAY-U

## NO. 3614.   SHRI N.K. PREMACHANDRAN:

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

- (a) whether  the  State  of  Kerala  requested  for  allotment  of  target  for Kerala under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana - Urban (PMAY-U);
- (b) if so, the action taken thereon and the reasons for not allotting target to the State of Kerala;
- (c) whether the Union Government proposes to extend the scheme by revising the criteria so as to include all deserving people; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): 'Land'  and  'Colonization'  are  State  subjects.  However,  the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), under the vision of 'Housing for All', supplements the efforts of States/ Union Territories (UTs), including the State of Kerala, by providing Central Assistance under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana - Urban (PMAY-U) 'Housing for All' Mission since June 25, 2015 to  provide  pucca  houses  with  basic  amenities  to  all  eligible  urban beneficiaries.  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. The Scheme guidelines are available at https://pmayurban.gov.in/uploads/guidelines/62381c744c188-Updated-guidelines-ofPMAY-U.pdf.

PMAY-U is a demand driven scheme and Government of India has not fixed any target for construction of houses. Under PMAY-U, States/UTs, including the State of Kerala, have submitted project proposals, with due approval of  State  Level  Sanctioning  &  Monitoring  Committee  (SLSMC),  to  this Ministry  in  a  phased  manner for consideration of Central Sanctioning & Monitoring Committee (CSMC) seeking admissible Central assistance.

Based on the project proposals submitted by the State of Kerala, more than 1.65 lakh houses have been sanctioned under PMAY-U as on 31.07.2023. Of  the  sanctioned  houses,  1.46  lakh  houses  have  been  grounded  for construction; of which 1.15 lakh are completed/ delivered to beneficiaries.

- (c) & (d): PMAY-U  scheme  period has been extended up to 31st December, 2024, except Credit Linked Subsidy Scheme (CLSS) vertical, to complete  the  sanctioned  houses  in  States/  UTs  without  changing  the funding  pattern  and  implementation  methodology.  During  the  extended period no additional houses will be sanctioned. However, within an overall ceiling  of  122.69  lakh  houses  sanctioned  till  31st  March  2022,  States/ Union Territories may  be sanctioned houses under Beneficiary-led individual house construction/ enhancement (BLC) vertical against curtailment  of  non-starter  houses  under  BLC,  Affordable  Housing  in Partnership  (AHP)  and  'In-situ'  Slum  Redevelopment  (ISSR)  verticals  of PMAY-U.

States/ UTs, including the State of Kerala, have been advised to expedite the construction of sanctioned houses so that all houses are completed within the stipulated timeline as per Detailed Project Reports.

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