Lok Sabha Question No. 240 (STARRED), answered on 2025-12-16
Subject: Technical Assistance under PMAY-G
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Ms Kangna Ranaut, Shri Vijay Kumar Dubey

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

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 240 ANSWERED ON 16/12/2025

## TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE UNDER PMAY-G

- *240. Ms Kangna Ranaut:

Shri Vijay Kumar Dubey:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is providing any technical assistance to  the  beneficiaries  under  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Awaas  YojanaGramin (PMAY-G) to ensure the quality and durability of housing construction in Sidhi and Dahod Lok Sabha Constituencies;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  of  the  components  covered  under  such technical assistance such as assistance in design, construction guidance and use of material;
- (c) whether any masonry training programme or skill development initiative  has  been  undertaken  to  develop  local  technical capacity for implementation under PMAY-G;
- (d) the details and number of beneficiaries and masons from rural area  who  have  been  trained  by  the  Government    under  the PMAY-G since its launch, State and UT-wise including Himachal Pradesh;
- (e) whether there is any provision to provide sand  at affordable rates to the beneficiaries under PMAY-G since the inception; and
- (f) if so, the total number of beneficiaries from the Sidhi and Dahod Lok Sabha Constituencies benefited therefrom, if not, whether the Government proposes to make such provision in future?

ANSWER MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI SHIVRAJ SINGH CHOUHAN)

(a) to (f):       A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (f) OF LOK SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  *240  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON

16.12.2025 REGARDING 'TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE UNDER PMAY-G'

(a) & (b): Yes.

The Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana- Gramin (PMAY-G) guidelines provides that the States/UTs shall sensitize the selected beneficiaries, preferably at the block level, at the earliest possible date fixed by the State Government on different aspects of housing including the quantum of assistance, stage wise instalments thereof, different options of the available house type designs suitable to their area, the disaster resilient features, green housing designs, materials,  technologies  and  elements  (e.g.  rainwater  harvesting), cooking  area,  sanitation,  water  storage,  etc.  that  need  to  be incorporated for houses in their locality. The beneficiaries may also be  sensitized  about  the  need  to  take  up  construction  of  the  core house initially, the approximate requirement of material for construction  of  each  stage,  the  availability  of  the  skilled  mason  / trained  rural  mason  along  with  their  contact  details,  source  for procurement of the material at reasonable rate, sources of availability  of  institutional  loan  with  details  of  rate  of  interest, repayment period, sanitation of surrounding areas etc. Noncompliance with regard to the sensitisation programme will treated as  violation  of  the  Framework  for  Implementation  (FFI)  and  shall attract penalty.

Further, technical assistance is provided through a bouquet of house  design  typologies  which  the  Ministry  has  published  in  a compendium of region-specific house designs with the name 'PAHAL' This includes 108 house designs for 62 housing zones in 15 States in the  country.  The  Ministry  has  also  taken  the  initiative  to  digitize PAHAL.

PMAY-G incorporates State-specific housing designs and promotes the use of local materials, reducing costs and environmental impact. It encourages adoption of, as far as possible, green designs and technologies, appropriate to the local culture and geo-climatic conditions (including multi-hazards), use of local building material minimizing carbon foot prints and that the houses are comfortable.

Further, the Ministry has requested all the States/UTs through letter  dated  24.06.2024  and  during  review  meetings,  to  issue direction to officials concerned to encourage and orient beneficiaries

as  far  as  possible,  to  procure  Bureau  of  Indian  Standards  (BIS) certified  (ISI  marked)  construction  material.  Also,  the  Ministry  in collaboration  with  BIS  organized  Capacity  Building  Programme  for senior  officials  of  Rural  Development  Department  of  States/UTs  in December 2024 to sensitize them on the Indian Standards relevant to housing  sectors,  and  about  tools  and  platforms  developed  by  BIS which they can leverage upon for ensuring quality construction of houses under PMAY-G.

Support Application for Knowledge, Help and Innovation (SAKHI) is  an  innovative  mobile  application  developed  to  enhance access to PMAY-G by bringing essential information and resources in one place. Awaas Sakhi paves the way towards active involvement of  beneficiaries  and  their  community  in  the  house  construction process by making  available house  design typologies, locally available BIS certified materials, rural masons and 3D house designs for beneficiary to select from.

(c) & (d): Yes.

The  Ministry  of  Rural  Development  has  launched  the  Rural Mason Training (RMT) programme under the PMAY-G to enhance the availability of skilled masons for the construction of quality PMAY-G houses. The initiative also contributes towards the availability of a skilled workforce for the construction of rural infrastructure under different schemes and facilitates livelihood opportunities for the rural workforce. The RMT programme under PMAY-G has been rolled out in collaboration  with  National  Skill  Development  Corporation  (NSDC), with a target to train adequate number of masons. As of 09.12.2025, under RMT programme, 3,81,986 candidates have been enrolled, of which 3,08,330 have been certified, and States/ UTs have reported improved timeliness and quality of construction under PMAY-G as a result.

In addition to the on-site training model, a parallel RMT initiative has  been  introduced  from  FY  2025-26  through  the  Rural  Self Employment Training Institutes (RSETIs) operating under the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY) implemented  by  the  Ministry  of  Rural  Development  to  broaden outreach  and  strengthen  livelihood  opportunities.  A  total  of  8,048 candidates have been certified through this initiative as on

30.11.2025.

The details and number of masons trained under  RMT programme  since  its  launch,  State/  UT  wise  including  Himachal

Pradesh are given in Annexure 1.

- (e): Under  PMAY-G,  the  house  is  constructed  by  the  beneficiary himself/herself  or  under  his/her  supervision.  Further,  as  per  the guidelines of PMAY-G, the Sates/UTs should provide the beneficiaries a bouquet of options of house designs according to the local climatic conditions, using appropriate local material and technology suitable to  the  region  of  their  residence.  Also,  based  on  requests  from  the beneficiaries,  the  State/UT  Government  may  facilitate  supply  of construction  material  at  competitive  rates.  The  Gram  Panchayats may  facilitate  beneficiaries  in  accessing  materials  required  for construction at reasonable rates and help in identification of trained masons. Further, Self-Help Groups (SHG) can undertake production of quality building materials for supplying the same to the beneficiaries of PMAY-G at reasonable rates. States/UTs have also been advised to ensure sustained availability of good quality construction materials.
- (f) The total number of beneficiaries from Sidhi and Dahod Lok Sabha Constituencies benefited are:
- i. As on 10.12.2025, a total of 2,57,153 houses have been sanctioned and 2,20,466 houses have been completed in the Sidhi Lok Sabha Constituencies of Madhya Pradesh.
- ii. As on 10.12.2025, a total of 1,34,708 houses have been sanctioned and 1,27,571 houses have been completed in the Dahod Lok Sabha Constituencies of Gujarat.

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Annexure referred to in reply to parts (c) & (d) of Lok Sabha Starred Question  No.  240  to  be  answered  on  16.12.2025  REGARDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE UNDER PMAY-G

## State/UT wise details of Rural Mason Training since inception & Rural Mason Training from FY 2025-26 through RSETIs

| S.No                 | States   | Enrolled Candidates*   | Certified Candidates*   | Rural Mason Training through RSETIs Certified Candidates (from FY 25-26)#   |
|----------------------|----------|------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1 Assam              | 12,914   | 11,819                 | 207                     |                                                                             |
| 2 Bihar              | 15,903   | 14,139                 |                         | -                                                                           |
| 3 Chhattisgarh       | 40,918   | 32,767                 |                         | 3,477                                                                       |
| 4 Gujarat            | 8,259    | 7,363                  | -                       |                                                                             |
| 5 Haryana            | 60       | 55                     | 35                      |                                                                             |
| Himachal Pradesh     | 434      | 352                    |                         | 6                                                                           |
| Jammu And Kashmir    | 2,933    | 2,494                  | -                       | 7                                                                           |
| Jharkhand            | 42,161   | 34,483                 | 115                     | 8                                                                           |
| 9 Karnataka          | 12,013   | 9,871                  | -                       |                                                                             |
| Kerala               | 42       | 34                     | -                       | 10                                                                          |
| Madhya Pradesh       | 49,435   | 31,206                 | 2044                    | 11                                                                          |
| Maharashtra          | 51,556   | 44,324                 | 33                      | 12                                                                          |
| Manipur              |          |                        | 89                      | 13                                                                          |
| Meghalaya            | 1,146    | 748                    | 12                      | 14                                                                          |
| Mizoram              | 46       | 32                     | 93                      | 15                                                                          |
| 16 Nagaland          |          |                        | 26                      |                                                                             |
| 17 Odisha            | 33,092   | 26,349                 |                         | 186                                                                         |
| 18 Rajasthan         | 20,496   | 17,500                 | -                       |                                                                             |
| 19 Tripura           | 220      | 182                    | 122                     |                                                                             |
| 20 Uttar Pradesh     | 56,413   | 47,873                 | 31                      |                                                                             |
| 21 Uttarakhand       | 537      | 484                    | -                       |                                                                             |
| 22 West Bengal       | 33,408   | 26,255                 |                         | -                                                                           |
| 23 Tamil Nadu        | 3,81,986 | 3,08,330               | 1,558                   |                                                                             |
| 24 Andaman & Nicobar |          |                        | 20                      |                                                                             |
| Grand Total          | 3,81,986 | 3,08,330               |                         | 8,048                                                                       |

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