Lok Sabha Question No. 3504 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-17
Subject: Pending Projects under PMAY-G
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Amrinder Singh Raja Warring

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3504 ANSWERED ON 17/12/2024

## PENDING PROJECTS UNDER PMAY-G

## 3504. SHRI AMRINDER SINGH RAJA WARRING:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENTbe pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  of  India  has  taken  any  steps  to expedite the completion of houses under the Pradhan MantriAwasYojana-Gramin (PMAY-G) especially given the significant  number  of  pending  projects  and  if  so,  the  details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (b) the details and number of beneficiaries who have received any instalment from PMAY-G inPunjab and the number of beneficiaries still awaiting for the final instalment; and
- (c) whether the Government has any plan to resolve the issue of land availability for beneficiaries who are unable to construct houses due to lack of land, if so, the details of the measures proposed by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## (DR. CHANDRA SEKHAR PEMMASANI)

- (a): The Ministry of Rural Development is implementing the Pradhan MantriAwaasYojana- Gramin (PMAY-G) w.e.f. 1st April, 2016 to  construct  2.95  crore  houses  by  providing  assistance  to  eligible rural  households  with  basic  amenities.  The  Union  Cabinet  has approved  an  additional  2  crore  rural  houses  under  PMAY-G  to  be constructed in the next five years from FY 2024-25 to FY 2028-29 to meet  the  arising  housing  requirements  due  to  increase  in  the number of families in rural areas across the country.

The  Ministry  is  taking  the  following  initiatives  to  ensure monitoring and timely completion of the houses under PMAY-G:

- i.  Timely allocation of targets to the States/UTs.

- ii.  Micro  monitoring  of  house  sanction  and  completion  through workflow enabled transaction-based MIS-AwaasSoft, analytic Dashboard and using other IT tools & latest AI/ML technologies.
- iii. Regular review by Minister/ Secretary/ Deputy Director General.
- iv. Separate review of States with high targets.
- v. Timely release of funds to the States/UTs and follow up with the
5. States/UTs for onward release to beneficiaries.
- vi.  Training  to  Rural  Masons  under  Rural  Mason  Training  (RMT) programme to make available pool of trained rural masons for faster construction of quality houses.
- vii.   Using  newly  launched  IT  tools  including Awaas+  2024  mobile app which ensures transparent beneficiary identification with Aadhaar-based face authentication.
- viii.  AwaasSakhi  mobile  app  designed  to  streamline  access  to PMAY-G  by  consolidating  key  information  and  resources  in  one place.
- ix.  Awards  to  best  performing  States/UTs,  Districts  and  blocks based on dedicated performance index dashboard thereby creating healthy  competition  and  motivation  among  the  States/UTs  for achieving the set targets.
10. (b):        The  State  of  Punjab  has  been  allocated  a  total  target  of 1,03,674  (including  63,985  for  FY  2024-25).  Out  of  which  55,744 have been sanctioned by the State and 1st instalment released to 48,761 beneficiaries. Further, beneficiaries awaiting for final instalment are 4,882 (2nd instalment received by 40,786 beneficiaries - 3rd instalment received by  35,904 beneficiaries). A total of 38,484 houses have been completed as on 12.12.2024
11. (c):       Landless  beneficiaries  are  accorded  top  priority  under  the PMAY-G. Providing land to the landless PMAY-G beneficiaries for the construction  of  houses  is  of  utmost  importance  since  they  are among the most deserving beneficiaries in the Permanent Wait List (PWL)  of  PMAY-G.    Therefore,  the  States/UTs  have  been  asked  to ensure that such beneficiary is provided land from the government land  or  any  other  land,  including  public  land  (Panchayat  common land, community land or land belonging to other local authorities). Landless  beneficiaries  are  also  given  priority  in  the  ranking  of

households. A  total  of  3,63,164  landless  beneficiaries  have  been provided with land/assistance by the States/UTs.

The  Ministry  is  taking  the  following  steps  to  speed  up  house construction for landless beneficiaries: -

- a. Regular follow up with the states to ensure allotment of land to landless beneficiaries.
- b. Special attention is being given to landless beneficiaries, with efforts  to  provide  them  with  land  or  financial  assistance  for land purchase.
- c. A  web  application  has  been  developed  in  the  AwaasSoft,  for capturing the details of the landless PMAY-G beneficiaries, so that  the  land  allotment  and  house construction  progress  can easily be monitored.
- d. The States/UTs were also requested to constitute a Task force under the Chief Secretary, comprising the Secretary (Revenue) and Secretary dealing with PMAY-G, so that land is allotted to landless beneficiaries under PMAY-G in a time bound manner. This  matter  has  also  been  taken  up  by  the  Hon'ble  Minister (RD)  with  the  Chief  Ministers  of  the  States  with  highest number of landless beneficiaries.
- e. Several State Governments have been implementing schemes for the landless beneficiaries under PMAY-G, as under :-
- i. Bihar: The MukhymantriAwaasSthalKraySahaytaYojana is implemented in the state of Bihar. This scheme provides financial assistance of Rs. 60,000 to eligible beneficiaries for purchasing land to construct their own homes.
- ii. Odisha:VASUDA scheme launched by the State Govt. of Odisha aims to provide land rights and housing benefits to the landless poor, slum dwellers, and vulnerable groups in Odisha.
- iii. Maharashtra: The PanditDeenDayalUpadhyayGharkoolJagaKharediArthSahayYoj ana of the State Govt of Maharashtra is providing financial assistance of Rs 1,00,000 to landless beneficiaries for the procurement of 500 sq feet land for construction of house under PMAY-G.
- iv. Tamil Nadu: The State is providing land to landless beneficiaries free of cost for construction of house under PMAY-G.

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