Lok Sabha Question No. 2712 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-16
Subject: Increase in Mason Training Camps
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Jaswantsinh Sumanbhai Bhabhor

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2712 ANSWERED ON 16/12/2025

## INCREASE IN MASON TRAINING CAMPS

## 2712. Shri Jaswantsinh Sumanbhai Bhabhor:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  number  of  mason  training  camps  has  been increased in Dahod Lok Sabha Constituency to provide pucca houses to the tribals living in kutcha houses, if so, the details thereof; and
- (b) whether any technical assistance has been taken from Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar and B.N. College, Dahod, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (DR. CHANDRA SEKHAR PEMMASANI)

(a): The  Ministry  of  Rural  Development  has  launched  the  Rural Mason Training (RMT) programme under the Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana-  Gramin  (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 11.12.2025, 3,81,986 candidates have been enrolled under Rural Mason Training Programme of PMAYG,  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.

As of 11.12.2025, 7,363 candidates have been trained under RMT in the State of Gujarat. The district-wise detail of RMT in Gujarat since inception is attached as Annexure.

As  informed  by  the  Government  of  Gujarat,  RMT  is  being conducted  in  the  State  as  per  the  provisions  contained  in  the guidelines of PMAY-G. The targets for RMT are allocated to the State by the Ministry, and district wise targets are thereafter assigned by the State Government. In accordance with these allocated targets, RMT is being conducted in Dahod district to enable the provision of pucca houses to tribal beneficiaries residing in kutcha houses.

(b) No.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2712 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.12.2025 REGARDING 'Increase in Mason Training Camps'.

## District wise detail of Rural Mason Training since inception of PMAY-G in the state of Gujarat

| S.NoDistrict         | Number of Enrolled Candidates   | Number of Certified Candidates   |
|----------------------|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| 1Ahmedabad           | 72                              | 60                               |
| 2Amreli              | 120                             | 110                              |
| 3Anand               | 240                             | 217                              |
| 4Arvalli             | 320                             | 291                              |
| 5Banaskantha         | 485                             | 382                              |
| 6Bharuch             | 100                             | 86                               |
| 7Bhavnagar           | 50                              | 47                               |
| 8Botad               | 49                              | 45                               |
| 9Chhotaudepur        | 210                             | 197                              |
| 10Dahod              | 1,450                           | 1,330                            |
| 11Gandhinagar        | 180                             | 165                              |
| 12Gir-Somnath        | 50                              | 45                               |
| 13Jamnagar           | 138                             | 105                              |
| 14Junagadh           | 110                             | 91                               |
| 15Kheda              | 420                             | 380                              |
| 16Kutch              | 74                              | 59                               |
| 17Mahisagar          | 90                              | 84                               |
| 18Mehsana            | 120                             | 108                              |
| 19Narmada            | 135                             | 119                              |
| 20Navsari            | 399                             | 340                              |
| 21Navsari            | 31                              | 30                               |
| 22Panch Mahals       | 1,800                           | 1,646                            |
| 23 Panchmahal Godhra | 55                              | 53                               |
| 24Patan              | 270                             | 249                              |
| 25Rajkot             | 30                              | 25                               |
| 26Rajkot-Morbi       | 75                              | 64                               |
| 27Sabar Kantha       | 740                             | 657                              |
| 28Surat              | 90                              | 80                               |
| 29Surendarnagar      | 135                             | 118                              |
| 30Tapi               | 30                              | 19                               |
| 31Vadodara           | 91                              | 77                               |
| 32Valsad             | 100                             | 84                               |
| Grand Total          | 8,259                           | 7,363                            |

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