Lok Sabha Question No. 4813 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-21
Subject: Status of PMAY-U in Hathras
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Anoop Pradhan Valmiki

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4813 TO BE ANSWERED ON AUGUST 21, 2025

## STATUS OF PMAY-U IN HATHRAS

NO. 4813.  SHRI ANOOP PRADHAN VALMIKI:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  considered  about  strengthening  the role  of  local  social  organisations  and  public  representatives  to make Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana - Urban (PMAY-U) more effective in smaller towns like Hathras; and
- (b) the  special  steps  taken  to  ensure  effective  implementation  of PMAY-U in Hathras district?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI TOKHAN SAHU)

- (a) &  (b):  Ministry  of  Housing  and  Urban  Affairs  (MoHUA)  has  been implementing Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana - Urban (PMAY-U) since 25.06.2015  to  provide  all  weather  pucca  houses  with  basic  civic amenities  to  eligible  urban  beneficiaries  across  the  country.  The scheme  period  has  been  extended  up  to  31.12.2025  to  complete sanctioned houses without changing the funding pattern and implementation  methodology.  Based  on  the  learnings  from  the experiences  of  implementation  of  PMAY-U,  MoHUA  has  revamped the scheme and launched PMAY-U 2.0 'Housing for All' Mission with effect from 01.09.2024 for implementation in urban areas across the country to support 1 crore additional eligible beneficiaries in next five  years.  PMAY-U  2.0  is  implemented  through  four  verticals  i.e., Beneficiary Led Construction (BLC), Affordable Housing in Partnership  (AHP),  Affordable  Rental  Housing  (ARH)  and  Interest Subsidy Scheme (ISS).

Based on the project proposal submitted by States/Union Territories (UTs), a total of 119.31 lakh houses including 7.15 lakh under PMAYU 2.0, have been sanctioned under PMAY-U by the Ministry, so far. Out of which 112.98 lakh houses have been grounded and 93.81 lakh are completed/delivered to the beneficiaries across the country, as on  04.08.2025.  The  Ministry  conducts  regular  review  with  the States/UTs  on  the  progress  of  the  scheme  for  ensuring  effective implementation of the scheme and completion of all the sanctioned houses within the stipulated timeframe including Hathras.

As per the Scheme guidelines of PMAY-U 2.0, a District/Urban Local Body (ULB) level Committee headed by the District Magistrate/Municipal Commissioner/Executive Officer are responsible  for selection of beneficiaries. Further, as per the scheme guidelines, non-officials/public  representative  may  also  be nominated as part of this committee. As per the scheme guidelines, Social Audit of the sanctioned PMAY-U projects is mandatory before the release  of third installment of  Central  Assistance  and  is undertaken by States/UTs/ULBs. Social Audit provides the beneficiaries  and  other  stakeholders  an  opportunity  to  scrutinize the  procedures  and  benefits  of  the  Mission.  It affects better implementation, ensures accountability, transparency and participation. Social organizations may also be engaged by State/UT Government  and  ULBs  to  carry  out  Social  Audit  having  similar experience  of  conducting  social  audit  for  housing/infrastructure projects.

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