Lok Sabha Question No. 1677 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-01
Subject: Houses for the Poor under PMAY-U in Jharkhand
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Manish Jaiswal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1677 TO BE ANSWERED ON AUGUST 01, 2024

## HOUSES FOR THE POOR UNDER PMAY-U IN JHARKHAND

NO. 1677. SHRI MANISH JAISWAL:

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

- (a) whether the Government has any data of houses provided to the poor people under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U) during the last three years and if so, the details thereof, yearwise;
- (b) the  quantum  of  funds  allocated  and  the  details  of  the  houses sanctioned in to Hazaribagh district of Jharkhand under the said scheme during the last three years and the current year, yearwise;
- (c) the number of applications pending with the Government for the allotment  of  houses  to  the  poor  families  in  Hazaribagh  in Jharkhand under PMAY-U; and
- (d) the action taken by the Government in this regard?

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

(a)  to  (d) ' Land'  and  'Colonization'  are  State  subjects.  Therefore, schemes  related  to  housing  for  their  citizens  are  implemented  by States/Union Territories (UTs). However, Ministry of Housing and

Urban  Affairs  supplements  the  efforts  of  States/UTs  by  providing U)  since  25.06.2015  to  provide  pucca  houses  with  basic  civic amenities  to  all  eligible  urban  beneficiaries  including  urban  poor

Central assistance under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana- Urban (PMAYacross the country.

PMAY-U is a demand driven scheme and Government of India has not fixed any target for construction of houses. Based on the demand for housing in the urban areas, States/UTs prepare project proposals and after  approval  of  State  Level  Sanctioning  &  Monitoring  Committee (SLSMC),  these  are  submitted  to  this  Ministry  for  sanctioning  of admissible  Central  assistance  by  Central  Sanctioning  &  Monitoring Committee (CSMC).

Details  of  houses  sanctioned,  completed  and  Central  assistance released  under  PMAY-U  overall  in  the  country,  in  the  State  of Jharkhand and in Hazaribagh district, during each of the last three years and current year, are at Annexure.

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Details  of  houses  sanctioned,  completed  and  Central  assistance released  under  PMAY-U  overall  in  the  country,  in  the  State  of Jharkhand and in Hazaribagh district, during each of the last three years and current year

| Particulars                              | Financial Year   | All India   | Jharkhand   | Hazaribagh   |
|------------------------------------------|------------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
| Houses Sanctioned (Nos)                  | 2021-22          | 17,99,648   | 57,847      | 2,600        |
| Houses Sanctioned (Nos)                  | 2022-23          | 9,91,054    | 6,625       | 1,052        |
| Houses Sanctioned (Nos)                  | 2023-24          | 4,68,121    | -           | -            |
| Houses Sanctioned (Nos)                  | Current Year     | -           | -           | -            |
| Houses Completed (Nos)*                  | 2021-22          | 10,29,992   | 10,864      | 399          |
| Houses Completed (Nos)*                  | 2022-23          | 15,44,307   | 15,806      | 542          |
| Houses Completed (Nos)*                  | 2023-24          | 8,96,520    | 17,245      | 500          |
| Houses Completed (Nos)*                  | Current Year     | 3,02,445    | 2,590       | 37           |
| Central Assistance Released (₹ in Cr.)** | 2021-22          | 22,230.73   | 258.32      | 11.40        |
| Central Assistance Released (₹ in Cr.)** | 2022-23          | 26,277.51   | 311.31      | 15.97        |
| Central Assistance Released (₹ in Cr.)** | 2023-24          | 19,726.91   | 158.44      | 10.61        |
| Central Assistance Released (₹ in Cr.)** | Current Year     | 199.34      | -           | -            |