Lok Sabha Question No. 2498 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-13
Subject: Steps for Occupancy of Unoccupied  Houses under PMAY-U
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Sasikanth Senthil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2498

TO BE ANSWERED ON MARCH 13, 2025

## STEPS FOR OCCUPANCY OF UNOCCUPIED HOUSES UNDER PMAY-U NO. 2498.    SHRI SASIKANTH SENTHIL:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  nearly  47  per  cent  of  the houses  constructed  under  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Awas  Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U)  for  the  urban  poor  remain  unoccupied  and  nearly  70  per cent of houses built under the scheme particularly in the In-situ Slum Redevelopment (ISSR) vertical remain unoccupied; and
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  steps  taken/being  taken  by the Government to improve the occupancy of the houses constructed under PMAY-U?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI TOKHAN SAHU)

(a) & (b): Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs is implementing Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana - Urban (PMAY-U) since 25.06.2015 to provide pucca house with basic amenities to all eligible urban beneficiaries across the country. The scheme is implemented through four verticals i.e., Beneficiary  Led  Construction  (BLC),  Affordable  Housing  in  Partnership (AHP),  In-Situ  Slum  Redevelopment  (ISSR)  and  Credit  Linked  Subsidy Scheme  (CLSS).  PMAY-U  is  a  demand  driven  scheme.  Selection  of beneficiaries,  under  various  verticals  preferred  by  the  beneficiaries, formulation of projects and execution including allotment of completed houses are done by States/Union Territories (UTs). As on 03.03.2025, a total  of  118.64  lakh  houses  have  been  sanctioned  under  the  scheme since inception, out of which 112.46 lakh have been grounded, of which 90.60  lakh  are  completed  and  87.52  lakh  have  been  occupied.  The remaining houses are at different stages of construction.

The scheme period, which was earlier up to 31.03.2022, has further been extended  up  to  31.12.2025  to  complete  sanctioned  houses  without changing the funding pattern and implementation methodology. Occupancy  of  AHP/ISSR  houses  is  an  important  concern  raised  with States/UTs  during  review  meetings.  The  States/UTs  are  encouraged  to improve  occupancy  of  houses  under  AHP/ISSR  verticals  of  PMAY-U  by providing civic infrastructure and ensuring allotment to beneficiaries on priority. The Ministry conducts regular review meetings with States/UTs to  complete  the  remaining  houses  and  ensure  occupancy  within  the stipulated timeframe.

Further, based  on the learning from the experiences of 9 years 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 construct,  purchase  and  rent  a  house  by  1  crore  additional  eligible beneficiaries  at  affordable  cost  through  four  verticals  i.e.,  Beneficiary Led Construction (BLC), Affordable Housing in Partnership (AHP), Affordable  Rental  Housing  (ARH)  and  Interest  Subsidy  Scheme  (ISS). Moreover, in-principle approval of more than 6.75 lakh houses have been provided to 30 States/UTs which have signed Memorandum of Agreement (MoA)  to  implement  PMAY-U  2.0  for  eligible  beneficiaries  including homeless.

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