Lok Sabha Question No. 521 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-06
Subject: Cities Covered under PMAY-U
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Mani A

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 521

## TO BE ANSWERED ON FEBRUARY 06, 2025

## CITIES COVERED UNDER PMAY-U

NO. 521.   SHRI MANI A:

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

- (a) the  details  of  the  number  of  cities  covered  under  each  stage  of Pradhan  Mantri  Awas  Yojana  -  Urban  (PMAY-U)  implementation along  with  the  distribution  of  cities  selected  across  different regions and States;
- (b) the progress achieved in terms of the number of houses sanctioned, constructed and delivered under each stage of PMAY-
- U;
- (c) the challenges being faced in completing the projects in selected cities along with the steps taken/being taken to address delays in certain regions;
- (d) the  efforts  taken/being  taken  to  ensure  equitable  distribution  of affordable housing projects, including targeted initiatives for smaller cities and towns; and
- (e) the  number  of  metropolitan  cities  included  under  PMAY-U  along with  the  specific  steps  taken/being  taken  to  address  the  housing needs in these cities as well as smaller towns?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE

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

- (a) to (e): Ministry of Housing  and  Urban  Affairs  (MoHUA)  is implementing  Pradhan  Mantri  Awas  Yojana  -  Urban  (PMAY-U) since June 25, 2015 to provide pucca house with basic amenities to all eligible urban beneficiaries. PMAY-U has been implemented in all the statutory towns as per Census 2011 and towns notified subsequently  along  with  Metropolitan  cities  and  smaller  towns including   Notified   Planning/Development   Areas,   areas     and

villages falling  within Notified Planning/Development area under the  jurisdiction  of  an  Industrial  Development  Authority/Special Area Development Authority/Urban Development Authority or any such  Authority  under  State  legislation  which  is  entrusted  with the functions of urban planning and regulations. The towns and Development Authority areas are included under the scheme by respective been implemented in 4,618 Cities/Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) including the Ministry based on request sent by the States/Union Territories (UTs). The scheme has all Metropolitan Cities across the country.

Based on the project proposals submitted by States/UTs, a total of  118.64  lakh  houses  have  been  sanctioned  by  the  Ministry under PMAY-U, out of which 112.50 lakh have been grounded and 90.25  lakh  are  completed/delivered  to  the  beneficiaries  across the country as on 27.01.2025.

PMAY-U is a demand driven scheme and no target has been fixed for  distribution  of  affordable  housing  projects  for  cities/towns. Selection of beneficiaries, formulation of projects and execution is  done by States/UTs. As per the scheme guidelines, the ULBs prepare  projects  for  eligible  beneficiaries  and  ensure  that  the scheme  is  implemented  in  an  integrated  manner.  States/UTs prepare  project  proposals  and  after  approval  of  State  Level are submitted  to  the  Ministry  for  sanctioning  of  admissible  Central Assistance  by  Central  Sanctioning  and  Monitoring  Committee

Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee (SLSMC), these (CSMC).

As per the scheme guidelines, Central Assistance under different verticals  is  released  to  the  States/UTs/Central  Nodal  Agencies (CNAs)  based  on  compliances  submitted  by  them.  Further,  the disbursement of subsidy (including Central & State components) to  the  beneficiaries  under  Beneficiary  Led  Construction  (BLC)/ Affordable Housing in Partnership (AHP)/In-Situ Slum Redevelopment (ISSR) verticals by States/UTs/Implementing agencies  is  done  depending  upon  the  physical  &  financial progress of projects/houses. Moreover, it has been observed that major  challenges  faced  by  the  implementing  agencies include

non-availability of encumbrance  free land, unwillingness of beneficiaries, delay in getting statutory clearances/No Objection Certificates  (NOCs)  etc.  The  Ministry  conducts  regular  review meetings  with  States/UTs  to  complete  the  remaining  houses within the stipulated timeframe. The scheme period, which was earlier  up  to  31.03.2022,  has  further  been  extended  up  to 31.12.2025,  except  for  Credit  Linked  Subsidy  Scheme  (CLSS) vertical  of  the  scheme,  to  complete  all  the  sanctioned  houses without changing the funding pattern and implementation methodology.

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).

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