Lok Sabha Question No. 1279 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-27
Subject: Features of PMAY-U
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Kripanath Mallah

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1279 TO BE ANSWERED ON JULY 27, 2023

## FEATURES OF PMAY-U

NO. 1279. SHRI KRIPANATH MALLAH:

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

- (a) the features of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U);
- (b) the  details  of  the  funds  sanctioned,  allocated  and  utilized  under  this scheme within Assam during the last three years and the current year;
- (c) the details of the target set and achievements made so far along with its response;
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  also  launched  Affordable  Rental  Housing Complexes (ARHCs), a sub-scheme under PMAY-U; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof along with the target set under this sub-scheme?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE)

(a)  Ministry  of  Housing  and  Urban  Affairs  (MoHUA),  under  the  vision  of 'Housing for All', is supplementing the efforts of States/Union Territories (UTs) by providing Central assistance under  Pradhan Mantri Awas YojanaUrban  (PMAY-U)  since  25.06.2015  for  construction  of  houses  for  all eligible urban beneficiaries.

## The salient features of PMAY-U are as follows:

- i. The scheme is implemented through four verticals i.e. Beneficiaryled  individual  house  construction/  enhancement  (BLC);  Affordable Housing in Partnership (AHP); 'In-situ'  Slum  Redevelopment  (ISSR); and Credit Linked Subsidy Scheme (CLSS).

- ii. The  Mission  covers  the  entire  urban  areas  consisting  of  Statutory Towns, Notified Planning Areas, Development areas falling under the jurisdiction  of  Special  Area  Development  Authorities,  Industrial Development Authorities or any such authority under State legislation which is entrusted with the functions of urban planning & regulations.
- iii. All  houses  under  PMAY-U  have  basic  civic  amenities  like  toilet, water supply, electricity and kitchen.
- iv. The Mission  promotes  women  empowerment  by  providing  the ownership of houses in name of female member or in joint name.
- v. Preferences is also given to differently-abled persons, senior citizens,  Scheduled  Castes,  Scheduled  Tribes,  Other  Backward Classes,  Minority,  single  women,  transgender  and  other  weaker  & vulnerable sections of the society.
- vi. A comprehensive and Robust MIS System is in place that helps all stakeholders to seamlessly manage information pertaining to physical  and  financial  progress  including  storing  various  records through digitisation such as Survey, Project information, beneficiary details, fund utilisation, etc.

All  houses/projects  under  BLC/AHP/ISSR  are  geo-tagged  to  track actual progress on ground.

- vii. A Technology Sub-Mission (TSM) under PMAY-U has been set up to facilitate adoption of modern, innovative and green technologies and building materials for faster and quality construction of houses.

(b)  &  (c)  States/UTs  prepare  project  proposals  in  phased  manner  in consonance with the scheme guidelines of PMAY-U as per demand under different verticals.  Such proposals with due approval of the State Level Sanctioning  &  Monitoring  Committee  (SLSMC),  are  submitted  to  this Ministry  in  phased  manner  for  consideration  of  Central  Sanctioning  & Monitoring Committee (CSMC). Based on the project proposals submitted by States/ UTs, more than 118.90 lakh houses have been sanctioned as on 10.07.2023.  Of the sanctioned houses, 112.22 lakh have been grounded for construction; of which  75.31 lakh are completed/ delivered to beneficiaries. Out  of  ₹  2.00  lakh  crore  (approx.)  Central  assistance committed, ₹ 1.47 lakh crore has been released till date .

Details  of  Central  assistance  sanctioned,  released  &  utilized  during  the last three years and the current year; and details of houses sanctioned, grounded  for  construction  and  completed/delivered,  Central  assistance sanctioned,  released  and  utilised  (physical  and  financial  progress  since inception) under PMAY-U in the State of Assam so far, are at Annexure-I.

- (d) & (e) This Ministry has launched Affordable Rental Housing Complexes (ARHCs) on 31.07.2020 as a sub-scheme of PMAY-U with an objective to provide dignified living to urban migrants/poor near their workplace.  The  scheme  is  being  implemented  through  following  two

Models:

Model - 1: Utilizing existing Government funded vacant house constructed under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JnNURM) and Rajiv  Awas  Yojana  (RAY)  to  convert  them  into  ARHCs  through  Public Private Partnership mode or by public agencies.

Model -2: Construction, Operation & Maintenance of ARHCs by Private/Public Entities on their own available vacant land.

The Model-1 of the scheme has the target of converting 75,000 existing houses have been  converted  into  ARHCs  from  States/UTs  of  Chandigarh,  Gujarat, government funded vacant houses into ARHCS. So far, 5,648 Rajasthan, Uttarakhand and Jammu & Kashmir.

The Model-2 of the scheme has the target of constructing 2,20,000 ARHC ave  been received for construction of 1,39,653 units in 18 States/UTs. Proposals for construction  of  82,273  new  ARHC  units  in  7  States  have  further  been approved by the Ministry.  State/UT-wise  details  of  proposals  sanctioned units  by  the  public/private  entities.  So  far ,  74  proposals  h under both models are at Annexure-II.

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## Central assistance sanctioned, released and utilized during last three years  &  current  years  and  physical  and  financial  progress  since inception under PMAY-U in the State of Assam

[as on 10 th July, 2023]

| Period                                                        |   Sr. No. | Particulars                                        | Overall Achievements   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|----------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
| Progress during last three years and current year (FY2020-24) |         1 | Central Assistance Sanctioned ( ₹ in Crores )      | 1,186.63               |
| Progress during last three years and current year (FY2020-24) |         2 | Central Assistance Released ( ₹ in Crores )        | 759.03                 |
| Progress during last three years and current year (FY2020-24) |         3 | Central Assistance Utilised ( ₹ in Crores )        | 688.59                 |
| Physical and Financial progress since Inception               |         4 | No. of Houses Sanctioned                           | 1,76,643               |
| Physical and Financial progress since Inception               |         5 | No. of Houses Grounded for Construction            | 1,51,149               |
| Physical and Financial progress since Inception               |         6 | Constructions of no. of Houses completed/Delivered | 84,496                 |
| Physical and Financial progress since Inception               |         7 | Central Assistance Sanctioned( ₹ in Crores )       | 2,674.26               |
| Physical and Financial progress since Inception               |         8 | Central Assistance Released( ₹ in Crores )         | 1,608.89               |
| Physical and Financial progress since Inception               |         9 | Central Assistance Utilised ( ₹ in Crores )        | 1,553.11               |

## A.  State/UT-wise details of the existing Govt. funded vacant houses converted into ARHCs for the beneficiaries under Model-1 of the scheme:

| S. No.   | State/UT       | City        | No. of vacant houses converted into ARHCs   |
|----------|----------------|-------------|---------------------------------------------|
| 1        | Chandigarh     | Chandigarh  | 2,195                                       |
| 2        | Gujarat        | Surat       | 393                                         |
| 3        | Gujarat        | Ahmedabad   | 1,376                                       |
| 4        | Gujarat        | Rajkot      | 698                                         |
| 5        | Jammu &Kashmir | Jammu       | 336                                         |
| 6        | Rajasthan      | Chittorgarh | 480                                         |
| 7        | Uttarakhand    | Lalkuan     | 100                                         |
| 8        | Uttarakhand    | Dehradun    | 70                                          |
| Total    | Total          | Total       | 5,648                                       |

## B.  State/UT-wise details of ARHC units sanctioned for construction by Public/Private Entities under Model-2 of the scheme:

| S. No.   | Name of City/State          | Name of Entity                                       | Technology being used                   | Total Units   |
|----------|-----------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|---------------|
| 1        | Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh    | Coastal Developers Pvt. Ltd.                         | Monolithic Concrete Construction System | 736           |
| 2        | Vizianagram, Andhra Pradesh | Coastal Developers Pvt. Ltd.                         | Monolithic Concrete Construction System | 652           |
| 3        | Kampur Town, Assam          | Guwahati Refinery Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.        | Monolithic Concrete Construction System | 2,222         |
| 4        | Raipur, Chhattisgarh        | Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.                          | Monolithic Concrete Construction System | 2,222         |
| 5        | Surat, Gujarat              | Mitsumi Housing Pvt. Ltd.                            | Light Gauge Steel Framed Structures     | 453           |
| 6        | Chennai, Tamil Nadu         | State Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu | Monolithic Concrete Construction System | 18,720        |
| 7        | Chennai, Tamil Nadu         | Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd.                   | Monolithic Concrete Construction System | 1,040         |
| 8        | Chennai, Tamil Nadu         | SPR Construction Pvt. Ltd.                           | Aluminium Form Work                     | 5,045         |
| 9        | Hosur, Tamil Nadu           | Tata Electronic Pvt. Ltd.                            | Precast Concrete Construction System    | 13,500        |
| 10       | Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu   | SPR City Estates Pvt. Ltd.                           | Monolithic Concrete Construction System | 18,112        |
| 11       | Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu   | SPR Construction Pvt. Ltd.                           | Monolithic Concrete Construction System | 3,969         |
| 12       | Nizampet, Telangana         | Sivani Infra Pvt. Ltd.                               | Monolithic Concrete Construction System | 14,490        |
| 13       | Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh    | Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.                          | Monolithic Concrete Construction System | 1,112         |
| Total    | Total                       | Total                                                | Total                                   | 82,273        |