Lok Sabha Question No. 641 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-25
Subject: PMAY-U in Greater Chennai Region
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Dr. T Sumathy Alias Thamizhachi Thangapandian

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 641

TO BE ANSWERED ON JULY 25, 2024

## PMAY-U IN GREATER CHENNAI REGION

## NO. 641. DR. T SUMATHY ALIAS THAMIZHACHI THANGAPANDIAN:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  sanctioned  adequate  funds  for the construction of Houses under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY-U) in and around Greater Chennai region and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  allocated  funds  under  various other schemes under the aegis of the Ministry of Housing and Urban  Affairs  in  the  Greater  Chennai  region  with  special reference to Chennai South constituency; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE (SHRI TOKHAN SAHU)

(a)  to  (c):  'Land'  and  'Colonisation'  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  to  provide housing and civic amenities in urban areas through various Missions, such as Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana - Urban (PMAY-U), Atal Mission for  Rejuvenation  and  Urban  Transformation  (AMRUT  2.0),  Swachh Bharat Mission - Urban (SBM-U 2.0).

Under PMAY-U, Central Assistance is provided to the States/UTs including Tamil Nadu for construction of houses for all eligible families/beneficiaries in urban areas. As on 15.07.2024, a total of 6.80 lakh houses have been sanctioned based on the project proposals submitted by State of Tamil Nadu under PMAY-U, out of  which  6.63  lakh  have  been  grounded  and  5.70  lakh  are completed/delivered to the beneficiaries. Further, in the Chennai South constituency, a total of 15,518 houses have been sanctioned,  out  of  which  15,308  houses  have  been  grounded and 11,062 houses are completed/delivered to the beneficiaries.

Under SBM-U, funds are released to States/UTs for construction of  Community/Public  Toilets  (CT/PT)  and  Individual  Household Latrines (IHHL) on need basis along with Solid Waste Management (SWM) component in urban areas including slums. A  total of  ₹ 1,144.68crore  of  Central  Assistance  has  been released  to  State  of  Tamil  Nadu  under  the  scheme  including Chennai South constituency.

Under  AMRUT  Scheme,  State  Annual  Action  Plans  (SAAPs) amounting to ₹ 77,640 crore including committed Central Assistance of ₹ 35,990 crore have been approved for projects in all States/UTs including State of Tamil Nadu. Central Assistance amounting  to ₹ 4,626.24  crore  has  been  released  to  State  of Tamil  Nadu  including  Chennai  South  constituency  for  AMRUT projects  of  water  supply,  sewerage  &  septage  management, storm water drainage, green spaces & parks and non-motorized urban transport.

Further, AMRUT 2.0 and SBM 2.0 have been launched to make cities garbage free and water secure during the mission period. Under AMRUT 2.0, so far, State Water Action Plans (SWAP) have 14,687.83 crore (including O&M) for State of Tamil Nadu including Chennai South constituency. Under SBM 2.0, Mission allocation to State 656.15 crore been approved by MoHUA for 1,270 projects worth ₹ of  Tamil Nadu is  ₹ 3,296.70 crore against which, ₹ have been released.

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