Lok Sabha Question No. 1549 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-12
Subject: Houseless Families
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Thirumaa Valavan Thol

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1549 ANSWERED ON 12/12/2023

## HOUSELESS FAMILIES

## 1549. SHRI THIRUMAAVALAVAN THOL:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has the details about the number of houseless families in the rural areas as on 01.01.2015 and 31.12.2022; and
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof, State-wise?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)

(a)  &  (b)  In  order  to  achieve  the  target  of  'Housing  for  All'  in  rural areas,  the  Ministry  of  Rural  Development  is  implementing  Pradhan MantriAwaasYojana- Gramin (PMAY-G) with effect from 1st April, 2016 to  provide  assistance  to  eligible  rural  households  with  an  overall target to construct 2.95 crore pucca houses with basic amenities by March, 2024. Against the target of 2.95 crore houses, more than 2.94 crore  houses  have  been  sanctioned  to  the  beneficiaries  by  various States/Union Territories and 2.51 crore houses have been completed as on 08.12.2023.

The State-wise details of number of houseless families in rural areas as per SECC survey 2011 is given at  Annexure.

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## STATEMENT  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  1549  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  12.12.2023  REGARDING HOUSELSS FAMILIES

State-wise details of number of houseless families in rural areas as per SECC survey 2011 is in Annexure:

| State Name                | Houseless as per SECC 2011   |
|---------------------------|------------------------------|
| ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS | 7                            |
| ANDHRA PRADESH            | 11,745                       |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH         | 3                            |
| ASSAM                     | 3,089                        |
| BIHAR                     | 4,004                        |
| DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI      | 82                           |
| GOA                       | 31                           |
| GUJARAT                   | 4,707                        |
| HARYANA                   | 1,856                        |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH          | 667                          |
| JAMMU & KASHMIR           | 2,169                        |
| KARNATAKA                 | 3,714                        |
| KERALA                    | 1,290                        |
| MADHYA PRADESH            | 23,048                       |
| MAHARASHTRA               | 29,048                       |
| MANIPUR                   | 110                          |
| MEGHALAYA                 | 123                          |
| MIZORAM                   | 9                            |
| NAGALAND                  | 26                           |
| ODISHA                    | 5,309                        |
| PUDUCHERRY                | 22                           |
| PUNJAB                    | 1,092                        |
| RAJASTHAN                 | 12,976                       |
| SIKKIM                    | 120                          |
| TAMILNADU                 | 2,381                        |
| TRIPURA                   | 718                          |
| UTTAR PRADESH             | 10,419                       |
| WEST BENGAL               | 4,193                        |
| CHHATTISGARH              | 7,086                        |
| JHARKHAND                 | 758                          |
| UTTARAKHAND               | 981                          |
| TELANGANA                 | 4,304                        |
| LADAKH                    | 1                            |
| Total                     | 1,36,088                     |