Lok Sabha Question No. 757 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-07
Subject: Demand of Urban Housing
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Mahesh Sahoo

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 757

## TO BE ANSWERED ON DECEMBER 07, 2023

## DEMAND OF URBAN HOUSING

NO. 757. SHRI MAHESH SAHOO:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  meet  the  demand  of urban housing in view of the growing population of the country;
- (b) whether  any  study  has  been  conducted  to  figure  out  the expected number of people who may reside in major cities of the country including in Odisha over the next twenty years and the  housing  that  would  be  required,  if  so,  the  details  thereof; and
- (c) the concrete steps being taken by the Government to address the  issue  of  housing  in  cities  in  view  of  rising  population  and demand of housing and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE (SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE)

- (a) & (b):'Land'  and  'Colonization'  are  State  subjects.  This  Ministry,  under the  vision  of  'Housing  for  All',  supplements  the  efforts  of  State/  Union Territory  (UT)  Governments  by  providing  Central  Assistance  under Pradhan  Mantri  Awas  Yojana-  Urban  (PMAY-U)  for  construction  of houses  for  all  eligible  urban  families/  beneficiaries  since  25.06.2015. PMAY-U is a demand driven scheme and Government of India has not fixed any target for construction of houses under the scheme. Based on the demand for housing in the urban areas, States/UTs prepare project proposals and after approval of State Level Sanctioning and Monitoring

Committee (SLSMC), these are submitted to the Ministry for sanctioning of admissible Central Assistance by Central Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee (CSMC). Based on the proposals received, a total of 118.63 lakh houses have been sanctioned under PMAY-U; of which 78.15 lakh houses have been constructed/delivered as on 20.11.2023.

PMAY-U, which was earlier upto 31.03.2022,  has  since  been  extended upto  31.12.2024,  except  CLSS  vertical,  to  complete  all  the  sanctioned implementation methodology. Accordingly, States/UTs have been advised to expedite to complete all sanctioned houses within the extended Mission period as houses without changing the funding pattern and per Detailed Project Reports.

(c):  The  Ministry  has  taken  following  measures  in  order  to  achieve  the vision of 'Housing for All':

- i. PMAY-U Awards have been instituted with emphasis on grounding, completion, occupancy of houses sanctioned under the scheme.
- ii. Alternative  and  innovative  construction  technologies  have  been promoted under the Scheme for rapid delivery of houses.
- iii. Payment through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) Mode and Aadhaar seeding of beneficiaries is ensured for transparency and accountability.
- iv. Use of Information/ Space Technology through PMAY(U)-MIS (Management  Information  System),  Bhuvan  Portal,  PFMS  (Public Financial  Management  System)  and  Geo-tagging/  Geo-fencing  of sanctioned  houses  are  being  done  for  effective  monitoring  and expeditious release of Central Assistance.

The Ministry  regularly  reviews  the  status  of  implementation  of  PMAY-U with  States/UTs  through  Monthly  Progress  Reports  (MPRs),  Monthly Sanctioning  and

Review  Meetings  and  in  the meetings  of Central Monitoring Committee (CSMC).

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