Lok Sabha Question No. 438 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-22
Subject: Criteria for selecting beneficiaries under PMAY-G
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Mohmad Haneefa

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 438 ANSWERED ON 22/07/2025

## CRITERIA FOR SELECTING BENEFICIARIES UNDER PMAY-G

## 438. SHRI MOHMAD HANEEFA:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of criteria for selecting beneficiaries under Pradhan MantriAwasYojana-Gramin (PMAY-G);
- (b) the details and the number of beneficiaries of the said scheme in the Ladakh Parliamentary Constituency;
- (c) the number of beneficiaries presently on the waiting list under the  said scheme;
- (d) the time by which the target of housing for all in  the rural area under the said scheme in the UT of Ladakh will be achieved;
- (e) whether the Government has undertaken any quality checks on the houses constructed under the PMAY-G; and
- (f) if  so,  the  details  of  measures  taken  to  ensure  the  quality  of construction under PMAY-G?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (DR. CHANDRA SEKHAR PEMMASANI)

(a): In  order to achieve the objective 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 4.95 crore eligible  rural  households with basic amenities by March 2029. As on 17.07.2025, a cumulative target of 4.12 crore houses have been allotted to States/UTs out of which  3.84  crore  houses  have  been  sanctioned  and  2.80  crore houses have been completed.

Beneficiaries  under  PMAY-G  were  identified  using  housing deprivation  parameters  given  in  the  Socio-Economic  and  Caste Census (SECC), 2011 data. The final selection of beneficiaries under

PMAY-G  is  based  on  the  housing  deprivation  parameters  and exclusion criteria prescribed under the Socio-Economic  Caste Census  (SECC)  2011  and  due  verification  by  the  respective  Gram Sabhas  and  completion  of  an  Appellate  Process.  The  Government conducted an Awaas+ survey from January 2018 to March 2019 to identify those beneficiaries who claimed to have been left out under the  2011  SECC  and  thus  prepared  an  additional  list  of  potential beneficiaries.  To  achieve  the  additional  target  of  2  crore  houses, Awaas+ survey 2024 app has been designed to identify the eligible beneficiaries.  Eligible  beneficiaries  from  the  Awaas+  2024  survey shall  be  identified  post  completion  of  survey  and  verification  of data.

- (b): The  progress  of  the  scheme  in  the  Ladakh  Parliamentary Constituency is as under:-

[unit in no]

| Target allocated by the Ministry   | Houses sanctioned   | Houses completed   |
|------------------------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
| 3,004                              | 3,004               | 3,004              |

- (c): In the UT of Ladakh, all identified eligible households from the SECC  and  Awaas+  2018  lists  have  been  saturated.  Additional eligible households from the Awaas+ 2024 survey shall be identified post completion of survey and verification of data.
- (d): In  order to achieve the objective of "Housing for All" in rural areas,  the  Ministry  is  implementing  PMAY-G  in  all  States/UTs, including Ladakh, to provide assistance to eligible rural households with basic amenities by March 2029.
- (e) & (f): The PMAY-G is monitored very closely at all levels. There is a special emphasis on quality and timely completion of construction.  The  details  of  the  monitoring  mechanism  adopted under PMAY-G are as follows:-
- i. The  physical  progress  of  construction  of  a  PMAY-G  house  is monitored  through  the  geo-tagged,  time  and  date-stamped

- photographs to be uploaded at every stage of construction and upon completion.
- ii. National-level Monitors and Area Officers of the Ministry also visit  PMAY-G  houses  during  the  field  visits  to  assess  the progress, the procedure followed for the selection of beneficiaries, etc.
- iii. Any serious complaints of irregularities are investigated through independent National Level Monitors on the panel of the Ministry.
- iv. The Project Management Unit (PMU) at the State level undertakes the tasks of implementation, monitoring, and quality supervision. Officers at the Block level are to inspect, as  far  as  possible,  10%  of  the  houses  at  each  stage  of construction;  district-level  officers  are  to  inspect  2%  of  the houses at each stage of construction. Every house sanctioned under  PMAY-G  is  to  be  tagged  a  village-level  functionary whose task is to follow-up with the beneficiary and facilitate construction.
- A community-based participatory monitoring system is also in place  utilizing  the  services  of  the  Self  Help  Group  (SHG) network under National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM).  The services of NGOs and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) may also be utilized for creating awareness about the programme and to monitor the progress and quality of the construction of
- v. the house.
- vi. Formal Social Audit is conducted in every Gram Panchayat at least once a year, involving a mandatory review of all aspects.
- vii. Payment  of  assistance  to  the  beneficiaries,  who  have  been sanctioned  houses,  is   made  directly  into  their  bank/  post office accounts through the AwaasSoftPFMS platform electronically. This ensures increased transparency by enabling real-time monitoring of funds disbursed to beneficiaries.
- viii. The  progress  of  different  parameters  for  implementing  the scheme is monitored through the Performance Index Dashboard which is helping in planning appropriate intervention in required areas.

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