Lok Sabha Question No. 3192 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-08
Subject: Eligibility under PMAY-G
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Queen Oja

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3192

## ANSWERED ON 08/08/2023

## ELIGIBILITY UNDER PMAY-G

## 3192. SHRIMATI QUEEN OJA:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana - Gramin (PMAY-G)  was  launched  to  provide  pucca  houses  with  basic amenities  to  the  homeless  and  people  living  in  kutcha  and dilapidated  houses  in  rural  areas  of  the  country  and  if  so,  the details thereof;
- (b) the  eligibility  fixed  by  the  Government  to  avail  benefits  of  this yojana;
- (c) whether people belonging to reserved categories are prioritized in the said yojana;
- (d) the  details  of  the  beneficiaries  availing  benefits  under  the yojana;
- (e) whether  the  Government  has  achieved  the  set  targets  of  this yojana; and
- (f) if  not,  the  concrete  measures  taken  by  the  Government  to achieve these targets on time?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Yes Sir. In order to achieve the target of 'Housing for All' in rural areas,  the  Ministry  of  Rural  Development  is  implementing  Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana- Gramin (PMAY-G) with effect from 1 st  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 mandated target of 2.95 crore houses, a total of 2.93 crore houses have already been sanctioned to the beneficiaries by various States/UTs and construction of 2.41 crore houses has also been completed as on 02.08.2023.
- (b) Under PMAY-G, the universe of eligible beneficiaries includes all the  houseless  and  households  living  in  zero,  one  or  two  rooms  with kutcha wall and kutcha roof (kutcha houses) as per Socio-Economic Caste Census (SECC) 2011 &Awaas+, 2018 survey data. The beneficiaries are identified on the basis of housing deprivation parameters and exclusion criteria prescribed under SECC 2011. These parameters/criteria are applied both on SECC 2011 and Awaas+, 2018 survey databases and then they are further subjected to due verification  by  Gram  Sabha  and  an  appellate  process  thereafter  to arrive at the final list of eligible beneficiaries.
- (c) Yes Sir. The PMAY-G guidelines prescribe earmarking an allocation of a minimum of 60% of the targets at the national level for Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) households.
- (d) The  State-wise  details  of  targets  allocated  by  the  Ministry, houses  sanctioned  by  the  States/UTs  to  eligible  beneficiaries  and houses  completed  as  on  02.08.2023  under PMAY-G  is  given in Annexure.
- (e) Some  constraints/difficulties faced by PMAY-G  delayed the implementation of the scheme. Keeping in mind the constraints/difficulties faced, the Government had extended the timeline for achieving the overall target to March, 2024. Post that, the scheme has been able to achieve its major milestones and the Ministry is  committed  to  achieving  the  target  of  construction  of  2.95  crore pucca houses by 31 st  March, 2024.
- (f) The  Ministry  is  taking  the  following  initiatives  to  ensure  the timely completion of the houses under PMAY-G:
- i. Regular review of progress at the level of Ministry.
- ii. Launch of PMAY-G  analytic Dashboard for monitoring and supervision of the scheme.
- iii. Timely  allocation  of  targets  to  the  States/UTs  and  release  of adequate funds.
- iv. Regular follow-ups with the State to ensure the release of central and  state  share  of  funds  and  provision  of  land  to  landless beneficiaries in rural areas.
- v. Awards to the best performing States/UTs, Districts based on the performance index dashboard, thereby creating healthy competition and motivation among the States/UTs for achieving the set targets.

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## STATEMENT IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3192 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.08.2023 REGARDING ELIGIBILITY UNDER PMAY-G

State-wise details of targets allocated by the Ministry, houses sanctioned by the States/UTs to eligible beneficiaries and houses completed as on 02.08.2023 under PMAY-G:

(Units in nos.)

| Sl. No   | Name of the State/UT                | Targets allocated by the Ministry   | Houses Sanctioned by the States/UTs   | Houses Completed   |
|----------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|--------------------|
| 1        | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                   | 36,241                              | 36,236                                | 19,005             |
| 2        | ASSAM                               | 19,10,997                           | 19,09,646                             | 15,44,086          |
| 3        | BIHAR                               | 37,03,355                           | 37,02,782                             | 36,15,838          |
| 4        | CHHATTISGARH                        | 11,76,146                           | 11,76,146                             | 8,66,144           |
| 5        | GOA                                 | 257                                 | 257                                   | 180                |
| 6        | GUJARAT                             | 6,07,515                            | 6,06,486                              | 4,25,996           |
| 7        | HARYANA                             | 29,441                              | 29,441                                | 26,292             |
| 8        | HIMACHAL PRADESH                    | 15,457                              | 15,457                                | 14,397             |
| 9        | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                   | 3,42,575                            | 3,39,246                              | 1,66,990           |
| 10       | JHARKHAND                           | 15,92,553                           | 15,92,489                             | 15,36,632          |
| 11       | KERALA                              | 35,189                              | 35,187                                | 30,881             |
| 12       | MADHYA PRADESH                      | 38,02,248                           | 38,01,909                             | 35,91,911          |
| 13       | MAHARASHTRA                         | 14,02,333                           | 13,95,808                             | 11,70,706          |
| 14       | MANIPUR                             | 1,04,897                            | 83,315                                | 28,943             |
| 15       | MEGHALAYA                           | 1,88,533                            | 1,88,529                              | 37,840             |
| 16       | MIZORAM                             | 29,967                              | 29,967                                | 7,284              |
| 17       | NAGALAND                            | 49,062                              | 49,058                                | 7,930              |
| 18       | ODISHA                              | 27,48,459                           | 27,40,974                             | 17,21,993          |
| 19       | PUNJAB                              | 40,326                              | 40,326                                | 34,662             |
| 20       | RAJASTHAN                           | 17,19,638                           | 17,19,137                             | 16,69,936          |
| 21       | SIKKIM                              | 1,409                               | 1,409                                 | 1,171              |
| 22       | TAMIL NADU                          | 7,83,488                            | 7,77,864                              | 5,46,295           |
| 23       | TRIPURA                             | 3,77,533                            | 3,77,481                              | 2,33,131           |
| 24       | UTTAR PRADESH                       | 36,15,149                           | 35,83,291                             | 32,49,488          |
| 25       | UTTARAKHAND                         | 46,792                              | 46,783                                | 33,623             |
| 26       | WEST BENGAL                         | 45,70,082                           | 45,70,072                             | 34,05,514          |
| 27       | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR                 | 3,429                               | 3,430                                 | 1,223              |
| 28       | DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELIDAMAN AND DIU | 12,279                              | 11,738                                | 3,720              |
| 29       | LAKSHADWEEP                         | 45                                  | 53                                    | 44                 |
| 30       | PUDUCHERRY*                         | -                                   | -                                     | -                  |
| 31       | ANDHRA PRADESH                      | 2,46,435                            | 2,46,430                              | 55,045             |
| 32       | KARNATAKA                           | 3,05,129                            | 2,45,161                              | 1,19,600           |
| 33       | TELANGANA*                          | -                                   | -                                     | -                  |
| 34       | LADAKH                              | 3,041                               | 3,041                                 | 1,436              |
|          | Total                               | 2,95,00,000                         | 2,93,59,149                           | 2,41,67,936        |

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