Lok Sabha Question No. 3615 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-17
Subject: Pucca Houses to Poor People
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri  Chhotelal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3615 ANSWERED ON 17/12/2024

## PUCCA HOUSES TO POOR PEOPLE

## 3615. SHRI  CHHOTELAL:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT  be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  formulated  any  plan  to  provide pucca house to all poor people;
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the  target  in  number  set  by  the  Government  to  build  houses under  the  Pradhan  MantriAwasYojana  by  the  Government  in the rural areas with the Budget of 2022-23?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b):  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)  w.e.f.  1st  April, 2016 to provide assistance to eligible rural households with basic amenities to provide pucca houses with cumulative target of 4.95 crore  houses  by  March,  2029.  As  on  12.12.2024,  a  total  target  of 3.33  crore  houses  have  been  allotted  to  the  States/UTs,  out  of which  3.22  crore  houses  have  been  sanctioned  and  2.68  crore

- houses have been completed.

Under PMAY-G to ensure that assistance is targeted to those who are genuinely deprived and that the selection is objective and verifiable, the beneficiaries under PMAY-G are identified from SocioEconomic  Caste  Census  (SECC)  2011  based  Permanent  Wait  List (PWL) and finalisedAwaas+ (2018) survey lists (after updation). The SECC data captures specific deprivation related to housing among households. Using the data the houseless and households living in

0, 1, and 2 room with kutcha wall and kutcha roof houses have been segregated and targeted. 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 Union Cabinet has approved for  the construction of 2 crore more rural houses in the next 5 years i.e., FY 2024-25 to FY 2028-29, under PMAY-G. The Ministry has also initiated the exercise for identification of additional  eligible  households  for  providing  benefits  under  the scheme. To ensure transparency, the Ministry of Rural Development has introduced a 'Self-survey option', significantly  broadening  the outreach and ensuring the inclusion of all beneficiaries so that no eligible beneficiary is left behind to get the benefits of the scheme. Further,  to  ensure  inclusiveness,the  exclusion  criteria  with  regard to  mechanised  two  wheelers,  mechanised  fishing  boat,  landline phone  and  refrigerator  have  been  deleted.  Further,  the  income criteria  has  also  been  enhanced  from  Rs  10000  per  month  to  Rs 15000 and the land related criteria have been simplified.

(c): For the year 2022-23, a total target of 23,22,614 houses was allocated to the States/UTs  and  a  total  of  57,72,940  houses (including  completion  of  houses  from  the  previous  years'  target) were completed. Further, a budget of Rs, 48,422 Crore budget was allocated  for  PMAY-G, and  Rs  44,962  crore  fund  was  released  as Central share and the utilisation was Rs 57,952.60 crores.

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