Lok Sabha Question No. 1395 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-12
Subject: Houses to ST People under PMAY
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Arjunlal Meena

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1395 ANSWERED ON 12/12/2023

## HOUSES TO ST PEOPLE UNDER PMAY

## 1395. SHRI ARJUN LAL MEENA:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether houses have been provided to the Scheduled Tribes (STs) people under the Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana (PMAY) in Udaipur Parliamentary Constituency;
- (b) if so, the number of houses sanctioned and made available under the said Yojana till the current financial year in Udaipur Parliamentary Constituency; and
- (c) the time by which the houses are likely to be allotted to those deprived of the benefits of this yojana?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (c):  In  order  to  achieve  the  target  of  'Housing  for  All'  in  rural areas, the Ministry of Rural Development is implementing the Pradhan Mantri  Awaas  Yojana-  Gramin  (PMAY-G)  with  effect  from  1st  April, 2016  to  provide  assistance  to  eligible  rural  households  with  overall target to construct 2.95 crore pucca houses with basic amenities by March,  2024. The  target allocated to the State of Rajasthan  is 17,18,472  houses  out  of  which  the  no.  of  houses  sanctioned  is 17,18,370 and no. of houses constructed is 16,77,607.

Under  the  PMAY-G,  minimum  60%  of  the  target  at  the  national level is earmarked for SC/ST households. To maintain this, 60% of the target allocated to each State / UT is earmarked for SC/STs subject to availability  of  eligible  PMAY  (G)  beneficiaries  in  the  Permanent  Wait List (PWL).

The details of houses sanctioned and completed for the ST beneficiaries  at  the  national  level,  in  the  state  of  Rajasthan  and Udaipur district under PMAY-G are as follows:

|                  | No. of houses Sanctioned to ST beneficiaries No. of houses completed of ST beneficiaries   | No. of houses Sanctioned to ST beneficiaries No. of houses completed of ST beneficiaries   |
|------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| National level   | 65,56,356                                                                                  | 52,69,383                                                                                  |
| Rajasthan        | 6,22,690                                                                                   | 6,10,940                                                                                   |
| Udaipur district | 1,16,669                                                                                   | 1,14,910                                                                                   |

Pradhan  Mantri  Awas  Yojana  -  Urban  (PMAY-U): The  Ministry of Housing  and  Urban  Affairs  (MoHUA)  is  implementing  Pradhan  Mantri Awas Yojana - Urban (PMAY-U) since 25.06.2015 to provide all-weather pucca houses with basic amenities to all eligible urban beneficiaries including Scheduled Tribes (STs) people across the country including Udaipur Parliamentary Constituency. Under PMAY-U, a total of 118.63 lakh  houses  have  been  sanctioned  as  on  30.11.2023,  of  which  5.74 lakh  have  been  sanctioned  for  the  beneficiaries  belonging  to  ST category. In the Udaipur Parliament constituency, 2,174 houses have been sanctioned for ST beneficiaries. Against the sanctioned houses, 1,175 are grounded for construction, of which 288 have been completed. The Mission period was up to 31.03.2023 which has been extended up to 31.12.2024 for completion of all sanctioned houses.

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