Lok Sabha Question No. 2783 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-08
Subject: Low Cost Houses for SCs/STs
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Navaskani K, Shri Selvam G, Dr. Thirumaavalavan Tholkappiyan, Shri C N Annadurai, Dr. D Ravi Kumar

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2783

TO BE ANSWERED ON AUGUST 08, 2024

LOW COST HOUSES FOR SCs/STs

NO. 2783.   SHRI C N ANNADURAI:

DR. D RAVI KUMAR:

DR. THIRUMAAVALAVAN THOLKAPPIYAN:

SHRI NAVASKANI K:

SHRI SELVAM G:

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

- (a) the details of the criteria fixed by the Government for allotment of low cost houses to the beneficiaries of SC/ST category under various urban housing schemes;
- (b) the number of houses allotted to the said beneficiaries under the said schemes during the last three years and the current year, year-wise;
- (c) whether  low-cost  houses  constructed  under  different  urban  housing schemes  are  lying  vacant  across  the  country  and  if  so,  the  details thereof, State/UT-wise along with the reasons therefor;
- (d) the  number  of  housing  units  required  out  of  the  number  of  houses
- sanctioned so far for construction;
- (e) the  details  of  the  timeline  for  completion  and  handing  over  of  such houses, phase-wise; and
- (f) the  amount  of  funds  allocated  and  spent  on  the  maintenance  and construction  of  residential  projects  approved  by  the  Government  for providing  housing  in  urban  areas  of  the  country  during  the  last  three years and the current year, year-wise?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI TOKHAN SAHU)

(a) to (f): 'Land' and 'Colonisation' are State subjects. Therefore, schemes related     to     affordable    housing     are    implemented    by   States/Union …2/-

Territories (UTs). However, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) supplements the efforts of States/UTs by providing Central Assistance under Pradhan  Mantri  Awas  Yojana  -  Urban  (PMAY-U)  since  June  25,  2015  to provide  pucca  house  in  urban  areas  across  the  country  through  four verticals  i.e.,  Beneficiary  Led  Construction  (BLC),  Affordable  Housing  in Partnership  (AHP),  In-Situ  Slum  Redevelopment  (ISSR)  and  Credit  Linked Subsidy Scheme (CLSS).

The selection of beneficiaries under AHP/ISSR/BLC components is done by the  States/UTs  Governments  through  their  Implementing  Agencies/Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) and selection under CLSS is done by the Central Nodal Agencies (CNAs)/Banks/Housing Finance Companies on the basis of eligibility criteria as under:

- i. Not owning pucca house in his/her name or any other family member's name, anywhere in India.
- ii. For BLC/ISSR/AHP vertical, the beneficiary must belong to Economically Weaker Section (EWS) category.
- iii. Beneficiary of Low Income Group (LIG) and Middle Income Group (MIG) category were considered for CLSS. CLSS for MIG ended on 31.03.2021
4. and CLSS for EWS/LIG ended on 31.03.2022.

The detailed eligibility criteria for selection of beneficiaries under AHP/ISSR/BLC/CLSS verticals in the PMAY-U Scheme Guidelines is available at https://pmay-urban.gov.in/uploads/guidelines/62381c744c188-Updated- guidelines-of-PMAY-U.pdf.

PMAY-U aims to provide all-weather pucca house with basic amenities to all eligible  urban  households  of  the  country.  Further,  preference  is  given  to Manual  Scavengers,  Women  (with  overriding  preference  to  widows,  single women),  persons  belonging  to  Scheduled  Castes/Scheduled  Tribes/Other

Backward Classes, Minorities, Persons with disabilities and Transgenders.

A total of 3.13 lakh, 1.83 lakh and 1.02 lakh houses have been sanctioned to the beneficiaries of SC/ST during FY 2021-22, 2022-23 and 2023-24 respectively.

PMAY-U is a demand driven scheme and Government of India has not fixed any targets. Based  on project proposals submitted by the State/UT Governments under PMAY-U, as on 29.07.2024, a total of 118.64 lakh houses have been sanctioned by the Ministry, out of which 114.40 lakh have been grounded, of which 85.43 lakh are completed and 81.67 lakh are occupied. The remaining houses are at different stages of construction. States/UTs are encouraged  to  improve  occupancy  of  houses  under  AHP/ISSR  verticals  of PMAY-U by providing civic infrastructure and ensuring allotment to beneficiaries on priority. The construction period of projects under AHP/ISSR verticals is between 12-36 months from the date of approval. The Ministry conducts rigorous review on monthly basis with States/UTs to complete the remaining houses within the stipulated timeframe. However, the scheme has been extended till 31.12.2024, except for CLSS vertical of the scheme, to complete  all  the  houses  sanctioned  without  changing  the  funding  pattern and implementation methodology.

The  State-wise  details  of  houses  sanctioned,  grounded,  completed  and occupied  along  with  Central  Assistance  approved  and  released  under  all verticals of PMAY-U since its inception is at Annexure.

Under  PMAY-U,  Central  Assistance  is  released  to  States/UTs  only  for construction of residential projects/units and maintenance of these Projects/ Units are looked after by States/UTs/ULBs/Individuals.

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## Annexure referred in reply to LS USQ No. 2783 due for answer on 08.08.2024

State/UT-wise  details  of  houses  sanctioned,  grounded,  completed  and  occupied along with Central Assistance approved and released under all verticals of PMAY-U since inception under PMAY-U

| S. No.                  | of                       | Physical Progress of Houses (Nos.)   | Physical Progress of Houses (Nos.)   | Physical Progress of Houses (Nos.)   | Physical Progress of Houses (Nos.)   | Financial Progress respect of   | Financial Progress respect of   |
|-------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|                         | Name State/UT            | Sanctioned Grounded                  | Completed/                           | Delivered                            | Allotted/ Occupied                   | Assistance (₹ Sanctioned        | Central in crore) Released      |
| 1                       | Andhra Pradesh           | 21,37,028                            | 19,90,937                            | 9,79,620                             | 8,93,812                             | 32,568.27                       | 23,800.26                       |
| 2                       | Bihar                    | 3,14,477                             | 3,05,811                             | 1,48,063                             | 1,48,063                             | 4,950.45                        | 3,368.00                        |
| 3                       | Chhattisgarh             | 3,02,663                             | 2,89,329                             | 2,39,645                             | 2,21,140                             | 4,810.98                        | 4,088.81                        |
| 4                       | Goa                      | 3,146                                | 3,146                                | 3,145                                | 3,145                                | 74.76                           | 75.04                           |
| 5                       | Gujarat                  | 10,05,204                            | 9,84,304                             | 9,18,493                             | 8,75,007                             | 21,064.34                       | 19,805.76                       |
| 6                       | Haryana                  | 1,15,034                             | 93,153                               | 68,140                               | 68,140                               | 2,171.64                        | 1,673.50                        |
| 7                       | Himachal Pradesh         | 12,758                               | 12,670                               | 10,715                               | 10,663                               | 215.95                          | 202.02                          |
| 8                       | Jharkhand                | 2,29,156                             | 2,13,543                             | 1,43,350                             | 1,40,281                             | 3,603.31                        | 2,987.87                        |
| 9                       | Karnataka                | 6,38,121                             | 5,73,205                             | 3,69,566                             | 2,97,772                             | 10,614.43                       | 7,168.29                        |
| 10                      | States Kerala            | 1,67,322                             | 1,47,916                             | 1,23,626                             | 1,23,525                             | 2,781.18                        | 2,293.45                        |
| 11                      | Madhya Pradesh           | 9,61,147                             | 9,49,468                             | 8,04,646                             | 7,93,060                             | 15,930.45                       | 15,284.69                       |
| 12                      | Maharashtra              | 13,64,923                            | 11,17,596                            | 8,55,447                             | 7,85,936                             | 25,548.21                       | 19,323.37                       |
| 13                      | Odisha                   | 2,03,380                             | 1,81,129                             | 1,48,558                             | 1,44,415                             | 3,176.98                        | 2,479.75                        |
| 14                      | Punjab                   | 1,32,235                             | 1,16,674                             | 84,465                               | 84,413                               | 2,342.54                        | 1,825.79                        |
| 15                      | Rajasthan                | 3,19,863                             | 2,66,843                             | 1,93,231                             | 1,86,158                             | 5,891.46                        | 4,693.97                        |
| 16                      | Tamil Nadu               | 6,80,347                             | 6,63,642                             | 5,70,674                             | 5,16,605                             | 11,185.30                       | 10,134.92                       |
| 17                      | Telangana                | 2,50,084                             | 2,44,219                             | 2,24,679                             | 1,64,862                             | 4,475.66                        | 3,718.27                        |
| 18                      | Uttar Pradesh            | 17,76,823                            | 17,33,290                            | 15,67,031                            | 15,37,994                            | 27,962.68                       | 26,411.68                       |
| 19                      | Uttarakhand              | 64,391                               | 60,267                               | 34,612                               | 33,818                               | 1,176.51                        | 940.86                          |
| 20                      | West Bengal              | 6,68,953                             | 6,13,489                             | 4,01,242                             | 4,01,002                             | 10,773.50                       | 7,675.93                        |
| Sub-total (States)      | Sub-total (States)       | 1,13,47,055                          | 105,60,631                           | 78,88,948                            | 74,29,811                            | 1,91,318.59                     | 1,57,952.25                     |
| 21                      | Arunachal Pradesh        | 8,499                                | 8,070                                | 7,851                                | 6,315                                | 182.38                          | 161.18                          |
| 22                      | States Assam             | 1,76,643                             | 1,61,034                             | 1,03,670                             | 1,03,670                             | 2,674.26                        | 2,065.73                        |
| 23                      | Manipur                  | 56,037                               | 48,658                               | 14,712                               | 14,712                               | 841.39                          | 471.91                          |
| 24                      | East Meghalaya           | 4,758                                | 3,794                                | 1,633                                | 1,633                                | 72.35                           | 43.31                           |
| 25                      | Mizoram                  | 39,605                               | 39,215                               | 11,133                               | 11,133                               | 607.8                           | 447.22                          |
| 26                      | North Nagaland           | 31,860                               | 31,841                               | 23,333                               | 23,301                               | 503.91                          | 393.41                          |
| 27                      | Sikkim                   | 316                                  | 316                                  | 202                                  | 202                                  | 6.13                            | 7.09                            |
| 28                      | Tripura                  | 92,854                               | 84,916                               | 74,167                               | 74,167                               | 1,494.35                        | 1,273.47                        |
| Sub-total (N.E. States) | Sub-total (N.E. States)  | 4,10,572                             | 3,77,844                             | 2,36,701                             | 2,35,133                             | 6,382.57                        | 4,863.31                        |
| 29                      | A&N Islands              | 376                                  | 376                                  | 47                                   | 47                                   | 5.84                            | 2.93                            |
| 30                      | Chandigarh               | 1,256                                | 1,256                                | 1,256                                | 1,256                                | 28.78                           | 28.78                           |
| 31                      | Territories D&NH and D&D | 9,947                                | 9,947                                | 9,230                                | 7,992                                | 214.4                           | 200.27                          |
| 32                      | Delhi                    | 29,976                               | 29,976                               | 29,976                               | 29,976                               | 692.53                          | 692.53                          |
| 33                      | J&K                      | 47,040                               | 42,942                               | 24,622                               | 24,622                               | 724.94                          | 483.48                          |
| 34                      | Union Ladakh             | 1,307                                | 1,014                                | 843                                  | 843                                  | 30.22                           | 24.05                           |
| 35                      | Lakshadweep              | -                                    | -                                    | -                                    | -                                    | -                               | -                               |
| 36                      | Puducherry               | 15,995                               | 15,308                               | 10,026                               | 10,026                               | 254.12                          | 223.19                          |
|                         | Sub-total (UTs)          |                                      |                                      | 76,000                               | 74,762                               |                                 | 1,655.23                        |
|                         |                          | 1,05,897                             | 1,00,819                             |                                      |                                      | 1,950.84                        |                                 |
| Grand Total             | Grand Total              | 118.64 Lakh                          | 114.40 Lakh*                         | 85.43 Lakh*                          | 82.19 Lakh*                          | 2.00 Lakh Cr.                   | 1.64 Lakh Cr.                   |