Lok Sabha Question No. 1619 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-10
Subject: Applications Received under PMAY-G
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Rajkumar Roat

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1619 ANSWERED ON 10/02/2026

## APPLICATIONS RECEIVED UNDER PMAY-G

## 1619. Shri RajkumarRoat:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENTbe pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  and  the  number  of  applications  received  in  the Scheduled Areas of Rajasthanunder the Pradhan MantriAwasYojana-Gramin  (PMAY-G)  during  each  of  the  last five years;
- (b) the  number  of  persons  benefitted,  applications  rejected  and applications pending;
- (c) whether  the  Union  Government  has  taken  any  steps  with regard to situation where thescheduled areas, when a beneficiary woman  obtains  a  divorce according to tribal customarypractices (social divorce) and remarries elsewhere, many  poor  tribal  families  are  deprived  of  thebenefits  of  the PMAY-G because the women is the head of the household; and
- (d) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  introduce  flexibility  in the  PMAY-G  keeping  in  view  ofthe  fact  that  in  the  said customary marriage practice prevalent among tribals as there is  no  legaldocumentation  of  divorce  and  such  cases,  if  a woman  has  remarried  and  her  husband  or  childrenneed  a house, they have to run around various departments and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): The  Ministry  of  Rural  Development  is  implementing  the Pradhan MantriAwaasYojana- Gramin (PMAY-G) w.e.f. 1st April, 2016 to construct 4.95 crore houses by March 2029 (including the target of previous phase i.e. 2.95 crore houses) by providing assistance to eligible rural households with basic amenities to attain the goal of

'Housing for All'. The Ministry of Rural Development has allocated a target  of  4.14  crore  houses  to  the  States/UTs under  PMAY-G, against which more than 3.87 crore houses have been sanctioned been by the States and more than 2.95 crore houses have completed as on 05.02.2026.

No application from households for inclusion under PMAY-G is required as the beneficiaries are identified from the Permanent Wait List  (PWL)  of  PMAY-G  based  on  SECC  2011  and  finalized  Awaas+, 2018  list. In  Scheduled  Areas  of  Rajasthan  (in  08  districts)  the number of persons benefitted under PMAY-G is 3,96,503.

Further,  The  Union  Cabinet  has  approved  the  continuation  of PMAY-G till  March,  2029  for  construction  of  2  crore  more  houses. The Government of India has approved the conduct of exercise for updating  the  Awaas  +  2018  list  for  identifying  additional  eligible rural  households  for  getting  benefits  under  the  scheme  using the Government of India, survey was conducted through Awaas + 2024 rural modified exclusion criteria. In line with the approval of Mobile App for the identification of additional eligible households under the scheme. The App had provision for both selfsurvey and assisted survey through pre-registered surveyors.

The initial timeline for completion of the Awaas+ 2024 survey was 31.03.2025 which was extended till 30 th  April 2025 and then till 15 th   May  2025  for  all  States/  UTs.  Thereafter,  the  States/UTs  who requested for extension in timeline were granted additional time for completion of the survey exercise. At present, the  States/UTs are conducting the corroboration of Self-Survey cases and verification and deletion of survey cases flagged by the System. This step is to be  completed  prior  to  generation  of  the  Gram  Panchayat  wise Priority  lists  from  the  Awaas+  2024  household  survey.  Thereafter, For Implementation  (FFI)  of  the  PMAY-G  is  followed  for  finalization  of the  Permanent  Waiting  List  (PWL)  by  organizing  Gram  Sabha the procedure prescribed in the existing Framework meetings and completion of Appellate Process.

(c) & (d): At  present,  there  is  no  such  proposal  pending  with  the Ministry. The PMAY-G guidelines provide sanctioning of the house in the  names  of  women,  or  jointly  with  their  husbands,  except  for cases involving widows,  separated, unmarried, or transgender individuals.  To ensure the assistance is targeted to those who are genuinely deprived, the housing parameters in the SECC 2011 data and  Awaas+  list  are  used  for  identifying  households  and  then verified by Gram Sabhas.

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