Lok Sabha Question No. 54 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-02-24
Subject: Rajiv Awas Yojna
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN  POVERTY ALLEVIATION
Asked by: R. GOPALAKRISHNAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING & URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO. 54 TO BE ANSWERED ON FEBRUARY 24, 2016

## RAJIV AWAS YOJNA

No.  54.  SHRI R. GOPALAKRISHNAN:

Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN POVERTY

ALLEVIATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether any new scheme in place of Rajiv Awas Yojna (RAY) is to be implemented in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (c) the guidelines prescribed under the new scheme; and
- (d)  the  present  status  of  the  projects  undertaken  in  the  previous scheme?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING & URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION

## (SHRI BABUL SUPRIYO)

- (a)  &  (b):  Yes  Madam.    The  Government  has  launched  a  new comprehensive  Pradhan  Mantri  Awas  Yojana-Housing  for  All  (Urban) Mission on 25.6.2015.  The new Mission aims to provide assistance to States/UTs in addressing the housing requirement of the slum dwellers and  urban  poor,  the  Government  has,  therefore,  discontinued  Rajiv Awas Yojana (RAY)/Affordable Housing in Partnership (AHP) subsuming the  liabilities  created  in  respect  of  183  ongoing  RAY/AHP  projects, where work has begun on ground, in the Mission.
- (c): The Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Housing for All (Urban) Mission Guidelines envisages houses essentially with toilet facilities and other requisite  infrastructure  particularly  power  supply,  water  supply  and drainage/sanitation through the following four verticals:

Contd…

- (i)  'In  situ'  Slum  Redevelopment  with  participation  of  private developer using land as resource - a slum rehabilitation grant of Rs. 1  lakh  per  house  on  an  average  is  provided  by  GoI  in  all  such projects.
- (ii)    Promotion  of  Affordable  Housing  for  weaker  section  through Credit Linked Subsidy - an interest subsidy of 6.5% on home loans upto Rs. 6 lakhs for a tenure upto 15 years is provided by the GoI for both  EWS/LIG  categories.    The  Net  Present  Value  (NPV)  of  the interest subsidy is to be calculated at a discount rate of 9 %.
- (iii)  Affordable Housing in partnership with public or private sector Central assistance of Rs. 1.5 lakh per EWS house is provided by the GoI in projects where at least 35% of the houses in the project are for EWS category and a single project has at least 250 houses.
- (iv)  Subsidy  for  beneficiary-led  individual  house  construction  or enhancement  -  Rs.1.5  lakh  per  house  is  provided  by  GoI  for  EWS category  for  those  who  have  not  been  able  to  take  advantage  of other three components.

Economically  Weaker  Section  (EWS)  households  have  been  defined as households having an annual income up to Rs. 3,00,000 (Rupees Three Lakhs).  Lower Income Group (LIG) households are defined as households having an annual income between Rs. 3,00,001 (Rupees Three Lakhs One) up to Rs.6,00,000 (Rupees Six Lakhs).

The houses constructed/acquired with central assistance under the mission should be in the name of the female head of the household or in the joint name of the male head of the household and his wife, and only in cases when there is no adult female member in the family, the house can be in the name of male member of the household.

A Technology Sub-Mission has been set up in partnership with IITs, NITs  and  Planning  &  Architecture  Institutes  for  fast  adoption  of modern,  innovative,  disaster-resistant  and  green  technologies  & materials.

- (d): Present status of the RAY/AHP  projects  (State-wise) is at Annexure.

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## RAY : Overall Progress (State wise)

| Sl. No.              | State/UT             | No. of Project Approved   | No. of City/ Town Covered   | Financial Progress (Rs in Crores)   | Financial Progress (Rs in Crores)   | Financial Progress (Rs in Crores)   | Physical Progress (Nos)   | Physical Progress (Nos)   | Physical Progress (Nos)               |
|----------------------|----------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.              | State/UT             | No. of Project Approved   | No. of City/ Town Covered   | Project Cost                        | Committed                           | Released                            | Sanctioned                | Construction Completed    | DUs at various stages of construction |
| 1                    | A&N Islands          | -                         | -                           | -                                   | -                                   | -                                   | -                         | -                         | -                                     |
| 2                    | Andhra Pradesh       | 2                         | 2                           | 87.19                               | 41.26                               | 32.87                               | 1,617                     | -                         | 1,413                                 |
| 3                    | Arunachal Pradesh    | 4                         | 4                           | 95.52                               | 77.39                               | 27.77                               | 1,536                     | -                         | 704                                   |
| 4                    | Assam                | -                         | -                           | -                                   | -                                   | -                                   | -                         | -                         | -                                     |
| 5                    | Bihar                | 7                         | 5                           | 454.65                              | 297.72                              | 114.51                              | 11,276                    | 25                        | 2,039                                 |
| 6                    | Chandigarh           | -                         | -                           | -                                   | -                                   | -                                   | -                         | -                         | -                                     |
| 7                    | Chhatisgarh          | 1                         | 1                           | 13.60                               | 6.09                                | 41.80                               | 300                       | 96                        | 164                                   |
| 8                    | D&N Haveli           | -                         | -                           | -                                   | -                                   | -                                   | -                         | -                         | -                                     |
| 9                    | Daman & Diu          | -                         | -                           | -                                   | -                                   | -                                   | -                         | -                         | -                                     |
| 10                   | Delhi                | -                         | -                           | -                                   | -                                   | -                                   | -                         | -                         | -                                     |
| 11                   | Goa                  | -                         | -                           | -                                   | -                                   | -                                   | -                         | -                         | -                                     |
| 12                   | Gujarat              | 25                        | 13                          | 1,737.17                            | 451.46                              | 228.93                              | 30,494                    | 2,250                     | 26,951                                |
| 13                   | Haryana              | 4                         | 4                           | 278.82                              | 206.93                              | 108.94                              | 3,226                     | 342                       | 1,050                                 |
| 14                   | Himachal Pradesh     | 1                         | 1                           | 34.00                               | 27.62                               | 9.21                                | 300                       | -                         | -                                     |
| 15                   | Jammu & Kashmir      | 1                         | 1                           | 22.22                               | 15.98                               | 6.26                                | 369                       | 62                        | 15                                    |
| 16                   | Jharkhand            | 4                         | 3                           | 212.74                              | 97.15                               | 60.25                               | 3,931                     | 285                       | 2,343                                 |
| 17                   | Karnataka            | 23                        | 10                          | 1,185.34                            | 638.77                              | 407.98                              | 23,125                    | 1,976                     | 11,037                                |
| 18                   | Kerala               | 5                         | 5                           | 160.77                              | 66.06                               | 25.38                               | 2,118                     | 90                        | 482                                   |
| 19                   | Lakshadweep          | -                         | -                           | -                                   | -                                   | -                                   | -                         | -                         | -                                     |
| 20                   | Madhya Pradesh       | 8                         | 7                           | 444.32                              | 229.65                              | 180.59                              | 8,123                     | -                         | 2,722                                 |
| 21                   | Maharashta           | -                         | -                           | -                                   | -                                   | -                                   | -                         | -                         | -                                     |
| 22                   | Manipur              | -                         | -                           | -                                   | -                                   | -                                   | -                         | -                         | -                                     |
| 23                   | Meghalaya            | -                         | -                           | -                                   | -                                   | -                                   | -                         | -                         | -                                     |
| 24                   | Mizoram              | 1                         | 1                           | 11.20                               | 9.49                                | 7.51                                | 142                       | 23                        | 119                                   |
| 25                   | Nagaland             | 3                         | 3                           | 56.39                               | 41.68                               | 16.23                               | 1,054                     | -                         | 146                                   |
| 26                   | Odisha               | 16                        | 4                           | 582.08                              | 290.16                              | 136.26                              | 11,235                    | 157                       | 2,496                                 |
| 27                   | Puducherry           | -                         | -                           | -                                   | -                                   | -                                   | -                         | -                         | -                                     |
| 28                   | Punjab               | -                         | -                           | -                                   | -                                   | 3.78                                | -                         | -                         | -                                     |
| 29                   | Rajasthan            | 27                        | 16                          | 1,078.79                            | 450.07                              | 199.80                              | 21,908                    | 7,264                     | 7,417                                 |
| 30                   | Sikkim               | -                         | -                           | -                                   | -                                   | -                                   | -                         | -                         | -                                     |
| 31                   | Tamil Nadu           | 15                        | 8                           | 317.36                              | 135.25                              | 84.52                               | 4,880                     | 1,416                     | 3,464                                 |
| 32                   | Telangana            | 1                         | 1                           | 58.75                               | 22.25                               | 62.38                               | 1,198                     | -                         | 334                                   |
| 33                   | Tripura              | 4                         | 4                           | 98.79                               | 77.92                               | 29.97                               | 3,005                     | -                         | -                                     |
| 34                   | Uttar Pradesh        | 18                        | 16                          | 576.99                              | 279.22                              | 116.40                              | 8,409                     | 1,218                     | 2,123                                 |
| 35                   | Uttarakhand          | 10                        | 10                          | 186.67                              | 128.80                              | 65.35                               | 3,130                     | 88                        | 307                                   |
| 36                   | West Bengal          | 3                         | 3                           | 28.09                               | 15.05                               | 11.58                               | 472                       | 89                        | 242                                   |
| Grand Total (RAY) :- | Grand Total (RAY) :- | 183                       | 122                         | 7,721.45                            | 3,605.96                            | 1,978.27                            | 1,41,848                  | 15,381                    | 65,568                                |

Note : Ground work for 60899 dwelling units is under progress