Lok Sabha Question No. 1388 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-09
Subject: Socio Economic Caste Data in Bihar
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Ajay Kumar Mandal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1388 ANSWERED ON 09/12/2025

## SOCIO ECONOMIC CASTE DATA IN BIHAR

1388. Shri Ajay Kumar Mandal:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  allocation  of  Pradhan  MantriAwasYojana-Gramin (PMAY-G) housing is being done with outdated Socio Economic Caste (SEC) data in Bihar, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the number of deserving people have been denied a fair chance due to outdated data and the steps taken to rectify this situation;
- (c) whether it  is  a  fact  that  the  names  of  many  eligible  persons under  PMAY-G  have  not  been  included  in  SEC  data  due  to various  reasons  that  deprived  them  from  the  benefits  of  PM AwasYojana;
- (d) whether  the  names  of  many  unwanted  persons  have  been included in SEC data due to which they have got the benefit of PM AwasYojana; and
- (e) if  so,  the  action  taken  by  the  Government  to  remove  these anomalies  so  that  eligible  person  can  get  benefits  of  the scheme?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (e): No.  In order to achieve the target of 'Housing for All' in rural  areas,  the  Ministry  of  Rural  Development  is  implementing Pradhan MantriAwaasYojana- Gramin (PMAY-G) with effect from 1st April, 2016 to construct 2.95 crore houses by providing assistance to eligible rural households with basic amenities. The Union Cabinet has  approved  the  proposal  for  'Implementation  of  the  Pradhan MantriAwaasYojana-  Gramin  (PMAY-G)  during  FY  2024-25  to  202829'  for  construction  of  additional  2  crore  rural  houses.   As  on 04.12.2025,  a  cumulative  target  of  50,12,752  houses  have  been

allotted to the State of Bihar out of which 49,08,187  houses have been sanctioned and 39,31,606 houses have been completed.

The identification of beneficiaries under PMAY-G was based on the housing deprivation parameters and exclusion criteria prescribed  under  Socio  Economic  Caste  Census  (SECC)-2011  and due verification by the respective Gram Sabhas and completion of an  Appellate  Process.  These  parameters/criteria  were  applied  on SECC  2011  database  to  identify  eligibility  of  beneficiaries  under PMAY-G.

There was a need to meet the new demand that arose during the intervening period and to meet gaps due to reduction in number of  eligible  beneficiary  in  SECC  2011  based  Permanent  Wait  List (PWL).  The Government  conducted  Awaas+  2018  survey  during January 2018 to March 2019 to identify those beneficiaries which claimed to have been left out under the SECC 2011 survey and thus prepared  an  additional  list  of  potentially  eligible  beneficiaries. During  Awaas+  survey,  a  total  of  25,36,415  potentially  eligible after remanding/verification  by  Gram  Sabhas,  a  total  of  22,22,044  were households were  registered by the State of Bihar and found potentially eligible by the States/UTs.

Of the overall mandate, 26,99,534 beneficiary households have been  allocated  from  SECC  2011  survey  database  and  23,13,218 households have been allocated from Awaas+ survey database after following  due  verification  process  by  Gram  Sabhas  and  Appellate

Process thereafter.

The Union Cabinet has approved the proposal for implementation of the scheme for 5 more years during FY 2024-25 to  2028-29  to  provide  assistance  for  the  construction  of  2  crore additional rural houses. Approval has also been  provided for updating  the  Awaas+  List  for  identifying  eligible  rural  households using modified exclusion criteria under the scheme. In line with the approval of the Union Cabinet, a survey is being conducted for the identification of additional eligible  rural  households  under  the scheme.

The PMAY-G has always been pioneer is introducing technology-based solutions for effective and transparent management of the scheme. With new phase being implemented the PMAY-G has introduced multiple features to maximise transparency

and ensure sanctity in the process right from the identification to completion of the houses. The new features are:

-  Awaas+ 2024 app- a unique app specially designed under the Pradhan MantriAwaasYojana-Gramin (PMAY-G), having features of assisted survey through pre-registered surveyors, housing technology selection, face authentication,  Aadhar  based  e-KYC,  data  capture  of household,  conditions  of  existing  house,  time  stamped, and geo tagged photo capture of existing house proposed site of construction. The app works in online as well as offline mode. 'Self-Survey' facility is available for eligible household in Awaas+2024 app Survey for next phase of PMAYG (2024-29).
-  AwaasSakhi (Support  Application  for  Knowledge,  Help and Innovation) is an innovative mobile application developed  to  enhance  access  to  PMAY-G  by  bringing essential information and resources in one place. Through the application, beneficiaries can gain awareness  about  the  scheme,  obtain  answers  to  their queries  and  determine  their  eligibility  for  the  scheme, equipping them with knowledge to make informed decisions.  Further,  AwaasSakhi  paves  the  way  towards active involvement of beneficiaries and their community in  the  house  construction  process  by  making  available house  design  typologies,  locally  available  BIS  certified materials and rural masons. AwaasSakhi, in the essence of  its  name,  aims  to  provide  Help,  enable  access  to Knowledge  and  promote  Innovation  in  PMAY-G.  The application makes essential information and tools available  at  the  fingertips  of  the  beneficiaries  enabling them to take full advantage of the scheme and achieve their dream of owning a secure and resilient house.
-  Usage  of  AI/ML  model  to  curb  fraudulent  activity  and provide information of possible malpractices.
-  Recommendation System - This module identifies various house attributes such as pucca wall, pucca roof, kutcha wall, kutcha roof, logo, window, door, and person in the uploaded photos of a completed house and recommends a final photograph for approval.

-  Anomaly Detection and Fraud Prevention  -  This  module calculates  similarity  score  between  the  photograph  of house  that  is  being  inspected  and  other  houses  in  the vicinity to prevent any kind of fraudulent activity in this regard.
-  e-KYC App - The app is integrated with Aadhaar and uses AI-enabled  face  authentication  technology  to  conduct verification of PMAY-G beneficiaries.
-  Liveliness Detection: Eye Blink/ Motion detection feature in Awaas App for identification of the beneficiaries.

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