Lok Sabha Question No. 7 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-01-29
Subject: Schemes for Urban Poor
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Vishnu Datt Sharma

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.7

## TO BE ANSWERED ON JANUARY 29, 2026

## SCHEMES FOR URBAN POOR

## NO. 7.   SHRI VISHNU DATT SHARMA:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  implementing  Pradhan  Mantri  Awas Yojana  Urban  (PMAY-U)  including  Affordable  Rental  Housing Complexes  (ARHCs),  Atal  Mission  for  Rejuvenation  and  Urban Transformation  (AMRUT)  and  other  urban  basic-services  schemes for the urban poor and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether eligible urban poor households and migrant workers have been comprehensively identified and covered under PMAY-U/ARHCs in  the  districts  of  Katni,  Panna  and  the  town  of  Khajuraho  in Khajuraho  Lok  Sabha  Constituency  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof along with the number of houses sanctioned and completed;
- (c) the measures taken to ensure accurate mapping of the urban poor along with water, sanitation, housing quality and livelihood access for beneficiaries;
- (d) the reasons for inadequate coverage or quality of services in these areas due to identification or implementation gaps and the corrective actions taken in this regard; and
- (e) the  details  of  the  plan  to  link  urban  housing  schemes  with  skill development and livelihood programmes so that poor and vulnerable urban households in these districts attain sustainable incomes?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to  (d):  'Land'  and  'Colonisation'  are  State  subjects.  Therefore, schemes related to housing and provision of water, sanitation and livelihood access citizens including urban poor are implemented by States/Union  Territories  (UTs).  However,  Ministry  of  Housing  and Urban  Affairs  (MoHUA)  supplements  the  efforts  of  States/Uts  to provide  urban  basic  services  across  the  country  through  various Missions, such as Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana - Urban (PMAY-U) & PMAY-U 2.0, Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation  (AMRUT)  &  AMRUT  2.0,  Swachh  Bharat  Mission  Urban (SBM-U) & SBM-U 2.0 and Urban Transport.

MoHUA has been implementing  PMAY-U  since  25.06.2015  with  an aim to provide all weather pucca houses with basic civic amenities to all eligible urban beneficiaries across the country. Based on the learnings  from  the  experiences  of  implementation  of  PMAY-U, MoHUA  has  revamped  the  scheme  and  launched  PMAY-U  2.0 'Housing for All' Mission with effect from 01.09.2024 for implementation  in  urban  areas  across  the  country  to  construct, purchase and rent a house by 1 crore additional eligible beneficiaries at affordable cost in next five years.

Based on the project proposal submitted by States/UTs, a total of 122.27  lakh  houses,  including  10.65  lakh  under  PMAY-U  2.0,  have been sanctioned under the schemes by the Ministry, so far. Out of which, 114.84 lakh houses have been grounded and 97.02 lakh are completed/delivered  to  the  beneficiaries  across  the  country  as  on 22.01.2026.

MoHUA launched Affordable Rental Housing Complexes (ARHCs) as a sub-scheme of PMAY-U in July 2020 to address the housing need faced by migrant workers, urban poor, and informal sector labourers during  the  COVID  period.  This  scheme  has  been  implemented through two models:

- i. Model-1: Converting existing Government funded vacant
2. houses into ARHC through PPP mode or by Public Agencies,
- ii. Model-2:  Construct,  Operate  and  Maintain  rental  housing  by Private/Public Entities for urban poor, working women, employees  of  Industries,  Industrial  Estates,  Institutions  and other eligible Economically Weaker Section (EWS)/Low Income Group (LIG) families.

The Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT)  was  launched  by  the  Central  Government  on  June  25, 2015, for 500 cities (485 cities including 15 merged cities) across all States/UTs in the country. The major thrust areas of the Mission are water  supply,  sewerage  &  septage  management,  storm  water drainage,  green  spaces  &  parks,  non-motorized  urban  transport. AMRUT 2.0 scheme has been launched on October 01, 2021 in all Urban  Local  Bodies  (ULBs)/cities,  enabling  the  cities  to  become 'self-reliant' and 'water secure'.

The Swachh Bharat Mission - Urban (SBM-U) benefits entire cities and is implemented across 4,910 Urban Local Bodies (ULBs). Funds Community/Public Toilets (CT/PTs) and Individual Household Latrines (IHHLs). CTs and IHHLs primarily serve underprivileged households, while PTs cater are provided to States/UTs for constructing to the general public and floating population.

SBM-U  2.0  was  launched  on  01.10.2021  with  the  objective  of attaining  100%  Garbage  Free  Cities  (GFC),  central  assistance  of fund  are  provided  for  setting  up  various  type  of  waste  processing facilities  such  as  Material  Recovery  Facilities  (MRFs),  composting plants, bio-methanation plants, Refused Derived Fuel (RDF) processing  facilities,  plastic  waste  processing  facilities,  waste  to electricity plants, Construction and Demolition (C&D) waste plants, sanitary landfill  including Waste to Energy Plants/ CBG plant.

PM-eBus  Sewa  Scheme',  launched  on  16 th   August  2023,  aims  to augment city bus operations in urban areas with Central Assistance (CA)  of  ₹20,000  crore  for  deploying  10,000  electric  buses  on  PPP model.  As  per  the  extant  guidelines  of  the  scheme,  cities  with  a population between 3-40 lakh and other State/UT Capitals with less than 3 lakh population as per census 2011 are eligible to participate in the scheme.

PMAY-U  &  PMAY-U  2.0  are  demand  driven  schemes.    As  per  the Scheme  Guidelines  of  PMAY-U,  selection  of  beneficiaries  under different verticals through suitable means, formulation & execution of  projects  including  allotment  of  completed  houses  are  done  by States/UTs including district of Katni, Panna and town of Khajuraho in  Lok  Sabha  Constituency.  Eligible  citizens  are  also  allowed  to apply through Unified Web Portal of PMAY-U 2.0 and register their demand with all details on the portal.

States/UTs/ULBs  validate  the  beneficiaries  as  per  the  eligibility of beneficiary lists are done at multiple levels in the States/UTs. The scheme guidelines and Unified Web-portal for submitting the online criteria of the scheme guidelines and selection/scrutiny applications can be accessed through https://pmay-urban.gov.in.

After  demand  assessment  and  verification,  States/UTs  prepare project proposals and after approval of State Level Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee (SLSMC), these are submitted to the Ministry for sanctioning of admissible Central Assistance by Central Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee (CSMC).

Physical  &  Financial  Progress  in  the  District  of  Katni  and  Panna along with Khajuraho Constituency and City under PMAY-U & PMAYU 2.0 is at Annexure. No project proposal under ARHCs have been received from State of Madhya Pradesh for construction of ARHCs.

(e):  Under  PMAY-U  2.0,  States/UTs  are  encouraged  to  ensure convergence with various Centrally sponsored Schemes such as PM SVANidhi, AMRUT 2.0, SBM-U 2.0, PM Vishwakarma, National Health Mission (NHM), PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana, Ayushman Bharat, Ujjwala Yojana and other relevant Schemes are also encouraged to ensure effective and efficient utilization of public resources.

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## Physical & Financial Progress in the District of Katni and Panna along  with  Khajuraho  Constituency  and  City  under  PMAY-U  & PMAY-U 2.0

| S. No.   | Particulars                                | Katni District   | Panna District   | Khajuraho    | Khajuraho   |
|----------|--------------------------------------------|------------------|------------------|--------------|-------------|
|          |                                            |                  |                  | Constituency | City        |
| 1        | Central Assistance Sanctioned (₹ in crore) | 172.33           | 209.10           | 522.62       | 18.67       |
| 2        | Central Assistance Released (₹ in crore)   | 154.63           | 189.08           | 482.39       | 16.43       |
| 3        | Houses Sanctioned (Nos.)                   | 11,089           | 13,901           | 34,313       | 1,244       |
| 4        | Houses Grounded for Construction (Nos.)    | 10,415           | 13,794           | 33,811       | 1,064       |
| 5        | Construction of Houses Completed (Nos.)    | 9,927            | 11,948           | 31,000       | 1,004       |