Lok Sabha Question No. 4071 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-17
Subject: Beneficiaries of Landless Families under PMAY-G
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Shri Neeraj Maurya

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4071 ANSWERED ON 17/03/2026

## BENEFICIARIES OF LANDLESS FAMILIES UNDER PMAY-G

## 4071. Shri Neeraj Maurya:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware that thousands of extremely poor families in rural areas of Bareilly, Budaun and Shahjahanpur districts of Uttar Pradesh are deprived of benefits of the housing scheme only due to technical reasons such as not being included in the Awas plus list, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  the  Government  proposes  any  special  provision  for those  landless  families  who  live  in  the  flood-affected  areas particularly in Bareilly and Budaun (Ramganga bank) and who do not even have their own land to build a house, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the details of houses sanctioned and actually completed during the last three years under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin in Bareilly, Budaun and Shahjahanpur districts of Uttar Pradesh, district-wise; and
- (d) whether  any  central  team  is  likely  to  be sent  with  the participation of public representatives to investigate complaints of illegal extortion from beneficiaries, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a): The Ministry of Rural Development is implementing the Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana- 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  3.90  crore  houses  have  been  sanctioned  by the States and more than 2.97 crore houses have been completed as on 12.03.2026.

Under  PMAY-G,  the  beneficiaries  are  identified  based  on  the housing  deprivation  parameters  prescribed  under  Socio-Economic Caste Census (SECC) 2011. After due verification by the Gram Sabha and  completion  of  the  Appellate  Process,  Gram  Panchayat-wise Permanent Wait List (PWL) is prepared. The auto-generated priority list  of  households  from  SECC,  2011  database  was  provided  to  the States/Union Territories (UTs) for conducting Gram Sabha meetings to  finalize  the  PWL.  A  total  of  2.04  crore  households  have  been identified and included in PWL from SECC, 2011. Further, the details of such households who claimed to have been left out from the SECC 2011 based PWL and eligible for inclusion in PWL, have been captured by the States/UTs in the Awaas+ Survey, 2018. Further, in accordance with the approval of the Union Cabinet for the continuation of PMAYG during FY 2024-25 to 2028-29, a new survey is also being conducted for the identification of additional eligible households by the States/ UTs using eKYC face based authentication through the Awaas+ 2024 mobile app and with modified exclusion parameters.

(b): Landless  beneficiaries  are  accorded  top  priority  under  the PMAY-G. Providing land to the landless PMAY-G beneficiaries for the construction of houses is of utmost importance since they are among the most deserving beneficiaries in the Permanent Wait List (PWL) of PMAY-G. Therefore, the States/UTs have been asked to ensure that such beneficiary is provided land from the government land or any other land, including public land (Panchayat common land, community  land  or  land  belonging  to  other  local  authorities). Landless  beneficiaries  are  also  given  priority  in  the  ranking  of households.  A  total  of  4,30,646  landless  beneficiaries  have  been provided with land/assistance by the States/UTs.

The Ministry is taking the following steps to speed up house construction for landless beneficiaries: -

- i. Regular follow up with the States to ensure allotment of land to landless beneficiaries.
- ii. Special attention is being given to landless beneficiaries, with efforts to provide them with land or financial assistance for land purchase.
- iii. A  web  application  has  been  developed  in  the  AwaasSoft,  for capturing the details of the landless PMAY-G beneficiaries, so

- that the land allotment and house construction progress can easily be monitored.
- iv. The States/UTs were also requested to constitute a Task Force under the Chief Secretary, comprising the Secretary (Revenue) and Secretary dealing with PMAY-G, so that land is allotted to landless beneficiaries under PMAY-G in a time bound manner.
- v. Several State Governments have been implementing schemes for the landless beneficiaries under PMAY-G.

Further, as per FFI for PMAY-G up to five percent of the targets under PMAY-G, would be reserved for Special Projects. The proposal for Special Project should be submitted by the State with adequate details  and  justification  to  the  Ministry  of  Rural  Development  for rehabilitation/ relocation  of  families  whose  houses  have  been completely /substantially damaged on account of Natural hazards as categorized  in  the  extant  National  Disaster  Management  Plan  of National  Disaster  Management  Authority  -  Flood,  earthquake,  fire, etc.

(c) & (d): The  details  of  houses  sanctioned  and  completed  in Bareilly, Budaun and Shahjahanpur districts of Uttar Pradesh for last three years (FY 2022-23 to FY 2024-25) district-wise is as under,

#as per AwaasSoft reports

| S. No. District   | SanctionedCompleted   | SanctionedCompleted   |
|-------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
| 1Bareilly         | 9,201                 | 9,127                 |
| 2Budaun           | 27,230                | 27,086                |
| 3Shahjahanpur     | 31,160                | 30,476                |

These  districts  have  informed  that  no  complaints  regarding illegal recovery from PMAY-G beneficiaries have been received so far. There is no proposal at the Ministry level to send a central team in the matter.

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