Question : Housing Requirements in Urban Areas

(a) the steps taken by the Government in addressing the housing requirements of the people belonging to Economically Weaker Sections (EWS), Lower Income Group (LIG) and Middle Income Group(MIG) categories in urban areas;

(b) the number of houses approved, under construction and the number of houses completed under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) during each ofthe last three years;

(c) the targets set for constructing houses under the scheme in urban areas during 2019 to 2022;

(d) the details of houses occupied by beneficiaries, State-wise;

(e) the demand validated and reported by States/ UTs under the scheme as on November 30, 2021; and

(f) the measures taken by the Government to implement the scheme in a time bound manner and expedite completion of the approved houses?

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

(SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE)

(a): In pursuance of the Government’s vision of “Housing for All”, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) is implementing Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U) since 25.06.2015 for giving Central assistance to States/ Union Territories (UTs) for addressing the housing requirement of people belonging to Economically Weaker Section (EWS), Low Income Group (LIG) and Middle Income Group (MIG) (from 01.01.2017 to 31.03.2021) categories in urban areas through following four verticals:

(i) “In-Situ” Slum Redevelopment (ISSR);

(ii) Credit-Linked Subsidy Scheme (CLSS);

(iii) Affordable Housing in Partnership (AHP); and

(iv) Beneficiary-led individual house construction or enhancement (BLC).

Based on the project proposals submitted by the States/ UTs as per their assessed demand of houses under the Scheme, 114 lakh houses have been sanctioned across the country including
99.88 lakh for EWS, 8.03 lakh for LIG and 6.15 lakh for MIG.

(b): Details of number of houses sanctioned, grounded for construction and completed under PMAY-U during each of the last three years are as under:

Year Number of houses Number of houses Number of houses completed
sanctioned grounded for construction
FY 2018-19 32,32,300 23,43,728 18,16,669
FY 2019-20 22,42,888 17,22,202 8,40,645
FY 2020-21 19,60,909 16,23,466 14,56,511

(c): During 2019 to 2022, a total of 47.50 lakh houses have so far been sanctioned for construction under the Scheme.

(d): State/UT-wise details of houses occupied by the beneficiaries are at Annexure.

(e): As on 30.11.2021, assessed demand of houses reported by States/ UTs under the scheme is 112.24 lakhs.

(f): In order to achieve the vision of ‘Housing for All’, Ministry monitors progress of the Scheme through periodic review meetings, video-conferences and field visits. Ministry, at various fora such as Review meetings, Workshops/ Conferences, Central Sanctioning & Monitoring Committee (CSMC) meetings etc. and through correspondences, has advised States/ UTs to expedite the construction of sanctioned houses so that all houses are completed within the stipulated period.

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