(a) the names of agencies which have been given the responsibility by the Government to provide houses at low prices in cities;
(b) the number of the houses costing below one lakh rupees constructed by the said agencies in cities during each of the last three years, city-wise;
(c) whether these agencies have succeeded in providing houses in cities atlow prices and if so, the details thereof; and
(d) if not, the reaction of the Government thereto?
THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
[SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI]
(a) to (d): A statement is laid on the Table of the Sabha.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 198*DUE FOR 04.07.2019 REGARDING “AFFORDABLE HOUSING”
(a) to (d): No Agency has been given the responsibility for providing houses at low prices in cities by this Ministry. However, State Level Nodal Agencies (SLNAs) have been designated in each State/Union Territory (UT) for implementation of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) [PMAY(U)] through Urban Local Bodies (ULBs), Housing Boards, Development Authorities etc.
The cost of construction of houses in urban areas under the PMAY(U) is more than one lakh. Cost depends on various factors like location, material cost, labour cost, technology used, etc.
Central assistance, as below, is provided to States/UTs through following four verticals of the Scheme:
S. Vertical Carpet Area of the house Central Assistance per house
No.
1. In-situ Slum Upto 30 square meter (sqm) Rs. 1.00 lakh
Redevelopment
(ISSR)
2. Credit Linked Upto 30 sqm for Economically Interest subsidy of 6.5 %,
Subsidy Scheme Weaker Section (EWS), 4% and 3% on loan amounts
(CLSS) 60 sqm for Lower Income upto Rs. 6 lakh, Rs. 9 lakh
Group (LIG), 160 sqm and Rs. 12 lakh for
for Middle Income Group-I beneficiaries belonging to
(MIG-I) and 200 sqm for EWS/LIG, MIG-I and MIG-II
Middle Income Group-II categories respectively
(MIG-II).
3. Affordable Upto 30 sqm Rs. 1.50 lakh
Housing in
Partnership
(AHP)
4. Beneficiary- Upto 30 sqm Rs. 1.50 lakh
led individual
house
construction/
enhancements
(BLC)
States/UTs/ULBs also make different levels of financial assistance to the beneficiaries under ISSR, AHP and BLC verticals of PMAY(U).
A total of 83,62,975houses have been approved under the Scheme so far; out of this 48,31,580 are at various stages of construction and 26,07,913 have been completed/occupied. City-wise and year-wise details of houses constructed during the last three year sare at Annexure.
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