Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Government has proposed any new “Geo-Spatial Monitoring Mechanism” regarding the construction of Houses under PMAY (Pradhan Mantri Aawas Yojana) in Tribal Areas;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) if not, the reasons therefor; and
(d) the details of the key points of the aforesaid proposal?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING & URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION
(RAO INDERJIT SINGH)
(a) to (d): This Ministry has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC), ISRO, Hyderabad, for tracking physical progress of the houses constructed, across the country, under the Beneficiary-led Construction (BLC) Component of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) Mission [PMAY (U)]. NRSC has developed a Bhuvan-MoHUPA Geo-Portal wherein NRSC has also provided a mobile application for taking geotagged photographs and uploading them to the Bhuvan-MoHUPA Geo-Portal. Management Information System (MIS) under PMAY (U) Mission has further been integrated with this Bhuvan-MoHUPA Geo-Portal of NRSC for monitoring the progress of individual houses at various stages of construction [viz. foundation, lintel, roof, and completion along with the comments of surveyor].
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