(a) whether the Government has assessed the shortage of housing units in the country;
(b) if so, the details thereof including the estimated shortage of housing units at the end of year 2018;
(c) whether the Government has set any target for the construction of housing units by 2019-2020; and
(d) if so, the details thereof including the number of units to be constructed under the said target and the total amount of funds likely to be spent on it?
THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
(SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)
(a)&(b) Yes, Sir. Based on the demand survey assessment carried out by States/Union Territories (UTs), under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U), the housing shortage in urban areas had been assessed at around 112 lakh.
(c)&(d) PMAY-U Mission has strategized to complete the construction of houses sanctioned under the Mission by the year 2022.So far, 110 lakh houses have been sanctioned under the PMAY-U, out of which 71.4 lakh are under construction and about 41.7 lakh had been completed/ delivered. The central assistance during the duration of the scheme will be about Rs.1.77 lakh crore.
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