(a) whether there is long list of waiting in the allotments of Houses under Indira
Awas Yojana (IAY);
(b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise; and
(c) the steps being contemplated by the Government to address the grievances of the
beneficiaries who are in waiting list for long time?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI A. NARENDRA)
(a) & (b) The Government is implementing Indira Awaas Yojana (IAY) since the year
1985-86 under which financial assistance is provided to the Below Poverty Line (BPL)
rural households in the country except Delhi & Chandigarh for construction/ upgradation
of a dwelling unit. The requirement of houses for BPL families in the rural areas is
estimated on the basis of the data made available by the Office of the Registrar General
of India. As per Census 2001, the housing shortage in rural areas is about 148.33 lakh. A
Statement showing the State-wise rural housing shortage is Annexed.
(c) In order to address the problem of rural housing shortage more directly, the criteria for
allocation of funds under IAY to the States/UTs was modified from the year 2005-06
assigning 75% weightage to housing shortage and 25% weightage to poverty ratio as
against 50:50 weightage given earlier to both the parameters. In order to provide shelter
to the rural poor, about 60 lakh houses are proposed to be constructed during a period of
4 years starting from the year 2005-06, under `Bharat Nirman` Programme.
Annexure
Annexure - as referred to in reply to part (a) & (b ) of the Lok Sabh
Unstarred Question No. 4370 due for reply on 19.5.2006
State-wise Housing Shortage in Rural Areas as per 2001 Census
Unit in Nos. Sl. No. Name of the States/UTs Housing Shortage 1 2 3
1 ANDHRA PRADESH 1350282 2 ARUNACHAL PRADESH 105728 3 ASSAM 2241230 4 BIHAR 4210293 5 CHANDI GARH 1232 6 CHHATTIS GARH 115528 7 DELHI 7200 8 GOA 6422 9 GUJARAT 674354 10 HARYANA 55572 11 HIMACHAL PRADESH 15928 12 JAMMU AND KASHMIR 92923 13 JHARKHAND 105867 14 KARNATAKA 436638 15 KERALA 261347 16 MADHYA PRADESH 207744 17 MAHARASHTRA 612441 18 MANIPUR 69062 19 MEGHALAYA 148657 20 MIZORAM 30250 21 NAGALAND 97157 22 ORISSA 655617 23 PUNJAB 75374 24 RAJASTHAN 258634 25 SIKKIM 11944 26 TAMIL NADU 431010 27 TRIPURA 174835 28 UTTAR PRADESH 1324028 29 UTTARANCHAL 53521 30 WEST BENGAL 974479 31 ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS 17890 32 DADAR & NAGAR HAVELI 1926 33 DAMAN AND DIU 787 34 LAKSHADWEEP 190 35 PONDICHERRY 7778 TOTAL 14833868