Question : Report on PMAY

(a) whether the Government unveil the report of the number of houses constructed under Pradhan Mantri Aawas Yojana (PMAY) across the country and, if so the details thereof, State/UT-wise, during the last three years;

(b) the number of EWS awaiting allotment/allotted houses under PMAY particularly for fisherman/non fisherman community till date;

(c) the steps taken by the Government to ensure provision of houses to all the EWS at the earliest across the country; and

(d) the details of funds allocation and expenditure incurred in this regard during the last three years?

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

(SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

(a) In pursuance of the Government’s vision of “Housing for All” by 2022, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs is implementing Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) [PMAY(U)] since 25.06.2015 to provide Central Assistance to States/Union Territories(UTs) for providing

all weather pucca houses to all eligible urban households, especially Economically Weaker Section (EWS) families/beneficiaries. States/UTs have undertaken demand survey under the scheme for assessing actual demand of housing and validated demand so far is around 112 lakhs.

Based on the project proposals received so far from the States/UTs, total 103,61,738 houses have been sanctioned under the Scheme; out of this 61,57,734 are at various stages of construction and 32,15,926 have been completed/delivered.
State/UT wise details of total houses constructed along with houses constructed during each of the last three years under the PMAY(U) are at Annexure I.

(b) to (d): Under the PMAY(U), States/UTs formulate project proposals and get them approved by State Level Sanctioning & Monitoring Committee (SLSMC) constituted under the scheme. After approval from the concerned SLSMC, the States/UTs submit the proposals to this Ministry for approval of Central Assistance by the Central Sanctioning & Monitoring Committee.

States/UTs have been requested to get the project proposals for all their remaining demand of houses sanctioned by March/April, 2020 so that construction of all houses may progressively be completed by 2022.

A total of 100,85,691 houses have been sanctioned for urban poor (EWS/LIG categories) with Central Assistance of Rs. 1,57,297 crore; out of which Rs. 59,903 crore have been released. Details of Central Assistance sanctioned and released for urban poor during each of the last three years under the PMAY(U) are at Annexure II.

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