Question : Status of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana

(a) the number of houses constructed in the urban areas in Maharashtra since the date of launch of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY);

(b) the amount of funds spent under this scheme during the last three years, year-wise and the name of districts where houses were constructed;

(c) the present status of PMAY at the national level;

(d) the number of families already covered under this project so far in Karnataka, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu, district-wise;

(e) the target of households in each district of said States; and

(f) the number of houses constructed so far in above districts and the time by which remaining targets are likely to be achieved?

THE MINISTER OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

(SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)


(a)& (b): Under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Urban (PMAY-U), a total of 4,96,330 houses have been constructed in the State of Maharashtra so far. Year-wise and District-wise details of Central Assistance utilized during last three years in the districts of Maharashtra for construction of houses under the scheme are at Annexure-I.

(c): Under PMAY-U, 114.02 lakh houses involving Central Assistance of ?1.86 lakh crore have been sanctioned so far. Of the sanctioned houses, 92.38 lakh houses have been grounded for construction; of which 54.40 lakh houses have been completed and remaining are under various stages of construction/grounding.

(d) to (f): PMAY-U is a demand driven scheme and Government of India has not fixed any target for construction of houses in a State/Union Territories(UTs). All State/UT Governments have undertaken a demand survey to assess housing requirement for the eligible beneficiaries in urban areas and prepared project proposals accordingly.District-wise details of houses sanctioned, grounded for construction and houses constructed for the urban families/ beneficiaries so far in the States of Karnataka, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu under PMAY-U are at Annexure -II. All States/UTs have been advised to complete all the sanctioned projects/ houses within the stipulated timeline.
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