Question : Houses for Poor

Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS be pleased to state:
(a) the number of houses constructed by the Government for the poor under ‘Housing For All’ scheme so far;
(b) whether the Government proposes to increase the number of such houses for construction keeping in mind the demand and requirement;
(c) if so, the details thereof;
(d) if not, whether the Government has collected any data of such people who need houses under the said scheme and if so, the details thereof, State-wise; and
(e) the funds allocated and released under ‘Housing For All’ scheme from 2014- 15 till date, year-wise?

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

(SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

(a) to (d): In pursuance of the Government’s vision of “Housing for All by 2022”, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs is implementing Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) [PMAY (U)] and providing assistance to States/Union Territories (UTs) in addressing the housing requirements of the urban poor in the urban areas.

PMAY (U) Guidelines provisions for undertaking demand survey for assessing actual demand of housing under the Scheme. Under the PMAY (U), the demand estimated and reported so far to this Ministry by States/UTs is approximately 100 Lakh.
As on 30.7.2018, total 53,79,303 houses have been approved, 29,65,085 houses have been grounded for construction and 8,20,653 houses have been completed under PMAY(U).

(e): Year-wise details of the funds allocated and released/actual expenditure under the PMAY(U) from 2014- 15 are as under:

(Rs. crore)
Year Allocation of Budget Actual Expenditure/Released

2014-15 2400.00 1092.96
2015-16 4200.00 1418.81
2016-17 4875.00 4810.10
2017-18 16561.13 16535.42
2018-2019
(as on 31.7.2018) 6414.91 4012.72

Total 34451.04 27870.01

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