Quality of Houses Constructed under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana

LOK SABHA 

QUALITY OF HOUSES UNDER PMAY

4442.  SHRI RAMCHARAN BOHRA
           SHRI AJAY BHATT

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

(a) whether any effective system has been established by the Ministry to ensure better design and quality of houses to be constructed under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY);

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) the steps taken by the Government for capacity building of workers engaged in construction sector; and

(d) the steps taken by the Government to speed up the works to meet the target of construction of the houses?

(SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)

(c) The steps taken for the capacity building of labour/workers engaged in construction are as follows:

• The Ministry has launched the Rural Mason Training (RMT) program under PMAY—G in partnership with the Construction Skill Development Council of India (CSDCI) and National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC).

• Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) along with the bridge training activities has also been initiated to ensure certification, career progression and improvement in wages/income and standards of the rural masons.

• Presently training is being imparted on the Rural Mason Qualification Pack (QP) which is placed at National Skill Qualification Framework (NSQF).

• The Rural Mason Training (RMT) has been included in the Performance Index Dashboard of PMAY-G to pay more attention to training of rural mason.

(d) The following steps have been taken by the Ministry to expedite work for achievement of the said targets:

• As per Framework for Implementation (FFI) of PMAY-G, the  construction  of houses should be completed within 12 months from the date of sanction.

• Timely release of funds to the States/UTs.

• Timely Allocation & targets to the States/UTs.

• Following up with the States to ensure provision of land to the landless beneficiaries for the house construction.

• Timely review of sanction of houses to the beneficiaries to ensure sanction of the targeted houses.

• Extra Focus on completion of those houses where 3rd or 2nd installment of funds has been released. Special focus on completion of delayed houses.

• Issuance of  the  guidelines  to  the  States/UTs  for  dealing  with  the  cases  of unwilling beneficiaries, death cases and migrant beneficiaries.

• Cleaning of the Permanent Wait List (PWL) by removing ineligible/ unwilling beneficiaries from the PWL.

• Regular review of progress at the level of Secretary/Additional Secretary/Deputy DG, Ministry  of  Rural  Development  and  separate  review  of  States/UTs  with   high target, poor performing States/UTs and delayed houses in States/UTs

• Expeditious resolution of technical issues, if any, faced by the States/UTs.