LOK SABHA
CONSTRUCTION OF HOUSES UNDER PMAY-G
1351. SHRI ANUBHAV MOHANTY
Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:
(a) the details of the total number of houses completed against the sanctions made in 2020-21 under the Pradhan Mantri Aawas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G);
(b) whether the Government is considering proposals to improve the scheme’s functioning, including faster sanction of houses, scaling up the construction process, and easing the application and verification process; and
(c) if so, the details thereof?
(SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)
(b) & (c) The PMAY-G aims at providing 2.95 crore houses to the eligible rural population in the country so as to achieve the objective of “Housing for All”. There is no application process and the beneficiaries are identified based on the housing deprivation and exclusion criteria prescribed under Socio Economic Caste Census (SECC) 2011 and from finalized Awaas+ list subject to due verification by Gram Sabha and Appellate process thereafter. Therefore, the entire process of remanding of ineligible beneficiaries, sanctioning of houses and release of funds is being done by the respective State Governments. Further, the construction of house is the responsibility of the beneficiary himself/herself.
The Ministry is taking the following initiatives to ensure improvement in scheme’s functioning:
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Regular review of progress at the level of Ministry to ensure timely completion of targeted houses.
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The States/UTs have been requested to expedite the completion of houses approved under PMAY-G with specific focus and priority of houses for which 2nd and 3rd instalments have been released.
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Daily monitoring on various parameters like Gaps in sanction of houses, cleaning of Permanent Wait List (PWL) of PMAY-G and release of Central Share/StateMatching Share from treasury to Single Nodal Account (SNA).
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Timely allocation of targets to the States/UTs andrelease of adequate funds at the level of the Ministry.
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Promotion of eco-friendly & innovative technologies for house construction.
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Regular follow ups with the State to ensure provision of land to landless beneficiaries in rural areas.
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Expeditious resolution of technical issues and other constraints faced by the States.
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Steps are being taken to increase the coverage of Rural Mason Training (RMT) programme which would increase the availability of trained masons leading to faster construction of quality houses.
- Awards to the best performing States/UTs, Districts based on performance index dashboard, thereby creating healthy competition and motivation among the States/UTs for achieving the set targets.