LOK SABHA
REVAMPING OF PMAY
4350. SHRI DEVENDRA SINGH BHOLE
Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:
(a) whether any steps are being taken to provide houses to people in rural areas;
(b) if so, whether Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana (PMAY) is being revamped to speed up delivery of houses to the needy people of rural areas;
(c) if so, whether the Government has identified hindrances coming in the way of implementation of PMAY; and
(d) if so, the steps taken in this regard?
(SADHVI NIRANJAN JYOTI)
(a) In order to achieve the target of “Housing for All” in rural areas, the Ministry of Rural Development is implementing Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana- Gramin (PMAY-G) with effect from 1st April, 2016 to provide assistance to eligible rural households with overall target to construct 2.95 crore pucca houses with basic amenities by March, 2024. Out of the total target of 2.95 crore houses, a target of 2.60 crore (88.13% of total) houses has been allocated to States/UTs, 2.28 crore (77.28% of total) beneficiaries have been sanctioned houses by States/UTs, 1.76 crore houses have been completed as on 23.3.2022.
(b) to (d): The Ministry is taking various steps to increase the pace of sanction & completion of houses. The government has identified hindrances coming in the way of implementation of PMAY-G and are taking various steps in this regard:
i. Timely allocation of targets to the States/UTs.
ii. Micro monitoring of house sanction and completion using PMAY-G Dashboard and other IT tools & technologies.
iii. Regular follow-ups with States / UTs on providing land to landless beneficiaries.
iv. Regular review by Minister/ Secretary/ Additional Secretary and Joint Secretary.
v. Separate review of States with high targets and sub-par performance.
vi. Timely release of funds to the States/UTs and follow up with the States for onward release to SNA.
vii. Adoption of House Design Typologies by the States/UTs.
viii. Training to Rural Masons under Rural Mason Training (RMT) programme to make available pool of trained rural masons for faster construction of quality houses.