Housing for Economically Weaker Sections

Housing for Economically Weaker Sections

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION

LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 2019                                          ANSWERED ON: 09.03.2016

Housing for Economically Weaker Sections

RAJEEV SHANKARRAO SATAV

SUDHEER GUPTA

SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD

JAYAKUMAR JAYAVARDHAN

T. RADHAKRISHNAN

GAJANAN CHANDRAKANT KIRTIKAR

KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH

DHANANJAY BHIMRAO MAHADIK

HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT

VIJAYSINH MOHITE PATIL

ASADUDDIN OWAISI

SUPRIYA SADANAND SULE

VIJAY KUMAR S.R.

BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO

Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has sanctioned construction of 81,757 houses for the Economically Weaker Sections in the urban areas in different parts of the country recently;

(b) if so, the details thereof, city and State-wise;

(c) the total investment to be incurred along with the ratio of Centre and State Governments therein;

(d) the cost and area of each dwelling and the amount to be paid by the beneficiaries;

(e) the time by which these houses are likely to be built and made ready for occupation; and

(f) the other steps taken/being taken by the Government to achieve the target of construction of two crore houses for urban poor in the country?

ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING & URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION

(SHRI BABUL SUPRIYO)

(a) & (b): State-wise and City-wise details of project proposals, as on 03.03.2016, for construction of Economically Weaker Section (EWS) houses accepted for Central assistance under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Housing for All (Urban) Mission are at Annexure.

(c): Financial resources required under the Mission will vary as the Scheme progresses and will be met through Central assistance and shares of State/Urban Local Body /Beneficiary. 

(d): The EWS houses having carpet area of upto 30 sq. m. and LIG houses having carpet area of upto 60 sq. m. are eligible for central assistance under the various components of the Mission. States/UTs, however, have the flexibility in terms of determining the size of house and other facilities at the state level in consultation with the Ministry but without any enhanced financial assistance from Centre.As the projects under the Mission are undertaken by the States/UTs, the cost of construction of dwelling units and the beneficiary share, therefore, vary from State to State.

(e): Land and colonisation are State subjects, proposals of States in this Ministry are considered for sanctioning admissible central assistance for the projects approved at State Level. As the projects under the Mission are undertaken by the States/UTs, pace of construction of houses under the Mission, therefore, varies from State to State.

(f): The PMAY-HFA (U) Mission, launched on 25.6.2015, already envisions housing for all by 2022. Further, a Technology Sub-Mission has been set up in partnership with IITs, NITs and Planning & Architecture Institutes for adoption of modern, innovative, disaster-resistant and green technologies & materials. 

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Source : Loksabha