Objectives of Prime Minister Awas Yojana
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 1474 ANSWERED ON 10.03.2016
Objectives of Prime Minister Awas Yojana
Shri Devender Goud T.
Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION be pleased to satate :-
Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION be pleased to state:
(a) the aims and objectives of Prime Minister Awas Yojana;
(b) in what manner it is different from the earlier IAY and RAY;
(c) whether it is a fact that the Ministry has identified some of the cities in the country under Prime Minister Awas Yojana; and
(d) if so, the details of cities identified in the country, State-wise?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING & URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION
[SHRI BABUL SUPRIYO]
(a): The Government has launched Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Housing for All (Urban) Mission on 25.6.2015 with the aim and objective to provide assistance to States/UTs in addressing the housing requirement of the slum dwellers and urban poor through four components as under:
(i) “In situ” Slum Redevelopment with participation of private developer using land as resource - a slum rehabilitation grant of Rs. 1 lakh per house on an average is provided by GoI in all such projects.
(ii) Promotion of Affordable Housing for weaker section through Credit Linked Subsidy - an interest subsidy of 6.5% on home loans upto Rs. 6 lakhs for a tenure upto 15 years is provided by the GoI for both EWS/LIG categories. The Net Present Value (NPV) of the interest subsidy is to be calculated at a discount rate of 9 %.
(iii) Affordable Housing in partnership with public or private sector - Central assistance of Rs. 1.5 lakh per EWS house is provided by the GoI in projects where at least 35% of the houses in the project are for EWS category and a single project has at least 250 houses.
(iv) Subsidy for beneficiary-led individual house construction or enhancement - Rs.1.5 lakh per house is provided by GoI for EWS category for those who have not been able to take advantage of other three components.
(b): Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Housing for All (Urban) Mission is comprehensive and wider in coverage whereas Rajiv Awas Yojana (RAY) was basically a slum redevelopment/slum rehabilitation programme. RAY has been discontinued and liabilities against 183 ongoing RAY projects have been subsumed in Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Housing for All (Urban) Mission.
Ministry of Rural Development has been implementing Indira Awas Yojana (IAY) wherein assistance is provided to the rural Below Poverty Line (BPL) households for construction of dwelling units.
(c) & (d): Yes, Sir. As on 8.3.2016, total 2508 cities of 26 States have been identified and selected for Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Housing for All (Urban) Mission. State-wise details are at Annexure-1. State-wise list of 2508 cities/towns is at Annexure-2.
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Source : Rajyasabha
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