Stages of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana : Unstarred Question in Loksabha

Stages of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana

The number of cities in Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana included in the first stage till March 2017 along with the number of persons benefited district-wise including Maharashtra and Rajasthan.

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION

LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 2137 ANSWERED ON: 15.03.2017

Stages of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana

A.T. (NANA) PATIL

DEVJI MANSINGRAM PATEL

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

(a) whether the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana has been divided into three stages to fulfill the objective of housing for all in urban areas at the earliest;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) the number of cities in the said yojana included in the first stage till March 2017 along with the number of persons benefited district-wise including Maharashtra and Rajasthan; and

(d) the details of cities proposed to be included in the second and third stage, State-wise including Maharashtra and Rajasthan?

ANSWER

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

(RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

(a) to (d): The Pradhan Mantri AwasYojana(Urban) {PMAY(U)} Mission, launched on 25.6.2015, aims to provide assistance to States/UTs in addressing the housing requirement of the urban poor. Under the PMAY(U) scheme guidelines, all Statutory towns as per Census 2011

and towns notified subsequently would be eligible for coverage under the mission. States/UTs will have flexibility to include in the Mission, the Planning area as notified with respect to the Statutory Town and which surrounds the concerned municipal area.

So far, 3888 cities proposed by the State / UT Governments including 142 and 183 from the States of Maharashtra and Rajasthan respectively, have been approved for inclusion under PMAY (U) Mission. District-wise details of beneficiaries including in the States of Maharashtra and Rajasthan under PMAY (U) is at Annexure.

Proposals for inclusion of cities under PMAY(U) as and when received from the States/UTs are considered in terms of the Scheme guidelines and approved.

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