Dwelling Units Under Housing Schemes: Unstarred Question in Rajyasabha

Dwelling units under housing schemes

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

(a) the target and actual construction of dwelling units under various urban housing schemes;

(b) the expenditure incurred on these schemes/programmes, scheme-wise;
(c) whether a large number of houses constructed under these schemes are lying vacant all over the country and if so, the details thereof, scheme/State-wise; and
(d) the reasons for the same and the steps being taken to allot these houses expediently?

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF  HOUSING AND URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION

RAJYA SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-3868
ANSWERED ON-06.04.2017
Dwelling units under housing schemes
3868 . Shri R. Vaithilingam

Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION be pleased to state :
(a) the target and actual construction of dwelling units under various urban housing schemes;
(b) the expenditure incurred on these schemes/programmes, scheme-wise;
(c) whether a large number of houses constructed under these schemes are lying vacant all over the country and if so, the details thereof, scheme/State-wise; and
(d) the reasons for the same and the steps being taken to allot these houses expediently?

ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING & URBAN POVERTY ALLEVIATION
(RAO INDERJIT SINGH)

(a): The Ministry has been implementing Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) {PMAY(U)} including on-going projects of Rajiv Awas Yojana (RAY) since subsumed in PMAY (U) and Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) schemes for extending central assistance to States/UTs for providing houses and related civic amenities to urban poor including slum dwellers. The JNNURM has since been ended on 31.03.2017.
No State-wise targets have been set by the Ministry as States/UTs are required to formulate projects under these schemes. Construction of 11,58,876 houses has been completed so far under these schemes. State-wise details of houses sanctioned and constructed under these schemes are given at Annexure – I.

(b): Under these schemes, funds to the tune of Rs 25,556.55 crore have been released, scheme/State-wise details of which are at Annexure – II.

(c)& (d): As on 27.03.2017, out of 11,58,876 houses constructed under these schemes all over the country, 1,99,436 houses are yet to be occupied by the beneficiaries. Scheme/State-wise details of these houses are at Annexure – III.
Construction and allotment of houses under these schemes is the responsibility of the State/UT Governments concerned. Due to reluctance of slum dwellers / beneficiaries to shift in cases of relocation projects, lack of / incomplete basic infrastructure and livelihood sources etc., these vacant houses are yet to be allotted by the concerned States/UTs.


The Ministry undertakes reviews on regular intervals, inter-alia, the matter of non-occupancy of the houses in the meetings of Central Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee (CSMC) and in review meetings at the level of Secretary (HUPA). Through these reviews, State/UT Governments are advised to expedite allotment of vacant houses to the beneficiaries and submit plan for 100% occupancy.

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Source: Rajyasabha

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