Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana
(a) the salient features of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana along with the details of the States/Cities covered under the scheme so far, State/UT-wise including West Bengal, Gujarat and Maharashtra;
(b) the number of houses sanctioned, constructed and allotted under the said scheme, State/UT-wise along with the details of the funds sanctioned, released and utilised under the scheme during the last three years and the current year, State/ UT-wise;
(c) whether the Government is planning to hike the carpet area of the flats, if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor along with the time by which it is likely to be hiked;
(d) whether the Government has widened the beneficiary net by including two sub categories of MIG for interest subsidy based on annual income and if so, the details thereof; and
(e) whether the Government is facing any hurdles in the successful implementation of the scheme, if so, the details thereof and the corrective steps taken thereon?
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
LOK SABHA
STARRED QUESTION NO: 189 ANSWERED ON: 31.07.2018
Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana
PARBHUBHAI NAGARBHAI VASAVA
George Baker
Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS be pleased to state:-
(a) the salient features of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana along with the details of the States/Cities covered under the scheme so far, State/UT-wise including West Bengal, Gujarat and Maharashtra;
(b) the number of houses sanctioned, constructed and allotted under the said scheme, State/UT-wise along with the details of the funds sanctioned, released and utilised under the scheme during the last three years and the current year, State/ UT-wise;
(c) whether the Government is planning to hike the carpet area of the flats, if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor along with the time by which it is likely to be hiked;
(d) whether the Government has widened the beneficiary net by including two sub categories of MIG for interest subsidy based on annual income and if so, the details thereof; and
(e) whether the Government is facing any hurdles in the successful implementation of the scheme, if so, the details thereof and the corrective steps taken thereon?
ANSWER
(a) to (e): A statement is laid on the Table of the Sabha.
STATEMENT REFRRED TO THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 189* DUE FOR 31.07.2018 REGARDING “PRADHAN MANTRI AWAS YOJANA”.
(a): In pursuance of the Government’s vision of “Housing for All by 2022”, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs is implementing Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) [PMAY (U)] and providing assistance to States/Union Territories (UTs) in addressing the housing requirements of eligible households including slum dwellers in the urban areas. The Mission comprises following four verticals:
(i) In-situ Slum Redevelopment (ISSR): Slum redevelopment grant of Rs. 1 lakh per house is admissible for all houses built for eligible slum dwellers under the component of ISSR using land as resource with participation of private developers.
(ii) Credit Linked Subsidy Scheme (CLSS): Beneficiaries of Economically Weaker Section (EWS)/Low Income Group (LIG), Middle Income Group-I (MIG-I) and Middle Income Group-II (MIG-
(II) seeking housing loans from Banks, Housing Finance Companies and other such institutions for acquiring/constructing houses are eligible for an interest subsidy of 6.5 %, 4% and 3% on loan amount upto Rs. 6 lakh, Rs. 9 lakh and Rs. 12 lakh respectively.
(iii) Affordable Housing in Partnership with public or private sector (AHP): Central assistance of Rs. 1.5 lakh per EWS house is provided for projects where at least 35% of the houses in the projects are for EWS category and a single project has at least 250 houses.
(iv) Beneficiary-led individual house Constructions / Enhancements (BLC): Under this vertical, central assistance of Rs. 1.5 lakh is available to individual eligible families belonging to EWS categories.
The PMAY (U) guidelines provide flexibility to States/UTs for appraising and approving project proposals based on demand assessed by them. States / UTs frame the project proposals and after approval from the concerned State Level Sanctioning & Monitoring Committee (SLSMC) they submit the proposals to the Ministry for Central Assistance.
So far, 4320 cities / towns across the country including those of the States of West Bengal, Gujarat and Maharashtra have been included under the PMAY(U). State/UT-wise details of cities/towns included under PMAY (U) are at Annexure.
(b): As on 25 July 2018, 11,227 projects for construction of total 53,79,147 houses involving Central Assistance of Rs. 81,952.34 Crore have been approved under the PMAY (U) across the country. Out of the sanctioned houses, 29,64,929 houses have been grounded for construction. Construction of 8,15,011 houses has been completed and 7,92,643 houses have been allotted to the beneficiaries. State/UT-wise physical and financial progress under the PMAY (U) during the last three years and the current year are at Annexure.
(c) & (d): The CLSS vertical of the PMAY(U) covers two income segments in the MIG viz. annual household income between Rs. 6,00,001 and Rs. 12,00,000 as MIG-I and annual household income between Rs. 12,00,001 and Rs. 18,00,000 as MIG-II. The interest subsidy at the rate of 4% & 3% is admissible to the beneficiaries of MIG-I and MIG-II for loan amounts upto Rs.9,00,000/- and 12,00,000/-, respectively.
Ministry has recently extended the benefits of CLSS for Middle Income Group (CLSS for MIG) till 31.03.2019 to bring more families under the purview of the PMAY (U) and also increased the eligible carpet area from ‘upto 120 square metre’ to ‘upto 160 square metre’ for MIG-I and from ‘upto 150 square metre’ to ‘upto 200 square metre’ for MIG-II with effect from 01.01.2017.
(e): No, Madam. Ministry is rigorously monitoring the progress under the PMAY(U) to achieve the target of “Housing for All by 2022”.
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Source: Loksabha
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