Targets under PMAY
(a) the total number of affordable houses constructed under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) for the benefit of urban poor during each of the last three years particularly in Tamil Nadu, State-wise;
(b) whether the Government has any timeframe for completion of the Yojana and if so, the details thereof;
(c) the new targets fixed under the Yojana for the next three years, year/State-wise; and
(d) the proposed action plan to achieve the desired targets?
To know the answer of above questions reg. Targets under PMAY please see below the full text of Loksabha Unstarred Question No. 998.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 998
ANSWERED ON: 27.06.2019
Targets under PMAY
H. Vasanthakumar
Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS be pleased to state:-
(a) the total number of affordable houses constructed under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) for the benefit of urban poor during each of the last three years particularly in Tamil Nadu, State-wise;
(b) whether the Government has any timeframe for completion of the Yojana and if so, the details thereof;
(c) the new targets fixed under the Yojana for the next three years, year/State-wise; and
(d) the proposed action plan to achieve the desired targets?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
[SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI]
(a) to (c): In pursuance of the Government’s vision of “Housing for All” by 2022, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) is implementing Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) [PMAY(U)] since 25.06.2015 for providing assistance to States/Union Territories (UTs) in addressing the housing requirement of the people belonging to Economically Weaker Section (EWS), Lower Income Group (LIG) and Middle Income Group (MIG) categories in urban areas.
The States/UTs have undertaken demand survey for assessing actual demand of housing under the PMAY(U). The validated demand so far is around 100 lakhs.
Based on the project proposals received so far from the States/UTs, a total of 81,03,196 houses have been approved, out of which 47,57,987 are at various stages of construction and 26,07,913 have been completed/occupied. Remaining demand would be sanctioned by March, 2020 on receipt of project-proposals from States/UTs so that construction of all houses may progressively be completed by 2022.
Year-wise and State-wise, including the State of Tamil Nadu, details of houses constructed under the PMAY(U) are at Annexure.
(d): In order to achieve the vision of “Housing for All” by 2022, the Ministry has taken following measures:
i. All States/UTs have been requested to get their remaining demand of houses sanctioned at the earliest and not later than March, 2020.
ii. A National Urban Housing Fund (NUHF) has been created for providing extra budgetary resources for the Mission.
iii. Ministry organized a Global Housing Technology Challenge- India (GHTC-India) to identify and shortlist alternative and innovative technologies from across the globe through a challenge process for rapid delivery of houses.
iv. Ministry has instituted ‘PMAY(U) Awards’ for implementation and innovation to promote a healthy competition amongst States/UTs, Urban Local Bodies and beneficiaries.
v. Central Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee (CSMC) constituted under the chairmanship of Secretary, MoHUA meets every month to sanction central assistance for new projects and reviews the progress of the Mission.
vi. Ministry monitors progress of the Mission through periodic review meetings, video-conferences and field visits.
vii. Use of Information/Space Technology through PMAY(U)-MIS (Management Information System), Bhuvan Portal, PFMS (Public Financial Management System) and Geo-tagging/Geo-fencing of sanctioned houses are being done for effective monitoring.
viii. Payment through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) Mode and Aadhar seeding of beneficiaries is ensured for transparency and accountability.
ix. State Level Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee (SLSMC) under chairmanship of Chief Secretary of the concerned State/UT reviews the progress of implementation of the Mission at the State level.
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Source: Loksabha
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