State/UT wise details of houses approved, grounded for construction and houses completed along with houses occupied under Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana(Urban)

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA 

MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS 

LOK SABHA 

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 445 

TO BE ANSWERED ON FEBRUARY 05, 2019 

HOUSES BUILT UNDER PMAY 

NO. 445 DR. KIRIT P. SOLANKI 

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

• (a) the data regarding the number of houses built so far under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana along with the occupancy, State/UT- wise; 

• (b) the details of the criteria adopted to identify beneficiaries and eligible slum-dwellers under the scheme; and 

• (c) the details of the number of slums that have been developed and upgraded under the ‘In-Situ’ Slum Redevelopment component of the scheme? 

ANSWER 

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) 

OF THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING & URBAN AFFAIRS 

[SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI] 

(a)  State/Union Territory (UT) wise details of houses built and occupied by the beneficiaries under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) [PMAY(U)] is at Annexure. 

(b)  All urban households earning upto Rs. 18 lakh per annum including those belonging to Economically Weaker Section (EWS), Low Income Group (LIG) & Middle Income Group (MIG) are eligible under this Scheme. The eligibility criteria for selection of beneficiaries under PMAY (U) are as under: 

• (i) A beneficiary family will comprise husband, wife, unmarried sons and/ or unmarried daughters. 

• (ii) The beneficiary family should not own a pucca house (an all weather dwelling unit) either in his/her name or in the name of any member of his/her family in any part of India. 

• (iii) Further, such person with pucca house having built-up area less than 21 square meter (sqm) may be included for enhancement of existing dwelling units upto 30 sqm. However, if enhancement is not possible on account of lack of availability of land/space or any other reason, she/he may get a house under the PMAY(U) elsewhere. 

• (iv) An adult earning member (irrespective of marital status) can be treated as a separate household; 

1. Provided that he / she does not own a pucca (an all weather dwelling unit) house in his / her name in any part of India. 
2. Provided also that in the case of a married couple, either of the spouses or both together in joint ownership will be eligible for a single house, subject to income eligibility of the household under the scheme. 

An eligible beneficiary can avail benefit of only one of the four verticals of the Mission. 

(c)  The Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs through the PMAY(U) provides assistance to States/UTs in addressing the housing requirements of slum dwellers and people belonging to Economically Weaker Section (EWS), Low Income Group (LIG) & Middle Income Group (MIG) in urban areas. Rehabilitation of total 11,68,857 slum households have so far been taken up under the PMAY(U). 

Annexure referred in reply to LSUQ No – 445 due for 05.02.2019 

State/UT wise details of houses approved, grounded for construction and houses completed along with houses occupied under PMAY(U) 

[as on 28th Jan, 2019]