Housing for All’ by 2022 Mission in North-Eastern States

RAJYA SABHA 

‘HOUSING FOR ALL’ BY 2022 MISSION IN NORTH-EASTERN STATES 

NO. 1029. SMT. JHARNA DAS BAIDYA

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

(a) the present status of ‘Housing for All’ by 2022, particularly in Tripura and other North- Eastern States;

(b) whether Government has taken any new initiative for meeting the target; and

(c) if so, the details thereof?

(SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE)

Based on the project proposals submitted by the States/ UTs as per their assessed demand of houses under the Scheme, around 113 lakh houses have been sanctioned. Against the total sanctioned houses, 84.40 lakh have been grounded for construction and over 50 lakh have been completed and delivered to the beneficiaries. For completion of sanctioned houses, Central Assistance of ₹1.82 lakh crore has been approved; of which ₹1.06 lakh crore have been released to States/ UTs/ Central Nodal Agencies. Status of Physical and Financial progress under the Scheme in the State of Tripura and other North-Eastern States is at Annexure.

(b) & (c): Yes, Sir. In order to achieve the vision of ‘Housing for All’ by 2022, the Ministry has taken following measures:

• Ministry monitors progress of the Scheme through periodic review meetings, video- conferences and field visits. Ministry, at various fora such as Review meetings, Workshops/ Conferences, Central Sanctioning & Monitoring Committee (CSMC) meetings etc. and through correspondences, has advised States/ UTs to expedite the construction of sanctioned houses so that all houses are completed within the stipulated period.
• To ensure uninterrupted flow of funds, in addition to budgetary resources, National Urban Housing Fund (NUHF) for ₹ 60,000 crore has been created for raising Extra Budgetary Resources (EBR) in phases for rapid implementation of the Scheme.
• 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 and expeditious release of Central Assistance.
• Payment through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) Mode and Aadhaar seeding of beneficiaries is ensured for transparency and accountability.
• Alternative and innovative construction technologies have been promoted under the Scheme for rapid delivery of houses.
• A web based monitoring system; CLSS Awas Portal (CLAP) has been developed where all stakeholders such as MoHUA, Central Nodal Agencies, Primary Lending Institutions, Beneficiaries and Citizens are integrated in real time environment. The portal facilitates expeditious processing of applications along with tracking of subsidy status  by beneficiaries.
• PMAY-U Awards 2021 have been strategized through 100-Days Challenge for performance against pre-defined indicators with emphasis on grounding, completion, occupancy of houses and declaration of ‘HFA Achieved Cities/ States/ UTs’ during the period from 21.06.2021 to 30.09.2021.

Annexure referred in reply to RSUQ No. 1029 due for 28-07-2021

Details of Physical and Financial Progress in North Eastern States including the State of Tripura under PMAY-U