Houses to Common Man at Affordable Price under Pradhan mantri Awas Yojana
RAJYA SABHA
HOUSES TO COMMON MAN AT AFFORDABLE PRICE
Will the Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs be pleased to state:
(a) whether Government is aware that the price of houses has become out-of-reach for the common people;
(b) the steps taken by Government during the last three years to provide houses to the common man at affordable price; and
(c) to what extent these steps have been successful?
(SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE)
(a) Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs does not maintain data on prices of houses.
(b) & (c) ‘Land’ and ‘Colonisation’ are State subjects. The Union Government through Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U) is augmenting efforts of States/Union Territories (UTs) to meet the housing demand through financial assistance to States/UTs for addressing the housing requirement particularly of Economically Weaker Section (EWS) of the societies in urban areas. During the last three years, i.e. 2018-19, 2019-20 and 2020-21, under PMAY-U, 74,36,097 houses have been sanctioned, of which 41,13,825 houses have been completed and delivered to the beneficiaries.
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