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TARGETS OF PRADHAN MANTRI AWAAS YOJANA- GRAMIN

TARGETS OF PRADHAN MANTRI AWAAS YOJANA- GRAMIN

In order to achieve the target of “Housing for All” in rural areas, the Ministry of Rural Development is implementing Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana- Gramin (PMAY-G) with effect from 1st April 2016 to provide assistance to eligible rural households with an overall target to construct 2.95 crore pucca houses with basic amenities by March, 2024. Out of the overall mandated target of 2.95 crore houses allocated to States/UTs under the PMAY-G, more than 2.94 crore houses have already been sanctioned to the eligible beneficiaries by the States/UTs and over 2.55 crore houses have already been completed as on 01.02.2024. The State/UT-wise details of targets allocated, houses sanctioned and houses completed under PMAY-G as on 01.02.2024 is given below:

State/UT-wise details of targets allocated, houses sanctioned and houses completed under Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G) as on 01.02.2024

 

S.No.

State/UT

Targets Allocated

Houses Sanctioned by the States/UTs

Houses Completed

1

ARUNACHAL PRADESH

36,210

36,112

28,420

2

ASSAM

20,41,807

20,12,956

17,73,299

3

BIHAR

37,01,576

37,01,490

36,45,255

4

CHHATTISGARH

11,76,142

11,76,142

9,63,936

5

GOA

257

257

226

6

GUJARAT

6,03,922

6,03,714

5,11,547

7

HARYANA

29,404

29,404

28,278

8

HIMACHAL PRADESH

25,471

25,471

15,021

9

JAMMU AND KASHMIR

3,37,129

3,36,979

2,03,640

10

JHARKHAND

15,92,171

15,92,168

15,58,228

11

KERALA

35,167

35,166

32,830

12

MADHYA PRADESH

38,00,415

38,00,377

36,39,617

13

MAHARASHTRA

13,77,817

13,77,077

12,12,732

14

MANIPUR

1,01,558

1,01,550

30,486

15

MEGHALAYA

1,88,297

1,88,296

46,121

16

MIZORAM

29,967

29,967

9,267

17

NAGALAND

48,830

48,830

9,518

18

ODISHA

27,26,133

27,26,007

20,23,355

19

PUNJAB

39,729

39,727

35,986

20

RAJASTHAN

17,17,996

17,17,600

16,82,177

21

SIKKIM

1,400

1,399

1,275

22

TAMIL NADU

7,51,421

7,50,608

5,94,787

23

TRIPURA

3,77,057

3,77,030

3,27,647

24

UTTAR PRADESH

36,15,041

36,14,952

34,87,645

25

UTTARAKHAND

69,303

69,283

48,179

26

WEST BENGAL

45,69,532

45,69,497

34,10,965

27

ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR

3,424

3,424

1,225

28

DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI & DAMAN AND DIU

11,436

11,436

3,823

29

LAKSHADWEEP

45

53

45

30

PUDUCHERRY

0

0

0

31

ANDHRA PRADESH

2,46,430

2,46,430

67,479

32

KARNATAKA

2,41,908

2,41,866

1,21,940

33

TELANGANA

0

0

0

34

LADAKH

3,005

3,004

2,863

 

Total

2,95,00,000

2,94,68,272

2,55,17,812

*Telangana & Puducherry are not implementing PMAY-G.

 

Under PMAY-G, beneficiaries are provided financial Assistance of Rs.1.20 lakh in plain areas and Rs.1.30 lakh in hilly States (including North-eastern States and UTs of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh), difficult areas and Integrated Action Plan (IAP) districts. Additional assistance of Rs.12,000/- is extended for construction of toilets through convergence with Swachh Bharat Mission – Gramin (SBM-G), Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) or any other dedicated source of funding. Further, it is mandatory to provide support of 90/95 person days unskilled wage employment at the current rates to a PMAY-G beneficiary for construction of his /her house in convergence with MGNREGS. The PMAY-G households are also provided water, LPG, and electricity connections in convergence with other relevant schemes.

This information was given by the Union Minister of State for Rural Development, Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.

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