new Delhi: Data from the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) shows that Uttar Pradesh has benefited the most by constructing the maximum number of affordable housing units under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U).
On the other hand, talking about the states, Sikkim has built the least number of houses.
Informationwhich was released in Parliament on 12 Decembershowed that as 30 NovemberSince its launch in 2015, Uttar Pradesh had constructed 11.84 lakh houses under the affordable housing scheme for urban areas.
On the other hand, Sikkim with 183 houses produced the lowest number of affordable urban housing units.
An urban housing scheme that provides ‘pucca’ or concrete houses to eligible beneficiaries, PMAY-U Is four verticals Beneficiary Led Construction (BLC), Affordable Housing in Partnership (AHP), In-Situ Slum Redevelopment (ISSR), and Credit Linked Subsidy Scheme (CLSS).
The data also includes 3.41 lakh completed houses and 4.01 lakh ground houses built under Jawaharlal Nehru. The National Urban Renewal Mission, which was launched by the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government in 2005, but put an end to by the Modi government in 2015
In its reply in the Rajya Sabha, the ministry said that against the approved demand, 1.20 crore houses were sanctioned. Of 1.12 crore houses,
Of these, 1.06 crore homes have been “landed” – ie set for construction – the data showed. Of these, 64 lakh houses were either completed or delivered by 28 November.
In terms of number of houses constructed, Uttar Pradesh is followed by Gujarat (7.18 lakh), Maharashtra (6.58 lakh) and Andhra Pradesh (6.32 lakh).
Besides Sikkim, Meghalaya (1,098), Goa (2,814), and Arunachal Pradesh (3,900) fared poorly in implementing the scheme.
Among union territories, Delhi had the highest number of households ,27,308) while Andaman and Nicobar has the least (45). Lakshadweep does not have data available for the scheme.
“Also, around 37 lakh houses have been sanctioned during the last 2 years, which require a fair amount of time to complete. The completion time generally takes 12 to 18 months for individual houses and 24 to 36 months in case of multi-storey houses approved under the scheme.
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fund distribution
Government data revealed that Andhra Pradesh had the highest amount of funds Approved (Rs 31,622 crore) But the maximum amount (Rs 20,780 crore) was received by Uttar Pradesh.
The amount sanctioned and released was the lowest in Sikkim with Rs 11.86 crore and Rs 6.47 crore respectively.
In its reply, the MoHUA said that “all efforts have been made” to meet the deadline in the Detailed Project Report (DPR). have a DPR detailed outline of a project.
In its reply to the Rajya Sabha, the ministry said, “The ministry conducts regular meetings to monitor the progress of the scheme and the completion of houses sanctioned under the scheme.” “The period of PMAY-U has been extended till December 31, 2024, for completion of houses already sanctioned.”
(Edited by Uttara Ramaswamy)
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