Total 2.73 lakh houses to be built in Gujarat under PMAY: Minister replies MP Nathwani in RS

New Delhi: The central government has proposed to provide financial assistance of Rs4335.99 crore for urban housing projects under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna (Urban) – PMAY (U). Under this scheme, the beneficiaries have already occupied 84,931 houses in the State. The total central assistance under PMAY(U) would be Rs78,008 crore. Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Housing and Urban Affairs Shri Hardeep Singh Puri provided the information in Rajya Sabha on July 19, 2018 in reply to a question from Member of Parliament Shri Parimal Nathwani.

According to the statement of the minister, there are 10371 housing project proposals under consideration of which 332 are in Gujarat and 330 are in Jharkhand. He said that the government has already released financial assistance worth Rs27,653 crore including financial assistance of Rs2672.66 crore to Gujarat and Rs975.06 crore to Jharkhand. Further construction of total 5,94,010 houses has been completed across the country including 97,513 in Gujarat and 34,417 in Jharkhand. He also said that 5,26,496 houses have been occupied by the beneficiaries in various states of the country including 84,931 in Gujarat and 32,730 in Jharkhand.

Shri Nathwani wanted to know about the Government’s plans to increase financial assistance to the States for housing projects for the urban poor and the progress of housing schemes for urban poor. The minister said that there is no such proposal to increase financial assistance to the States for housing projects for the urban poor.

The minister said that in Gujarat total 2,73,050 houses have been involved in the scheme, while the same is 1,69,527 in Jharkhand, of which construction of 1,85,535 houses in Gujarat and 86,236 houses in Jharkhand has been started. At national level, total 51,10,382 houses have been involved in the scheme, of which construction of 26,12,460 has been started.

The minister state that the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs is implementing Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) – PMAY(U) Mission since 25 June 2015 in order to provide all weather pucca house with basic amenities to all eligible urban households by the year 2022.

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