Parliament Question: Achievement of Target under PMAY-G

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3736 ANSWERED ON 12/08/2025 ACHIEVEMENT OF TARGET UNDER PMAY-G

3736. Mr Pathan Yusuf:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that the targets set under Pradhan Matri Awas Yojana – Gramin (PMAY-G) have not been achieved, if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;

(b) whether the progress of the scheme is very slow in some of the States, if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and

(c) the action taken by the Government to improve the targets and achievements in this regard? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (DR. CHANDRA SEKHAR PEMMASANI)

(a) & (b): 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 4.95 crore pucca houses with basic amenities by 2029. The Union Cabinet approved the implementation of the Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana–Gramin (PMAY-G) for construction of 2 crore additional rural houses during FY 2024-25 to 2028-29. As on 04.08.2025, out of the cumulative target of 4.95 crore houses, 4.12 crore houses have been allotted to the States/UTs out of which 3.85 crore houses have been sanctioned and more than 2.82 crore houses have been completed.

The State/UT-wise details of the cumulative houses targeted, houses sanctioned and completed, as of 04.08.2025 is given in Annexure.

The main challenges in implementation of scheme include the delay in release of Central & State Share from State Treasury to State Page 1 of 3Nodal Account of PMAY-G, cases of unwillingness of beneficiaries, permanent migration, disputed succession of deceased beneficiaries, delay in allotment of land to landless beneficiaries by the States/UTs and at times General/Assembly/Panchayat elections, unavailability of building materials.

(c): The PMAY-G is monitored very closely at all levels. There is a special emphasis on quality and timely completion of construction.

The Ministry is taking various steps to increase the pace of house sanction & completion and achievement of the targets under the scheme. Some of which are as under: i. Timely allocation of targets to the States/UTs ii. Launch of PMAY-G analytic Dashboard for monitoring and supervision of the scheme.

iii. Micro monitoring of house sanction and completion using latest IT tools and technologies. iv. Regular review by Hon’ble Minister, Secretary and Deputy Director General. v. Focus on completion of those houses where 3rd or 2nd installment of funds has been release.

vi. Separate review of States with high target. vii. Timely release of funds as per requirements of States/UT. viii. Continuous follow-up with States / UTs on providing land to landless beneficiaries of PMAY-G.

***** Page 2 of 3Annexure ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) & (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3736 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.08.2025 REGARDING ACHIEVEMENT OF TARGET UNDER PMAY-G The State/UT-wise details of cumulative targets allocated by Ministry, houses sanctioned and completed under the PMAY-G, as on 04.08.2025 [unit in no] S. Name of the State/UT Cumulative targets Cumulative houses Cumulative No. allocated by sanctioned by the houses Ministry States/UTs completed 1 Arunachal Pradesh 35,937 35,591 35,591 2 Assam 29,87,868 28,83,932 20,76,241 3 Bihar 50,12,752 49,02,291 38,39,417 4 Chhattisgarh 26,42,224 23,79,358 15,05,131 5 Goa 257 254 242 6 Gujarat 9,02,354 8,29,323 6,00,932 7 Haryana 1,06,460 74,920 41,173 8 Himachal Pradesh 1,21,502 97,536 36,998 9 Jammu and Kashmir 3,36,498 3,34,771 3,13,759 10 Jharkhand 20,12,107 19,39,801 15,72,351 11 Kerala 2,32,916 76,230 34,379 12 Madhya Pradesh 57,74,572 49,39,718 38,71,800 13 Maharashtra 43,70,829 40,99,801 13,96,413 14 Manipur 1,08,550 1,01,549 38,039 15 Meghalaya 1,88,034 1,85,763 1,49,886 16 Mizoram 29,967 29,959 25,323 17 Nagaland 48,830 48,747 36,235 18 Odisha 28,49,889 28,10,942 24,23,791 19 Punjab 1,03,674 76,688 41,641 20 Rajasthan 24,97,121 24,32,293 17,52,093 21 Sikkim 1,399 1,397 1,393 22 Tamil Nadu 9,57,825 7,43,012 6,46,823 23 Tripura 3,76,913 3,76,272 3,71,258 24 Uttar Pradesh 36,85,704 36,56,200 36,38,518 25 Uttarakhand 69,194 68,534 68,218 26 West Bengal 45,69,423 45,69,032 34,19,526 27 Andaman and Nicobar 3,424 2,593 1,302 Islands 28 Dadra and Nagar 11,364 10,935 5,064 Haveli and Daman and Diu 29 Lakshadweep 45 53 45 30 Andhra Pradesh 2,47,114 2,46,930 88,950 31 Karnataka 9,44,140 5,17,925 1,58,168 32 Telangana 0 0 0 33 Ladakh 3,004 3,004 3,004 Total 4,12,31,890 3,84,75,354 2,81,93,704

Note: PMAY-G is not implemented in UTs of Delhi, Chandigarh and Puducherry. State of Telangana did not implement the PMAY-G since inception of the scheme i.e. 1.04.2016. ***** Page 3 of 3