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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1424
TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.02.2026
Exclusion of landless PVTGs from housing benefits
1424. SHRI HARIS BEERAN:
Will the Minister of Tribal Affairs be pleased to state:
(a) the number of PVTG households identified under PM-JANMAN but rejected for
PMAY-G in 2024-26 due to lacking land titles, detailing the discrepancy between
identified and sanctioned units, State-wise;
(b) whether directives exist waiving land title requirements for PVTGs in Deemed
Forests or community lands to ensure saturation; and
(c) the measures taken regarding the Supreme Court March 4, 2025 order on Deemed
Forests, including assessments of the Forest Conservation Amendment Act 2023’s
impact on PVTG habitat rights?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE FOR TRIBAL AFFAIRS
(SHRI DURGADAS UIKEY)
(a) to (c): The provision of pucca house to the PVTG households is one of the
interventions under the PM JANMAN which is being implemented by the Ministry
of Rural Development (MoRD). As per information from MoRD, the total target of
4.90 lakh houses under the abhiyan have been allocated to States implementing the
housing intervention of PM JANMAN, against which more than 4.76 lakhs houses
have been sanctioned by the States and more than 2.61 lakhs houses have been
completed as on 09.02.2026.
Further, it is mentioned that the parameters for automatic exclusion in the
Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana - Gramin (PMAY-G) were relaxed and only two
exclusion parameters i.e. “household with pucca houses and household with any
member as a Govt. employee”, were made applicable for PVTGs to be identified
under PM JANMAN.
The landless beneficiaries are accorded top priority under PMAY-G. Also,
providing land to the landless beneficiaries is of utmost importance since they are
among the most deserving beneficiaries. Since, land is a State subject, and theMinistry has no role in the land acquisition matters of the States. However, as per
the provisions of the scheme, the State/ Union Territory (UT) shall ensure that the
landless beneficiary is provided land from the government land or any other land
including public land (Panchayat common land, community land or land belonging
to other local authorities).
The details of eligible households, target allocated, houses sanctioned and
houses completed (State-wise) under PM JANMAN as on 09.02.2026 are given in
Annexure-I.
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has intimated all States/
UTs vide letter dated 11.03.2025 to all States/UTs to comply with the order of the
Hon’ble Supreme Court dated 4th March 2025. To monitor progress, the Ministry
convened a series of review meetings with the State/ UT Governments and thereafter
based on the action taken report received from the State/UT Governments, Ministry
filed a detailed affidavit in the Supreme Court of India on 3.10.2025. The matter is
sub-judice.
Further, the provisions of the Forest (Conservation) Amendment Act, 2023 do
not abrogate the provisions of the Forest Rights Act, 2006 or statutory powers of
Gram Sabhas. On the contrary, provisions of the Rule 11(7) of the Van (Sanrakshan
Evam Samvardhan) Rules, 2023 mandates that State Government/UT
Administration shall issue orders of diversion of forest land only after fulfilment and
compliance of all provisions, including settlement of rights under the Scheduled
Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act
2006. Further, amendment of Act and Rules do not bar or infringe upon the operation
of other laws.Annexure-I
Annex referred to in reply to part (a) to (c) of Rajya Sabha Unstarred Question
No.1424 for answer on 11.02.2026 raised by Shri Haris Beeran regarding
“Exclusion of landless PVTGs from housing benefits”
Details of eligible households, target allocated, houses sanctioned and houses
completed (State-wise) under PM JANMAN:
S.N. State HH eligible Target allocated Sanctioned Completed
1 Bihar 1,085 985 985 0
2 Chhattisgarh 35,463 35,463 33,237 18,634
3 Gujarat 18,740 13,644 12,724 8,010
4 Jharkhand 37,708 36,630 36,240 9,746
5 Kerala 1,906 1,814 1,147 16
6 Madhya Pradesh 2,03,421 1,89,843 1,87,267 1,35,576
7 Maharashtra 55,787 55,277 54,130 17,193
8 Manipur 2,231 2,145 2,145 0
9 Odisha 41,138 41,182 41,138 28,383
10 Rajasthan 24,402 24,467 22,626 12,096
11 Tamil Nadu 14,392 14,785 13,040 6,433
12 Tripura 17,213 17,217 17,212 16,781
13 Uttar Pradesh 145 145 145 132
14 Uttarakhand 2,141 2,140 2,140 1,668
15 Andhra Pradesh 50,632 43,593 43,592 6,665
16 Karnataka 1,423 1,100 1,070 75
17 Telangana 9,570 9,570 7,285 0
Total 5,17,397 4,90,000 4,76,123 2,61,408
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