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Date: 2025-08-12 Category: Not Applicable State: Union Government Country: India

Parliament Question: Identification of Eligible Families

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Executive Summary: The Ministry of Rural Development is implementing the Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana Gramin (PMAYG) to provide assistance to eligible rural households for the construction of Pucca houses with basic amenities to achieve "Housing For All." The scheme initially targeted 2.95 crore houses from FY 2016-17 to 2023-24 and has been extended to FY 2024-25 to 2028-29 for an additional 2 crore houses. Beneficiaries are identified based on the Socio-Economic Caste Census (SECC) 2011 and the Awaas 2018 survey list. Data as of 07.08.2025, is provided for cumulative targets, houses sanctioned, and completed under PMAYG. Key Points / Main Content: * **PMAYG Implementation and Objectives:** * PMAYG is implemented from April 1, 2016, to provide assistance for constructing houses with basic amenities in rural areas. * The objective is to achieve "Housing For All" in rural areas. * **Target and Duration:** * Initial target: 2.95 crore houses from FY 2016-17 to FY 2023-24. * Extension: Approved for FY 2024-25 to FY 2028-29 to construct an additional 2 crore houses. * **Beneficiary Identification:** * Based on housing deprivation parameters under the SECC 2011 database. * Utilizing the finalized Awaas 2018 survey list. * Saturation of eligible households identified through SECC 2011 and Awaas 2018 lists, except in Jharkhand, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Karnataka. * **State/UT Implementation:** * Delhi, Chandigarh, and Puducherry are not implementing PMAYG. * Telangana did not implement PMAYG since inception of the scheme i.e. 01.04.2016. * State/UT-wise details of cumulative targets, houses sanctioned, and completed as of 07.08.2025 are provided. Impact Analysis: * **Eligible Rural Households:** * *Impact:* Provision of financial assistance for the construction of pucca houses with basic amenities. * *Action Required:* To meet the eligibility criteria as per SECC 2011 and Awaas 2018 survey and apply for the scheme. * **Ministry of Rural Development:** * *Impact:* Responsible for implementing and monitoring the PMAYG scheme. * *Action Required:* Continue to implement the scheme, allocate targets, and ensure the saturation of eligible households. * **State/UT Governments:** * *Impact:* Responsible for the execution of PMAYG within their respective regions. * *Action Required:* Implement the scheme, identify eligible beneficiaries, sanction houses, and ensure timely completion of construction, except for Delhi, Chandigarh, Telangana and Puducherry.

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Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana Gramin (PMAYG): A housing scheme implemented by the Ministry of Rural Development to provide assistance to eligible rural households for the construction of Pucca houses with basic amenities. Ministry of Rural Development: The Indian government ministry responsible for implementing the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana Gramin (PMAYG) scheme. Socio-Economic Caste Census (SECC) 2011: A census used as a database for identifying beneficiaries under the PMAYG scheme based on housing deprivation parameters. Awaas Plus Survey: A survey conducted in 2018 to identify eligible beneficiaries for housing assistance under the PMAYG scheme, used in conjunction with the SECC 2011 data. Jharkhand: A state in India where the saturation of eligible households identified through the SECC 2011 and Awaas 2018 lists has not yet been achieved under the PMAYG scheme. Tamil Nadu: A state in India where the saturation of eligible households identified through the SECC 2011 and Awaas 2018 lists has not yet been achieved under the PMAYG scheme. West Bengal: A state in India where the saturation of eligible households identified through the SECC 2011 and Awaas 2018 lists has not yet been achieved under the PMAYG scheme. Karnataka: A state in India where the saturation of eligible households identified through the SECC 2011 and Awaas 2018 lists has not yet been achieved under the PMAYG scheme.
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O.I.H. GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3722 ANSWERED ON 12/08/2025 IDENTIFICATION OF ELIGIBLE FAMILIES 3722. Shri Alok Sharma: Shri Jaswantsinh Sumanbhai Bhabhor: Smt. Himadri Singh: Shri Avimanyu Sethi: Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state: (a) the targets earmarked for States/UT under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana Gramin (PMAY-G) along with the total number of houses constructed so far, State and UT-wise; (b) whether the Government has achieved targets according to the 2011 Census list and Housing and Awaas Plus Survey for providing houses to identified eligible families; (c) if so, the details thereof, State and UT-wise; and (d) the details of the houses sanctioned along with the progress of its construction completion under this scheme, States and UT- wise? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (DR. CHANDRA SEKHAR PEMMASANI) (a) to (d): The Ministry of Rural Development is implementing the Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana- Gramin (PMAY-G) w.e.f. 1st April 2016 to provide assistance to eligible rural households for the construction of Pucca houses with basic amenities to achieve the objective of "Housing For All" in rural areas. Under the PMAY-G, the initial target was to provide assistance for the construction of 2.95 crore houses during FY 2016-17 to 2023-24. The Government of India has approved the implementation of the scheme during FY 2024-25 to 2028-29 to provide assistance for the construction of 2 crore additional houses. Page 1 of 3The beneficiaries under PMAY-G are identified based on the housing deprivation parameters under the Socio-Economic Caste Census (SECC) 2011 database and the finalized Awaas+ 2018 survey list. The Government of India has also approved the continuation of the Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana - Gramin (PMAY-G) for saturating the Awaas + (2018) list (after updation) and balance eligible households in SECC 2011 PWL by providing assistance within the overall ceiling of 2 crore. The Ministry has achieved saturation of eligible households identified through the existing SECC-2011 list and the Awaas+ 2018 list in all the States/UTs except for the States of Jharkhand, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal & Karnataka. The UTs of Delhi, Chandigarh and Puducherry are not implementing PMAY-G. The State/UT-wise details of cumulative houses, targets allocated by the Ministry, and houses sanctioned & completed, as of 07.08.2025, are given in Annexure. ***** Page 2 of 3Annexure ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3722 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.08.2025 REGARDING “Identification of Eligible Families”. State/UT-wise details of cumulative targets allocated by the Ministry, houses sanctioned and completed under the PMAY-G, as on 07.08.2025 [unit in no] Sl Name of the State / Cumulative Targets Cumulative Houses Cumulative Houses No. UT Allocated by the sanctioned by the completed Ministry States/UTs 1 Arunachal Pradesh 35,937 35,591 35,591 2 Assam 29,87,868 28,88,011 20,77,817 3 Bihar 50,12,752 49,02,754 38,43,375 4 Chhattisgarh 26,42,224 23,82,101 15,10,844 5 Goa 257 254 242 6 Gujarat 9,02,354 8,29,340 6,03,372 7 Haryana 1,06,460 74,937 41,173 8 Himachal Pradesh 1,21,502 97,535 37,364 9 Jammu And 3,36,498 3,34,771 3,13,878 Kashmir 10 Jharkhand 20,12,107 19,39,824 15,72,485 11 Kerala 2,32,916 76,238 34,380 12 Madhya Pradesh 57,74,572 49,40,230 38,81,246 13 Maharashtra 43,70,829 41,03,400 14,02,311 14 Manipur 1,08,550 1,01,549 56,711 15 Meghalaya 1,88,034 1,85,763 1,50,086 16 Mizoram 29,967 29,959 25,323 17 Nagaland 48,830 48,747 36,238 18 Odisha 28,49,889 28,10,721 24,26,175 19 Punjab 1,03,674 76,689 41,740 20 Rajasthan 24,97,121 24,32,356 17,53,137 21 Sikkim 1,399 1,397 1,393 22 Tamil Nadu 9,57,825 7,42,923 6,47,487 23 Tripura 3,76,913 3,76,272 3,71,295 24 Uttar Pradesh 36,85,704 36,56,195 36,38,625 25 Uttarakhand 69,194 68,534 68,218 26 West Bengal 45,69,423 45,69,032 34,19,593 27 Andaman And 3,424 2,593 1,302 Nicobar Dadra And Nagar 28 Haveli & Daman 11,364 10,935 5,073 And Diu 29 Lakshadweep 45 53 45 30 Puducherry 0 0 0 31 Andhra Pradesh 2,47,114 246,930 88,995 32 Karnataka 9,44,140 5,20,862 1,58,520 33 Telangana 0 0 0 34 Ladakh 3,004 3,004 3,004 Total 4,12,31,890 3,84,89,500 2,82,47,038 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. 01.04.2016 ***** Page 3 of 3

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