Parliament Question: PMAY-U in Bihar

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2045 TO BE ANSWERED ON DECEMBER 11, 2025 PMAY-U IN BIHAR NO. 2045. SHRI ARUN BHARTI: Will the Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs be pleased to state : (a) the current status of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana - Urban (PMAY-U) in Bihar including the total number of houses sanctioned, under construction and completed; (b) the number of beneficiaries received assistance under the Beneficiary- Led Construction (BLC) component in Jamui, Jhajha and Lakhisarai towns; (c) the primary reasons for the slow progress of PMAY-U in Bihar including issues related toland titles and availability and delays in installment release; (d) the total funds released to Bihar under PMAY-U along with the amount of Central assistance pending; and (e) the steps being taken including the use of new construction technologies, to expedite the completion of sanctioned houses in Bihar? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI TOKHAN SAHU) (a) to (e) ‘Land’ and ‘Colonization’ are State subjects. Therefore, schemes related to housing for their citizens are implemented by States/Union Territories (UTs). However, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) supplements the efforts of States/UTs by providing Central assistance under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana- Urban (PMAY-U) since 25.06.2015 to provide pucca houses with basic civic amenities to eligible urban households across the country, including Bihar. Based on the learning from the experience of 9 years implementation of PMAY-U, MoHUA has revamped the scheme and launched PMAY-U 2.0 ‘Housing for All’ Mission with effect from 01.09.2024 for 1 crore additional …2/- -2-eligible beneficiaries at affordable cost through four verticals i.e., Beneficiary Led Construction (BLC), Affordable Housing in Partnership (AHP), Affordable Rental Housing (ARH) and Interest Subsidy Scheme (ISS). The time period for completion of projects/houses generally takes 12-18 months in BLC vertical of the schemes and as per Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) of respective projects/houses. The completion timeline for houses depends on various factors like availability of encumbrance free land, statutory compliances for start of construction, arrangements of funds by beneficiaries etc. Central assistance under PMAY-U & PMAY-U 2.0 is released to States/UTs in three installments incumbent upon fulfillment of mandatory compliances by the concerned States/UTs as per operational guidelines and other instructions issued by Ministry of Finance. Due installment of Central assistance is released as soon as requisite compliances are achieved in sanctioned projects, to concerned State Government for transferring it along with matching state share to the identified beneficiaries for construction of houses under the scheme. The Physical and financial progress under PMAY-U & PMAY-U 2.0 in the State of Bihar, including Jamui, Jhajha and Lakhisarai towns of the State, is at Annexure. In order to promote innovative construction technology, a Technology & Innovation Sub-Mission (TISM) has been established under PMAY-U 2.0 to support innovative design and construction practices for faster and quality construction of houses. TISM facilitates preparation and adoption of layout designs and building plans suitable for various geo-climatic zones through coordination with various regulatory and administrative bodies for mainstreaming and up-scaling the deployment of modern construction technologies and material in place of conventional construction materials/practices. *****Annexure referred in reply to LSUQ No.2045 due for 11.12.2025 Details of Physical and financial progress in the State of Bihar including the towns of Jamui, Jhajha and Lakhisarai in Beneficiary Led Construction (BLC) and overall progress under PMAY-U & PMAY-U 2.0 Bihar Jamui Jhajha Lakhisarai Sr. No. Particulars PMAY- PMAY- PMAY- PMAY- PMAY-U Total PMAY-U Total PMAY-U Total PMAY-U Total U 2.0 U 2.0 U 2.0 U 2.0 1 CLB Houses Sanctioned(Nos) 2,64,621 1,53,554 4,18,175 4,538 50 4,588 1,254 877 2,131 1,474 918 2,392 Houses Grounded for 2 Construction (Nos) 2,64,621 48,383 3,13,004 4,538 21 4,559 1,254 367 1,621 1,474 302 1,776 Constructions of Houses Completed/Delivered(No 3 1,71,137 29 1,71,166 3,242 - 3,242 1,082 - 1,082 1,090 - 1,090 s) Central Assistance 4 Sanctioned(₹in crore) 3,969.32 2,303.31 6,272.63 68.07 0.75 68.82 18.81 13.16 31.97 22.11 13.77 35.88 Central Assistance 5 Released(₹ in crore) 3,111.12 922.74 4,033.87 62.32 0.30 62.62 17.33 5.32 22.65 18.56 5.52 24.08 1 SSI/SSLC,CLB gnidulcni llarevO Houses Sanctioned(Nos) 2,91,422 1,53,635 4,45,057 4,593 50 4,643 1,262 877 2,139 1,673 918 2,591 Houses Grounded for 2 Construction (Nos) 2,91,422 48,464 3,39,886 4,593 21 4,614 1,262 367 1,629 1,673 302 1,975 Constructions of Houses Completed/Delivered 3 1,97,080 110 1,97,190 3,297 - 3,297 1,090 - 1,090 1,289 - 1,289 (Nos) Central Assistance 4 Sanctioned (₹in crore) 4,604.63 2,303.56 6,908.19 69.30 0.75 70.05 18.99 13.16 32.15 26.61 13.77 40.38 Central Assistance 5 Released (₹in crore) 3,728.70 923.00 4,651.70 63.54 0.30 63.84 17.51 5.32 22.83 23.07 5.52 28.59 Credit Linked Subsidy Scheme (CLSS), Interest Subsidy Scheme (ISS)