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Date: 2026-02-03 Category: Not Applicable State: Union Government Country: India

Parliament Question: Targets under PMAY-G

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**Executive Summary** This document is a response to an unstarred question in Lok Sabha regarding the Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G) scheme. It provides details on the progress of the scheme as of January 28, 2026, including targets, sanctions, completions, and strategies to expedite house construction. The target completion date for the PMAY-G is March 31, 2029. **Key Points / Main Content** * **Scheme Overview:** * The PMAY-G scheme aims to provide assistance to eligible rural households for the construction of Pucca houses with basic amenities. * The scheme is in effect from April 1, 2016. * The scheme has been approved for implementation from FY 2024-25 to 2028-29 to construct 2 crore additional houses. * **Targets and Progress:** * The timeline for the completion of the target under the PMAY-G is March 31, 2029. * As of January 28, 2026, 4.14 crore houses have been allocated to States and UTs. * 3.87 crore houses have been sanctioned, and 2.95 crore houses have been completed. * 1.19 crore houses remain to be completed against allocated targets. * **Implementation Strategies:** * Timely allocation of targets and release of adequate funds to States/UTs. * Regular review of progress at the Ministry level. * Launch of PMAY-G Dashboard for monitoring and supervision. * Regular follow-ups with States to ensure the release of funds and provision of land. * Awards to best-performing States/UTs, districts, and blocks. * Release of payment using Aadhaar Payments Bridge. * **Construction Quality and Material Availability:** * Assistance in house construction with diverse design typologies. * Ensuring sustained availability of good quality construction materials. * Utilization of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) funding for green construction. * Facilitation by Gram Panchayats in accessing materials and identifying trained masons. * Self-Help Groups (SHG) can undertake the production of quality building materials. * Convergence with other government schemes for additional support. * **Land for Landless Beneficiaries:** * Landless beneficiaries are given top priority. * States/UTs are asked to ensure land provision from government or public land. * Landless beneficiaries are given priority in the ranking of households. * **Technical Support:** * End-to-end monitoring through AwaasSoft MIS. * Android-based mobile application ('Awaas+ App') for inspection. * Provision for dedicated Programme Management Unit (PMU). * House Design Typologies compendium (PAHAL) available online. * Regular review meetings and Regional Workshops. **Impact Analysis** **Stakeholder:** States/UTs **Impact:** Responsible for fixing District/Block/Gram Panchayat-wise targets. **Action Required:** Implement the PMAY-G scheme effectively, ensuring the availability of construction materials, providing land for landless beneficiaries, and utilizing technical support provided by the Ministry. **Stakeholder:** Rural Households **Impact:** Eligible households will receive assistance to construct Pucca houses with basic amenities. **Action Required:** Be aware of the scheme provisions and apply for assistance. **Stakeholder:** Ministry of Rural Development **Impact:** Oversees the implementation of the PMAY-G scheme. **Action Required:** Allocate targets, release funds, monitor progress, provide technical support, and conduct regular reviews to ensure the scheme's success.

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Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G): A scheme implemented by the Ministry of Rural Development to provide assistance to eligible rural households for the construction of houses. Ministry of Rural Development: The primary government body responsible for implementing and overseeing the PMAY-G scheme. States/Union Territories (UTs): Geographic areas within India that are responsible for implementing and managing the PMAY-G scheme.
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O.I.H. GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 569 ANSWERED ON 03/02/2026 TARGETS UNDER PMAY-G 569. Smt. DelkarKalabenMohanbhai: Dr. ShivajiBandappaKalge: Shri GyaneshwarPatil: Shri NileshDnyandevLanke: Shri BhumareSandipanraoAsaram: Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENTbe pleased to state: (a) whether the Government has formulated any immediate action plan or special strategy tomeet the targets earlier than the prescribed timeline, keeping in view the current progress ofconstruction of housing units in rural areas under the Pradhan MantriAwasYojana-Gramin(PMAY-G) scheme in various States of the country; (b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise particularly in respect of Maharashtra, UT of Dadraand Nagar Haveli and Madhya Pradesh; (c) whether the Government is making coordinated efforts with the concerned States tostreamline provisions related to expediting the pace of construction, availability of materials,payment processes and land records verification; and (d) if so, the details thereof, State-wise particularly in respect of Maharashtra includingChhatrapatiShambhaji Nagar district, UT of Dadra Nagar Haveli and Madhya Pradesh? 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 MantriAwaasYojana- Gramin (PMAY-G) w.e.f. 1st April 2016 to provide assistance to eligible rural households for the Page 1 of 5construction 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. As per approval of the Government of India, the timeline for completion of target under the PMAY-G is 31.03.2029.As of 28.01.2026, a cumulative target of 4.14 crore houses have been allocated under the PMAY-G to the States and Union Territories (UTs) against which 3.87 crore houses have been sanctioned, 2.95 crore houses completed and 1.19 crore houses are remaining to be completed against allocated targets. The progress under the PMAY- G, State/UT wise, including the States of Maharashtra, UT of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Madhya Pradesh, is given in Annexure. Under PMAY-G, the Ministry allocates targets to the State considering it as one unit and the District/Block/Gram Panchayat- wise targets are fixed by the State Government. In the ChhatrapatiSambhaji Nagar district, the State Government of Maharashtra has fixed target of 1,63,132 houses against which 1,62,147 houses have been sanctioned and 47,332 houses are completed, as of 28.01.2026. The following steps are taken by the Government to expedite the completion of houses in all States/UTs, to achieve the targets under PMAY-G: (i) Timely allocation of targets to the States/UTs and release of adequate funds. (ii) Regular review of progress at the level of Ministry. (iii) Launch of PMAY-G Dashboard for monitoring and supervision of the scheme. (iv) Regular follow ups with the State to ensure release of central and state share of funds and provision of land to landless beneficiaries in rural areas. (v) Awards to the best performing States/UTs, districts and blocks based on performance index dashboard, thereby creating healthy competition and motivation among the States/UTs for achieving the set targets. Page 2 of 5Under the PMAY-G, release of payment of progress linked installments of assistance to the beneficiaries is using Aadhaar Payments Bridge. The following steps are being taken towards ensuring availability of construction materials and quality in construction of houses under PMAY-G: (i) The beneficiaries are being assisted in house construction by States/UTs with a bouquet of house design typologies inclusive of disaster resilient features that are suitable to their local geo- climatic conditions, cultural preferences and availability of construction material. (ii) States/ UTs have also been asked to take necessary steps to ensure the sustained availability of good quality construction materials. (iii) The State/UT may tap into Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) funding / assistance and funding from bilateral/multilateral agencies to promote environment friendly green construction designs, technologies and materials. (iv) The Gram Panchayats may facilitate beneficiaries in accessing materials required for construction at reasonable rates and help in identification of trained masons (v) Further, Self-Help Groups (SHG) can undertake production of quality building materials for supplying the same to the beneficiaries of PMAY-G at reasonable rates. (vi) The PMAY-G converges with other government schemes to provide additional support for house construction, including assistance for toilet construction and employment opportunities, etc. Land is a State subject and under the PMAY-G, the landless beneficiaries are accorded top priority. Providing land to the landless PMAY-G beneficiaries for the construction of houses is of utmost importance since they are among the most deserving beneficiaries in the Permanent Wait List (PWL) of PMAY-G. Therefore, the States/UTs have been asked to ensure that such 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). Landless beneficiaries are also given priority in the ranking of households. Further, the Ministry provides technical support to the State Governments/UT Administrations in the following manner: Page 3 of 5(i) End to end monitoring and tracking of transactional processes through AwaasSoft MIS. (ii) Android based mobile application- ‘Awaas+ App’ for inspection of houses. The application empowers officials and citizens to capture and upload geo-referenced time stamped photographs of the house at various stages of construction thereby reducing time lags in verification. (iii) Provision for constitution of dedicated Programme Management Unit (PMU) at State/District/Block level for implementation and monitoring of PMAY-G. (iv) Keeping in view the diverse landscape of different States/UTs, PAHAL - A compendium of House Design Typologies has been developed and is available on the website of PMAY-G. (v) Regular review meetings and Regional Workshops are conducted by the Ministry with the States/UTs regarding various facets of PMAY-G, including sharing of best practices. ***** Page 4 of 5Annexure Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) to (d) of LokSabhaUnstarred Question no. 569 to be answered on 03.02.2026 regarding “Targets under PMAY-G” The State/UT wise progress under the PMAY-G is as under: S. Name of the Targets Houses Houses Balance No. State/UT allocated by sanctioned by completed completion Ministry the States/UTs against targets 1 Arunachal 35,937 35,591 35,591 346 Pradesh 2 Assam 29,87,868 29,08,410 21,22,269 8,65,599 3 Bihar 50,12,752 49,08,941 39,63,030 10,49,722 4 Chhattisgarh 26,42,224 24,42,667 17,57,515 8,84,709 5 Goa 257 254 243 14 6 Gujarat 9,02,354 8,29,032 6,81,222 2,21,132 7 Haryana 1,06,460 76,277 41,185 65,275 8 Himachal Pradesh 1,21,502 97,245 61,070 60,432 9 Jammu and 3,36,498 3,34,664 3,22,573 13,925 Kashmir 10 Jharkhand 22,34,176 19,39,661 15,96,662 6,37,514 11 Kerala 2,32,916 77,909 34,988 1,97,928 12 Madhya Pradesh 57,74,572 49,77,369 41,37,739 16,36,833 13 Maharashtra 43,70,829 41,42,043 16,36,300 27,34,529 14 Manipur 1,08,550 1,06,245 56,724 51,826 15 Meghalaya 1,88,034 1,84,438 1,55,930 32,104 16 Mizoram 29,967 29,959 25,303 4,664 17 Nagaland 48,830 48,736 36,298 12,532 18 Odisha 28,49,889 28,07,390 25,11,530 3,38,359 19 Punjab 1,03,674 76,612 46,281 57,393 20 Rajasthan 24,97,121 24,33,569 18,46,763 6,50,358 21 Sikkim 1,399 1,397 1,393 6 22 Tamil Nadu 9,57,825 7,36,610 6,63,247 2,94,578 23 Tripura 3,76,913 3,76,195 3,73,794 3,119 24 Uttar Pradesh 36,85,704 36,55,980 36,41,844 43,860 25 Uttarakhand 69,194 68,531 68,228 966 26 West Bengal 45,69,423 45,69,031 34,20,371 11,49,052 27 Andaman and 3,424 2,591 1,327 2,097 Nicobar Islands 28 Dadra and Nagar 11,364 10,742 5,875 5,489 Haveli and Daman and Diu 29 Lakshadweep 45 53 45 0 30 Andhra Pradesh 2,47,114 2,46,930 90,050 1,57,064 31 Karnataka 9,44,140 5,56,184 1,66,076 7,78,064 32 Ladakh 3,004 3,004 3,004 0 Total (for all 4,14,53,959 3,86,84,260 2,95,04,470 1,19,49,489 States/UTs) (4.14 crore) (3.87 crore) (2.95 crore) (1.19 crore) Note: The PMAY-G is not implemented in UTs of Delhi, Chandigarh and Puducherry. The State of Telangana did not implement the PMAY-G since inception of the scheme i.e. 01.04.2016. ***** Page 5 of 5

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