**Executive Summary**
The document is a response to a parliamentary question regarding technical assistance provided under the Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G) scheme. It confirms the provision of technical assistance, masonry training programs, and outlines the number of houses sanctioned and completed in specific constituencies, with data current as of December 10, 2025. A statement elaborating on these points is laid on the Table of the House on December 16, 2025.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Technical Assistance under PMAY-G:**
* The government provides technical assistance to beneficiaries under PMAY-G to ensure the quality and durability of housing construction.
* States/UTs sensitize beneficiaries on various aspects of housing, including design options, disaster-resilient features, materials, and technologies.
* Non-compliance with the sensitisation programme will be treated as a violation of the Framework for Implementation (FFI) and shall attract a penalty.
* The Ministry has published a compendium of region-specific house designs called ‘PAHAL’ and taken steps to digitize it.
* PMAY-G promotes the use of local materials and green designs.
* States/UTs are directed to encourage and orient beneficiaries to procure Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) certified materials.
* SAKHI is an innovative mobile application to enhance access to PMAY-G by bringing essential information and resources in one place.
* **Rural Mason Training (RMT) Programme:**
* The Ministry of Rural Development has launched the Rural Mason Training (RMT) programme to enhance the availability of skilled masons.
* The RMT programme is rolled out in collaboration with the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC).
* As of December 9, 2025, 3,81,986 candidates have been enrolled under the RMT programme, of which 3,08,330 have been certified.
* A parallel RMT initiative has been introduced from FY 2025-26 through the Rural Self Employment Training Institutes (RSETIs). A total of 8,048 candidates have been certified.
* **Provision of Materials and Construction:**
* Beneficiaries construct houses themselves or under their supervision.
* States/UTs should provide beneficiaries with options for house designs based on local climatic conditions.
* State/UT Governments may facilitate the supply of construction material at competitive rates, while Gram Panchayats may facilitate beneficiaries in accessing materials required for construction at reasonable rates and help in identification of trained masons.
* Self-Help Groups (SHG) can undertake the production of quality building materials.
* **Beneficiaries in Specific Constituencies:**
* As of December 10, 2025, 2,57,153 houses have been sanctioned, and 2,20,466 houses have been completed in the Sidhi Lok Sabha Constituencies of Madhya Pradesh.
* As of December 10, 2025, 1,34,708 houses have been sanctioned, and 1,27,571 houses have been completed in the Dahod Lok Sabha Constituencies of Gujarat.
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder: Beneficiaries of PMAY-G**
* **Impact:** Beneficiaries receive technical assistance, access to various house designs, and are encouraged to use local materials.
* **Action Required:** Beneficiaries need to actively participate in sensitisation programs, choose appropriate house designs, and utilize locally available, BIS-certified materials where possible.
**Stakeholder: State/UT Governments**
* **Impact:** States/UTs are responsible for sensitizing beneficiaries, providing design options, and facilitating access to construction materials.
* **Action Required:** States/UTs must implement the PMAY-G guidelines, conduct sensitisation programs, facilitate access to materials, and encourage the use of BIS-certified materials. They must take initiatives to encourage and orient beneficiaries.
**Stakeholder: Gram Panchayats**
* **Impact:** Gram Panchayats may facilitate beneficiaries in accessing materials required for construction at reasonable rates and help in identification of trained masons.
* **Action Required:** Facilitate access to materials and help in the identification of trained masons.
**Stakeholder: Self-Help Groups (SHG)**
* **Impact:** SHGs can undertake production of quality building materials for supplying the same to the beneficiaries of PMAY-G at reasonable rates.
* **Action Required:** Undertake production of quality building materials for supplying the same to the beneficiaries of PMAY-G at reasonable rates.
**Stakeholder: Masons and Rural Workforce**
* **Impact:** Enhanced availability of skilled masons for the construction of quality PMAY-G houses.
* **Action Required:** Participate in training programs.
Key Entities Referenced
Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G): A rural housing scheme aimed at providing affordable housing to eligible beneficiaries. The document discusses technical assistance and skills development initiatives under this scheme.
Ministry of Rural Development: The central ministry responsible for overseeing and implementing the Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G) and related initiatives such as the Rural Mason Training program.
Rural Mason Training (RMT): A program under PMAY-G to enhance the availability of skilled masons for the construction of quality houses.
Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS): The national standards body of India, plays a role in ensuring quality construction materials are used under PMAY-G.
Sidhi and Dahod Lok Sabha Constituencies: Specific geographic locations mentioned as relevant in assessing the benefits of the scheme.
O.I.H.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT
DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT
LOK SABHA
STARRED QUESTION NO. 240
ANSWERED ON 16/12/2025
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE UNDER PMAY-G
*240. Ms Kangna Ranaut:
Shri Vijay Kumar Dubey:
Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Government is providing any technical assistance
to the beneficiaries under the Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana-
Gramin (PMAY-G) to ensure the quality and durability of housing
construction in Sidhi and Dahod Lok Sabha Constituencies;
(b) if so, the details of the components covered under such
technical assistance such as assistance in design, construction
guidance and use of material;
(c) whether any masonry training programme or skill development
initiative has been undertaken to develop local technical
capacity for implementation under PMAY-G;
(d) the details and number of beneficiaries and masons from rural
area who have been trained by the Government under the
PMAY-G since its launch, State and UT-wise including Himachal
Pradesh;
(e) whether there is any provision to provide sand at affordable
rates to the beneficiaries under PMAY-G since the inception; and
(f) if so, the total number of beneficiaries from the Sidhi and Dahod
Lok Sabha Constituencies benefited therefrom, if not, whether
the Government proposes to make such provision in future?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT
(SHRI SHIVRAJ SINGH CHOUHAN)
(a) to (f): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.
Page 1 of 5STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (f) OF LOK
SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *240 TO BE ANSWERED ON
16.12.2025 REGARDING “TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE UNDER PMAY-G”
(a) & (b): Yes.
The Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana- Gramin (PMAY-G) guidelines
provides that the States/UTs shall sensitize the selected
beneficiaries, preferably at the block level, at the earliest possible
date fixed by the State Government on different aspects of housing
including the quantum of assistance, stage wise instalments thereof,
different options of the available house type designs suitable to their
area, the disaster resilient features, green housing designs,
materials, technologies and elements (e.g. rainwater harvesting),
cooking area, sanitation, water storage, etc. that need to be
incorporated for houses in their locality. The beneficiaries may also
be sensitized about the need to take up construction of the core
house initially, the approximate requirement of material for
construction of each stage, the availability of the skilled mason /
trained rural mason along with their contact details, source for
procurement of the material at reasonable rate, sources of
availability of institutional loan with details of rate of interest,
repayment period, sanitation of surrounding areas etc. Non-
compliance with regard to the sensitisation programme will treated
as violation of the Framework for Implementation (FFI) and shall
attract penalty.
Further, technical assistance is provided through a bouquet of
house design typologies which the Ministry has published in a
compendium of region-specific house designs with the name ‘PAHAL’
This includes 108 house designs for 62 housing zones in 15 States in
the country. The Ministry has also taken the initiative to digitize
PAHAL.
PMAY-G incorporates State-specific housing designs and
promotes the use of local materials, reducing costs and
environmental impact. It encourages adoption of, as far as possible,
green designs and technologies, appropriate to the local culture and
geo-climatic conditions (including multi-hazards), use of local
building material minimizing carbon foot prints and that the houses
are comfortable.
Further, the Ministry has requested all the States/UTs through
letter dated 24.06.2024 and during review meetings, to issue
direction to officials concerned to encourage and orient beneficiaries
Page 2 of 5as far as possible, to procure Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)
certified (ISI marked) construction material. Also, the Ministry in
collaboration with BIS organized Capacity Building Programme for
senior officials of Rural Development Department of States/UTs in
December 2024 to sensitize them on the Indian Standards relevant to
housing sectors, and about tools and platforms developed by BIS
which they can leverage upon for ensuring quality construction of
houses under PMAY-G.
Support Application for Knowledge, Help and Innovation
(SAKHI) is an innovative mobile application developed to enhance
access to PMAY-G by bringing essential information and resources in
one place. Awaas Sakhi paves the way towards active involvement
of beneficiaries and their community in the house construction
process by making available house design typologies, locally
available BIS certified materials, rural masons and 3D house designs
for beneficiary to select from.
(c) & (d): Yes.
The Ministry of Rural Development has launched the Rural
Mason Training (RMT) programme under the PMAY-G to enhance the
availability of skilled masons for the construction of quality PMAY-G
houses. The initiative also contributes towards the availability of a
skilled workforce for the construction of rural infrastructure under
different schemes and facilitates livelihood opportunities for the rural
workforce. The RMT programme under PMAY-G has been rolled out in
collaboration with National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC),
with a target to train adequate number of masons. As of 09.12.2025,
under RMT programme, 3,81,986 candidates have been enrolled, of
which 3,08,330 have been certified, and States/ UTs have reported
improved timeliness and quality of construction under PMAY-G as a
result.
In addition to the on-site training model, a parallel RMT initiative
has been introduced from FY 2025-26 through the Rural Self
Employment Training Institutes (RSETIs) operating under the Deen
Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY)
implemented by the Ministry of Rural Development to broaden
outreach and strengthen livelihood opportunities. A total of 8,048
candidates have been certified through this initiative as on
30.11.2025.
The details and number of masons trained under RMT
programme since its launch, State/ UT wise including Himachal
Pradesh are given in Annexure 1.
Page 3 of 5(e): Under PMAY-G, the house is constructed by the beneficiary
himself/herself or under his/her supervision. Further, as per the
guidelines of PMAY-G, the Sates/UTs should provide the beneficiaries
a bouquet of options of house designs according to the local climatic
conditions, using appropriate local material and technology suitable
to the region of their residence. Also, based on requests from the
beneficiaries, the State/UT Government may facilitate supply of
construction material at competitive rates. The Gram Panchayats
may facilitate beneficiaries in accessing materials required for
construction at reasonable rates and help in identification of trained
masons. 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. States/UTs have also been advised to
ensure sustained availability of good quality construction materials.
(f) The total number of beneficiaries from Sidhi and Dahod Lok Sabha
Constituencies benefited are:
i. As on 10.12.2025, a total of 2,57,153 houses have been sanctioned
and 2,20,466 houses have been completed in the Sidhi Lok Sabha
Constituencies of Madhya Pradesh.
ii. As on 10.12.2025, a total of 1,34,708 houses have been sanctioned
and 1,27,571 houses have been completed in the Dahod Lok Sabha
Constituencies of Gujarat.
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Page 4 of 5Annexure-I
Annexure referred to in reply to parts (c) & (d) of Lok Sabha Starred
Question No. 240 to be answered on 16.12.2025 REGARDING
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE UNDER PMAY-G
State/UT wise details of Rural Mason Training since inception & Rural
Mason Training from FY 2025-26 through RSETIs
Rural Mason Training
Enrolled Certified through RSETIs
S.No States
Candidates* Candidates* Certified Candidates
(from FY 25-26)#
1 Assam 12,914 11,819 207
2 Bihar 15,903 14,139 -
3 Chhattisgarh 40,918 32,767 3,477
4 Gujarat 8,259 7,363 -
5 Haryana 60 55 35
Himachal
6 434 352
Pradesh
Jammu And
7 2,933 2,494 -
Kashmir
8 Jharkhand 42,161 34,483 115
9 Karnataka 12,013 9,871 -
10 Kerala 42 34 -
Madhya
11 49,435 31,206 2044
Pradesh
12 Maharashtra 51,556 44,324 33
13 Manipur 89
14 Meghalaya 1,146 748 12
15 Mizoram 46 32 93
16 Nagaland 26
17 Odisha 33,092 26,349 186
18 Rajasthan 20,496 17,500 -
19 Tripura 220 182 122
Uttar
20 56,413 47,873 31
Pradesh
21 Uttarakhand 537 484 -
22 West Bengal 33,408 26,255 -
23 Tamil Nadu 3,81,986 3,08,330 1,558
Andaman &
24 20
Nicobar
Grand Total 3,81,986 3,08,330 8,048
*As on 09.12.2025, #As on 30.11.2025
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