The Central government has proposed to provide financial assistance of Rs 2,504.83 crore for urban housing projects under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna (Urban) – PMAY (U) in Jharkhand. Under this scheme, the beneficiaries have already occupied 32,730 houses in the State. The total central assistance under PMAY(U) would be Rs 78,008 crore. Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri provided the information in Rajya Sabha on July 19 in reply to a question from Member of Parliament Parimal Nathwani.
According to the statement of the minister, there are 10,371 housing project proposals under consideration of which 330 are in Jharkhand and 332 are in Gujarat. He said that the government has already released financial assistance worth Rs 27,653 crore including financial assistance of Rs 975.06 crore to Jharkhand and Rs 2672.66 crore to Gujarat. Further construction of total 5,94,010 houses has been completed across the country including 34,417 in Jharkhand and 97,513 in Gujarat. He also said that 5,26,496 houses have been occupied by the beneficiaries in various states of the country including 32,730 in Jharkhand and 84,931 in Gujarat.
Nathwani wanted to know about the Government’s plans to increase financial assistance to the States for housing projects for the urban poor and the progress of housing schemes for urban poor. The minister said that there is no such proposal to increase financial assistance to the States for housing projects for the urban poor.
The minister said that in Jharkhand total 1,69,527 houses have been involved in the scheme, while the same is 2,73,050 in Gujarat, of which construction of 86,236 houses in Jharkhand and 1,85,535 houses in Gujarat has been started. At national level, total 51,10,382 houses have been involved in the scheme, of which construction of 26,12,460 has been started.
The minister state that the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs is implementing Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) - PMAY(U) Mission since 25 June 2015 in order to provide all weather pucca house with basic amenities to all eligible urban households by the year 2022.