Over 51 lakh dwelling units sanctioned against validated demand of 1 crore in last 3 years of implementation of PMAY

New Delhi, July 9: Under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) so far more than 51 Lakhs dwelling units have been sanctioned against the validated demand of 1 crore in last 3 years of implementation. Notably, in a to fulfill the dream of having own house of poor's, PM Modi-led central government on June 25, 2015 launched the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) scheme.

 

Out of over 51 lakh sanctioned houses, over 28 lakhs have already been grounded and are in various stages of construction. Further, over 8 lakh houses have already been completed and nearly 8 lakh houses have been occupied by the beneficiaries.

This is a huge jump in comparison to erstwhile housing scheme wherein only 12.4 Lakh houses were approved in around 9 years of its implementation. In fact, use of new and fast-track construction technology has already been adopted in a big way in the scheme. The Indian government has been insisting States/UTs to issue technology-agnostic tenders for construction of large-scale housing.

CPWD has approved a schedule of rates for 8 types of new technologies available in the country. So far, construction of nearly 8.6 lakh houses is being done using these new green technologies, which are fast and environmentally sensitive. Progress of the houses on the ground are being monitored through geo-tagging using space technology.

In terms of coverage, the Mission is a paradigm shift in the history of housing schemes being implemented in the past. The Government of India is committed to provide “Housing for All” by the end of the Mission period-2022. A National Urban Housing Fund for Rs. 60,000 crores have been set up for raising Extra Budgetary Resources (EBR) in phases, for the rapid implementation of PMAY (U). Keeping the ethos of cooperative federalism, the States/UTs are implementing the scheme with considerable zeal and initiatives.