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RURAL DEVELOPMENT

Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G)

10.89 PMAY-G, launched on 20 November 2016, envisages ‘Housing for All by 2022’ through
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a robust monitoring mechanism and improved scheme architecture. It aims to provide assistance
for construction of 2.95 crore houses. In first phase from 2016-17 to 2018-19, one crore houses
were taken up. Under phase II, assistance is being provided for construction of remaining 1.95
crore houses in 2019-20 to 2021-22. Through convergence with other Government Schemes, it
also addresses basic needs such as construction of the toilet, piped drinking water, electricity
connection, LPG gas connection and 90/95 person-days of unskilled labour from MGNREGS.

10.90 As on 18 January 2022, 2.17 crore houses have been sanctioned and 1.69 crore
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houses completed against a target of 2.63 crore houses till 2021-22. Under PMAY-G, landless
beneficiaries are accorded highest priority in allotment of houses. As on 18 January, 2022,
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the States/UTs have identified 4,46,058 landless beneficiaries in the Permanent Wait List of

PMAY-G, out of which 2,05,847 (46 percent) have been provided with land by the concerned

States/UTs. Performance of the scheme was impressive during from 2016-17 to 2021-22 (as on
18th January, 2022) is given in Figure 16.

Figure 16: Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G)
Figure 16: Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G)

50 47.3
44.5 35.3
45
No. of houses completed (lakh) 35 32.1 21.9 32.8
40

30
25
20
15
10
5
0
2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22

Source: Dept. of Rural Development
Source: Dept. of Rural Development
Note: 2021-22 data is as on 18 January 2022
Note: 2021-22 data is as on 18 January 2022

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