Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) Scheme
Q. The Union Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs has announced that 30.76 lakh houses for the urban poor have been sanctioned so far since the launch of which scheme in June 2015?- Published on 27 Nov 17a. Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Rural) Scheme
b. Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) Scheme
c. Pradhan Mantri Jevan Bhima Yojana (Urban) Scheme
d. Pradhan Mantri Rozgar Yojana (Urban) Scheme
ANSWER: Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) Scheme
The Union Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs has announced that 30.76 lakh houses for the urban poor have been sanctioned so far since the launch of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) Scheme in June 2015.
Currently, 15.65 lakh houses are at various stages of construction and about 4.13 lakh houses have been constructed since launch of PMAY (Urban).
PMAY: Know More - At the slum decadal growth rate of 34%, the slum households are projected to go upto 18 million. 2 million non-slum urban poor households are proposed to be covered under the Mission.
- Hence, total housing shortage envisaged to be addressed through the new mission is 20 million.
- The Mission is being implemented during 2015-2022 and provides central assistance to Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) and other implementing agencies through States/UTs for:
- In-situ Rehabilitation of existing slum dwellers using land as a resource through private participation
- Subsidy for beneficiary-led individual house construction/enhancement.
- Credit linked subsidy component is being implemented as a Central Sector Scheme while other three components as Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS).
- All statutory towns as per Census 2011 and towns notified subsequently would be eligible for coverage under the Mission.
- In the spirit of cooperative federalism, mission provides flexibility to the States for choosing the best options amongst four verticals of mission to meet the demand of housing in their states.
- Process of project formulation and approval in accordance with the mission Guidelines has been left to the States so that projects can be formulated, approved and implemented faster
- A Technology Sub-Mission under the Mission has been set up to facilitate adoption of modern, innovative and green technologies and building material for faster and quality construction of houses.
- Technology Sub-Mission also facilitates preparation and adoption of layout designs and building plans suitable for various geo-climatic zones.
- It will also assist States/Cities in deploying disaster resistant and environment friendly technologies.
