Under the Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana - Gramin (PMAY-G), as per the provisions of the scheme, the State/ Union Territory (UT) shall ensure that the landless beneficiary is provided land from the government land or any other land including public land (Panchayat common land, community land or land belonging to other local authorities). For the selected land, adequate infrastructure, viz., electricity, road connectivity and availability of drinking water, solid & liquid waste management facilities, may be ensured by the State/UT Government. The land is a State subject and the Ministry has no role in the land acquisition matters of the States.

Against 5,73,311 landless beneficiaries identified under PMAY-G, the States/UTs have provided land to 3,60,837 (63%) beneficiaries only and a total of 2,12,474 (37%) landless beneficiaries are yet to be provided land for the construction of houses under PMAY-G. The State/UT wise details are given in Annexure.

The Ministry has been actively pursuing this matter with the States/UTs for providing land to remaining landless beneficiaries. Following steps have been taken by this Ministry: -

1. Issuing instructions in the Framework For Implementation (FFI) of the PMAY-G for the States/UTs to provision land for landless beneficiaries from the government land or any other land including public land (Panchayat common land, community land or land belonging to other local authorities).
2. Regular follow up with the States/UTs in review meetings and communications dated 05.09.2018, 04.01.2019, 16.09.2019, 20.07.2020, 16.11.2020, 09.04.2021, 30.04.2021,  31.01.2022, 16.06.2022, 25.11.2022, 06.12.2022, 30.12.2022 and 06.03.2025 have been issued to the States/UTs to expedite provisioning of land for landless beneficiaries under the PMAY-G.
3. A module for capturing details of landless beneficiaries has been developed on the AwaasSoft-MIS of PMAY-G for regular monitoring.
4. Under PMAY-G, there is no bar on construction of more than one storeyed houses / multi-storeyed buildings for more than one PMAY-G beneficiaries combined together to tackle the landlessness issue.
5. Since the land is a State subject, the Ministry is not in a position to frame a policy on the matter. However, the Ministry during FY 2021-22 has already requested the States/UTs for constituting a Task force under the chairpersonship of the Chief Secretary concerned with the Secretary (Revenue) and the Secretary, in-charge of Department dealing with the PMAY-G.

The Ministry in next phase of the PMAY-G (2024-29) would further monitor the provision of land to all landless beneficiaries.

There is no proposal under consideration to set up a Rehabilitation and Resettlement Board to address the problems of families affected by land acquisition under the PMAY-G.

This information was given by the Minister of State for Rural Development Dr. Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.

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MG/RN/KSR/1925

 

 

Annexure

Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question no. 1925 to be answered on 11.03.2025 regarding “Land Acquisition under PMAY-G”

State/UT wise number of landless beneficiaries under the PMAY-G identified, provided land/ assistance for purchase of land and yet to be assisted is as under:-

 

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