Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana – Gramin

Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana – Gramin (PMAY-G), which was launched on April 1st, 2016, is the Ministry of Rural Development’s (MoRD) flagship program, which is carried out by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA). The goal of PMAY-G is to give all homeless households and those residing in kutcha and dilapidated homes a pucca house with basic facilities. PMAY-G makes a substantial contribution to the “Housing for All” aim by addressing and bridging the housing deficit in rural India. Under PMAY-G, homes must be at least 25 square meters, including a separate space for sanitary cooking. Out of the 2.72 crore homes that were intended, 2.00 crore had been built as of September 27, 2022.

The Gram Sabhas validate the beneficiaries’ identification based on the Socio-Economic and Caste Census (SECC) criteria. The beneficiary’s Aadhaar-linked bank account or post office account receives the money directly. The PMAY-G program has been extended for a further two years, until March 31, 2024.

Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana – Gramin, Aim and Objective:

By 2024, PMAY-G wants all homeless households and those residing in kutcha and decaying rural homes to have access to a pucca house with basic facilities. During the three years from 2016–17 to 2018–19, the immediate goal is to cover one million rural households that are homeless or living in kutcha, or decaying buildings. This will allow the beneficiaries to build high-quality homes utilizing local materials, designs, and skilled masons. Adoption of a habitat strategy through convergence is suggested in order for houses to become homes.

Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana – Gramin Benefits:

• Financial Assistance of ₹ 1,20,000 per unit for plain areas; and ₹ 1,30,000 per unit for hilly areas, difficult areas, and IAP districts (Himalayan states, North-Eastern states, and Union Territories of Jammu & Kashmir).
• A willing beneficiary can avail of institutional finance (loan) of up to ₹ 70,000 at 3% lower interest rate, to build a permanent house. The maximum principal amount for which subsidy can be sought is ₹ 2,00,000.
• The minimum size of the house shall be is 25 sq m including a dedicated area for hygienic cooking.
• In convergence with Swachh Bharat Mission-Gramin (SBM-G), the beneficiaries get financial assistance of up to ₹ 12,000 for the construction of toilets.
• In convergence with MGNREGA, the beneficiary is entitled to employment as unskilled labor (Rural Mason Training) at ₹ 90.95 per day for 95 days.
• In convergence with Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana, one LPG connection per house is provided.
• Convergence with different government programmes for piped drinking water, electricity connection, clean & efficient cooking fuel, treatment of social and liquid waste, etc.
• Payments are made electronically directly to bank accounts or post office accounts that are linked to Aadhaar.

Note: Beneficiaries are identified using the “Housing Deprivation Parameters” from the Socio-Economic and Caste Census (SECC) 2011 [https://secc.gov.in/], further verified by the Gram Sabhas.

Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana – Gramin Eligibility:

According to SECC data and subject to the exclusion process, any homeless households residing in zero, one, or two-room homes with kutcha walls and roofs will be included in the universe of eligible beneficiaries under PMAY-G.

Criteria for Automatic/Compulsory Inclusion –

1. Households without shelter
2. Destitute/ living on alms
3. Manual scavengers
4. Primitive Tribal Groups
5. Legally released bonded laborer

Prioritisation within the Universe

i. There will be multilayered prioritization within the universe of eligible PMAY-G beneficiaries. Priority will first be assigned on the basis of parameters reflecting housing deprivation in each category viz., SC/ST, Minorities, and Others.

ii. To begin with, households will be prioritized based on houselessness followed by the number of rooms; zero, one, and two rooms, in that order.

iii. In a particular social category viz., SC/ST, Minorities, and Others, households that are houseless or living in houses with a lower number of rooms shall not be ranked below households living in houses with a higher number of rooms.

Within the above priority groups, households that fulfill the criteria of “compulsory inclusion”, will be further elevated. Automatically included households shall not rank lower than other households within a priority group. Inter-se priority within the two subgroups viz. households which are automatically included and otherwise will be determined based on their cumulative deprivation scores.

The scores will be calculated from the socio-economic parameters given below with each having equal weight:

i. Households with no adult member between ages 16 to 59

ii. Female-headed households with no adult male member between ages 16 to 59

iii. Households with no literate adult above 25 years

iv. Households with any disabled member and no able-bodied adult member

v. Landless Households deriving the major part of their income from manual casual labor

vi. Households with higher deprivation scores will be ranked higher within the subgroups.

Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana – Gramin Earmarking Objectives

For SC/ST:

60% of the target allocated to each State/ UT should be earmarked for SC/STs, subject to the availability of eligible beneficiaries. Within earmarked targets, the proportion of SC and ST is to be decided from time to time by the respective States/UTs. Further, the States/ UTs would be allowed to interchange targets between SC and ST if there are no eligible beneficiaries from either of the category and it is certified as such. In case all eligible SC and ST households are covered, the State/ UT targets would be allocated to beneficiaries from the ‘Other’ categories included in the Permanent Wait List drawn from SECC 2011.

For Minorities:

Further, as far as possible, 15% of the total fund would be earmarked for Minorities at the National Level for households. The allocation of targets for Minorities among the States/UTs will be on the basis of the proportionate rural population of Minorities in the respective State/UT as per Census 2011 data. Minorities notified under Section 2(c) of the National Commission for Minorities Act, 1992 are to be considered eligible for receiving benefits against Minority earmarks.

For PwDs:

Accordingly, in the scheme of PMAY-G, while deciding the inter-se priority among the beneficiaries who are to be provided assistance, households with any disabled member and no able-bodied adult member have been accorded additional deprivation score so that such households are given priority while allotting the houses. Keeping in view the provisions of the Persons with Disabilities Act, of 1995, the States to the extent possible, may ensure that 3% of beneficiaries at the State Level are from among persons with disabilities.

In case there is a tie with more than one household within a subgroup having the same deprivation score, the households will be ranked according to priority on the basis of the following parameters:

i. Households with widows and next-of-kin of members of defence/paramilitary/police forces killed in action.

ii. Households where a member is suffering from leprosy or cancer and People living with HIV (PLHIV).

iii. Households with a single girl child.

iv. Beneficiary families of the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006, commonly known as the Forest Rights Act.

v. Transgender persons.

Step 1: Exclusion of pucca houses

All households living in houses with pucca roofs and/or pucca walls and households living in houses with more than 2 rooms are filtered out.

Step 2: Automatic Exclusion

From the remaining set of households, all households fulfilling any one of the 13 parameters listed below are automatically excluded:-

1. Motorised two/three/four wheeler/ fishing boat

2. Mechanised three/four-wheeler agricultural equipment

3. Kisan Credit Card with a credit limit of Rs.50,000 or above

4. Household with any member as a Government employee

5. Households with non-agricultural enterprises registered with the Government

6. Any member of the family earning more than Rs.10,000 per month

7. Paying income tax

8. Paying professional tax

9. Own a refrigerator

10. Own a landline phone

11. Own 2.5 acres or more of irrigated land with at least one irrigation equipment

12. 5 acres or more of irrigated land for two or more crop seasons

13. Owning at least 7.5 acres of land or more with at least one irrigation equipment

Online Application Process for Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana – Gramin:

Beneficiary Registration Manual – https://pmayg.nic.in/netiayHome/Document/Document-PMAYG-Registratio-Manual.pdf

There are four sections to the beneficiary registration process:

Personal details, Bank account details, Convergence details, and Details from the concerned office.

To successfully register or add the beneficiary, follow the steps given below:

Visit the official website for login PMAY-G.

1. Fill in the details required in the personal details section (such as gender, mobile number, Aadhaar number, etc.)
2. Upload the consent form required to use the Aadhaar number.
3. Click on the search button to find the beneficiary name, PMAY ID, and priority.
4. Click on ‘’Select to Register’’.
5. The beneficiary details will be automatically generated and displayed.
6. The remaining beneficiary details can now be filled in, such as ownership type, relation, Aadhaar number, etc.
7. Upload the consent form required to use the Aadhaar number on behalf of the beneficiary
8. In the next section, add the beneficiary account details in the required fields, such as beneficiary name, bank account number, etc.
9. If the beneficiary wants to avail a loan, select ‘’Yes’’ and enter the required loan amount.
10. In the next section, enter the MGNREGA job card number and Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) number of the beneficiary
11. The next section will be filled in by the concerned office.

Documents Required for Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana – Gramin Registration:

1. Aadhaar number and a self-attested copy of the Aadhaar Card (If the applicant is illiterate, then in such case a consent letter has to be obtained along with the thumbprint of the applicant)
2. Job Card (duly registered with MGNREGA)
3. Bank account details – both originals and duplicates.
4. Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) number.
5. Affidavit stating the beneficiaries, or their family members do not own a pucca house.

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