In a written reply to a question, Minister of State for HUA Tokhan Sahu said that of the total beneficiaries from minority communities, about 1.3 million houses have been allotted to Muslims | Representative Image
A total of 15.15 per cent of the beneficiaries of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) belong to religious minorities, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs informed the Rajya Sabha on Monday.
In a written reply to a question, Undersecretary for HUA Tokhan Sahu said that of the total beneficiaries from minority communities, about 1.3 million houses have been allotted to Muslims — 12.74 percent.
According to the minister, 173,350 houses have been allocated to Christians, followed by Sikhs (49,670 houses), Buddhists (19,707), Jains (10,457) and Zoroastrians (1,127).
Launched in June 2015, PMAY-U is being implemented in the spirit of cooperative federalism through states and union territories, he said. So far, over 1.18 crore houses have been approved under the scheme.
“Of the approved houses, 11.4 million have been grounded for construction; of these, 8.5 million have been completed/delivered,” Sahu said in the response.
The tenure of the scheme, which was earlier until March 31, 2022, has been extended until December this year, with the exception of the Credit-Linked Subsidy Scheme (CLSS) arm of the scheme, to complete all approved houses without changing the financing pattern and implementation methodology.
First print: Jul 22, 2024 | 10:04 PM IST