Responding to a Parliament question on the progress of PMAY, the data made available by Rao Inderjit Singh, Minister of State for Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation, shows that while 864 projects involving 7,28,840 houses have received the approvals, work is progressing only on 1,07,687 units (less than 15 per cent of approved projects). Even on the front of credit availability, the progress is very slow as only 7,180 households have received the benefits of funding under credit-linked subsidy scheme (CLSS).
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While there has not been much progress overall, a few states have done relatively well. Karnataka, Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu top the list in terms of number of houses for which construction has been completed and the three account for 10,555 units or 55 per cent of the total housing units completed during the year. Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh occupy the fourth and fifth spot. On the contrary there are some prominent states that failed to make any notable contribution to the mission. While Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh did not build a single housing unit in the first year, Kerala built only 9 housing units during the year. Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Telangana also failed to open their account.
In terms of housing units that are under-construction, Gujarat is far ahead of all other states and accounts for one-third of the total number of houses that are currently in any stage of construction. Out of the total 1,07,687 units under progress, Gujarat alone accounts for 35,640 units. Other than this, Gujarat also built 2,160 houses in the first year of the mission.
In terms of project approvals, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal are clear leaders. While Tamil Nadu has received approvals for 193 projects (38,534 units), West Bengal received approvals for 111 projects (74,880 units). In contrast, Maharashtra received approvalsfor only 10 projects but these account for more than 1 lakh housing units to be built. The data, however, shows that work has not started even on a single housing unit till July 15, 2016. for only 10 projects but these account for more than 1 lakh housing units to be built. The data, however, shows that work has not started even on a single housing unit till July 15, 2016.
In terms of executing approved projects, Rajasthan beats all states. Out of the 12,307 units for which it received approval, work has started on 11,288 units (92 per cent). Other states that stand high on efficiency are Karnataka, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu as they have initiated work on 55 per cent, 53 per cent and 42 per cent of the units, respectively, for which they have received approvals.