Indira Awaas Yojana Ministry of Rural Development Government

Indira Awaas Yojana Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India

Scheme brief • Rural housing scheme for BPL families. • Financial assistance to houseless families and families living in dilapidated/ kutcha houses. – New House – Repair of existing house • Landless families are also assisted for purchase of house site. • Identification of households done by the Gram Sabha.

Financial Assistance § Construction of new house - Rs. 70, 000 in plain areas, Rs. 75, 000 in hilly/difficult/IAP areas. § Upgradation of Kutcha or Dilapidated houses - Rs. 15, 000 § Purchase of housesite by landless beneficiaries -Rs. 20, 000 Funding Pattern § 50: 50 sharing between Centre & States Funds by State / UT § States can top up to the assistance under IAY

Selection under the Scheme Category wise earmarking of funds § § At the national level, v 60% of the funds earmarked for SCs and STs- 15% for minorities. State should ensure at least 3% of beneficiaries are from among persons with disabilities Process of selection § Beneficiaries selected from the Permanent IAY waitlists prepared on the basis of BPL list § The Gram Panchayats draw out the annual select list from the Permanent Wait List strictly in the order of ranking in the list § The annual select list prepared, is approved in the meeting of Gram Sabha which is attended by a government servant who would be a nominee of the Collector. To be verified ü Availability permanent waitlist at the Gram Panchayat level and adequate publicity ü Were Grama Sabhas held – To be ascertained from beneficiaries

Monitoring Indicators Beneficiary Side – Awareness of quantum of assistance and the stages of fund provision- What do you get at each stage ? – Delay in receipt of financial assistance. Duration and reasons for delay- When did you completed? How long before inspection? When did you get the money – Whether funds from other schemes received? Especially MGNREGA and SBM(G) – Time taken for completion of house and difficulties faced – Whether Social audit has been conducted

Monitoring Indicators Government Side At District /Block level – Number of houses completed against the targets of the previous two years. – The number of houses sanctioned against the target of the current year and the reasons for non-sanctioning of houses. – Mechanism of single point interface for convergence with other schemes. Problems in convergence. – Permanent waitlist prepared on the basis of BPL List – Annual Select list prepared based on priority in Permanent waitlist with the approval of Gram Sabha. Variations, if any. If so the details thereof. – Whether the list of selected beneficiaries is displayed by painting on the wall of the panchayat office.

Monitoring Indicators • Delay in issue of work order. Duration and reasons for delay • Delay between the sanction and payment of 1 st instalment. Duration and reasons for delay • Entries in Awaas. Soft. MIS made on regular basis. If not, the problems being faced • Serious observations made by the auditor • Toilet is constructed with every IAY House and the mechanism to ensure the same. • Have the beneficiaries been provided homestead sites. If so whether they have been sanctioned IAY House.

Monitoring Indicators At State Level • Delay in receiving central share transfer of central share from State Consolidated fund and release of state matching share. • Status of implementation of PFMS viz. , opening of Central Account, enrolment of DSCs of 1 st & 2 nd Signatory, Registration of beneficiaries freezing and verification of beneficiary accounts, generation of FTOs. • Difficulties faced in implementation of PFMS. • IEC Activities, Training/ Capacity Building activities taken by State Government. • Amount of unspent balance at the district and whether the same has been transferred to Central Bank Account at State Level • Technical support and assistance for procurement of material provided to beneficiary for construction of durable house. • Whether state has prepared plans for training Masons? • Is there a proposal for construction of housing materials (Fly ash bricks, Cement Stabilised Earth Blocks. )

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