Strategy for effective implementation of PMAYG in the

Strategy for effective implementation of PMAY-G in the districts and parameters for evaluation of applications Prime Minister’s Awards for Excellence in Public Administration

Background To acknowledge, recognize and reward the extraordinary and innovative work done by districts/organizations of the central and state governments Prime Minister’s Awards for Excellence in Public Administration For implementation of priority programs- 12 Awards Rural Housing Division of Mo. RD For innovation 2 Awards 1. Has to take actions to ensure speedy and effective implementation of its flagship scheme PMAY-G 2. Has to provide parameters for evaluation of applications

Steps for Performance Evaluation 1 • First stage screening – Screening Committee chaired by Additional Secretary 2 • Second stage screening – Screening Committee chaired by Additional Secretary 3 • Evaluation by Expert Committee – Chaired by Secretary (AR & PG) 4 • Recommendation of the Empowered Committee – Chaired by Cabinet Secretary 5 • Approval of the Prime Minister for the Awards

Salient Features of PMAY-G Indira Awaas Yojana was restructured into Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana –Gramin w. e. f 1 st April 2016 Assistance to be provided for construction of 1 Cr. houses in rural areas by March 2019 Unit assistance enhanced to Rs. 1, 20, 000 in plain areas and to Rs. 1, 30, 000 in hilly states/difficult areas /IAP districts 90/95 persondays of unskilled wage labour to be provided through MGNREGA (Rs 167 -259/ personday) Rs 12, 000 to be provided for construction of toilet through convergence with SBM/MGNREGA SECC-2011 data to be used for identification of beneficiaries Pradhaan Mantri Awaas Yojana (Gramin) Slide No. 4

of Eligible Beneficiaries Identification using. List SECC Entire list of households enlisted in SECC Step 1: Automatic exclusion using 13 parameters Exclusion Process Step 2: Exclusion of pucca and semi pucca houses (pucca roof and/or pucca wall) List of non- excluded households Universe of eligible beneficiaries Pradhaan Mantri Awaas Yojana (Gramin) Houseless hhds and hhds living in 0, 1 and 2 room KH (kucha wall and kucha roof) Slide No. 5

Automatic Exclusion Criteria 1. Motorised two/three/four wheeler/ fishing boat 2. Mechanised three/ four wheeler agricultural equipment 3. Kisan Credit Card with 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 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 Pradhaan Mantri Awaas Yojana (Gramin) Slide No. 6

Prioritisation using SECC UNIVERSE OF ELEGIBLE PMAY (G) BENEFICIARIES Select District and Gram Panchayat SC Beneficiary Priority Group 1: Houseless ST Beneficiary Priority Group 2: 0 room KH Sub Group 1: Automatic Inclusion Ranked according to deprivation scores (0 -5) Minority Beneficiary Other Beneficiary Priority Group 3: 1 room KH Priority Group 4: 2 rooms KH Sub Group 2: Others Ranked according to deprivation scores (0 -5)

Automatic Inclusion and Deprivation Criteria AUTOMATIC INCLUSION 1. Households without shelter 2. Destitute / living on alms 3. Manual scavengers 4. Primitive Tribal Groups 5. Legally released bonded labourer DEPRIVATION PARAMETERS- EACH HAVING EQUAL WEIGHTAGE 1. No adult member between the ages of 16 and 59 2. Female headed households with no adult male member between 16 and 59 3. Households with disabled member and no able bodied adult member 4. Households with no literate adult above 25 years 5. Landless households deriving a major part of their income from manual casual labour.

Finalisation of Permanent Waitlist 1 2 3 4 5 ØTo begin with, the Universe of Circulation of GP wise system generated list of eligible beneficiaries PMAY-G beneficiaries consisted of 4. 03 crore households. ØThey were identified on the basis of Verification of Lists by Gram Sabha (GS)- Removal of ineligible hhds and reprioritisation- Uploading of GS resolution in Awaas. Soft housing deprivation parameters from SECC and ranked using socio economic parameters Resolution of Grievances by Appellate Committee ØOut of the universe, 2. 59 crore hhds have been identified as eligible after Gram Sabha verification and conclusion of Appellate proceedings Publication of Permanent Wait list and uploading on Awaas. Soft Ø Inclusion errors minimized through 3 step filter: Use of objective parameters from SECC, Registration of beneficiaries, Geo tagging of existing dwelling and proposed construction site using Awaas. App Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana- (Gramin) verification by GS, use of space technology i. e. geo tagging of existing dwellings Slide No. 9

Parameters for Evaluation of Applications S. No. Parameter 1. Uploading of Gram Sabha Resolutions and Permanent Wait List on Awaas. Soft 2. Registration and Aadhar seeding of eligible beneficiaries, geo tagging of households 3. Status of sanctioning of houses and release of 1 st installment as against the target for 201617 & 2017 -18 4. Status of completion of PMAY-G Houses as against the target for FY 2016 -17 & 2017 -18 5. Convergence with other schemes (a) 90/95 days of unskilled labour from Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) (b) Construction of toilet under Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM)/MGNREGS (c) Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) (d) Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) (e) National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) (f) Any other scheme: Plantation, solar lights, rainwater harvesting structure etc.

Parameters for Evaluation of Applications. . 2 S. No. 6. Parameter Planning for smooth execution of the scheme (a) Creating enabling environment for uninterrupted supply of construction materials (b) Number of certified RURAL MASONS in the district (c ) Number of houses constructed with housing typologies 7. IEC Initiatives (a) No. of gram panchayats where the names of beneficiaries appearing in PWL are painted on the walls of gram panchayat office and public buildings (b) Celebration of Awaas Diwas (c) Any other innovative measure such as organizing street plays, local media campaigns, starting helpline, grih pravesh ceremony, bhoomi poojan etc.

The Way Ahead Ø Finalising parameters for evaluating applications Ø Assigning weights and deciding scoring mechanism Ø Performance tracker in Awaas. Soft- Rank districts according to their performance, districts and states can monitor performance on daily basis, Ø Tracker will increase visibility, foster competition and enhance transparency. Ø Collection of feedback from beneficiaries Ø Collecting info on parameters for which data is not available on Awaassoft such as IEC initiatives, planning for smooth execution etc.