puda.nic.in PSAY Punjab Shehri Awas Yojana : Urban Planning & Development Authority

Organisation : Punjab Urban Planning & Development Authority
Scheme Name : Punjab Shehri Awas Yojana
Applicable States/ UTs : Punjab
Home Page : http://puda.nic.in/
Details Here : https://www.statusin.in/uploads/36555-PSAY.pdf

PUDA PSAY Scheme

This policy shall be applicable in the urban areas of the State of Punjab and will include the following categories of beneficiaries

Related : PUDA Registration for Regularization of Unauthorized Colonies/Plots Punjab : www.statusin.in/827.html

Free Housing to Eligible Beneficiaries

I. Houseless Scheduled Caste/Backward Class families with an Annual Income less than Rs. 3 lacs in Phase – 1 8, with an Annual Income less than Rs. 5 lacs in Phase-2. (for details refer to Para No. 7 (I) Pages 5 to 8).

Subsidised Housing to Eligible Beneficiaries

II. Slum Dwellers. (for details refer to Para No. 7 (II) Pages 8 to 11).
III. Other urban poor having annual income from all sources less than Rs. 3 lacs. (for details refer to Para No. 7 (III) Pages 11 to 16).

IV. Lower Income Group (LIG) families having annual income from all sources less than Rs. 6 lacs. (for details refer to Para No. 7 (IW) Pages 16 8, 17).
V. Middle income group (MIG) families having annual income from all sources less than Rs. 18 lacs. (for details refer to Para No. 7 (W) Pages 17 to 19

Background

As per the report of the technical group on Urban Housing Shortage (2012) constituted by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation (MoHUPA), Gover Ilinent of India, there is a shortage of 1878 million dwelling units, out of which nearly 3% are households in houseless condition and further nearly 96% belongs to the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) and Lower Income Groups (LIG) households.

The Socio Economic and Caste Census (SECC) data (provisional) with respect to State of Punjab for the year 2012 shows status of urban houseless and living in shelters as 15,872.

This data is up to the year 2012 and would require fresh survey to know the ll P to date exact number of beneficiaries to be covered under this policy. Punjab has recorded total population of 27,704,236 persons out of which 37.49% were living in urban areas.

In view of the fact that more than 50% of the state’s population is forecasted to be living in urban areas by 2041, it is necessary to ensure affordable housing for urban poor. It is proposed to cover the urban poor and lower income families as at Para-2 above through this policy.

Building Norms

Building norms shall be as per the Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority Building Rules, 2013 and as amended from time to time or norms fixed by the State – Government for construction of affordable houses under this scheme. For sites within Municipal Limits the Building Rules of the Local Body shall be applicable.

Nodal Department

Department of Housing & Urban Development shall be the Nodal Department for coordination and monitoring of this policy which will be implemented with the support of Department of Local Government, in particular inviting applications/ conducting surveys, identification of eligible beneficiaries, verification (particularly w.r.t. land ownership) of eligible