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Beneficiary Led ‘Individual House’ Construction or Enhancement (BLC) Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Government of India lcdk liuk---?kj gks viuk Housing for All Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) The Joint Secretary & Mission Director (Housing for All) Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Government of India Room No.116, G-Wing, Nirman Bhawan, New Delhi Tel: 011-23061419; Fax: 011-23061420 E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://mhupa.gov.in Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation,Government of India twitter.com/mohupa ULBs should, aſter verificaon of land docu- ments, approved layout & inspecon of the site, enter into an agreement with the beneficiary outlining construciton and payment milestones. Beneficiary may start the construcon using his own funds or any other fund and GoI assistance will be released in proporon to the construc- on by individual beneficiary. The last installment of Rs. 30,000/- of GOI as- sistance should be released only aſter comple- on of the house. The progress of such individual houses should be tracked through geo-tagged photographs so that each house can be monitored effecvely. States will be required to develop a system for tracking progress of such houses through geo- tagged photographs. Transfer of funds to the beneficiary’s bank ac- count by Direct Beneficiary Transfer (DBT) mode is mandatory based on geo-tagging of house at various stages of construcon under BLC ver- cal. Why Enhancement? As per the Technical Group on Urban Housing Shortage (2012-17), 80% of households are living in congested houses. Congeson factor is defined as the percentage of households in which each married couple does not have a separate room to live. Provisions related to enhancement in PMAY(U) Guidelines* As per clause 7.2 (b) of PMAY(U) guidelines: “If the beneficiary has a pucca house with carpet area of up to 21 sq. mt. or a semi-pucca house, lacking in one of the facilies (i.e. room, kitchen, toilet, bathroom or a combinaon of any of these), it may be taken up for enhancement subject to ULB/State ensuring structural safety of the house and adherence to following condions: i. The total carpet area aſter enhancement must not be less than 21 Sq Mt and must not be more than 30 Sq Mt. ii. Enhancement shall mean addion of minimum carpet area of 9.0 Sq Mt into the exisng house with pucca construcon of at least one habitable room or room with kitchen and/or bathroom and/or toilet conforming to NBC norms. iii. The details of the enhancement proposals under BLC vercal shall be submied in proposed Annexure 7D of the PMAY(U) guidelines.” *addendum dated 25-May-2016 Illustrave list of beneficiaries who can avail assistance under enhancement component of PMAY(U) EWS category beneficiaries having exisng house with carpet area upto 21 sq. mts. Families where married son does not have a separate room. Joint families living in congested condion where more than one family share a house can expand the house by construcng addional room/dwelling either in open plot or vercal expansion. _______________________________ * Under PMAY(U), beneficiaries can avail benefit of one vercal only. * Grant/Subsidy/Assistance available in each vercal. 04_BLC_leaflet_two_fold_English.indd 1 2/13/2017 1:53:03 PM

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  • Beneficiary Led ‘Individual House’ Construction or Enhancement

    (BLC)

    Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty AlleviationGovernment of India

    Housing for All

    “lcdk liuk---?kj gks viuk ”

    Housing for All

    Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban)

    The Joint Secretary & Mission Director (Housing for All)Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty AlleviationGovernment of IndiaRoom No.116, G-Wing, Nirman Bhawan, New DelhiTel: 011-23061419; Fax: 011-23061420E-mail: [email protected]: http://mhupa.gov.in

    Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation,Government of India twitter.com/mohupa

    • ULBs should, after verification of land docu-ments,approvedlayout&inspectionofthesite,enter into an agreement with the beneficiaryoutliningconstrucitonandpaymentmilestones.

    • BeneficiarymaystarttheconstructionusinghisownfundsoranyotherfundandGoIassistancewill be released inproportion to the construc-tionbyindividualbeneficiary.

    • ThelastinstallmentofRs.30,000/-ofGOIas-sistance shouldbe releasedonlyaftercomple-tionofthehouse.

    • The progress of such individual houses shouldbetrackedthroughgeo-taggedphotographssothateachhousecanbemonitoredeffectively.

    • Stateswillberequiredtodevelopasystemfortracking progress of suchhouses through geo-taggedphotographs.

    • Transfer of funds to the beneficiary’s bank ac-countbyDirectBeneficiaryTransfer(DBT)modeismandatorybasedongeo-taggingofhouseatvariousstagesofconstructionunderBLCverti-cal.

    Why Enhancement?• As per the Technical Group onUrbanHousing

    Shortage (2012-17), 80% of households arelivingincongestedhouses.

    • Congestion factor isdefinedas thepercentageof households in which each married coupledoesnothaveaseparateroomtolive.

    Provisions related to enhancement in PMAY(U)Guidelines*Asperclause7.2(b)ofPMAY(U)guidelines:• “Ifthebeneficiaryhasapuccahousewithcarpet

    areaofupto21sq.mt.orasemi-puccahouse,lackinginoneofthefacilities(i.e.room,kitchen,toilet, bathroom or a combination of any ofthese), it may be taken up for enhancementsubject toULB/Stateensuring structural safety

    of the house and adherence to followingconditions:

    i. The total carpet area after enhancementmustnotbelessthan21SqMtandmustnotbemorethan30SqMt.

    ii. Enhancement shall mean addition ofminimumcarpetareaof9.0SqMt intotheexisting house with pucca construction ofat least one habitable room or room withkitchen and/or bathroom and/or toiletconformingtoNBCnorms.

    iii. The details of the enhancement proposalsunder BLC vertical shall be submitted inproposed Annexure 7D of the PMAY(U)guidelines.”

    *addendum dated 25-May-2016

    Illustrative list of beneficiaries who can avail assistance under enhancement component of PMAY(U)• EWScategorybeneficiarieshavingexistinghouse

    withcarpetareaupto21sq.mts.• Families where married son does not have a

    separateroom.• Joint families living in congested condition

    wheremorethanonefamilyshareahousecanexpand the house by constructing additionalroom/dwelling either in open plot or verticalexpansion._______________________________* Under PMAY(U), beneficiaries can avail benefit of one vertical only.

    * Grant/Subsidy/Assistance available in each vertical.

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  • Allowed: Yes Reason: Complies with all criteria # Illustrations shown are not to scale.

    Incase,thereisnotenoughspaceonthegroundfloor, enhancement can also be carried out onthefirstfloor;providedthattheStructuralSafetyisensured.

    Allowed: No Reason: Enhancement proposed must be at least 9 Sq Mt

    Illustration of Enhancement allowed under PMAY (Urban)

    Allowed: YesReason: Complies with all criteria

    Allowed: NoReason: Proposed Enhancement is less than 9 Sq Mt

    Allowed: YesReason: Complies with all criteria

    Allowed: NoReason: Enhancement must include at least One room

    Beneficiaries could avail the benefits of scheme component for

    • Newconstruction• Enhancementofexistinghouse

    Highlights of ‘Beneficiary Led (Individual House) Construction’ or Enhancement (BLC)

    Progress tobetrackedthroughgeotaggedphoto-graphsofthehouse.

    Eligibility

    For New Construction

    1. UrbanresidentsofEWS:EconomicallyWeakerSection (annual incomeuptoRs 3 lakh)& LIG:Low Income Group (annual income Rs 3 to 6lakh).

    2. Beneficiary families should not own a puccahouseanywhereinIndia.

    For BLC Enhancement

    3. Beneficiariesmayberesidingeitherinslumsoroutsidetheslums.

    4. Beneficiariesinslumswhicharenotbeingrede-velopedcanbecoveredunderthiscomponentif beneficiaries have a Kutcha or Semi-Puccahouse.

    Benefit

    • ToindividualeligiblefamiliesbelongingtoEWScategories, toeither constructanewhouseorenhance existing house on their own to coverthebeneficiaries,whoarenotabletotakead-vantageofothercomponentsofthemission.

    • SuchfamiliesmayavailofcentralassistanceofRs.1.50lakhsforconstructionofnewhouseorfor enhancement of existing house under themission.

    Implementation through ULBs

    • Beneficiariesdesirousofavailingthisassistanceshall approach the ULBs with adequate docu-mentation regardingavailabilityof landownedbythem.

    • TheULBsshallvalidatetheinformationgivenbythebeneficiaryandbuildingplanforthehouse

    MiniMUM CArPEt ArEA As PEr nBCILLUstrAtIonsubmitted by beneficiary so that ownership ofland and other details of beneficiary like eco-nomicstatusandeligibilitycanbeascertained.

    • Theconditionof thehousese.g.Kutcha,Semi-Kutchaetc.oftheprospectivebeneficiaryshouldbe checked with SECC data to ensure benefi-ciary’sconsequenteligibilityforconstructionofnewhousing.

    • SECCdataregardingnumberofrooms,detailsoffamilymembersetc.shouldalsobecheckedtoensurebeneficiary’seligibilityforenhancementofhouse.

    • Onthebasisoftheseapplications,ULBswillpre-pareanintegratedcitywidehousingprojectforsuchindividualbeneficiariesinaccordancewiththeCityDevelopmentPlan(CDP)orothersuchplan of the city to ensure construction of pro-posedhousesareasperplanningnormsofthecityandschemeisimplementedinanintegratedmanner.

    • Individualapplicantsforassistanceshallnotbeconsidered.SuchProjectswouldbeapprovedbyStatesinSLSMC.

    • While approving projects for individual houseconstruction, ULBs and States/UTs should en-sure that requiredfinance for constructing theplanned house is available to the beneficiaryfrom different sources including his own con-tribution,GoIassistance,StateGovernmentas-sistance etc. In no case, GoI assistancewill bereleased for housewherebalance cost of con-structionisnottiedup,asotherwisereleaseofGoIassistancemay result intohalf constructedhouses.

    • States/UTs or citiesmay also contribute finan-cially for such individual house construction.CentralassistancewillbereleasedtotheAadharlinkedbankaccountsofbeneficiaries identifiedinprojectsbytheStates/UTsasperrecommen-dationsofULBs/implementingagency.

    • Though the funds fromCentralGovernment toStateGovernmentswouldbereleasedinlump-sum including assistance for this component,State Government should release financial as-sistancetothebeneficiaries in3-4 installmentsdepending on progress of construction of thehouse.

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