RU-56-01-0037-301221/BACKGROUNDER
Major push towards providing basic household amenities to All
Status of Basic Amenities in Uttar Pradesh
December 30, 2021
What is the biggest dream of the poor or the middle-class people living in the city? Everyone
has a dream of owning his own home. Ask anyone and he has in his mind to build a house. The
lives of children will be well spent. The house in which their happiness, sorrows and upbringing
of children are associated… there is a guarantee that if there is nothing during a crisis, at least
home is there.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on January, 2021
Manju and her husband Susheel live with nine members of their family which comprises
Susheel’s parents and their five children in Mahadev Nagar, Azamgarh district of Uttar
Pradesh. The family lived in a kutcha house and they faced a lot of problems. The rains would
ruin the grains and the temporary mud stove, making it difficult to cook a meal in the dampness.
The family did not have a toilet or a water connection in the house. They had to use the public
toilet and fetch water from outside, the toilet posed safety and security threats and water posed
health issues. Manju’s eldest daughter is 18 years old and she was very uncomfortable with her
daughter going to the public toilets at nights.
Through her friend, she got to know about PMAY(U) - Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana (Urban)
- scheme and immediately applied for benefits. Within a few months they received the subsidy
amount and were able to build their house with all basic amenities. Manju feels happy and safe,
she is confident that once her daughter finishes her education, they will get a good alliance.
The neighbours look at them with respect, their self-esteem boosted. 1
1 https://pmay-urban.gov.in/uploads/success-stories/605c39e986636-UP_Manju%20Devi.pdf
India is home to nearly1.3 billion people. While those who have better resources can afford to
have a decent living, others who are socially and economically backward find it difficult to do
the same.
Crores of people have lived in huts/shacks under conditions beneath human dignity. For almost
70 years, there has only been a marginal improvement in the situation. With the rising
population, the absolute number of families living in huts/shacks has continued to grow. The
Indira Awaas Yojana, as an independent scheme started in January 1996, was riddled with
design flaws, leakages, favouritism and corruption at various levels. Indira Awaas Yojana
(IAY) could not bridge the gap in housing shortage in the country significantly and the problem
of housing shortage assessed at the beginning of 11th Five Year Plan remained almost static.2
In May 2014, it was the vision of Prime Minister Sh Narendra Modi and the unflinching
commitment of the government to build and provide pucca houses to change the living
conditions of poor people in both rural and urban areas that culminated in launch of Pradhan
Mantri Awaas Yojana – Gramin and Urban.3
Housing for All by 2022
“I have a dream, when India attains 75 years of Independence, the poorest of poor in the
country has a pucca house of his own. Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana is linked with the dignity
of the citizens and the focus of the Yojana is to ensure more women, Divyang sisters and
brothers, SC, ST, OBC, and Minority communities get access to housing”
- PM Narendra Modi
After 2014, under the vibrant leadership of Prime Minister, the Government of India has
worked towards achieving the goal of ‘Antyoday’. The focus is on easing the life of last mile
poor of the country. This is being achieved by focused interventions in the daily life of poor of
the country right from his/her waking up to going to sleep.
2 https://pmayg.nic.in/netiay/document/Booklet-PMAYG_A_Door_to_Dignity_English.pdf (pg.4) 3 https://pmayg.nic.in/netiay/document/Booklet-PMAYG_A_Door_to_Dignity_English.pdf
The major change which this government has focussed upon is the convergence of the schemes
for the poor. The government is working towards providing ‘One Stop Solution’ to the major
problems of the citizens. Earlier, if a poor got house somehow under IAY, then he had to think
of other basic amenities like toilet, gas, electricity, water etc. The situation now has changed
significantly.
Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana (Gramin and Urban): ‘Home Sweet Home’
PMAY aims to provide three crore pucca houses in rural areas and two crore pucca houses in
urban areas with basic amenities to all
houseless families, economically weaker
sections (EWS), low-income groups,
families living in slums, kutcha and
dilapidated house in India by 2022. On
8th December 2021, the Union Cabinet
decided to extend the Pradhan Mantri
Awas Yojana- Gramin for three more
years till March 2024.4
Giving wings to the Poor of Uttar
Pradesh
In Uttar Pradesh, about 43 lakh pucca
houses have been provided/sanctioned to
the poor. Under PMAY-G, monetary
assistance from 70000-75000 under
Indira Awas Yojna has been increased to
Rs. 1.20-1.30 lakh. There is increase in
size of house from 20 sq. meters (IAY) to 25 sq. meters. Along with financial assistance, the
beneficiary is also offered 90 days of employment under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural
Employment Guarantee Act, (MGNREGA) which effectively to approximately Rs. 18000.5 All
houses under PMAY have basic amenities like toilet, water supply, electricity and kitchen. The
Mission promotes women empowerment by providing the ownership of houses in name of
female member or in joint name.6
4 https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1779325 5 https://transformingindia.mygov.in/scheme/pradhan-mantri-awas-yojana-gramin/ 6 https://pmay-urban.gov.in/about
Swacch Bharat Abhiyaan: ‘Swacch Bharat, Swastha Bharat’
Apart from the benefits of PMAY-G,
additional assistance of Rs. 12,000/- is
provided for construction of a toilet.7 This
has provided the much-needed impetus to
the Open Defecation Free (ODF) - India
movement. In Uttar Pradesh, more than 2.94
crore toilets have been constructed. More
importantly, all the districts have also
declared themselves Open Defecation Free
(ODF). These impressive figures not only
show the direction in which Uttar Pradesh is
going but also showcase the vision of New
and Clean India.
Providing Free Food Grains to the Poor under Prdhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna
Yojana (PM-GKAY)
In the wake of economic disruptions caused by the unprecedented outbreak of COVID-19 in
the country last year, the Government in March 2020 had announced the distribution of
additional free-of-cost food grains (Rice/Wheat) to about 80 Crore National Food Security Act
(NFSA) beneficiaries at the scale of 5 Kg per person per month under the PM Garib Kalyan
Anna Yojana (PM-GKAY), over and above the regular monthly NFSA food grains. Thereby,
effectively doubling the quantity of monthly food grains being normally delivered to the NFSA
7 https://transformingindia.mygov.in/scheme/pradhan-mantri-awas-yojana-gramin/
households, so that the poor, needy and the vulnerable households/beneficiaries do not suffer
on account of non-availability of adequate food grains during the times of economic crisis.
In state of Uttar Pradesh, about 14.72 Crores National Food Security Act (NFSA) beneficiaries
are covered under the PM Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PM-GKAY). So far, under the PM-
GKAY scheme, the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution had allocated a
total of almost 139.14 LMT food grains (Rice/Wheat) to the State (i.e., total allocation from
Phase I to Phase V) incurring an estimated total subsidy of Rs.43,335 crores.8
Ujjwala Yojna: ‘Swacch Indhan, Behtar Jeewan’
I was born in a very humble abode where there were no windows and only one door. My mother
used firewood for cooking. Sometimes, the smoke was so dense that we could not even see our
mother when she served us food. This is how I ate in my childhood. So, I have experienced and
lived the pain of these mothers and children. I want to free these mothers from such a painful
life. And that is why we resolved to provide clean cooking fuel to 8 crore families.
- PM Narendra Modi
Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) was launched, on 1st May 2016 from Ballia district
in Uttar Pradesh by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, to provide deposit-free LPG connection to
8 crore eligible households with financial assistance of Rs 1,600 per connection. The 8th crore
PMUY connection was handed over by the PM on 7th Sept 2019.9 LPG coverage in India has
improved to up to 99.8 per cent as on 1st April 2021, as compared to 62 per cent as in May
2016.10
In the Union budget for FY 21-22, provision for an additional One crore LPG connections
under the PMUY scheme was
announced. These One crore additional
PMUY connections (under Ujjwala 2.0)
aim to provide deposit-free LPG
connections to those low-income
families who could not be covered under
the earlier phase of PMUY. The Prime
Minister, Shri Narendra Modi launched
Ujjwala 2.0 (Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala
Yojana - PMUY) by handing over LPG
connections, at Mahoba Uttar Pradesh.11
Total connections released under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (as on 06th December 2021)
is 8,84,72,521. Connections released under Ujjwala 2.0 (as on 6th December 2021) is
85,20,468. In Uttar Pradesh, total free LPG connections released under PMUY are 1,67,39,445
(13,14,059 under Ujjwala 2.0).
8 https://static.pib.gov.in/writereaddata/userfiles/pmgkay_backgrounder.pdf 9 http://petroleum.nic.in/sites/default/files/pmuy.pdf 10 https://pib.gov.in/FactsheetDetails.aspx?Id=148555 11 https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1744400
Saubhagya Yojna: ‘Har Ghar Bijli’
Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojana – ‘SAUBHAGYA’ a new scheme was launched
by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 25th September, 2017. Under SAUBHAGYA, free
electricity connections to all households (both APL and poor families) in rural areas and poor
families in urban areas are provided.12
By 31st March 2019, 100 per cent of Uttar Pradesh was electrified.13 Under SAUBHAGYA
Yojna, 1.41 Crore houses have been provided with free electricity connections in UP.
12 https://saubhagya.gov.in/ 13 https://saubhagya.gov.in/
UJALA YojAna: From Darkness to Light
Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All
(UJALA), a path-breaking initiative by the
Government of India, aimed at bringing light
in darkness, has ushered in a new technology,
namely Light Emitting Diode (LED) to crores
of homes in India leading to a LED revolution
in the country.14
More than 36.78 crore LED bulbs have been
distributed in the country till 17th December
2021. In Uttar Pradesh, nearly 2.63 crore LED
bulbs have been distributed till 17th December
2021. This translates to 34,13,964 MWh of
energy savings per year and Rs. 1366 crore
cost saving per year. More importantly,
27,65,311 tonne CO2 emissions have also
been reduced.
‘Har Ghar Jal’ under Jal Jeevan Mission
On 15th August, 2019, Prime Minister announced the
Jal Jeevan Mission to provide clean tap water to
every household. There are about 19.22 crore
households in the country. As on 15th August 2019,
about 3.23 crore households (16.83 per cent) had tap
water supply. Currently, about 8.64 crore households
(44.94 per cent) have tap water connections (as on 9th
December 2021)15.
In Uttar Pradesh, there are about 2.64 crore
households. As on 15th August 2019, only 1.95 per
cent of the households (5,16,221) had tap water
connections. In just a short span of two years, the
coverage of tap water has increased to 13.04 per cent
(34,46,080 households). Under AMRUT (Atal
Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban
Transformation), the work of providing clean
drinking water, sewerage and civil traffic is being
done in 60 cities of UP.
14 https://static.pib.gov.in/WriteReadData/userfiles/UJALA%20.pdf 15 https://ejalshakti.gov.in/jjmreport/JJMIndia.aspx
Uttam Swasthya
Ayushman Bharat – Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) was launched by
Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi on 23rd September, 2018 at Ranchi, Jharkhand. It aims to
provide a cover of up to Rs. 5 lakhs per family per year, for secondary and tertiary care
hospitalization. Under this flagship scheme, around 6.47 crore people of Uttar Pradesh have
benefitted.
Also, to bring down the healthcare budget of citizens through providing “Quality Generic
Medicines at affordable prices, around 11004 ‘Jan Aushadhi Kendras’ are being operated in
Uttar Pradesh.
Establishment of AIIMS Gorakhpur, AIIMS Raibareli and at least one operational medical
college in 59 districts are also providing the much-needed impetus to the health needs of Uttar
Pradesh. Work on establishment of 16 more medical colleges under PPP model in other 16
districts is also in progress.
Aatmnirbhar Nagrik
Under Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojna, the flagship financial inclusion scheme of the
country, around 44 crore bank accounts have been opened in the country as on 1st December
2021.16 Among these, 7.58 crore bank accounts have been opened in Uttar Pradesh till 1st
December 2021.17
Under PM Mudra Yojna (PMMY), capital of Rs. 50 thousand to Rs. 10 lakhs are being
provided as loan to small businesses and enterprises all over the country. 1.39 crore
entrepreneurs have already benefitted from this scheme in Uttar Pradesh.
Under Atal Pension Yojna, pension of Rs. 1000/- to Rs. 5000/- is being provided to people
above 60 years of age (with nominal contributions). Uttar Pradesh is the front runner in
execution of this scheme with more than 36,60,615 people benefitting from the scheme. Under
Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojna, sum of Rs. 2 lakh is given on paying a premium of
Rs. 12/- per annum. In UP, around 2.38 crore people are enrolled for PMSBY.
Around 13 lakh youth have been registered under Kaushal Bharat Yojna in UP among which
8.92 lakh have been provided skill-based training and 4.10 lakh have been employed. Under
Deen Dayal Upadhyay Grameen Kausalya Yojna, around 10 lakh youth have been trained.
Under Start Up India and Stand Up India, more than 3400 start-up projects have been started
in UP.
References:
• https://pmay-urban.gov.in/uploads/success-stories/605c39e986636-
UP_Manju%20Devi.pdf
• https://pmayg.nic.in/netiay/document/Booklet-
PMAYG_A_Door_to_Dignity_English.pdf
• https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1779325
16 https://pmjdy.gov.in/account 17 https://pmjdy.gov.in/statewise-statistics
• https://pmay-urban.gov.in/about
• https://transformingindia.mygov.in/scheme/pradhan-mantri-awas-yojana-gramin/
• http://petroleum.nic.in/sites/default/files/pmuy.pdf
• https://pib.gov.in/FactsheetDetails.aspx?Id=148555
• https://saubhagya.gov.in/
• https://static.pib.gov.in/WriteReadData/userfiles/UJALA%20.pdf
• https://ejalshakti.gov.in/jjmreport/JJMIndia.aspx
• https://pmjdy.gov.in/account
• https://pmjdy.gov.in/statewise-statistics
Video References:
• PM Modi launches Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 2.0 & AMRUT 2.0:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcpx0UG-sCE
• PM addresses nation and announces extension of Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna
Yojana: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnSb7mpdnk8&t=3s
• PM launches Ujjwala 2.0 from Mahoba Uttar Pradesh:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7SiuR4e8fo
• PM launches Pradhan Mantri Saubhagya Yojana; dedicates Deendayal Urja Bhawan
to the nation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7H_qs2B6Ps
• PM Modi's speech at foundation stone laying ceremony for drinking water supply in
UP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rnpum_yf1a0&t=5s
• Jal Jeewan Mission: https://youtu.be/owdeNT7WG5s
Tweets by PM:
Saubhagya: https://twitter.com/narendramodi/status/912288973333999616?s=20
Ayushman Bharat:
https://twitter.com/narendramodi/status/1464937823929204740?s=20
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