Archive · 2 Jan 2026
CAG Audit Reveals Major Gaps in UP Housing Scheme
The government's plan to build houses for poor people in villages in Uttar Pradesh has many problems.
A big check found that many houses were not finished properly or did not have things like toilets, water, or electricity.
Some people who needed houses were not included, and some people who should not have gotten houses did.
Also, a lot of money was not given on time or was stuck because houses were not finished.
The government needs to fix these problems to make sure everyone gets a good home.
Audit found 77 out of 2,079 sampled houses were incomplete, with many having substandard construction quality.
54% of sampled houses lacked a dedicated cooking space, and 58% did not have a bathing area.
Widespread shortages of basic amenities: 1,53,062 houses without toilets, 1,99,027 without cooking gas, 2,53,957 without electricity, and 8,66,053 without water supply.
44% of sampled houses did not have proper drainage systems, leading to waterlogging and unhygienic conditions.
Large-scale exclusion of eligible beneficiaries, with 43.89 lakh and 54.32 lakh eligible households identified but not included in 2017-18 and 2018-19 surveys respectively.
- Who
- Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG)
- What
- Audit of Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G) in Uttar Pradesh
- When
- As of March 2025
- Where
- Uttar Pradesh, India
- Why
- To assess the implementation and identify discrepancies in the housing scheme
- Incomplete houses in sample
- 77
- Houses without plaster
- 1,548 (74%)
- Houses without cooking space
- 1,129 (54%)
- Houses without bathing area
- 1,205 (58%)
- Houses without toilets
- 1,53,062
- Houses without cooking gas
- 1,99,027
- Houses without electricity
- 2,53,957
- Houses without water supply
- 8,66,053
- Houses without proper drainage
- 904 (44%)
- Eligible beneficiaries excluded
- 43.89 lakh (2017-18) and 54.32 lakh (2018-19)
- Beneficiaries denied labour benefits
- 18,783
- Houses sanctioned for disabled
- 253 (0.02%)
- Pending payments to beneficiaries
- Rs 27.20 cr
- Ineligible beneficiaries included
- 1,838
- Funds released to ineligible
- Rs 9.52 cr
- Incomplete houses blocking funds
- 20,215
- Funds stuck in incomplete houses
- Rs 134.51 cr
- Landless beneficiaries not provided land
- 137
- Demo houses constructed
- 395 (48%)
Sources
PM Awas Yojana: 3.86 cr homes sanctioned, 2.92 cr completed
Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin: 3.86 Crore Rural Houses Sanctioned, 2.92 Crore Completed So Far
PMAY-G CAG exposes massive gaps in UP housing claims: Incomplete houses, missing amenities, crores stuck
Gujarat: Over 2.58 lakh beneficiaries provided homes in three years
VB-G RAM G Act 2025: Modi’s bold stride for rural empowerment, national progress
