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GOVERNMENT OF PUDUCHERRY

ADI DRAVIDAR WELFARE AND

SCHEDULED TRIBES WELFARE SECRETARIAT

[G.O. Ms. No. 09/2020-21/Wel. (SCW)/3911,

Puducherry, dated 12th February 2021]

ORDER

At present, under the Scheme "Bharat Ratna Rajiv Gandhi Housing

Scheme for grant of subsidy for construction of houses to the homeless

Scheduled Castes and Other Economically Backward Classes People",

financial assistance of ` 4,00,000 is granted to the Scheduled Caste/

Other Economically Backward Classes people whose annual income does

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not exceed ` 3,00,000 per annum. Whereas, the Hon'ble Chief Minister

has announced in the Budget Session 2020-21 to enhance the subsidy

from ` 4,00,000 to ` 5,00,000.

In view of the above, the Adi Dravidar Welfare and Scheduled

Tribes Welfare Department has proposed to enhance the quantum of

financial assistance from ` 4.00 lakh to ` 5.00 lakh.

NOTIFICATION

In supersession of (1) G.O. Ms. No. l04/83/Housing, dated 11-08-1983

of the Housing Secretariat, Puducherry, (2) G.O. Ms. No. 6/91/F6,

dated 14-03-1991 of the Housing Secretariat, Puducherry, (3) G.O.

Ms. No. 6/99-Wel. (SCW), dated 29-01-1999 of the Chief Secretariat

(Welfare), Puducherry, (4) G.O. Ms. No. l2/2000-Wel. (SCW),

dated 11-10-2000 of the Chief Secretariat (Welfare), Puducherry,

(5) G.O. Ms. No. 2/2003-Wel. (SCW), dated 07-01-2003 of the

Chief Secretariat, Puducherry, (6) G.O. Ms. No. l4/2003-Wel. (SCW),

dated 10-07-2003 of the Chief Secretariat, Puducherry, (7) G.O. Ms.

No.10/2005-Wel. (SCW), dated 04-08-2005 of the Chief Secretariat,

Puducherry, (8) G.O. Ms. No. 7/2007-Wel. (SCW), dated 26-02-2007

of the Chief Secretariat, Puducherry, (9) G.O. Ms. No. 02/2009-Wel. (SCW),

dated 24-02-2009 of the Chief Secretariat, Puducherry and (10) G.O. Ms.

No. 03/2012-Wel. (SCW), dated 20-03-2012 of the Chief Secretariat

(Adi Dravidar Welfare), Puducherry, the Lieutenant-Governor is pleased

to accord revised regulations and enhancing the subsidy from ` 4,00,000

to ` 5,00,000. The subsidy of Central share and State share shall be

released in 3 installments subject to fulfillment of the conditions

stipulated in the revised Scheme Rules/Regulations appended

hereunder:–

REVISED REGULATIONS FOR THE GRANT OF SUBSIDY FOR

CONSTRUCTION OF HOUSES

(1) Short title, extent and commencement.—(i) These rules shall

be called the “Rules for the grant of housing subsidy for construction

of houses by Beneficiary Led Construction (BLC) under PMAY”.

(ii) They shall extend to the whole of the Union territory of

Puducherry except Mahe region.

(iii) They shall come into force from 1st April 2021;

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(2) Object.—The object of the Scheme is to provide financial

assistance of ` 5,00,000 (Rupees five lakhs only) to each whose annual

income does not exceed ` 3.00 lakh per annum and who could not build

his/her own house from his/her own sources, so as to enable him/her to

construct a shelter. The financial assistance of ` 5.00 lakh under

dovetailed Bharat Ratna Rajiv Gandhi Housing Scheme and Pradhan

Mantri Awas Yojana Scheme for construction of houses for Scheduled

Caste and Scheduled Tribe people shall be released @ ` 3.50 lakh by

State Government ` 1.50 lakh by Central Government respectively.

(3) Definitions.— (i) "Department" means, the Adi Dravidar

Welfare and Scheduled Tribes Welfare Department;

(ii) "Director" means, the Director of the Department;

(iii) "Government" means, the Administrator appointed by the

President under Article 239 of the Constitution.

(iv) "Poor Scheduled Caste people" means, a poor family

belongs to Scheduled Caste, the annual income of family from all sources

does not exceed Rupees three lakhs;

(v) "Scheduled Caste" means, the castes which have been so

declared in relation to the Union territory of Puducherry under

Article 341 of the Constitution;

(vi) "Poor Scheduled Tribes people" means, a poor family

belongs to Scheduled Tribes, the annual income of family from all

sources does not exceed Rupees three lakhs;

(vii) "Scheduled Tribes" means, the castes which have been

so declared in relation to the Union territory of Puducherry under

Article 342 of the Constitution.

(4) Eligibility.—A Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe homeless

person to whom house-site patta has been given by the Department or

who is in possession of a house-site of at least 300 sq.ft. approximately

of his/her own or given by any other Department/Authority of the Union

territory of Puducherry and who is not in a position to build house out of

his/her own source of income shall be eligible for the subsidy under

these regulations.

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(5) Making of application.—The application may be obtained from

the Department at free of cost and submitted through online in the

prescribed Form No. l by the applicant to the Director, in respect of

Puducherry region, to the Assistant Director in respect of Karaikal and

Yanam regions.

(6) Mode of verification.—On receipt of application, the Welfare

Inspectors of the area concerned shall verify the application whether is

in complete shape with necessary documents/certificates and verify

whether the applicant is in possession of a house-site and the site in

question is under his/her possession and enjoyment.

After verification, the Welfare Inspector shall submit the

application to the sanctioning authority viz., Director of the Department

in respect of Puducherry region, Assistant Director in respect of Karaikal

and Yanam regions. After the issue of sanction to the applicant the

Welfare Inspector shall obtain a declaration in Form No. II and

forward it to the sanctioning authority along with the original Title Deed

within 7 (Seven) days from the date of issue of sanction.

(7) Conditions for payment.—(i) The site shall be vacant and the

applicant shall be ready to start the construction soon after receipt of

subsidy.

(ii) An undertaking shall be executed by the applicant in a stamp

paper of ` 50 as detailed in the Annexure-II of the application.

(iii) The applicant has to surrender the Patta/Title Deed along

with a photocopy and a photo of the front view of the site to the

Department. In the case of private document, the applicant shall

surrender the parent document along with the Encumbrance Certificate.

(iv) The applicant shall produce proof of the progress of the

construction made in the form of photograph while applying for release

of subsequent instalment on each occasion.

(v) The plot area of the house should not be less than 300 sq.ft.

provided the Director may relax the limit of area for genuine cases in

Urban areas but, the total construction area of the house should not

less than 300 sq.ft. (G+l).

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(vi) The house should be designed in accordance with the

desire of the beneficiaries keeping in view the need to provide free

space, kitchen, ventilation and mandatory sanitary facilities.

(8) Method of payment.—The quantum of subsidy is ` 5,00,000.

This amount will be in 3 instalments in the form of cash disbursement

through ABT/DBT mode as detailed below:–

Instalment

Central share

State share

Total

in Cash (`)

(`)

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

60,000

1,40,000

2,00,000

60,000

1,40,000

2,00,000

III

30,000

70,000

1,00,000

Total

1,50,000

3,50,000

5,00,000

(a) The 1st installment of ` 2,00,000 shall be released to those

whose applications are in complete shape and fulfill the conditions

stipulated in para 7 above. The applicant shall complete the earth work

and foundation work up to plinth level within 30 days from the date of

receipt of 1st installment.

(b) The 2nd installment of ` 2,00,000 shall be released to those

who have completed construction up to plinth level. The applicant shall

complete the construction up to lintel level within 30 days from the date

of receipt of 2nd installment.

to those who have completed construction up to lintel level. The

applicant shall complete the RCC roof with toilet within 45 days from

the date of receipt of 3rd installment. The applicant shall complete the

last process detailed in the Annexure given below, within 90 days before

getting back their Patta/Title Deed.

(d) The time-limit prescribed for each stage of construction can

be relaxed by the Director for genuine case only.

(e) In case of less than 300 sq.ft., of site issued by the

Government, the financial assistance under this Scheme shall be

proportionately released and the 2nd installment shall be released

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to those who have completed construction up to lintel level and 3rd

installment of ` 1,00,000 shall be released after lintel level of 1st floor of

the construction. The applicant shall utilize the amount fully and

complete the construction not less than 300 sq. ft. totally.

(f) The Director shall publish in the official website and in the

Notice Board of the Department, the list of beneficiaries with relevant

details before release of each instalment of the subsidy for transparency.

(9) Disbursement of subsidy.—After the receipt of the Bond with

Title Deed, etc., the Director, in respect of Puducherry region, the

Assistant Director in respect of Karaikal and Yanam regions, respectively

shall credit the 1st instalment amount into the beneficiary Bank account

through Aadhaar Based Transfer/Direct Benefit Transfer mode. The 2nd

and 3rd instalment shall also be released by the sanctioned authority

after obtaining reports from the area Welfare Inspectors as stipulated in

regulation No. 8.

(10) Maintenance of registers.—Application for subsidy shall be

entered in a register maintained in Form No. III.

(11) Inheritance.— The house constructed with the subsidy could

only be inherited, but, not alienated.

(12) The Patta/Title Deed deposited with the Director of the

Department shall be returned to the beneficiary after the receipt of the

completion report from the Welfare Inspector with an endorsement to

the effect that the applicant has been sanctioned subsidy for the

construction of house.

(13) Removal of doubts.—(i) If, any doubt arises as to the

interpretation of these rules, the decision of the Government thereon,

shall be the final.

(ii) These orders shall come into force with effect from the date

of issue of this Notification.

(iii) This issues with the concurrence of the Finance Department,

Puducherry vide their I.D. No. l378/FC/FD/F5/A2, dated 20-01-2021.

(By order of the Hon’ble Lieutenant-Governor)

S. YESVANTHAIYAH,

Under Secretary to Government (ADW&STW).

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ANNEXURE

(a) The minimum plot area shall be 300 sq. ft. subject to the relaxation

in respect of beneficiaries mentioned in the proviso to rule 7(v) of

this Scheme rule.

(b) The foundation shall be of framed structure.

(d) The wall shall be of brickwork/pre-molded concrete slab in cement

mortar finished with cement up to lintel level.

(e) Roof shall be of Reinforced Cement Concrete (RCC) with brick work

parapet finished of 3.1 ft. height.

(f) The building shall be constructed with one toilet (bath and water

closet) compulsory.

(g) The floor shall be finished with cement mortor or higher

specification and internal and external wall surface shall be plastered

with cement.

(h) The building shall be electrified with minimum requirement and shall

be provided with rainwater and drainage disposed and water supply

managements as minimum need.

(i) The building shall be constructed with minimum door and window

opening with adequate air/light circulation.

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