LUCKNOW, Dec. 27 -- The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has recommended active monitoring of the completion of incomplete houses and pointed out glaring lapses in the implementation of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G) that deprived many beneficiaries of the basic amenities like the toilets and cooking gas etc in Uttar Pradesh. It has observed that although the state reported an achievement of 98 percent of the target in completion of houses there were various shortcomings and the results of joint physical verification indicated that more action was required to fulfil the aspirations of a complete house as provided in the Framework for Implementation (FFI) of PMAY-G. "20,215 houses sanctioned during 2016-23 were incomplete as of March 2025, despite exceeding the prescribed timeline of 12 months for their completion from the date of sanction" observed the CAG. It has made the observations in its report on implementation of PMAY-G in Uttar Pradesh tabled in the state Vidhan Sabha on December 24, 2025. The CAG has questioned the quality of construction of the PMAY-G houses pointing out that the quality of construction of houses could not be ensured due to non-mapping of trained mason with each house sanctioned under the scheme. It also questioned non-construction of demo-houses in each block and said the demo houses were not constructed as per designs suggested by the union government. The CAG has recommended adequate and effective convergence with specified social sector schemes as envisaged in the PMAY-G guidelines to provide all basic amenities like toilets and cooking gas....