Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana

With the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana - Gramin being extended till March 2029 with an aim to construct two crore additional homes, a Parliamentary standing committee has recommended the assistance provided under the scheme be suitably hiked. The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, headed by Congress MP Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka, pointed out that the assistance under the scheme had remained stagnant at Rs 1.2 lakh for a considerable period of time, often leading to cases in which the houses remained incomplete. In a report tabled in the Lok Sabha on Thursday, the panel said the "Housing for All" vision might not achieve its target until the beneficiaries were provided "proper hand-holding" in terms of financial assistance of right value and at the right juncture. The report also highlighted that more than two lakh landless beneficiaries were still waiting to get land or assistance from state governments to construct homes, which might also cause delay

This comes when the affordable housing sector has been struggling due to higher demand for bigger, costlier homes in India

In the proposed expansion of the housing scheme, self-employed individuals, shopkeepers, and small traders are likely to be included

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday released the first instalment of Rs 540 crore to one lakh beneficiaries of a rural housing scheme under the Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan (PM-JANMAN) via video conferencing. During the event, Modi interacted with some beneficiaries of PM-JANMAN as they highlighted the positive changes in their lives after they availed of government schemes to get access to cooking gas connection, electricity, piped water and housing. "It is the endeavour of our government that no one is left out of its welfare schemes," he said. The first instalment of Rs 540 crore was released to beneficiaries of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin. PM-JANMAN was launched for the socio-economic welfare of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) on November 15 on the occasion of Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas. PM-JANMAN, with a budget of approximately Rs 24,000 crore, focuses on 11 critical interventions through nine ministries and is aimed at improving ..

The residents of far flung border areas in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri have something to celebrate this New Year after basic facilities reached the doorstep of the poor families for the first time after independence.Different government schemes have benefitted the neglected poor people under the Panchayati Raj System in border areas of J & K. Programmes like MGNREGA, PMAY, and JJM have brought major relief to the people residing in remote areas.People have received pucca houses under the PMAY scheme which has ensured a safe living for every poor family. New education and employment opportunities have opened up as roads, electricity reach remote villages of Rajouri."We have got pucca houses. Earlier, rainwater used to enter our houses. Water supply tanks and roads are constructed in our region", a resident of the border aread said.Kalakote, 40 km away from Rajouri HQ has witnessed significant development. Basic facilities have been improved in this remote area. The construction of .

As part of his visit, the Chief Minister also inspected the flats before handing them over to the beneficiaries

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved continuation of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) till December, 2024, a statement stated

A total of 6.1 mn all-weather 'pucca' houses, out of 12.2 mn houses, have been constructed or delivered to beneficiaries under the PMAY-U 'Housing for All' mission, Hardeep Singh Puri said

The programme also witnessed inauguration of 1,152 houses constructed as part of the Light House Project-Chennai, built at a cost of Rs 116 crore under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban

Addressing the 'Atmanirbha Arthavyavastha' (self-reliant economy) symposium organised by the BJP, he said a big dream of poor persons is having their own home

Anurag Thakur told a media briefing on Cabinet decisions that the extension has been granted beyond March 2021, and till March 2024.

Andhra Pradesh has emerged as one of the top performing states under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY-Urban)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday laid foundation stones for two metro lines and affordable housing projects entailing investment of over Rs 33,000 crore in the megapolis. At an event held here months ahead of the crucial general elections in 2019, Modi kickstarted work on the ambitious Thane-Bhiwandi-Kalyan (Metro 5) and the Dahisar-Mira Bhayander (Metro 9) in this Mumbai suburb, which will see investments of over Rs 15,000 crore. He also launched the Navi Mumbai town planning authority Cidco's (City & Industrial Development Corporation (Cidco) mass-housing scheme worth Rs 18,000 crore, which offers around 89,771 affordable units under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana. Accompanied by state chief minister Devendra Fadnavis and Union urban development minister Hardeep Singh Puri, Modi laid the foundation stones for the these three projects. The Rs 8,416-crore, 24.9-km-long Thane-Bhiwandi-Kalyan metro corridor (Metro-5) is expected to carry around 2.29 lakh commuters

Adjusting the credit-linked subsidy by reducing the loan tenure effectively negates any benefit from it

Incidentally, both the rural and urban components of the PMAY are driven by the Centre, not just because it foots 60% of the cost, but also because of the obvious political mileage