The Centre has not formulated any scheme to provide houses to differently abled persons living below poverty line in the country, Minister of State for Rural Development, Ram Kripal Yadav informed Lok Sabha today.
"The Union government has not formulated any scheme to provide houses to the differently abled persons living below poverty line in the country," Yadav said in response to a written question in Lok Sabha.
However, he said, the ministry implemented Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna Gramin (PMAY-G) under which financial assistance of Rs 1.20 lakh in plain areas and Rs 1.30 lakh in Northeastern states/hilly states/ difficult areas, including IAP districts, was provided to the beneficiaries selected from socio-economic and caste census, he added.
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