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Posted 21 Nov 2024

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PMAY – Rural was launched by Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) in 2016.

About PMAY- Rural 

  • Aim: To provide housing for the poorest segments of society including EWS.
  • Scheme Type: Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS)
  • Key Target: Originally 2.95 crore houses were to be completed by 2023-24. 
    • Scheme was extended with 2 crore more houses, with a total outlay of ₹3,06,137 crore for FY 2024-29.
  • Ownership: Mandated for the female head of the family.
  • Eligibility criteria: Houseless Households and Households with Kuccha Houses (as per the Socio Economic and Caste Census (SECC), 2011)
  • Selection of beneficiaries: Through a three-stage validation (SECC, Gram Sabha, and geo-tagging).
  • Assistance:  Rs.1.20 lakh in plain areas and Rs.1.30 lakh in North Eastern Region States and Hill States of Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Union Territories of J&K, and Ladakh.
    •  Loan up to ₹70,000 is available to eligible beneficiaries at a 3% reduced interest rate.
    • RS.12,000/- for toilets under Swachh Bharat Mission – Gramin. 
  • Convergence with other schemes: For providing basic amenities like LPG connection under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Scheme, Access to safe drinking water under Jal Jeevan Mission, etc.
    • Eligible households can avail 95 days of employment as unskilled labour under Rural Mason Training. 

Progress made under PMAY-G

  • Current Status: As of November 2024, 2.67 crore houses have been completed (out of 3.21 crore sanctioned).
  • Women Empowerment: 74% of sanctioned houses are owned by women solely or jointly.
  • Skilling: Almost 3 lakh rural masons trained.

 

  • Tags :
  • PMAY-Rural
  • Ministry of Rural development
  • PM Awas Yojana
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