Deconstructing PMAY-U: What the numbers reveal
4 months, 1 week ago

Deconstructing PMAY-U: What the numbers reveal

Hindustan Times  

The Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana Urban, an ongoing programme since 2015, is India’s largest urban housing programme. An unprecedented 11.9 million houses, which is about 10% of the Census 2011 urban housing stock, have been sanctioned across its five sub-schemes. The aggressive housing agendas of a few states and the popularity of the Beneficiary-Led Construction sub-scheme households—i.e., households with an annual income of ₹3 lakh or less) in small cities were key to PMAY-U’s scale. Based on our findings, we propose improvements in programme design and monitoring, as well as broader systemic measures required to make the recently announced second phase of PMAY-U more impactful than the first.

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PMAY-U 2.0: Modi government offers 4 per cent subsidy on home loans, check eligibility, conditions
2 days, 10 hours ago

PMAY-U 2.0: Modi government offers 4 per cent subsidy on home loans, check eligibility, conditions

India TV News  

The central government has launched PMAY-U 2.0 to provide affordable housing under the vision of "Housing for All". Beneficiaries must meet the following income criteria: EWS: Annual income up to Rs 3 lakh LIG: Annual income up to Rs 6 lakh MIG: Annual income up to Rs 9 lakh To qualify for this grant, applicants must provide proof of income. …

Maharashtra govt takes big decision, announces affordable rental housing for students, workers
1 week, 1 day ago

Maharashtra govt takes big decision, announces affordable rental housing for students, workers

India TV News  

The Maharashtra government on Friday took another big decision and announced affordable rental housing for students and workers. In this regard, Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde directed officials to come up with a "housing for all" policy within a month to provide durable, affordable and sustainable houses. Ekanth Shinde, who holds the housing and urban development department directed the officials …

Centre approves 20 lakh houses for Maharashtra under PMAY
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Centre approves 20 lakh houses for Maharashtra under PMAY

Hindustan Times  

The Central Government has allocated an additional 13 lakh houses for Maharashtra this year, totalling over 20 lakh homes in a year under the PMAY, according to Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, who was in the city on Monday. Speaking to reporters in Pune, Fadnavis described the initiative as “historic,” stating that 26 lakh people have registered for the …

PMAY-U 2.0: Who can apply for affordable homes under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana
3 weeks, 2 days ago

PMAY-U 2.0: Who can apply for affordable homes under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana

India Today  

The central government has launched the second phase of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana - Urban 2.0 to provide affordable housing for one crore urban poor, middle-class families, and economically disadvantaged groups in metropolitan areas. INCLUSIVE URBAN DEVELOPMENT PMAY-U 2.0, a flagship government initiative, focuses on offering all-weather pucca houses to eligible beneficiaries in urban areas. PMAY-U 2.0 incorporates four …

PMAY 2.0: How to apply online for new homes under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana? Check steps
3 weeks, 4 days ago

PMAY 2.0: How to apply online for new homes under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana? Check steps

India TV News  

The central government, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has launched the second phase of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana to provide financial assistance for housing. Under PMAY 2.0, the government plans to build 1 lakh new houses, where each unit will get a financial subsidy of Rs 2.30 lakh. The scheme will be implemented through various components, including: Beneficiary-Led …

612,000 houses pre-approved under PMAY 2.0, more sanctions expected soon: Khattar
1 month ago

612,000 houses pre-approved under PMAY 2.0, more sanctions expected soon: Khattar

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: A total of 612,000 houses, out of a target of 10 million, have already been sanctioned under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban 2.0 scheme, which was approved by the cabinet in August. Khattar said that the decision to pre-approve houses was made to expedite the process of construction Manohar Lal Khattar, the minister of housing and urban affairs, …

41,700 rental homes ready for EWS, LIG under PMAY-U scheme: Govt tells Rajya Sabha
1 month ago

41,700 rental homes ready for EWS, LIG under PMAY-U scheme: Govt tells Rajya Sabha

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: A total of 41,703 rental houses are ready for economically weaker section and lower-income group beneficiaries under the affordable rental housing complexes scheme, part of the Union government’s flagship Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana - Urban, the government told the Rabha Sabha on Monday. The largest number of repurposed houses is in Chandigarh, said the minister of state for …

1 Lakh Houses Under PMAY: Naidu’s Target
1 month ago

1 Lakh Houses Under PMAY: Naidu’s Target

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu has speeded up the construction of one lakh houses under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana scheme in Andhra Pradesh. “Officials must hand over the completed houses to one lakh beneficiaries and the housewarmings should be done by New Year or Sankranti festival,” he said. He said, “We have intensified efforts to complete one lakh …

13% houses completed under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana Urban in last 5 yrs: Govt
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1 month, 1 week ago

13% houses completed under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana Urban in last 5 yrs: Govt

Hindustan Times  

Around 13% of houses completed under the flagship Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana Urban in the past five years were in Uttar Pradesh alone, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Monday. UP, which has the second-highest urban population according to the 2011 Census, has the highest number of completed houses under the mission between 2019-20 and 2023-24 with 1.15 million units. …

Over 88 lakh houses delivered under PMAY-U, govt tells Rajya Sabha
1 month, 1 week ago

Over 88 lakh houses delivered under PMAY-U, govt tells Rajya Sabha

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, Dec 2 More than 88 lakh houses have been delivered to the beneficiaries under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Dec 2. More than 88 lakh houses have been delivered to the beneficiaries under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Dec 2. The ministry has been supplementing the …

Union govt approves PMAY-G houses for surrendered naxals, LWE area victims in Chhatisgarh
1 month, 1 week ago

Union govt approves PMAY-G houses for surrendered naxals, LWE area victims in Chhatisgarh

New Indian Express  

RAIPUR: The ruling BJP government in Chhattisgarh has announced the extension of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin scheme to include surrendered Maoists and victims of violence in Left-Wing Extremism affected areas. Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai welcomed the move, describing it as a significant step towards rehabilitating surrendered Maoists and victims of violence in conflict-ridden regions. “The move will be …

Houses for all poor in AP by 2029
1 month, 1 week ago

Houses for all poor in AP by 2029

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada:Housing Minister Kolusu Parthasarathy has said all the homeless poor in AP will get houses by 2029. “The NDA government has promised to construct one lakh houses for the poor by December end, out of which construction of 80,000 houses has been completed. Work on the remaining 20,000 houses is progressing fast.” In a chit-chat with the media here on …

Chhattisgarh to include PMAY houses under Naxal surrender and rehabilitation policy
2 months, 1 week ago

Chhattisgarh to include PMAY houses under Naxal surrender and rehabilitation policy

Deccan Chronicle  

Raipur: In a first of its kind move in the country, provision of Prime Minister Awas Yojana houses has been made in the new Naxal surrender and rehabilitation of policy of the Chhattisgarh government. The Centre has cleared the Vishnu Deo Sai government’s proposal to allot 1,500 houses under the PMAY to the beneficiaries of the policy. Deputy chief minister …

PMAY-G Expansion: Union Minister Highlights Initiatives for Rural Housing
2 months, 2 weeks ago

PMAY-G Expansion: Union Minister Highlights Initiatives for Rural Housing

The Hindu  

Union Minister of State for Rural Development Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar launches a two-day workshop on rural housing in Guntur. The workshop aims to provide training and capacity building to State government officials and beneficiaries of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G). The workshop will cover various aspects of the PMAY-G scheme, including application process, eligibility criteria, and implementation updates. The …

Musi-displaced Poor to Get 2BHK Houses
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Musi-displaced Poor to Get 2BHK Houses

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: As part of the Musi rejuvenation project, the poor families living in the affected areas will be moved out and rehabilitated in the government-built 2BHK houses. As part of this exercise, on Saturday, government officials identified 146 houses in the Chanchalguda 2BHK Housing Colony and 90 in the colony in Vanasthalipuram. The identification was completed after transport minister Ponnam …

Maharashtra government signs MoU to construct 12,000 houses for dabbawalas in Mumbai under PMAY scheme
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Maharashtra government signs MoU to construct 12,000 houses for dabbawalas in Mumbai under PMAY scheme

Hindustan Times  

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on September 13 said that 12,000 houses would be built for dabbawalas and members of the 'charmakar' community in three years under the Pradhan Mantri Aawas Yojana in Mumbai. Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on September 13 said that 12,000 houses would be built for dabbawalas and members of the 'charmakar' community in …

Deconstructing PMAY-U: What the numbers reveal
4 months, 1 week ago

Deconstructing PMAY-U: What the numbers reveal

Hindustan Times  

The Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana Urban, an ongoing programme since 2015, is India’s largest urban housing programme. An unprecedented 11.9 million houses, which is about 10% of the Census 2011 urban housing stock, have been sanctioned across its five sub-schemes. The aggressive housing agendas of a few states and the popularity of the Beneficiary-Led Construction sub-scheme households—i.e., households with an …

Maharashtra govt may consider real estate sector’s demand for stamp duty concession on property registration
4 months, 1 week ago

Maharashtra govt may consider real estate sector’s demand for stamp duty concession on property registration

Hindustan Times  

To boost housing sales in the state, the Maharashtra government may consider real estate developers' demand for granting more concessions on registration and stamp duty charges, said Atul Save, minister of housing, government of Maharashtra at the third edition of The Real Estate Forum 2024 organised by National Real Estate Development Council, an apex body of real estate developers, in …

Ensuring Awas Yojana success in the big cities
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Ensuring Awas Yojana success in the big cities

Hindustan Times  

Housing for India’s urban poor is fraught with challenges and the Union government has resolved to address these. Risks from political agendas have marred slum redevelopment Our recently released CSEP working paper finds that PMAY-U’s first phase had the most impact in small cities. An analysis of the PMAY-U dashboard data reveals that 55% of CLSS beneficiaries were LIG households, …

Cabinet approves Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY)-Urban 2.0 Scheme: Eligibility details
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Cabinet approves Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY)-Urban 2.0 Scheme: Eligibility details

Hindustan Times  

The Union Cabinet has approved the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban 2.0, with the aim of constructing 1 crore houses, while also focusing on equity among different segments of the populations. The Union Cabinet has approved the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban 2.0 {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^usCountry}} {{/usCountry}} What is the PMAY-U 2.0 scheme? The PMAY-U 2.0 scheme can be availed …

Union Cabinet approves PMAY-U 2.0 with ₹2.30 lakh crore housing assistance
5 months ago

Union Cabinet approves PMAY-U 2.0 with ₹2.30 lakh crore housing assistance

Hindustan Times  

The Union Cabinet has approved the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban 2.0 under which financial assistance will be provided to one crore urban poor and middle-class families through states and Union Territories to construct, purchase, or rent a house at an affordable cost in urban areas in five years. Union Cabinet approves PMAY-U 2.0 with ₹ 2.30 lakh crore housing assistance. …

Rs 2.30L cr for housing, 8 rly projects okayed
5 months ago

Rs 2.30L cr for housing, 8 rly projects okayed

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Among a slew of measures that the Narendra Modi-led government took on Friday, the most ambitious appeared to be the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban 2.0. Under this scheme, financial assistance will be provided to one crore urban poor and middle-class families through states, UTs or Primary Lending Institutions to construct, purchase or rent a house at an affordable …

PMAY-U scheme not helping urban poor, beneficiaries: Congress leader Ajay Maken
5 months, 1 week ago

PMAY-U scheme not helping urban poor, beneficiaries: Congress leader Ajay Maken

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: Congress Rajya Sabha MP from Delhi and former minister Ajay Maken on Wednesday said the flagship Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana scheme of the Union government is failing to help the urban poor, who are the intended beneficiaries. Congress Rajya Sabha MP from Delhi and former minister Ajay Maken The PMAY, a pet scheme of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, …

Budget: FM announces ₹10 lakh crore for urban housing scheme
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Budget: FM announces ₹10 lakh crore for urban housing scheme

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: A transit-oriented development framework for 14 large Indian cities, dormitory-type rental housing for industrial workers, and 10 million new houses for the urban poor were announced by Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her budget speech on Tuesday. Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2024 on Tuesday In her record seventh budget presentation and the first …

Budget 2024: Focus on digitisation of land records, Urban development gets a leg up
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Budget 2024: Focus on digitisation of land records, Urban development gets a leg up

Hindustan Times  

Urban development is one of the nine priorities outlined by the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her speech on July 23. Urban development proposals The finance minister in her seventh straight budget said that three crore additional houses under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana in rural and urban areas in the country have been announced, for which the necessary allocations …

Union Budget 2024: From farming, skilling to infrastructure, Sitharaman lists out nine priorities of Modi 3.0
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Union Budget 2024: From farming, skilling to infrastructure, Sitharaman lists out nine priorities of Modi 3.0

India TV News  

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday listed the 7 priorities of the government in Budget 2024-25. Here are the government's seven priorities in the Union Budget 2024-25: Priority 1 in Budget -Productivity and Resilience in Agri Raising Productivity and Climate Resilient Varieties Thrust on Natural Farming: 2 crore farmers to be supported in next 2 years Atma Nirbharta in …

Nirmala Sitharaman announces PM-Awas Yojana Urban 2.0 for housing for all
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Nirmala Sitharaman announces PM-Awas Yojana Urban 2.0 for housing for all

India Today  

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced PM Awas Yojana-Urban 2.0 aimed at housing for all while presenting Budget 2024. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman says, "Urban Housing: Under the PM Awas Yojana-Urban 2.0, the housing needs of 1 crore poor and middle-class families will be addressed with an investment of Rs 10 lakh crores. In the 2024 Budget, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman …

Cheap, sustainable homes must amid demand boom: Eco Survey
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Cheap, sustainable homes must amid demand boom: Eco Survey

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: The 2023-24 Economic Survey, tabled in Parliament on Monday, called for adaptive strategies and policies to provide cost-effective and sustainable housing. The survey said the real estate sector witnessed “a robust recovery” post-pandemic, with the sale of residential real estate in 2023 recording a 33% year-on-year growth, the highest since 2013. The strong desire for home ownership was …

Urban Affairs Ministry to revamp affordable housing scheme
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Urban Affairs Ministry to revamp affordable housing scheme

The Hindu  

The Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, a scheme to enable affordable housing for the urban poor, would be revamped with new features based on learning from the past nine years since when it has been operational, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs said on Tuesday. A senior official of the Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry said that the revamp would …

Modi 3.0: Cabinet’s nod to 3 crore rural and urban homes under PMAY to help revive the affordable housing segment
7 months ago

Modi 3.0: Cabinet’s nod to 3 crore rural and urban homes under PMAY to help revive the affordable housing segment

Hindustan Times  

Hours after taking office for a third consecutive term, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's new Union Cabinet announced its first major policy decision to provide assistance for the construction of an additional three crore rural and urban houses under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana. This, say real estate experts, is aimed at ensuring continuity to the Housing for All scheme and …

New Cabinet’s first decision: Centre to assist construction of 3 crore houses under PMAY
7 months ago

New Cabinet’s first decision: Centre to assist construction of 3 crore houses under PMAY

The Hindu  

Hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modi took charge of his office for the third consecutive time on June 10, the new Union Cabinet led by him took its first decision — to provide assistance for the construction of three crore more rural and urban houses under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana. “It has been decided in the Cabinet meeting today …

Modi Cabinet 3.0 takes big decision in first meeting, govt to construct 3 crore houses under PMAY
7 months ago

Modi Cabinet 3.0 takes big decision in first meeting, govt to construct 3 crore houses under PMAY

India TV News  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi held the first meeting of his new Cabinet on Monday evening. In the meeting, it was decided the central government will provide assistance to 3 crore additional rural and urban households for the construction of houses, under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana to assist eligible rural and urban households in constructing homes equipped with basic amenities. PM …

Cong Built 3Cr Homes in 30 Yrs, BJP Built that Many in 3: Rural Devpt Minister - News18
11 months, 1 week ago

Cong Built 3Cr Homes in 30 Yrs, BJP Built that Many in 3: Rural Devpt Minister - News18

News 18  

As Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced in the interim budget on Thursday that two crore more houses will be built under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin over the next five years, Rural Development Minister Giriraj Singh highlighted how ‘Sabka Sath Sabka Vikas’ is not just a slogan under the PM Narendra Modi-led government. It is an inclusive budget, which has …

Housing scheme to be launched for deserving middle class: Sitharaman in Budget speech
11 months, 1 week ago

Housing scheme to be launched for deserving middle class: Sitharaman in Budget speech

The Hindu  

Giving a boost to affordable housing, the government on Thursday announced a new scheme to help “deserving” sections of the middle class buy or build their own houses. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman also gave a push to rural housing and said two crore more houses would be made under the flagship Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana -Rural. Ms. Sitharaman said …

Real Estate Budget 2024: Govt to launch housing scheme for the middle class
11 months, 1 week ago

Real Estate Budget 2024: Govt to launch housing scheme for the middle class

Hindustan Times  

The government will launch a housing scheme for middle class to buy or build their own houses, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in her Budget 2024 speech on February 1. Government to launch ₹ 2 crore more housing units in the next five years under the PM Awas Yojana : Budget 2024 “Our Government will launch a scheme to help …

Budget 2024: Nirmala Sitharaman announces new housing scheme for middle class citizens
11 months, 1 week ago

Budget 2024: Nirmala Sitharaman announces new housing scheme for middle class citizens

India TV News  

In her last Budget announcement before the Lok Sabha elections for 2024, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman outlined various housing schemes. "Our government will launch a scheme to help deserving sections of the middle class “living in rented houses, or slums, or chawls and unauthorised colonies” to buy or build their own houses," she said in her budget speech. Image Source …

PM Modi dedicates 15,000 houses to beneficiaries, lays AMRUT projects’ foundation
11 months, 3 weeks ago

PM Modi dedicates 15,000 houses to beneficiaries, lays AMRUT projects’ foundation

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a ceremony at Kumbhari in Maharashtra’s Solapur district on Friday handed over keys of 15,000 homes in RAY Nagar housing society to the beneficiaries in the unorganised sector. Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed an event in Solapur, Maharashtra on Friday He also dedicated 90,000 houses built under Prime Minister Awas Yojna and urged the …

Home loan interest subsidy scheme for urban areas in final stages: Puri
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Home loan interest subsidy scheme for urban areas in final stages: Puri

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: A new home loan int`erest subsidy scheme for low and middle-income groups announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his Independence Day speech last year is in the final stages of preparation, union minister of housing and urban affairs Hardeep Singh Puri said on Friday. The home loan interest subsidy scheme will replace the discontinued Credit Linked Subsidy …

53,000 Houses Ready for Poor Tribals Across Eight AP Districts Free of Cost
1 year ago

53,000 Houses Ready for Poor Tribals Across Eight AP Districts Free of Cost

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: As many as 53,000 houses would be distributed to poor tribals across eight AP districts, free of cost, under the PMAY-Gramin scheme. Eight districts - Srikakulam, Vizianagaram, Parvatipuram Manyam, Alluri Sitarama Raju, Eluru, Palnadu, Prakasam and Nandyal - involving 98 mandals dotted with 1,041 gram panchayats will see the 52,907 households becoming proud owners of their own houses. Special …

Thane civic body finalises affordable housing project for 1441 beneficiaries
1 year ago

Thane civic body finalises affordable housing project for 1441 beneficiaries

Hindustan Times  

The Thane Municipal Corporation has finalised two plots admeasuring 45,902 sq m in Betawade area between Diva and Dombivli for a low cost housing project for project affected people and economically weaker sections under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana. The Thane Municipal Corporation has finalised two plots admeasuring 45,902 sq m in Betawade area between Diva and Dombivli for a …

Can’t count housing units without basic infra as ‘complete’ under PMAY (U): Parl panel
1 year, 1 month ago

Can’t count housing units without basic infra as ‘complete’ under PMAY (U): Parl panel

Hindustan Times  

The Union government should not consider housing units built under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana as “completed”, when basic amenities such as accessible roads, sewerage, water and electricity connections are not provided, the Standing Committee on Housing and Urban Affairs said in a report presented in the Lok Sabha on Friday. Launched in 2015, PMAY is one of the Centre’s …

MP Anurag Thakur seeks 10,000 more houses under PMAY in Himachal Pradesh
1 year, 2 months ago

MP Anurag Thakur seeks 10,000 more houses under PMAY in Himachal Pradesh

Hindustan Times  

: Union minister of information and broadcasting and youth and sports affairs Anurag Singh Thakur has sought approval from the Centre for 10,000 more houses for flood-ravaged Himachal Pradesh under the Pradhan Mantri Gramin Awas Yojana. MP Anurag Thakur seeks 10,000 more houses under PMAY in Himachal Pradesh Thakur has written to the Union minister of rural development and minister …

Jharkhand govt to construct 8 lakh houses for homeless under 'Abua Awas Yojana'
1 year, 2 months ago

Jharkhand govt to construct 8 lakh houses for homeless under 'Abua Awas Yojana'

Hindustan Times  

Ranchi, October 19 : Under the leadership of Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren state-supported Abua Awas Yojana was given approval at a meeting of the council of ministers held here on Wednesday. HT Image Under AAY, the state government is planning to construct 8 lakh houses across Jharkhand and provide them to the poor and needy free of cost. "Under …

Jharkhand cabinet approves free housing scheme for 800k poor families
1 year, 2 months ago

Jharkhand cabinet approves free housing scheme for 800k poor families

Hindustan Times  

The Jharkhand cabinet approved a housing scheme to provide three-room pucca homes to an estimated 800,000 poor families dwelling in the rural areas of the state on Wednesday, officials familiar with the developments said, The Jharkhand cabinet approved a housing scheme to provide three-room pucca homes to an estimated 800,000 poor families. The scheme, known as ‘Abuaa Awas Yojna’, would …

State govt corporation to build 36,000 low-cost flats small cities and MMR
1 year, 2 months ago

State govt corporation to build 36,000 low-cost flats small cities and MMR

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: Under the Prime Minister Awas Yojana scheme, the Maharashtra Housing Development Corporation is constructing 36,000 small houses in tier-2 and 3 cities including Solapur, Nagpur, Satara, and Titwala in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. The houses have an area of 300 to 600 sq ft, with prices ranging from ₹ 9 to ₹ 17 lakh for the economically weaker sections, …

Government’s 60,000 Crore Affordable Housing Subsidy Scheme: What’s the Rush?
1 year, 2 months ago

Government’s 60,000 Crore Affordable Housing Subsidy Scheme: What’s the Rush?

The Quint  

Modi government’s ambitious housing for agenda was eloquently captured in the address of the President of India to the Joint Session of Parliament on 9 June, 2014: “By the time the Nation completes 75 years of its Independence, every family will have a pucca house with water connection, toilet facilities, 24x7 electricity supply, and access.” The government launched Pradhan Mantri …

The housing crisis for the poor in India’s capital
1 year, 4 months ago

The housing crisis for the poor in India’s capital

Al Jazeera  

As India becomes the world’s most populated country with 1.4 billion people, housing, particularly for low-income urban households, remains a longstanding challenge. Another study by the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations in 2020 found that India’s urban housing shortage rose 54 percent to 29 million in 2018 from 18.78 million in 2012. According to the Delhi government’s …

Housing for all: The Hindu Editorial on scheme to help the urban poor build houses in cities
1 year, 4 months ago

Housing for all: The Hindu Editorial on scheme to help the urban poor build houses in cities

The Hindu  

The announcement by Prime Minister Narendra Modi of a scheme to help the urban poor build houses in cities is a signal that the government is to undertake one more plan to address the problem of a shortage in urban housing. Even five months ago, its stand was that no new housing scheme had been envisaged following the extension of …

PM Modi announces new scheme to help urban poor build houses
1 year, 4 months ago

PM Modi announces new scheme to help urban poor build houses

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on August 15 announced a new scheme to help urban poor build houses in cities. We are coming up with a new scheme in the coming years that will benefit those families that live in cities but are living in rented houses, or slums, or chawls and unauthorised colonies.” The Prime Minister said that if this …

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