Maharashtra government signs MoU to construct 12,000 houses for dabbawalas in Mumbai under PMAY scheme
3 months, 1 week 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 three years ) The project will be implemented by the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority under the PMAY scheme of the Central government. Budget outlay The Maharashtra government’s Interim Budget for 2024-2025 has set a target to construct 35 lakh affordable homes in the next five years through various housing schemes, including Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, for which it has allocated ₹7425 crore. Budget 2024 has also brought back interest subsidies under the flagship scheme setting aside ₹4,000 crore for the Credit Linked Subsidy Scheme.

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

Deconstructing PMAY-U: What the numbers reveal
3 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Deconstructing PMAY-U: What the numbers reveal
3 months, 2 weeks 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
3 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Rs 2.30L cr for housing, 8 rly projects okayed
4 months, 1 week 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 …

Cheap, sustainable homes must amid demand boom: Eco Survey
5 months 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 …

New Cabinet’s first decision: Centre to assist construction of 3 crore houses under PMAY
6 months, 1 week 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 …

Dalit, OBC, and tribal families are the biggest beneficiaries of every welfare scheme, says PM Modi
10 months, 1 week ago

Dalit, OBC, and tribal families are the biggest beneficiaries of every welfare scheme, says PM Modi

New Indian Express  

Pointing out the meager funding for construction of such houses during the earlier times, Modi said “Today houses for the poor are getting made. He also pointed out that now there is the freedom to build homes based on the needs of each family, as well as the provision of toilets, tap water connections, power, and gas. "Modi has given …

Housing scheme to be launched for deserving middle class: Sitharaman in Budget speech
10 months, 3 weeks 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 …

PM Modi to release ₹540 cr to build pucca houses
11 months, 1 week ago

PM Modi to release ₹540 cr to build pucca houses

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday will release the first instalment of ₹540 crore to 100,000 tribal beneficiaries to build residences, with each household receiving ₹2.39 lakh, under the Pradhan Mantri Janjati Adivasi Nyaya Maha Abhiyan, according to an official statement. Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the welfare scheme on November 15 in Khunti in Jharkhand The welfare scheme, announced …

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, …

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 …

Roof over the head: How PM Modi's housing scheme for the poor is central to winning 2024
1 year, 10 months ago

Roof over the head: How PM Modi's housing scheme for the poor is central to winning 2024

Firstpost  

Free housing for the poor under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana has been a fundamental driver of the BJP’s growth in the Hindi heartland New Delhi: Soon after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a whopping 66 per cent hike in the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana to Rs 79,590 crore in the Union Budget, the most interesting political signal came from Lucknow. …

Union Budget: Allocation for housing scheme for rural poor increased by 12%
1 year, 10 months ago

Union Budget: Allocation for housing scheme for rural poor increased by 12%

Hindustan Times  

The budgetary allocation for the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin or PMAY-G for providing housing for the rural poor has been increased by 12% to ₹54,487 crore even as the allocation for the urban version of the scheme has been slashed to ₹25103 crore from ₹28708 crore. The housing schemes are among the most popular social welfare policies such as Ujjwala …

PM Modi Inaugurates 5.21 Lakh Houses of PMAY Scheme Beneficiaries in MP
2 years, 8 months ago

PM Modi Inaugurates 5.21 Lakh Houses of PMAY Scheme Beneficiaries in MP

News 18  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday inaugurated 5.21 lakh houses of beneficiaries of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna -Gramin in Madhya Pradesh while participating in the ‘Grah Pravesham’, a ceremony to hand over new houses to their owners. On the occasion, PM Modi also said that under the Nal-Jal scheme in the country, six crore families were provided pure water …

1.15 Crore Houses Sanctioned Under PMAY-Urban; Scheme Ending This Month: Puri
2 years, 8 months ago

1.15 Crore Houses Sanctioned Under PMAY-Urban; Scheme Ending This Month: Puri

News 18  

The objective of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna-Urban and the dream of the prime minister enshrined in it will stand fulfilled within the next 18 months, Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said in the Rajya Sabha on Monday. Replying to supplementary questions of members, the minister said the government, based on the assessment demands provided by states, …

Centre builds 1.75 crore houses under PM Awaas Yojana-Gramin
2 years, 9 months ago

Centre builds 1.75 crore houses under PM Awaas Yojana-Gramin

Live Mint  

The Centre in the parliament said it has created 1.75 crore houses under Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana-Gramin. Union Minister for Rural Development Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti told in Rajya Sabha said of the 2.28 crore houses sanctioned under the scheme, 1.75 crore have been completed as of March 9, 2022. Due to the pandemic, the minister said construction activities were affected …

Project proposals for over 60,000 houses approved under PMAY(U): Govt
2 years, 10 months ago

Project proposals for over 60,000 houses approved under PMAY(U): Govt

Live Mint  

Project proposals for over 60,000 houses were approved for construction under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana in Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka and Rajasthan, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs said on Tuesday. Earlier this month, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman during the Budget presentation announced an allocation of ₹48,000 crore to build eight million houses. “The total number …

Cabinet extends deadline to build 2.95 crore rural homes under PMAY-G to 2024
3 years ago

Cabinet extends deadline to build 2.95 crore rural homes under PMAY-G to 2024

The Hindu  

Having achieved only 55% of its target, the Centre has extended its deadline to provide pucca houses to all families in rural India by two years, to 2024. In a decision taken by the Cabinet on Wednesday, the flagship rural housing scheme, Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin, will be provided ₹2.17 lakh crore in additional Central and State funding to achieve …

Cabinet clears extension of rural housing scheme
3 years ago

Cabinet clears extension of rural housing scheme

Hindustan Times  

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the continuation of the Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana – Gramin till March 2024, saying the flagship national programme to provide financial assistance for building houses in rural regions needed another three years to meet targets. The Centre will provide financial support for constructing 15.5 million houses, out of the targeted 29.5 million “pucca houses”. …

Hit by Covid-19 lockdown, dabbawalas of Mumbai get ready to don a new avatar
4 years ago

Hit by Covid-19 lockdown, dabbawalas of Mumbai get ready to don a new avatar

India Today  

Failing to kickstart their iconic tiffin service after the coronavirus-induced lockdown, the famous dabbawalas of Mumbai are planning new ventures. Mumbai's tiffin box suppliers association has decided to enter in the business of supplying fresh vegetables from farm to households in Mumbai,” said Mumbai's Tiffin Box Suppliers' Association in a statement.” The statement added, “Dabbawalas are farmers who migrated to …

‘Housing for all’ scheme gets ₹18,000 cr
4 years, 1 month ago

‘Housing for all’ scheme gets ₹18,000 cr

Live Mint  

Bengaluru: An additional outlay of ₹18,000 crore for Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, over and above the ₹8000 crore allocated in the budget, by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday may help in giving an extra push towards the government’s ‘housing for all’ mission. “ ₹18,000 crore will be provided over the Budget Estimates for 2020-21 for Prime Minister Awas Yojana …

PM Modi to Inaugurate 1.75 Lakh Houses for Underprivileged in Madhya Pradesh on Saturday
4 years, 3 months ago

PM Modi to Inaugurate 1.75 Lakh Houses for Underprivileged in Madhya Pradesh on Saturday

News 18  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate 1.75 lakh houses built under the Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana – Gramin in Madhya Pradesh on Saturday, his office said on Thursday. The Prime Minister’s Office said all these houses have been built or completed during the challenging COVID-19 period. As part of the Modi government’s “Housing for All by 2022”, for which a …

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