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

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 both welfare schemes on the one hand and expenditure on the other.” He said that previously under the Indira Awas Yojana during the Congress rule, three crore houses were built in 30 years, while the current Bharatiya Janata Party government has delivered nearly three crore houses to the rural population within three years. They are – 'gareeb', 'mahilaayein', 'yuva' and 'anndaata'": Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Watch #LIVE now #BudgetWithNews18 #BudgetBeforeBallot pic.twitter.com/ersTABSU7Y — News18 February 1, 2024 News18 had on January 5 reported that the Centre was likely to extend the next phase of PMAY-G — its flagship rural housing scheme — beyond March 2024 for the next five-year period and that the announcement may come before the LS polls. This budget has focused on research and innovation, which is important#BudgetWithNews18 #Budget2024 pic.twitter.com/4rky2X98Tt— News18 February 1, 2024 As stated by the MoRD in Parliament in December last year, against the target of 2.95 crore houses, more than 2.94 crore houses have been sanctioned to the beneficiaries by various states and union territories, while 2.51 crore houses have been completed as on December 7, 2023.