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

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 …

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2 weeks 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 …

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6 months, 1 week ago

Aavas, HUDCO: Shares of housing finance firms zoom up to 11%; here's why

Business Standard

Shares of housing finance companies mainly mid and small-sized were in focus and rallied up to 11 per cent in Tuesday’s intra-day trade after the Union Cabinet approved a government aid for constructing 30 million houses under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana. Home First Finance Company, Aavas Financiers, GIC Housing Finance and Housing & Urban Development Corporation rallied over 7 …

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10 months, 3 weeks ago

Real Estate Budget 2024: Focus on infrastructure, new housing scheme for the middle class

Hindustan Times

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on February 1 that the government will launch a housing scheme for the middle class to buy or build their own houses and it will be constructing close to 2 crore homes under the PMAY rural scheme, a move that is expected to give a push to the Housing for All agenda. Real estate experts …

India Real Estate Infrastructure Housing Development Budget Urban

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 …

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1 year, 1 month 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 …

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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, …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Bihar government serves notices to over 2.21 lakh beneficiaries of PMAY-G programme

The Hindu

The Bihar government has served notices to over 2.21 lakh beneficiaries for not completing their houses under the Pradhan Mantri Aawas Yojna-Gramin, a flagship scheme of the Central government to provide affordable housing for all. The Bihar Rural Development Department has also initiated departmental action against 347 government employees for not ensuring complete construction of houses even after disbursal of …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Budget 2023 | Changes in allocation for key schemes including MGNREGS, PM-Kisan, Ayushman Bharat

The Hindu

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday, February 1, presented the last full budget of the Narendra Modi government before the 2024 general elections. Here’s a roundup of how the budgetary allocations for some of the key schemes have changed- MGNREGS: The government slashed the budget for its flagship rural employment scheme, the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme by …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Budget 2023 | PM Awas Yojana share rises by 66%, with more focus on Tier 2 and 3 cities

The Hindu

Giving a huge boost to affordable housing, the Union Budget presented on February 1 increased the allocation for the PM Awas Yojana by 66%. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman also announced an Urban Infrastructure Development Fund which will be used to create urban infrastructure in Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities. Ms. Sitharaman said that the Urban Infrastructure Development Fund will …

Infrastructure Development Urban Infrastructure Urban Cities Sitharaman Pmay

1 year, 11 months ago

Central team finds families that applied for PMAY homes in both Bihar and West Bengal

Hindustan Times

A team from the Union rural development ministry probing irregularities in the selection of applicants for the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana housing scheme in West Bengal villages has found that more than 20 families applied for the scheme in Bihar as well, according to state officials. A team touring West Bengal’s Malda district found these families in the Mahanandatola area, …

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1 year, 11 months ago

40% Names Deleted from House Allotment List under PMAY in 12 Districts of Bengal after Verification: Sources

News 18

More than 40 per cent of house allocations in 12 districts of West Bengal by the state government under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana have been cancelled after a verification drive, sources told News18. A central team right now is on its second visit in Bengal, probing discrepancies in PMAY allotments, said sources in the union ministry of rural development. …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Central Teams to Check Ground Realities of PMAY's Bogus Beneficiaries in Bengal

News 18

Two central teams comprising officials from the union ministry of rural development will visit two districts of West Bengal on Thursday for field inspections or rapid checks amid allegations of rampant corruption in the implementation of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana. I welcome the decision of @MoRD_GoI Minister Shri @girirajsinghbjp Ji to depute Central Teams; comprising of competent Senior Level …

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2 years, 1 month ago

Rural Development Ministry report highlights gaps in poverty alleviation

The Hindu

Published : Nov 17, 2022 10:35 IST The Central government has claimed that schemes such as the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme “acted as a boon for the populace” in the pandemic years, when cities saw a reverse migration because of the lockdown. However, the Ministry of Rural Development’s Sixth Common Review Mission, which examines rural development schemes …

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2 years, 2 months ago

Bengal sends report on Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin corrections, awaits Centre’s response

The Hindu

Amidst the ongoing tussle between the Union Rural Development Ministry and the West Bengal government over violations of "core features" of the centrally As on September 30 PMAY-G that was originally set to complete in March 2022 in 91.05% houses have been sanctioned. They claimed that Mamata Banerjee government re-packaged the scheme as "Bangla Awas Yojana", prominently displaying the state …

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2 years, 4 months ago

Implement rural housing scheme, else will reconsider funding other projects: Centre to Chhattisgarh

Firstpost

New Delhi: Centre has cautioned the Congress-led Chhattisgarh government that the Union Rural Development Ministry “shall be compelled to reconsider its support to its other core schemes” if it fails to duly implement the rural housing scheme. In a letter to Chhattisgarh Chief Secretary Amitabh Jain, Rural Development Secretary Nagendra Nath Sinha has mentioned that the state government has not …

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2 years, 4 months ago

Government says 2 crore 44 lakh houses sanctioned to beneficiaries under PMAY-G

Firstpost

Union Minister of State for Rural Development Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti informed Parliament that Under PMAY-G, beneficiaries are provided financial Assistance of one lakh twenty thousand rupees in plain areas and one lakh thirty thousand rupees in hilly States New Delhi: Two crore 44 lakh houses have been sanctioned to the beneficiaries by various States under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana - …

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2 years, 6 months ago

Urban areas lag behind in Centre’s flagship housing scheme

The Hindu

The Narendra Modi government's flagship programme, the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin, aimed at constructing houses in rural areas, at the end of six years since it began in 2016, has a completion rate of 67.72%, in contrast with the urban version of the scheme that started a year ahead but is lagging behind with a 50% completion rate. Recently, the …

Bihar States Urban West Bengal West Houses Centre

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 …

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3 years, 1 month ago

Prime Minister Narendra Modi transfers first PMAY-G instalment to more than 1.47 lakh beneficiaries in Tripura

Firstpost

More than Rs 700 crore were credited directly to the bank accounts of the beneficiaries on the occasion Prime Minister Narendra Modi transferred the first instalment of Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana-Gramin to more than 1.47 lakh beneficiaries of Tripura on Sunday via video conferencing. https://t.co/3ZU9tEquH9 — Narendra Modi November 14, 2021 As per an official statement issued by the Prime …

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3 years, 3 months ago

Task force to provide land to the landless

The Hindu

The Tamil Nadu government has constituted a task force to provide land to landless beneficiaries under the Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana PMAY-G, in line with the directions of the Union government. It had requested the State to constitute a task force, comprising the Secretary and the Secretary dealing with PMAY-G, to provide land to landless beneficiaries under the scheme, in …

Development Rural Rural Development Land Secretary Task Force Pmay

3 years, 10 months ago

SBI Offering Home Loans at 6.8%; No Processing Fee Till March 2021

News 18

Story: The State Bank of India on Wednesday, February 10, decided to offer home loans at interest rates starting as low as 6.80 percent per annum to make housing affordable. For the customers availing home loans in SBI-approved projects, the bank has also completely waived the processing fee till March 2021. In the home loan segment, the largest lender of …

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3 years, 10 months ago

Sales of affordable homes improving; signalling recovery in real estate sector: Economic Survey

The Hindu

The COVID-19 pandemic affected the residential property market during the April-June period last year but sales have improved in affordable homes segment since July onwards, reflecting economic recovery in the real estate sector, according to the Economic Survey. The NHB-RESIDEX captures two housing price indices — HPI@ Assessment Prices and HPI@ Market Prices - Under Construction Properties based on the …

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3 years, 11 months ago

PM Modi Releases Rs 2,691 Crore for 6.1 Lakh PMAY-G Beneficiaries in Uttar Pradesh

News 18

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday released financial assistance of Rs 2,691 crore to 6.1 lakh beneficiaries in Uttar Pradesh under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana. Union Rural Development Minister Narendra Singh Tomar and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath were present on the occasion. The assistance includes release of first installment to 5.30 lakh beneficiaries and second installment to …

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

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

Aavas, HUDCO: Shares of housing finance firms zoom up to 11%; here's why

Real Estate Budget 2024: Focus on infrastructure, new housing scheme for the middle class

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

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

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

Bihar government serves notices to over 2.21 lakh beneficiaries of PMAY-G programme

Budget 2023 | Changes in allocation for key schemes including MGNREGS, PM-Kisan, Ayushman Bharat

Budget 2023 | PM Awas Yojana share rises by 66%, with more focus on Tier 2 and 3 cities

Central team finds families that applied for PMAY homes in both Bihar and West Bengal

40% Names Deleted from House Allotment List under PMAY in 12 Districts of Bengal after Verification: Sources

Central Teams to Check Ground Realities of PMAY's Bogus Beneficiaries in Bengal

Rural Development Ministry report highlights gaps in poverty alleviation

Bengal sends report on Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin corrections, awaits Centre’s response

Implement rural housing scheme, else will reconsider funding other projects: Centre to Chhattisgarh

Government says 2 crore 44 lakh houses sanctioned to beneficiaries under PMAY-G

Urban areas lag behind in Centre’s flagship housing scheme

Centre builds 1.75 crore houses under PM Awaas Yojana-Gramin

Prime Minister Narendra Modi transfers first PMAY-G instalment to more than 1.47 lakh beneficiaries in Tripura

Task force to provide land to the landless

SBI Offering Home Loans at 6.8%; No Processing Fee Till March 2021

Sales of affordable homes improving; signalling recovery in real estate sector: Economic Survey

PM Modi Releases Rs 2,691 Crore for 6.1 Lakh PMAY-G Beneficiaries in Uttar Pradesh