Union Cabinet Permits the Implementation of Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana – Gramin

About Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana: Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana will provide financial help for construction of pucca houses to all houseless and households living in decrepit houses. The spending in implementing the project is ₹ 81975 crore in a span of 3 years from 2016 - 17 to 2018 - 19.

  • It is planned to provide help to one crore households for construction of pucca house.
  • This Yojana will be implemented in rural areas in the country except in Delhi and Chandigarh.
  • The persons who got help will be identified using Socio Economic and Caste Census (SECC) -2011 data confirming total clearness and impartiality.
  • The cost of houses would be mutual between Centre and States Governments in the ratio of 60: 40 in plain areas and 90: 10 for North Eastern and hilly states.
  • Under this scheme, Gram Sabha will be responsible to check annual list of beneficiaries from the total list through participatory process.
  • Funds will be transferred electronically to the account of the beneficiary.
  • The payment progress will be track by the app and inspection will be done through mobile app.
  • Nearby suitable house designs will be mainly adept to address the natural disasters.
  • The beneficiary is allowed to 90 days of unskilled labour from MGNREGA.
  • This will be confirmed through server linkage between PMAY and MGNREGA.
  • The additional requirement of building materials, bricks using cement soothed earth or fly ash will be taken up under MGNREGA.

About the permission from Union cabinet:

  • The Union Cabinet permits the implementation of the rural housing scheme of Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana- Gramin.
  • During the President՚s speech in the Joint Session of Parliament in May 2014, he announced that every family will have a pucca house with water connection, 24 × 7 electricity supply, toilet facilities by nation completes 75 years of its Independence (by 2022) .

Examrace Team at Aug 22, 2021