PMAY

The Union Ministry of Rural Development forwarded a communique to the West Bengal state secretariat on Wednesday, intimating the latter that a 10-member field inspection team to review allegations

Bandipore (J&K), March 22 (IANS/ 101 Reporters) Five families in Sumlar braved the recent sub-zero temperatures in tin sheds as Rural Development Department is yet to transfer the Rs 2.25 lakh approved for building concrete houses.

A parliamentary panel has recommended to the government to conduct an impact assessment study of its urban housing scheme and explore the feasibility of extending it with modifications or formulating another similar one to benefit the urban poor at large to achieve the objective of 'Housing for All'. The Standing Committee on Housing and Urban Affairs also sought to know the number of slums de-notified since the implementation of the In-Situ Slum Redevelopment (ISSR) vertical of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U) and observed that the housing ministry is duty-bound to maintain the data pertaining to the outcome of its mission and schemes. The report of the committee, chaired by Rajiv Ranjan Singh, was presented in Lok Sabha on Monday. The report stated that the Union Housing and Urban Affairs (HUA) Ministry has accepted that it had not conducted any independent urban housing need assessment study of the PMAY-U. "The Committee feels that being a demand-driven scheme, ther

65% women prefer investing in real estate over other asset classes, and of these, 77% would rather buy property as an investment and only 23% want it for self-use

Centre has increased budget for housing scheme, although older targets haven't been met

Chief Economic Advisor V Anantha Nageswaran on Monday said the allocation for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Scheme (MGNREGS) has been reduced in the Budget for 2023-24 as more funds have been allocated towards Pradhan Mantri Aawas Yojana and Jal Jeevan Mission, which are expected to provide jobs to the same set of workers in rural areas. Nageswaran also said due to measures taken by the government, money in the hands of beneficiaries has doubled. "One of the reasons why allocation for MGNREGS was lowered is because there is a much larger substantive increase in allocation in particularly PMAY (rural) and Jal Jeevan Yojana. "...so the expectation is that the rural workers would be able to find jobs in these projects," he said at an event here. The allocation for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Scheme has been cut by almost one-third by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman. MGNREGS has been allocated Rs 60,000 crore for 2023-24, almost 32 per cent lower th

The provisional list will remain displayed from January 16 to January 24 for public scrutiny

The report also suggests adopting climate-responsive cooling techniques in both private- and government-funded constructions

Madhya Pradesh has achieved second rank in the country under the 'Best Performing State' category in the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana Urban scheme, an official said on Thursday. He also said the state has received awards in eight categories in the 'PMAY Awards-2021: 150 Days Challenge,' the official said. State Urban Development and Housing Minister Bhupendra received the award on behalf of the state from Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the 'Indian Urban Housing Conclave' in Rajkot in Gujarat on Wednesday. Union Housing and Urban Affairs minister Hardeep Puri, MP principal secretary (urban development and housing) Manish Singh, commissioner Bharat Yadav and state mission director Shri Satendra Singh were also present at the event, the official informed. Dedicating the award to the people of the state and chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan's leadership, Singh hailed the efforts of employees and officials of the concerned department, adding that MP will remain a pioneer in implementi

The construction of houses for the SC beneficiaries under the PMAY scheme has been stalled in Gudimangalam in Tamil Nadu's Tiruppur following complaints based on caste issue

FM Sitharaman had allocated Rs 48,000 cr to PMAY (urban and rural) for FY23. The govt then extended the deadline for the rural by two more years, and may have to do the same for urban

The BJP had promised in its election manifesto for the 2022 assembly elections that it would provide houses to poor families

Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan has transferred Rs 250 crore to the accounts of 26,500 beneficiaries of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) in the state.

The government has disbursed interest subsidy of Rs 41,415 crore to 17.68 lakh beneficiaries so far under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban), the Rajya Sabha was informed on Monday.

Shares of real estate companies on Tuesday jumped up to 6 per cent after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced allocation of whopping Rs 48,000 crore for completion of 80 lakh houses

As many as 708 proposals have been okayed

Jagan Mohan Reddy wrote a letter to Narendra Modi seeking intervention to incorporate the creation of basic infrastructure in greenfield colonies as part of assistance given to state govts under PMAY

Over 10.75 lakh houses have been constructed under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) during the COVID-19 pandemic so far, and Uttar Pradesh tops the chart with more than 2.55 lakh such units, Parliament was informed on Wednesday. In a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha, Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said under PMAY-U, construction of 43,32,651 houses have been completed till date. In Uttar Pradesh, 2,55,227 houses have been constructed under the ambitious scheme since March last year, followed by 1,25,108 in Gujarat, 1,10,633 in Maharashtra and 58,427 in West Bengal, Puri said. However, Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Ladakh have constructed 21 housing units each during the same period, he added. "Under the scheme of Pradhan Mantri Awas YojanaUrban (PMAY-U), construction of a total of 43,32,651 houses have been completed so far. This includes 10,75,474 houses constructed during the COVID-19 pandemic (from March 2020 to till date)," the ...

Shah to take part in a housewarming ceremony virtually on Tuesday for houses constructed in Madhya Pradesh under the PMAY programme

This takes the total number of houses sanctioned so far to 11 million, according to a statement on Thursday.