Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana

65,000 people benefited from Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana in J&K's Rajouri

Millions of people in the border districts of Rajouri and Poonch of Jammu and Kashmir still live below the poverty line

Rural housing plan likely to get Rs 28,000-crore booster infusion

The injection of the additional fund is also important because of increased demand from states for more money for the scheme

Walton Street invests Rs 165 cr in Sowparnika Homes' Bengaluru projects

Sowparnika caters to the middle-income/affordable segment with an average ticket size of Rs 50 lakh in a project close to key employment centres and IT Hubs

Navigating the affordable housing finance market

The demand for affordable housing finance is very high, but housing finance companies have not disbursed loans up to their potential, owing to a lack of awareness among customers about such firms

Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban gets nod for continuation up to Dec 2024

Union Cabinet approved the proposal of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) for the continuation of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban up to December 31, 2024

Explained: What is Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana and how to avail subsidy?

Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) of the central government completes seven years today. Want to check your name on the list? Here's a step-by-step guide

Govt sets ambitious target of 1.2 million houses under PMAY scheme in FY18

Delay in land acquisition is the main reason behind the laggardly implementation of PMAY

Hope for house is not lost: Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna picks up speed

It's taken two-odd years for the ambitious PMAY to get going but there's finally sign of momentum

Buying a home wins hands down against renting today. Here's why

Buying a home wins hands down against renting due to Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana and RERA laws

PM hands over keys to 75,000 beneficiaries of central housing scheme in UP

Modi digitally handed over keys of PMAY-U houses to the beneficiaries and interacted with them.

Loan up to Rs 70,000 for homeless, those staying in mud houses

As per the Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojan scheme, the Centre will directly transfer the grant in bank accounts of beneficiaries

End arbitrary account-freeze by banks

A longer-term solution is to allow customers to easily vote with their feet

Modi launches schemes worth Rs 21,000 cr in Gujarat as elections near

Prime Minister inaugurates work to build Railway projects, dedicates houses built for the poor.

Home truths about urban housing scheme: 60% completion in 11 of 35 states

It would take the government another five years to construct all houses sanctioned under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (urban).

Govt making sincere efforts to bring positive changes in people's lives: PM

PM Modi said that his govt is committed to providing houses to the needy, asserting it is making sincere efforts to bring positive changes in citizens' lives through various welfare schemes

Over one lakh poor people in UP will be given keys within 100 days: Maurya

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

MFIs want Rs 3 lakh as loan cut-off to widen scope of eligible borrowers

If the RBI agrees to this suggestion, 50 million MFI customers will join the current net of 60 million and an outstanding portfolio of Rs 2.45 trillion

80% houses given under Prime Minister Awas Yojana are owned by women: Modi

Prime Minister Modi also digitally handed over the keys of the PMAY-U houses to 75,000 beneficiaries in 75 districts of Uttar Pradesh

Statsguru: Where flagship welfare schemes of Modi govt stand after 7 years

Business Standard looks at eight key schemes of this government

That dream house: Real estate has some opportunity waiting to be tapped

If the real estate sector is properly managed, it could drive not just finance but demand for a range of products and services, writes T N Ninan