Pradhan Mantri Gramin Awaas Yojana 2023 Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana is a communal welfare program initiated by the government of India with the intention to provide low-cost housing to the people residing in the rural areas of the nation. This program is in harmony with the government’s initiative of providing ‘Housing for all’ by the year 2023.
Features of Pradhan Mantri Gramin Awas Yojana Scheme
Modern technology like information communication and space technology are being used to make sure the accurate selection of beneficiaries
PMGAY combines all of the following schemes together – Aadhaar platform, Skill India and Jan Dhan Yojana, and Make in India. Besides this, the government is also planning to deploy MGNREGA scheme to train and allocate labour
The Swachh Bharat and MGNREGA amongst other institutions funded toilets for the PMGAY scheme
PMAY-G beneficiaries are entitled to get 90 days of wage employment in districts under an integrated action plan (IAP)
Drinking water will be supplied to houses under the PMAY-G scheme by the National Rural Drinking Water program (NRDWP)
Clean and efficient cooking fuel will be provided to the beneficiaries of PMAY-G
Solid and liquid wastes of the households under the PMAY-G scheme will be managed
Several amenities such as bio-fenced steps, paved pathways, road, etc. will be provided to the beneficiaries of the PMAY-G housing
1 crore pucca houses are to be constructed for the people of the rural areas in the next three years
Totally, 4 crore households will be constructed under the PMAY-G scheme by the year 2023
The estimated total expenditure of PMAY-G is Rs.60,000 crore
Scheduled Tribes / Scheduled Castes
Freed bonded labourers
Minorities and non – SC/ST rural households in the BPL category
Widows and next-of-kin to defence personnel/paramilitary forces killed in action (irrespective of their income criteria), ex-servicemen and retire Scheme
The family applying for a loan under this scheme must include a husband, wife and child/children that are unmarried
The family must not own a pucca house
The applicant and his family must fulfil the income criteria mandated by this scheme and has to belong to either the EWS (Economically Weaker Section), LIG (Lower Income Group), or BPL (Below Poverty Line) category
The income of the applicant’s family should be between Rs.3 lakh and Rs.6 lakh p.a.
Any loan amount above Rs.6 lakh, the interest rate on the additional amount will be as per the market rate
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