Govt reviews rural schemes, supply chain woes to protect beneficiaries from Iran war impactThe Rural Development Ministry is reviewing its key schemes in response to the West Asia conflict's potential impact on global supply chain...
21 Apr, 2026, 12.09 AM IST
Next phase of PMAY-G to include self-survey optionThe Indian government is launching the next phase of its rural housing scheme, Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G). A new beneficiar...
10 Dec, 2024, 09.04 PM IST
PM Modi distributes sanction letters to 32,000 beneficiaries of PMAY-G, releases first instalment of Rs 32 crorePrime Minister Narendra Modi distributed sanction letters to PMAY-G beneficiaries in Tatanagar, Jharkhand, and released the first instalmen...
15 Sep, 2024, 11.28 AM IST
Odisha government declares holiday for schools, colleges in Bhubaneswar on September 17 in view of PM Modi's visitThe Odisha government has announced a holiday for all schools and colleges in Bhubaneswar on September 17 due to Prime Minister Narendra Mo...
15 Sep, 2024, 09.57 AM IST
Interest subsidy for middle class taking home loan under PMAY scheme to come back: Budget 2024The Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) is a government flagship program in India that aims to provide pucca houses with basic amenities to a...
03 Aug, 2024, 05.37 PM IST
2 crore more houses to be constructed under PMAY(G) in next 5 years: FM Nirmala SitharamanIn the Interim Budget for 2024, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the construction of two crore additional houses under the Pra...
01 Feb, 2024, 02.19 PM IST
PMAY drives up MGNREGS wage costsMGNREGS wages of about ₹35,000-40,000 crore are estimated to have gone into the construction of houses under the PMAY (Gramin) since the sc...
13 Nov, 2023, 10.47 AM IST
Govt advances deadline, housing for all in rural India by Dec 2023The NDA government has accelerated its 'housing for all' initiative for rural India, bringing forward the deadline by three months to Decem...
20 Oct, 2023, 11.03 PM IST
Government to offer '70K loan to help complete houses under PMAY-GThe government has set an ambitious target of completing 2,71,92,795 pucca houses under PMAY (Gramin) by March 2024. According to the rural...
26 Aug, 2022, 10.30 AM IST
NBFCs seek extension of subsidy under PM Housing for two yearsThe Cabinet had recently approved the extension of the PMAY-Gramin scheme beyond March 2021 to March 2024 to achieve the total target of 29...
23 Mar, 2022, 12.07 AM IST
Pandemic derails construction under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana“Against the target of 2.02 crore houses allocated under the scheme till the financial year 2020-21, 1.50 crore houses or 75% have been com...
27 Jul, 2021, 01.17 PM IST
Pandemic and polls cause delay in construction of houses under PMAY scheme: GovtThe Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G) is being implemented with effect from April 1, 2016 and aims to provide “Housing for all” t...
09 Mar, 2021, 05.04 PM IST
Rural development ministry to seek two more years to meet housing for all targetAccording to sources, the rural development ministry would seek Cabinet approval for extension till March 31, 2022. The mission, which was ...
12 Mar, 2020, 10.58 AM IST
Expert committee to analyse additional households eligible for pucca house under PMAY-ruralNarendra Singh Tomar said in Lok Sabha that an exercise was conducted across the country for identifying such households, who though eligib...
11 Feb, 2020, 07.06 PM IST
Govt aims to build 1.95 cr houses under PMAY-Gramin in 2 yearsThe minister said that by 2022, every single rural family except those who are unwilling to take the connection will have an electricity an...
05 Jul, 2019, 12.56 PM IST
PM Awas Yojana: Only 8% target met under urban housing schemeIn the urban areas barely 8%, or 3 lakh of the 40.6 lakh houses targeted so far have been constructed. In the rural version of PMAY only 30...
22 Mar, 2018, 10.44 AM IST
Government targets to make 51 lakh houses in FY18 under PMAY-GraminOver 32 lakh houses have been reported complete in FY17 and 18 lakh in FY16. PMAY-Gramin was launched in November 2016 to replace the erstw...
02 Jun, 2017, 12.58 AM IST