Govt to replace MGNREGA with new rural jobs scheme G RAM G, guarantees 125 days of work at near Rs 96,000 crore budget allocationIndia is launching a new rural employment program, VB-G RAM G, replacing MGNREGA from July 1, 2026. This initiative guarantees 125 days of ...
Rising packaging bag costs major headwind for UltraTech Cement: OfficialUltraTech Cement is navigating rising costs for plastic packaging and fuel. These expenses are a concern for the company's target of double...
BJP gains in Bengal may accelerate reforms push amid economic headwindsThe dominant National Democratic Alliance constituent at the Centre has registered its maiden victory in West Bengal, retained Assam and Pu...
Shivraj Singh Chouhan launches PMGSY projects worth Rs 1,698 cr in Odisha's Rayagada districtUnion Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan launched Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana-IV in Rayagada, Odisha. The initiative wil...
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...
NABARD launches Rs 2.62 lakh crore credit plan for Delhi; proposes ‘nano, mini’ units to boost MSME accessThe plan emphasises inclusive credit planning and tailored development pathways for balanced growth across the National Capital Territory.
In Phase 2 of PMAY Housing Scheme, women to get 100% ownershipThe government is focusing on women's empowerment through the PMAY (rural) scheme. The scheme aims to provide 100% ownership of houses to w...
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...
Govt’s PMAY move to help boost affordable housing, drive economic growthIn the interim budget earlier this year, Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman had announced support for the construction of an additional 2 ...
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...
PM Awas funds siphoned off in Odisha, Bengal: CentreThe ministry has found that bank accounts of 60% of the beneficiaries of PMAY (Rural) in Odisha have been changed from the accounts furnish...
Small-ticket housing loans rise in tier I and II citiesAs per the latest data, under PMAY (Urban), 11.4 million houses involving central assistance of ₹1.86 lakh crore have been sanctioned so fa...
Steep climb ahead to achieve the target of Housing for All by 2022: ICRAThe PMAY was launched in 2015, through which the Government of India had set a target of constructing 50 million new housing units by 2022,...
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...
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...
Government amends housing scheme guidelines under PMAY to enhance coverage"The beneficiaries in the permanent wait list of PMAY (G) will have the flexibility for opting for a house under PMAY(G) or PMAY (U)."
Ensure houses for poor have power, gas connections: PM ModiSources said PM’s recent direction is in line with the focus to ensure houses built under the PMAY have the necessary facilities to bring v...