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...
01 May, 2026, 04.02 PM IST
Housing dreams falter in West Bengal amid corruption, land crunchEligible families in Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal, are denied housing benefits. Decades of occupancy on railway land disqualify them from...
17 Apr, 2026, 05.53 PM IST
Cement demand to grow 7-8% backed by strong real estate and PMAY push: Axis SecuritiesAxis Securities reports that India's cement demand will likely maintain momentum, projecting 7-8% growth in FY26. This is fueled by governm...
05 Jul, 2025, 10.31 AM IST
Assam govt hands over 55,000 pucca houses, launches women mason driveUnion Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma presented 55,000 pucca houses to rural beneficiaries in Assam u...
17 May, 2025, 08.38 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
Ministry of Labour expands PMAY benefits to marginalised workers, launches fully operational MIS portalThe Ministry of Labour and Employment has urged State Governments to include marginalised workers in the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana. This f...
03 Sep, 2024, 02.09 PM IST
Budget 2024: Govt may adjust income criteria for housing aid in urban areasThe government is preparing to revise the income criteria for middle-income groups (MIGs) to qualify for assistance under the Pradhan Mantr...
26 Jun, 2024, 03.37 PM IST
Benefits under PMAY-G provided to deceased persons, ineligible ones: Auditors find in Bihar. Unrealistic geo-tagging of house locations and payment of instalments in wrong accounts are also among the discrepancies observed by team...
10 Dec, 2023, 12.16 AM 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
Bihar officers to face action if 5.51 lakh PMAY-G houses not completed by June"The non-completion of construction of 5,51,893 houses -- 2,42,803 under PMAY-G and 3,09,090 under the erstwhile Indira Awas Yojana (IAY) -...
26 May, 2022, 06.46 PM IST
Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs approves construction of 56,368 houses under PMAY-U“Let’s get into the mode of implementation and execution,” said Durga Shanker Mishra, Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoH...
23 Feb, 2021, 12.16 PM IST
Government to sanction all 1.12 crore houses under PMAY by next month"A revised demand assessment was made and now the demand is for 1.12 crore houses. I am sure we can meet that in terms of sanctioning in th...
06 Feb, 2020, 12.07 PM IST
DDA survey to assess housing needsThose who want to be considered under PMAY (Urban) will be able to apply online at the DDA website www.dda.org.in for subsidy or allotment,...
31 Jul, 2019, 12.46 PM IST
Centre to launch tech challenge to address housing shortageUnion Housing and Urban Affairs (HUA) Minister Hardeep Singh Puri will launch the initiative under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (PM...
12 Jan, 2019, 02.53 PM IST
15% houses completed in urban areas under Centre's flagship PMAY scheme in 3 yearsAs per the ministry's official figures, 8.55 lakh houses have been completed till August 21 this year since the launch of PMAY (U) while wo...
16 Sep, 2018, 01.34 PM IST
Private players to boost government’s housing scheme under PMAY initiativeWith the government granting infrastructure status to affordable housing in Budget 2017-18, the private players have started showing intere...
15 Jun, 2017, 12.28 AM IST