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The Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G) is a flagship rural housing scheme by the Government of India, aimed at providing "Housing for All" by 2022. The scheme has been extended to 2028-29, with a target to construct an additional 2 crore houses. In 2025, a new survey is being conducted to identify additional eligible rural households.
Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) is a credit-linked subsidy scheme by the Government of India to facilitate access to affordable housing for the low and moderate-income residents of the country. It envisaged a target of building 2 crore (20 million) affordable houses by 31 March 2022.
(PMAY-G, PM Rural Housing Scheme) CSS MoRD: 2015: Housing, Rural: Original form 1985. [66] Provides financial assistance to rural poor for constructing their houses themselves. This generates income and employment as well. [67] Sample housing designs have been proposed through UNDP, MoRD and IIT, Delhi collaboration. [68] [69] PM Awaas Yojana ...
The harshest criticism came from the then Minister of Rural Development, Jairam Ramesh, who described the low monthly pension amounts as 'an insult to the dignity' of the elderly. [57] While the Government of India maintains that State Governments should make a matching contribution to social pensions, the amount would still not account for the ...
The Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) is another noted scheme for the bank for rural development. [31] Under the RIDF scheme, Rs. 51,283 crore have been sanctioned for 2,44,651 projects covering irrigation, rural roads and bridges, health and education, soil conservation, water schemes etc.
Yearly growth in access to cleaner fuel accelerated around 2015 and increased by almost seven times, from 0.8% in rural areas before 2015 to 5.6% after. [15] India's Gas cylinder penetration has improved from 62 percent in May 2016 to 99.8 percent on 1 April 2021. [11]
The purpose of Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) is to (i) ensure that every household has access to a tap with assured supply of water and a sewerage connection; (ii) increase the amenity value of cities by developing greenery and well maintained open spaces (e.g. parks); and (iii) reduce pollution by switching to public transport or constructing facilities for ...
These included the 'Rural Manpower Programme' which exposed the tribulations of financial management, the 'Crash Scheme for Rural Employment' on planning for outcomes, a 'Pilot Intensive Rural Employment Programme' of labour-intensive works, the 'Drought Prone Area Programme' of integrated rural development, 'Marginal Farmers and Agricultural ...