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Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Grameen)
Why is it in the news?
- The Madhya Pradesh government has surrendered more than a quarter of its allotted Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Grameen) houses for this financial year.
- The MP government gave up 2.32 lakh out of a total 8.32 lakh houses.
More in the news
- The State targets were determined in February 2019 and Madhya Pradesh was allotted a total of 8.32 lakh houses under the Annual Action Plan.
- However, on July 31, MP government wrote a letter that they wished to surrender 2.32 lakh houses this year.
- The government's increased allocation for farm sector may be the reason reducing the State’s ability to meet its share for other schemes.
About Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Grameen):
- The yojana aims to ensure that every rural Indian family has a pucca house with basic amenities by 2022.
- The scheme would be implemented in rural areas throughout India except Delhi and Chandigarh.
- The scheme comes under the Ministry of Rural development
- It has targets to build a total of 2.95 crore houses by 2022.
- The nationwide target for this financial year 2019-20 is 60 lakh houses.
- Under PMAY (G), each beneficiary is given a total of ₹1.2 lakh to construct a pukka home, with a hygienic kitchen space.
- The amount is ₹1.3 lakh for hilly States, difficult areas and tribal and backward districts which come under the Integrated Action Plan.
- The cost is split in a 60:40 ratio between the Central and State governments in plain areas, and a 90:10 ratio in northeastern and Himalayan States.
- Thus, State governments must bear a share of the cost of the flagship Central scheme.
Source
The Hindu.