Housing for All
Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana – Gramin (PMAYG) Dashboard
On February 22, 2022, Union Minister for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Shri Giriraj Singh launched the Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana-Gramin Dashboard. Key Points This dashboard will help in stringent monitoring of the scheme. It will be used by Stakeholders ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2022
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana: 92% Target achieved
The Ministry of Rural Development recently announced that under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G), 92% target has been achieved in the first phase of the scheme. Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana is a flagship scheme (that is, GoI gives utmost ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
Vishakhapatnam: Best Performing Civic Body in Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana Awards
The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has selected Vishakhapatnam Municipal Corporation as the best performing civic body. Vishakhapatnam was placed under the Annual Awards for Excellence that recognises outstanding contribution of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban in 2019. The award ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Maha Awas Yojana launched in Maharashtra
On November 21, 2020, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddav Thackeray launched “Maha Awas Yojana”. The project aims to build 8.82 lakhs of rural houses in 100 days. The project includes construction of toilets as well. The cost of the project has ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2020
Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban completes 5 years of implementation
On June 25, 2020, Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban completed 5 years of its successful implementation. Along with PMAY, the Smart Cities Mission and AMRUT schemes also completed their 5 years of successful journey. In order to commemorate the success of ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020
GoI marks 5th Anniversary of Urban Missions
On June 25, 2020, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs organized a webinar to mark the 5th anniversary of urban missions. This included Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban), Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT), Smart Cities mission. ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020
Budget 2019 : Housing in India
The Union Budget 2019 has made certain provisions that will enable home buyers and real estate developers to benefit from it. What has been given? The Union Budget has provided tax benefits to the home buyers. Interest deduction up to ..
Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban): Government approves construction 1.5 lakh affordable houses
The Union Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs has approved construction of another 1.5 lakh affordable houses under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) for benefit of urban poor. Decision in this regard was taken at 34th meeting of Central Sanctioning ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2018
Government approves construction of over 1.86 lakh more houses under PMAY-Urban
The Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has approved the construction of 1,86,777 more affordable houses under its flagship Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban). The approval was given at the 30th meeting of the Central Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee. ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2018
30.76 lakh houses sanctioned under PMAY (Urban) till now: Government
The Union Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs has announced that 30.76 lakh houses for the urban poor have been sanctioned so far since the launch of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) Scheme in June 2015. Currently, 15.65 lakh houses ..