NEWS

The Centre has withdrawn Chhattisgarh from the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin with immediate effect

Why

The State has not shown any satisfactory results in respect of various parameters viz, registration of new houses, sanctioning of houses to PMAY-G beneficiaries, completion of previous allocated houses, etc. under PMAY-G

What did state say

State could not provide its share due to coronavirus-related expenditure.

What does it mean to the state

Chhattisgarh will lose on development work worth more than Rs 11,000 crore annually.

ABOUT PMAY-GRAMIN

• Erstwhile rural housing scheme Indira Awaas yojana (IAY)
• Aims at providing a pucca house, with basic amenities, to all houseless householder and those households living in kutcha and dilapidated house, by 2022.
• Cost sharing between Centre & States
  • 60:40 in plain areas
  • 90: 10 for North Eastern and Himalayan States.
• Envisages training of Rural Masons with the objective of improving workmanship and quality of construction of houses while at the same time, increasing availability of skilled masons and enhancing employability of such masons.
• Selection of beneficiaries under Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G) is based on housing deprivation parameters of Socio-Economic and Caste Census (SECC), 2011,