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Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana Flagship Scheme

FIVE MANTRAS FOR THE PLAN'S SUCCESS

Transparency: The Technological
02 mantra was 'poor is 04 monitoring: The
house's construction
entitled,' with no regard
for caste, religion, should be monitored
or vote bank or any using technology.
recommendation.
Deprived first: The Women's Basic needs Included:
01 benefits of the 03 Considering respect and 05 The house should not
Empowerment:
scheme reach first
to the poor of the only have four walls;
it should be designed
village, who have self-esteem as women's according to the needs
given up hope of rights in the scheme, an and style of the area.
finding a home. effort should be made The house should have
to make them house
owners. all of the amenities.

"A house is not just a structure made of bricks and
cement, but our feelings and our aspirations are
attached to it. "The boundary wall of the house
not only gives us security but also instils in us
confidence and assurance of a better tomorrow."
—Narendra Modi, Prime Minister.

It is not only Orissa's Shashi Barik's or Jharkhand's Minister Modi responded, "The joy of finally having a
Bandhana Oraon's dream that everyone has their roof over your head, in your own home, is priceless.
own house. Because someone who does not have a These memorable moments in the lives of the
roof over his head, lives in a kutcha house or a ruined beneficiaries inspire and energise him to continue
house, or is forced to move frequently by staying in working tirelessly and nonstop in the service of the
a rented house, understands the value of a house. nation. "When one finds the key to the house, the
On the initiative of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, door to a dignified life opens."
the government launched the Pradhan Mantri Awas Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (PMAY-Urban)
Yojana, which provided the needy with the house of was launched on June 25th, 2015, and Pradhan
their dreams. On November 20, 2022, the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-Gramin) was
Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin will celebrate its sixth launched on November 20th, 2016 . The Union
anniversary. And it's a day to celebrate housing... Cabinet has extended the scheme until March 2024
Sudhir Kumar Jain of Madhya Pradesh's Sagar in order to ensure 'Housing for All.' During this time,
district wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi funds will be made available for the construction of
after getting a house under the Pradhan Mantri 1.56 crore houses. A target of approximately 3.72
Awas Yojana, describing the scheme as a boon crore houses in urban and rural areas under the
for homeless families. Sudhir had previously lived PMAY (Rural and Urban) has been fixed, of which
in a rented house and had moved 6-7 times. Prime approximately 3.5 crore have been built. Of the total

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