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Flagship Scheme Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana
PRADHAN MANTRI AWAS
YOJANA (RURAL)
Starting in the year 2016,
pucca houses are provided to
rural people.
Boost to rural housing boost
in eight years
Year Number
2006-2014 1.8 crore
2014-2022 2.55 crore
An increase in house size from
20 square metres (IAY) to 25
square metres (PMAY).
Unit assistance increased from
Rs. 70/75 thousand (IAY) to Rs.
1.20/1.30 lakh (PMAY).
An additional Rs. 12 thousand for
toilets under the Swachh Bharat
Mission-Gramin.
number of houses built, around 2.5 crore houses
have been handed over to beneficiaries. These
houses are being distributed to families who did not
previously own a pucca house. Light houses using
modern technology are being built, and the Prime
Minister handed over the keys to the beneficiaries
of 1100 houses built with modern technology, first
in Chennai and then in Rajkot, Gujarat.
The National Institute of Rural Development and
Panchayati Raj conducted a study on the impact
of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin on
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PRIME MINISTER'S AWAS
YOJANA - URBAN
Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban is
one of the largest housing projects in the
world.
Affordably priced housing for city
dwellers was introduced in 2016.
58.59 lakh houses constructed or handed
over New technologies are being used to
construct 16 lakh houses.
2004-2014 ACHIEVEMENTS
VS. 2015-2022
From 13.48 lakh to 122.69 lakh
10X approved houses, the number
increased tenfold.
The number of fully constructed
houses increased 7.5 times, from
08X 8.04 lakh to 63.65 lakh.
Total investment in housing projects
has increased by 22 times, from Rs
22X 0.38 lakh crore to Rs 8.31 lakh crore.
10X Central housing assistance
increased tenfold, from Rs 0.20 lakh
crore to Rs 1.86 lakh crore, resulting
in the creation of approximately 2.40
crore jobs.
674 crore person days or rather 2.40
crore jobs were created.
beneficiaries. According to the study, the pucca
house provided by PMAY has a significant impact
on the beneficiary's socio-psychological well-being,
social status, health, confidence level, sense of
ownership and security, and overall quality of life. Out
of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana Gramin houses
available, 68 percent of families stated that there
was space inside the house for livelihood activities,
whereas 33 percent of normal houses had separate
space for livelihood activities. Beneficiaries of the
scheme are mostly between the ages of 30 and 41.