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Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana Flagship Scheme

When the homeless or those with kutcha
houses are given a pucca house at this
age, they focus more on their job search.
More than 74% of the 2 crore
beneficiaries of the Pradhan Mantri
Awas Yojana have been registered by
women or jointly. The empowerment of
women through home ownership has
increased their participation in household
economic decisions. The building of
crores of houses also generates a lot of
work for workers, masons, carpenters,
GRIHA PRAVESHAM ON DHANTERAS IN MADHYA PRADESH plumbers, painters, and furniture makers.
NEW POWER TO MAKE DREAMS COME Employment and associated businesses

TRUE FROM GRIHA PRAVESHAM have increased.
Reiterating his commitment to housing

Without a home, all options are hazy. The day of one's home for all, Prime Minister Narendra Modi
entry or home visit represents fresh happiness, new goals, says, "This campaign to provide pucca
new dreams, and fresh vitality. This is why, when they buy a houses to the poor is more than just a
house, they see new possibilities. Prime Minister Narendra government scheme." This is a pledge to
Modi attended the 'Griha Pravesham' programme for more than
4.5 lakh Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin beneficiaries on restore faith in the village and among the
October 22 in Satna, Madhya Pradesh, where the keys to the poor. This is the first step to mustering
dream come true house were handed over on Dhanteras. the courage to fight poverty. With this in
As Prime Minister Narendra Modi says," Previously, people mind, our government has prioritised the
were forced to pass on homelessness to the next generation as a PM Awas Yojana.
result of the country's misplaced policies. The country has given
us the opportunity. We are breaking the cycle. Our government is
working round the clock to ensure that every poor person has a THE FAILURES OF THE PREVIOUS 21
pucca roof. That is why so many houses are being constructed. PLANS RESULTED IN A SUCCESSFUL
In Madhya Pradesh, 38 lakh houses have been approved PLAN.
under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, of which about 30 lakh Houses were built even earlier in the
houses have been built. Because the government understands country under government housing
the needs of the poor, new houses include toilets, electricity,
a water connection, and a gas connection. The country's schemes. However, people's experiences
leadership is now learning from the past and working to ensure with these schemes have been mixed.
the integrity of basic amenities for citizens. Previously, so many The Integrated Subsidized Housing
people were deprived of basic necessities that they had no time Scheme for Industrial Workers and the
to think about anything else. "We changed the way and gave full
control to the owners of the house," Prime Minister Modi says. Economically Weaker Section was the
The PM Awas Yojana has now evolved into a tool for social and first housing scheme established after
economic empowerment. Now that they have access to basic independence (1952). Then, every 10-
amenities, the poor are working to end their poverty. 15 years, something was added to the
schemes, names were changed, and
there were 21 schemes before PMAY, but
It is our government's great fortune that we have been
able to realise the greatest dream of 3.5 crore families. the goal of providing a dignified life for
This is the new India of today, where the poor are the underprivileged was never met. When
settling into their new homes on Dhanteras. We are Prime Minister Narendra Modi took over
breaking the vicious cycle of homelessness that has the country in 2014, he launched the new
afflicted many generations. Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban and
-Narendra Modi, Prime Minister Rural to provide 'Housing for All.'

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