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Years
of Vikas Yatra

Reduced Mobile Data Costs
PM-Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana
97% reduction in mobile 36.88
data cost in 2025-26
compared to 2014
Real Estate Regulation lakh households installed
solar systems under the
n To protect the interests of homebuyers and Pradhan Mantri Surya
bring transparency to the housing sector, Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana as
Parliament passed the Real Estate (Regulation and of April 30, 2026.
Development) Act in 2016.

n RERA has resolved 1.57 lakh cases; RERA Subsidies amounting to The installed capacity
authorities are operational in 35 States `19,480 under the scheme
and Union Territories. crore have been released. reached 10.77 GW.
n Over 1.61 lakh real estate projects
and 1.13 lakh real estate agents Rapidly Growing Economy
across the country are Over the past 12 years, the country’s economic
registered under RERA. foundation has strengthened significantly. Despite
various global crises, India continues to remain
PM Awas Yojna ( Urban) the world’s fastest-growing major economy. India
has further improved its track record of keeping
Since June 25, 2015, the Ministry of Housing and inflation rates low. The direct benefits of this are
Urban Affairs has been supporting the efforts of accruing to the country’s poor and middle-class
States and Union Territories by providing central families.
assistance under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana
– Urban (PMAY-U). This initiative aims to provide
pucca houses—equipped with basic civic amenities—to
eligible young individuals and working professionals
among the urban beneficiaries across the country. Since middle-class families
A total of
125.15 lakh houses have been contribute so much to the nation,
sanctioned nationwide
to date, including
13.67 lakh houses it is incumbent upon the nation
to make continuous efforts to
under PMAY-U 2.0.
fulfill their aspirations regarding
Construction work has
commenced on 116.57 lakh their quality of life. I envision that
of the sanctioned houses; by 2047—when the dream of a
of these, 97.30 lakh ‘Developed India’ is realized—one
houses have been handed
over to beneficiaries as of of its defining features will be a
March 2, 2026. reduction in government interference
in the lives of the common people.

Post Office Passport Narendra Modi, Prime Minister
Seva Kendras
452 Post Office Passport Seva Kendras

are operational across 23 circles.

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