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Flagship Scheme
Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana

Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana-Gramin

Target Registration Approved Completed Fund Transfer
2,26,98,288 1,84,75,380 1,71,00,848 1,18,21,595 Rs 1,65,861 CR

Beneficiaries are selected using parameters from the Socio-Economic and Caste Census (SECC)
and verified by Gram Sabhas. The PMAY-Gramin Scheme is linked with other Central Government
schemes such as Swachh Bharat Mission Gramin (SBMG) through which assistance of up to Rs
12,000 for the building toilets is provided in collaboration with MGNREGS or other schemes

ELIGIBILITY NOT ELIGIBLE
CRITERIA FOR l Anyone owning a
PMAY-G motorised two-,
l Families which do three- or four-
not own a house or wheeler vehicle,
own a house that agricultural
has a maximum of equipment, or even
two rooms with a a fishing boat is
kutcha wall and roof l The construction cost of the houses excluded from this
scheme
l Households with no will be shared in a 60:40 ratio between l Individuals who hold
literate adult above the Central and State governments in a Kisan Credit Card
25 years of age plain areas amounting up to Rs.1.20 with a spending
l Households without Lakh of assistance for each unit limit of Rs 50,000 or
an adult male l For rural areas in the Himalayan above
member between 16 states, North Eastern states, and the l Families with
and 59 years of age Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir, a member in
l Families with the ratio is 90:10, i.e. the Central government service
disabled members Government will bear 90 per cent of with a monthly
and no able-bodied the cost and the state government income exceeding
adult members will finance 10 per cent amounting Rs 10,000
l Landless people up to Rs.1.30 Lakh of assistance for l A household that
who are earning each unit. has a member
income from casual l100 per cent financing will be offered who is paying
labour by the Central Government for the professional or
l Scheduled Caste construction of houses in Union income tax
(SC), Scheduled Territories including the newly-formed l Families which have
Tribe (ST), and UT of Ladakh a landline telephone
Minorities connection or own a
refrigerator

2015, aims to provide a respectable life to the and urban settings. The PMAY (Urban) Mission
less privileged with complete transparency. In intends to provide housing for all in urban areas
the past six years, the Government has handed by year 2022. The PMAY (Gramin) Scheme has
over 2.25 Crore houses across the country. a similar objective for rural areas. The scheme
The scheme has separate provisions for rural covers not only for the poor, needy and backward

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