PM Gramin Awas Yojana Latest Update: The period of Pradhan Mantri Gramin Awas Yojana, launched with the aim of providing 'Housing for All' in rural areas of the country, has been extended for 3 years. This decision was taken in the cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday. Under PM Awas Yojana, now benefits will be available till March 2024. The objective of the scheme is to provide pucca houses to the poor people of rural areas of the country.
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Giving information about the decision of the cabinet, Union Minister Anurag Thakur said that the cabinet has approved the proposal of the Rural Development Department to continue the Pradhan Mantri Gramin Awas Yojana even after March 2021. Under this, a target has been set to build a total of 2.95 crore pucca houses. In this PM Awas Yojana, 1.65 crore houses have been built and given till November 2021. Financial assistance will be given for the construction of the remaining 155.75 lakh houses.
2.17 lakh crore will be spent
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Major changes in Prime Minister's Housing Rules; Know otherwise the house will be canceled
Changes in rules under PM Awas
The government will see for five years whether you have actually used these houses in the Pradhan Mantri Gramin Awas Yojana or not. If you live, then this agreement will be converted into a lease deed. Otherwise the development authority will also cancel the agreement with you. After this the amount deposited by you will not be refunded. This means that disruption in this PM Awas Yojana will be prevented. Kanpur is the first such development authority. Where people are being given the right to live in the house under a registered agreement on lease.
In the first phase of Pradhan Mantri Gramin Awas Yojana, 60 people have been contracted in the camp organized on the initiative of KDA Vice President Arvind Singh. At the same time, he said, more than 10,900 distributors are yet to be contracted on this basis.
Flats are not free hold
Under the terms and conditions, the flats built under the Urban Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana will never be freehold. Even after five years people will have to live on lease.
Those who used to take houses on rent under PM Awas Yojana will now be closed. Also, if the allottee dies, the lease will be transferred to the family member as a rule. Now according to the new order of the Central Government, the benefit of Pradhan Mantri Gramin Awas Yojana will be given till the year 2024.