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Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana - PMAY

08 Apr 2023 Zinkpot 183
Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana - PMAY
  1. Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) is an initiative of the Government of India which aims at providing affordable housing to the urban poor by the year 2022. The implementation period of the scheme has been extended until 31 December 2024.
  2. Under this scheme, a subsidy interest rate is provided at 6.50% per annum on housing loan for the term of 20 years to all the beneficiaries. 
  3. There are two sub-sections of the PMAY scheme which are divided based on the area in which they focus: 
    • Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana Gramin (PMAY-G): It was previously known as Indira Awas Yojna and was christened as PMAY-G in 2016.
    • The scheme is aimed at the provision of affordable and accessible housing units to eligible beneficiaries in rural regions of India (Excluding Chandigarh and Delhi).
    • Under this scheme, Government of India and their respective state governments share the cost of development of housing units in the ratio of 60:40 for plain regions and 90:10 for North Eastern and hilly regions.
    • Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana Urban (PMAY-U): It is focused towards the urban areas in India. At present, there are 4331 towns and cities which are enlisted under this scheme. The scheme is set to function under three different phases:
      • Phase 1: Under Phase 1, the government targeted to cover 100 cities in different States and UTs across the country from April 2015 to March 2017.
      • Phase 2: Under Phase 2, the government targeted to cover 200 more cities in different States and UTs across the country from April 2017 to March 2019.
      • Phase 3: Under Phase 3, the government targeted to cover the cities which have been left out in Phase 1 and Phase 2 and attain the target by the end of December 2024.
  4. ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Beneficiaries of PMAY mainly includes Middle Income Groups (MIGs), Low Income Groups (LIGs) and Economically Weaker Section (EWS).
  5. While the beneficiaries from the EWS category are eligible for complete assistance under the scheme beneficiaries from LIG and MIG categories are only eligible for the Credit Linked Subsidy Scheme under PMAY.
  6. In the Union budget 2023-24, PM Awas Yojana allocation enhanced by 66% to ₹79,000 crore. The allotted amount was set to be used to complete 80 lakh houses in 2022-23 all over the country for the identified eligible beneficiaries in both rural and urban areas.

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