Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana: The Haryana government has approved housing projects across 60 urban local bodies (ULBs) for 2647 beneficiaries of the state in a move towards offering affordable housing to urban middle-class and poor families of Haryana.
Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana Approvals
The projects were approved during a meeting of the state-level monitoring and sanctioning committee under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban 2.0.
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Haryana Chief Secretary Anurag Rastogi presided the high-level meeting and reflected upon the state’s accelerating momentum to implement the flagship housing scheme of the Union Government. The move would offer pucca homes to families who belong to the lower income group (LIG), middle income group (MIG) and economically weaker section (EWS) in the urban areas.
Mohammad Shayin, the Commissioner and Secretary of housing for all, communicated that around 169,483 applicants had registered their housing demand till now via the Government of India’s unified web portal. This underlined the positive and staggering confidence of the general public in the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban 2.0 scheme.
Shayin added that 46902 applicats have been validated till now out of which 29437 have been rejected and 17465 accepted after scrutiny. It was also added that 12552 homes have been geo-tagged till date.
Eligible beneficiaries receive a financial assistance of Rs. 1 lakh from the state and Rs. 1.50 lakh from the union government under the PMAY-U 2.0 for constructing a multi-storeyed, all-weather pucca house with a maximum carpet area of 45 square meters and a minimum carpet area of 30 square meters.
What is a Pucca House?
Pucca houses are made with permanent and durable materials like bricks, stone, steel, concrete and cement. They are highly resistant against strong winds, rainfall, hailstorms and heat compared to temporary structures. Some of the most common pucca homes are brick and mortar homes, concrete structure house, Stone Masonry House and RCC (Reinforced Cement Concrete) House.
