PM Modi on Wednesday released financial assistance of around Rs 2,691 crores to 6.1 lakh beneficiaries in Uttar Pradesh under the Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana - Gramin (PMAY-G) scheme. The beneficiaries of PMAY-G, in addition to the unit assistance, are also provided support of unskilled labour wages under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) and assistance of Rs. 12,000 for construction of toilets through Swachh Bharat Mission-Gramin (SBM-G).
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PMAY-G: PM Modi to release financial assistance of Rs. 2691 crores to 6.1 lakh beneficiaries in UP
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will release financial assistance of around Rs. 2691 crores to 6.1 lakh beneficiaries in Uttar Pradesh under Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana â Gramin (PMAY-G) on Wednesday, January 20. The event scheduled to take place at 12 noon via video conferencing will also have Union Rural Development Minister and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister in attendance. The assistance would include the release of the first installment to 5.30 lakh beneficiaries and the second installment to 80 thousand beneficiaries who have already availed the first installment of assistance under PMAY-G.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi (File Photo)
PM Modi to release around Rs 2,691 cr to over 6L beneficiaries in UP under PMAY-G ANI | Updated: Jan 19, 2021 19:16 IST
The Prime Minister s Office (PMO) said in a release that the Union Rural Development Minister and Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh will also be present on the occasion. The assistance would include the release of the first installment to 5.30 lakh beneficiaries and second installment to 80 thousand beneficiaries who have already availed the first installment of assistance under PMAY-G, PMO said. Prime Minister gave the clarion call of Housing for All by 2022 , for which a flagship programme of PMAY-G was launched on 20th November 2016. So far 1.26 crore houses have already been built across the country under the scheme. Under PMAY-G, each beneficiary is given 100 per cent grant of Rs 1.20 lakh (in plain areas) and Rs. 1.30 lakh, PMO added.
Pradhan Mantri Gramin Awaas Yojana: 6.1 lakh beneficiaries of THIS state to get Rs 2,691 crore tomorrow
The development comes after PM Modi gave a clarion call of âHousing for All by 2022â, for which the flagship PMAY-G was launched in November 2016. File photo
Updated: Jan 19, 2021, 06:15 PM IST
At least 6.1 lakh beneficiaries in Uttar Pradesh will receive Rs 2,691 crore financial assistance from the the Prime Minister on Wednesday (January 20) as part of the Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana-Gramin. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will disburse the funds via video conferencing.
Union Rural Development Minister Narendra Singh Tomar and Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath will be present on the occasion. The development comes after PM Modi gave a clarion call of “Housing for All by 2022”, for which a flagship programme of PMAY-G was launched on November 20 in 2016.