Mokokchung, August 3 (MTNews): In order to achieve the target of “Housing for All” in rural areas, the Ministry of Rural Development is implementing Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana- Gramin (PMAY-G) with effect from 1st April 2016 to provide assistance to eligible rural households with an overall target to construct 2.95 crore pucca houses with basic amenities by March, 2024.
Out of the overall target of 2.95 crore houses under PMAY-G, a target of 2.70 crore houses has already been allocated to States/Union Territories (UTs), out of which 2.44 crore houses have been sanctioned to the beneficiaries by various States/ UTs and 1.90 crore houses have been completed as on 28.07.2022.
The target allotted by MoRD for Nagaland is 24,775 houses out of which 22,301 has already been sanctioned. However, only 4,239 houses have been completed in Nagaland. This information was given by the Union Minister of State for Rural Development, Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
Under PMAY-G, beneficiaries are provided financial Assistance of Rs.1.20 lakh in plain areas and Rs.1.30 lakh in hilly States (including North Eastern States and UTs of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh), difficult areas and Integrated Action Plan (IAP) districts. Additional assistance of Rs.12,000/- is extended for construction of toilets through convergence with Swacch Bharat Mission – Gramin (SBM-G), Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) or any other dedicated source of funding.
Further, it is mandatory to provide support of 90/95 person days unskilled wage employment at the current rates to a PMAY-G beneficiary for construction of his / her house in convergence with MGNREGS. Under PMAY-G, households are also provided water, LPG and electricity connections in convergence with other relevant schemes.
