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Jammu & Kashmir meets 97% PMAY-G target, builds 3.23 lakh homes

JAMMU: Jammu and Kashmir has successfully completed over 300,000 houses under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin, reaching 97% of its target, as reported by officials on Sunday. Mohammad Aijaz Asad, Secretary of the Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Department, has urged officials to expedite construction for the remaining 11,340 houses under the scheme. In a meeting focused on reviewing the progress of PMAY-G in the Union Territory, he noted that the current phase of the initiative is nearing its conclusion, and all sanctioned projects must be finished without delay before the new phase commences. According to the meeting, 323,299 houses…

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Assam CM Distributes PMAY-G Sanction Letters to 3.25L Beneficiaries

GUWAHATI: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced on Tuesday that the government is committed to providing ‘pucca’ (concrete) houses for all citizens in the state. He made this statement during the launch of the distribution of sanction letters to 325,234 beneficiaries under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G) at a state-level event held in Boko, Kamrup district. Sarma highlighted that the initiative aims to secure housing for economically disadvantaged families nationwide, emphasizing the state’s determination to ensure all eligible individuals receive benefits. He noted that on May 19, 2022, the state government distributed sanction letters to 500,000 beneficiaries, releasing…

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Rising Construction Costs Stall PMAY-G Progress in Mysuru

Representative image created by AI MYSURU: The Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G), the government’s flagship rural housing scheme, is encountering substantial delays in the Mysuru and Chamarajanagar districts. This is largely due to rising construction material and labor costs. In Mysuru, there are 20,908 houses planned for the fiscal year 2024-25, but only 64.4% of the work has been completed so far. Chamarajanagar has made even less progress, with only 27.2% completion. Out of the 20,908 houses set for Mysuru, 13,462 beneficiaries have begun construction after receiving their allotment letters, leaving 7,466 others still awaiting theirs. In Chamarajanagar, of the…