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41 Lakh Homes Built for Poor: Bihar IPRD Minister

PATNA: Shrawan Kumar, the Rural Development and IPRD Minister, announced that Bihar has constructed 4.156 million pucca houses for the impoverished over the past decade, starting from the 2016-17 fiscal year. During this period, administrative approval was granted for a total of 4,909,806 housing units, with over 85% of construction successfully completed. The minister detailed that the former Indira Awas Yojana was revamped in the 2016-17 financial year to provide durable housing with essential amenities to impoverished families in rural areas, many of whom lived in makeshift and crumbling homes or were entirely homeless. This program was rebranded as the…

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Uttar Pradesh extends housing scheme to all scheduled tribes

LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh government has broadened the scope of the Mukhyamantri Awas Yojana-Gramin to encompass all remaining Scheduled Tribes (STs), with the goal of achieving universal housing coverage for tribal communities in the state. This decision follows a proposal from the Rural Development Department as the earlier targeted groups under the scheme neared saturation. Initially, the scheme included select communities such as Musahar and Vantangia, covering 18 castes and tribes from 2020-21 to 2025-26. According to the order, various tribal communities, including Bhotia, Jaunsari, Raji, Gond (along with its sub-groups Dhuria, Ojha, Nayak, Pathari, and Rajgond), Kharwar, Khairwar, Parahiya,…

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PMAY Houses in Bihar for 1.04 Crore: Rural Minister

PATNA: On Tuesday, Rural Development Department (RDD) Minister Shrawan Kumar presented to the state assembly that the construction of pucca houses under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) is slated for 1.04 crore families identified through a survey, pending approval from the Centre. “The list of the 1.04 crore families eligible for pucca houses under PMAY has been sent to the Centre, and we are currently awaiting their clearance,” Kumar stated, noting that 20 lakh families have already applied online for housing under PMAY. Kumar responded to the government’s appeal for a grant of Rs 23,701.17 crore for the RDD…