rural housing

Dibrugarh, April 2: The Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY-Urban), a flagship scheme of the Modi government aimed at providing housing for millions of underprivileged citizens, is bringing positive changes to the lives of many families in both rural and urban areas.The scheme has achieved...

JAMMU, MARCH 31: Minister Javid Ahmad Dar informed the Legislative Assembly that significant progress has been made in fund allocation and utilization under various Rural Development Department (RDD) schemes during 2024–26.Responding to a question by legislator Ajaz Ahmad Jan, he said major...

Raipur, March 30 Chhattisgarh has set a new benchmark in rural housing by completing over six lakh houses in the financial year 2025-26, the highest in the country, a state government official said on Monday.This achievement reflects a focused effort on delivery, with coordinated schemes...

Gandhinagar, March 29 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate 38,949 newly constructed rural houses across Gujarat on March 31, which officials describe as a significant expansion of housing access for low-income families under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Gramin).The houses, built...

Hyderabad, March 25 Telangana Housing Minister P Srinivas Reddy said on Wednesday that over one lakh houses constructed under the Indiramma housing scheme will be handed over to the beneficiaries by March 31 and another one lakh by June.Responding to a query during the Question Hour in the...

Bhopal, March 23 The Madhya Pradesh cabinet on Monday approved a 3 per cent increase in Dearness Allowance (DA) for government employees and pensioners, and also cleared development and construction projects worth Rs 6,940 crore, officials said.The DA increase will benefit approximately 10...

Dang (Gujarat), March 20 – A farmer in the Dang district of Gujarat has received a permanent house with financial assistance from government schemes, reflecting the continued implementation of rural housing support in the region.Sonubhai Dokia, a resident of Jharan village who earns his...

Gandhinagar, March 14 – The Gujarat government has announced its spending priorities for the 2026-27 fiscal year, with a focus on rural housing, sanitation, rural employment, skill development, and labor welfare. This follows the passage of the state budget, and ministers have detailed the...

Chennai, March 11 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday accused the ruling DMK government in Tamil Nadu of delaying the implementation of several major projects sanctioned by the Centre, claiming that such delays undermine the credibility of the Union government and hinder the state’s...

Shillong, March 4 In a heartwarming gesture on Holi, an IAS officer set aside festive celebrations to help paint the newly built home of a woman beneficiary of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana in the remote Myrkhan village of Meghalaya.Swapnil Tembe, who holds the position of secretary in the...

Patna, February 26 The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India has raised concerns about irregularities in the implementation of the PMAY-G scheme in Bihar, with allegations ranging from approving houses for children to geotagging houses in Delhi and Jharkhand.The report was presented...

Shimla, February 22 The Himachal Pradesh government has released ₹8.97 crore in rental assistance to families whose homes were completely damaged or rendered uninhabitable due to heavy monsoon rains last year, officials said on Sunday.This financial support aims to ensure that affected...

Patna, February 17 Bihar has 31.71 lakh "Lakhpati Didis," earning an annual household income of Rs 1 lakh or more, Rural Development Minister Sharwan Kumar informed the Assembly on Tuesday.Concluding the debate on the proposed Rs 23,701.18 crore budget for the Rural Development Department for...

Patna, February 16 The delay in the Bihar Finance Department's creation of a Single Nodal Agency (SNA) account has put the Rural Development Department in a difficult position. Construction of over 9.16 lakh houses under the Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana (Gramin) is unlikely to begin in the...

New Delhi, February 15 – The VB-G RAM G scheme, set to replace MGNREGA, received the largest share of the Budget for the Department of Rural Development this year, accounting for approximately 40 per cent of its total allocation, according to a report.An analysis of the Budget for the rural...