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Union Cabinet approves government assistance for constructing 3 crore houses under PMAY

This was the first meeting of the Union Cabinet of Modi 3.0 government held at the Prime Minister's 7, Lok Kalyan Marg residence.

ByPTI

Published Jun 10, 2024 | 10:08 PM ⚊ Updated Jun 10, 2024 | 10:15 PM

Narendra Modi takes oath as the prime minister on Sunday, 9 June, 2024. (Supplied)

The Union Cabinet in its first meeting under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday, 10 June, approved government assistance for the construction of three crore houses under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY).

It is to be noted that no minister in the Cabinet has been allotted any portfolios.

This was the first meeting of the Union Cabinet of Modi 3.0 government held at the Prime Minister’s 7, Lok Kalyan Marg residence. The meeting was attended by ministers of all allies of the NDA.

“It has been decided in the Cabinet meeting today to provide assistance to three crore additional rural and urban households for the construction of houses to meet the housing requirements arising out of the increase in the number of eligible families,” officials said.

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The scheme

The government of India has been implementing the PMAY since 2015-16 to provide assistance to eligible rural and urban households for the construction of houses with basic amenities.

Under PMAY, a total of 4.21 crore houses have been completed for eligible poor families under the housing schemes in the last 10 years.

All the houses constructed under PMAY are provided basic amenities like household toilets, LPG connection, electricity connection and functional household tap connection through convergence with other schemes of the central and state governments.

(With PTI inputs)