August 17, 2026 10:56 PM

Shivraj Singh Chouhan delivers 2.89 lakh pucca houses worth Rs 3,473 crore to Rajasthan under PMAY-G

Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare and Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Monday handed over approval for 2,89,355 pucca houses under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G) in Rajasthan, involving an outlay of ₹3,473 crore. During a state-level PMAY-G programme in Baran, Chouhan also handed over an approval letter for ₹340.59 crore for agricultural development initiatives, including those under the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (PM-RKVY), to Rajast...

May 15, 2026 5:47 PM

Maharashtra gets Rs 8,368 crore PMAY-G boost as 5 lakh rural families enter new homes

Union Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday announced a major rural development package for Maharashtra, including ₹8,368.50 crore in central assistance under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G), while inaugurating the Griha Pravesh ceremony of five lakh completed rural houses in Satara. The large-scale beneficiary event, held at the Sainik School Ground in Satara, marked the formal handover of newly constructed pucca houses to rural families un...

December 10, 2024 4:59 PM

Govt extends PMAY-G, targets two crore additional rural houses by 2029

The Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G), launched in 2016 to provide 'pucca' houses with basic amenities for rural households, has been extended by five years. The government aims to construct an additional two crore houses under the scheme by FY 2028-29, building on the initial target of 2.95 crore houses set for FY 2016-17 to 2023-24. Minister of State for Rural Development, Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani, shared these details in a written reply to the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. To identify eli...