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Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) is a credit-linked subsidy scheme by the Government of India to facilitate access to affordable housing for the low and moderate-income residents of the country. It envisaged a target of building 2 crore (20 million) affordable houses by 31 March 2022.
The purpose of Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) is to (i) ensure that every household has access to a tap with assured supply of water and a sewerage connection; (ii) increase the amenity value of cities by developing greenery and well maintained open spaces (e.g. parks); and (iii) reduce pollution by switching to public transport or constructing facilities for ...
PM Awaas Yojana - (Urban) (PMAY-R, PM Housing Scheme Urban) CSS MoHUA: 2015: Housing, Urban: To enable better living and drive economic growth stressing on the need for people centric urban planning and development. It envisages a "Slum Free India" in which every citizen has access to basic civic infrastructure and social amenities. [70]
The Ministry became independent from the Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation in 2004, [3] but was later re-merged with it in 2017. [ 4 ] The ministry also published the National City Rating, which ranked the cleanest cities in India , under which Indore was rated as the cleanest.
The Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G) is a flagship rural housing scheme by the Government of India, aimed at providing "Housing for All" by 2022. The scheme has been extended to 2028-29, with a target to construct an additional 2 crore houses. In 2025, a new survey is being conducted to identify additional eligible rural households.
The Ministry of Urban Development used a competition-based method as a means for selecting cities for funding. [7] The state governments were asked to nominate potential cities with the overall count across India limited to 100. [8] A hundred cities have been selected so far to be upgraded as part of the Smart Cities Mission.
Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY, translation: Prime Minister's Lightening Scheme) was launched by Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi on 1 May 2016 to distribute 50 million LPG connections to women of Below Poverty Line (BPL) families.
Provision of Urban Amenities to Rural Areas (PURA) is a strategy for rural development in India. This concept was given by former president Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam and discussed in his book Target 3 Billion which he co-authored with Srijan Pal Singh. The genesis of PURA can be traced to the work done by Nimbkar Agricultural Research Institute in the early 1990s on Taluka energy self-sufficiency ...