Rs 2,691 Cr Released For 6 Lakh UP PMAY-G Beneficiaries

The financial assistance of Rs 2,691 crore to 6.1 lakh beneficiaries in Uttar Pradesh was released under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Gramin (PMAY-G). Under PMAY-G, each beneficiary is given a 100 per cent grant of ?1.20

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Published - Friday, 22 Jan, 2021

Rs 2,691 Cr Released For 6 Lakh UP PMAY-G Beneficiaries

The financial assistance of Rs 2,691 crore to 6.1 lakh beneficiaries in Uttar Pradesh was released under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Gramin (PMAY-G). Under PMAY-G, each beneficiary is given a 100 per cent grant of ?1.20 lakh in plain areas and ?1.30 lakh in hilly states, North Eastern States, difficult areas, Jammu, and Kashmir, and Ladakh, among others. The beneficiaries of PMAY-G are also provided support of unskilled labour wages under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) and assistance of ?12,000 for construction of toilets through the Swachh Bharat Mission-Gramin (SBM-G), MGNREGS or any other dedicated source of funding. The scheme has provisions for convergence with other central or state government schemes for providing LPG connection under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Scheme, electricity connection and access to safe drinking water under the Jal Jeevan Mission.