Modi govt had launched Affordable Rental Housing Complexes (ARHC) scheme in July 2020 during the pandemic, when there was a massive exodus of migrant workers from cities.
According to the Interim Budget, extra 2 crore houses under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna-Gramin will be made in 5 yrs. Plan to launch a special housing scheme was announced by Modi last yr
Housing & urban affairs ministry is working on details of scheme, which is likely to be on the lines of Credit Linked Subsidy Scheme vertical of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U).
According to state housing department data, Maharashtra has so far completed just 27% of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) target, with only 16 months left for the scheme to end.
Speaking from ramparts of Red Fort on Independence Day, Modi also listed the outcome of his govt's schemes including Mudra Yojana, PM SVANidhi, Ayushman Bharat & PM Awas Yojana.
About 1,100 of 1,862 beneficiaries have already moved in from jhuggis at Bhoomiheen Camp. Teething problems such as hard drinking water are being looked after by 12 DDA officials.
Maharashtra & Andhra Pradesh also fare well in delivery of affordable homes to urban poor. Among UTs, Delhi tops with 27,308 houses while Andaman & Nicobar is at bottom with 45.
Hasina Fakhroo's home, built under PMAY in November 2021, was demolished following Ram Navami clashes in April. District administration says house stood on encroached govt land.
PM Modi handed over 3,024 EWS flats in Kalkaji Extension last week as part of DDA project to rehabilitate residents of 376 slum clusters under PMAY housing-for-all scheme.
PMAY is an excellent first step to put mechanisms in place for directly reaching the beneficiaries but it has to evolve so it stays relevant and can be scaled up going ahead.
The search for a permanent and coherent popular meaning of democracy is futile. The Pew report underlines this ever-evolving tendency of popular democracy in the Indian context.
With an educated & skilled workforce, Tamil Nadu has a burgeoning industrial sector which has scored massive investments in automobiles, electronics, and even footwear.
This deployment by the Indian Navy Friday is a stark contrast to the submarine history of the last two decades that has seen the arm hit by dwindling strength, accidents and write-offs.
The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.
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