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PMAY-Urban report card — UP & Gujarat top in constructing most affordable houses, Sikkim last

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.

‘Just want my home back’ — In MP’s Khargone, a bulldozed family still seeking answers 8 months on

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. 

What’s the ‘Delhi model’ of slum rehabilitation & how it compares to other cities

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’s subsidy burden will become unmanageable. Govt must look at the PPP model

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.

CBI books DHFL promoters for creating over 2 lakh fake loan accounts under govt housing scheme

According to CBI, DHFL created 2.60 lakh fake accounts and disbursed home loans worth Rs 14,046 cr between 2007-2019 to avail interest subsidy under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana.

Kejriwal has kept Delhi’s poor away from central schemes. This is how voters feel about it

AAP govt has in its 5 yrs refused to implement key central schemes such as Ayushman Bharat & PMAY — a tactic, experts say, allows it to play up its own achievements.

Mizoram PMAY beneficiaries have congratulatory letters but no houses, state dept is ‘sorry’

Several Mizoram residents received letters over ‘pucca’ house from Modi government last month, without getting funds. State says no timeline for disbursement.

Geo-tagging, e-payment, real-time check — how Modi’s rural housing scheme is different

PMAY-G uses Socio Economic Caste Census data – which brings in exhaustive parameters of deprivation – to ensure improved beneficiary targeting process.

President Kovind outlines Modi govt’s 3-year goal — 2 crore new homes in villages

President Kovind said women are being given priority in the registration of houses being built under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana in the rural areas.

Modi govt’s flagship housing scheme flounders as states can’t spend funds fast enough

Under PMAY, Modi govt hopes to build 1.2 cr houses by 2022 but so far just 16% of sanctioned homes have been built.

On Camera

The Bads of Bollywood finally gives us the sidekick that everyone needs

Sidekicks are quintessential in Bollywood, and every few years, when a star or lead shines, a filmmaker reminds us that the person next to the hero is a key ingredient in the recipe.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

With MiG-21’s exit, India’s squadron strength hits 6-decade low. What are IAF’s plans for the Tejas

While the IAF remains committed to the Tejas programme and has placed orders for 180 Tejas Mk1A, the force is eagerly waiting for the Tejas Mk 2 version.

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.