Centre approves 92,364 houses under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana in Himachal Pradesh, beneficiaries to get Rs 1.5 lakh assistance

Shimla, September 10: The Union Cabinet has approved the construction of 92,364 houses in Himachal Pradesh under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G). This is a major initiative aimed at providing affordable housing to rural families. The beneficiaries of this scheme will get financial assistance of up to Rs 1.5 lakh to build their houses, which will help thousands of people in the state to acquire permanent housing.

The scheme, to be implemented in the next five years, is part of a comprehensive national program approved by the Ministry of Rural Development, under which construction of 25,50,743 houses has been planned across India.

BJP state president Dr. Rajeev Bindal expressed gratitude to the Modi government for the approval and called it a “unique gift” for Himachal Pradesh. He highlighted that the allocation of 92,364 houses at one go is a new record for the state. Earlier, the Modi government had approved 17,500 houses and now the entire list of proposed houses in Himachal has got 100% approval from the Centre. Bindal called it a significant step towards providing permanent housing to 92,000 poor families in the state.

Former Union minister and Hamirpur MP Anurag Singh Thakur also thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan for their support in getting this approval. Thakur said, “The welfare of Himachal and its people has always been Modi ji’s priority. Irrespective of which party is in power in the state, the Modi government has ensured that Himachal’s development remains on track.”

The approval of such a large number of houses under PMAY-G is being seen as a significant boost to rural development efforts in Himachal Pradesh, which caters to the housing needs of economically weaker sections in the state.