Pradhan Mantri Aawas Yojana- Gramin

🔆Pradhan Mantri Aawas Yojana- Gramin 

✅Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Gramin (PMAYG), earlier known as Indira Awaas Yojana (IAY), is a  scheme for rural housing by the Indian Government.  

✅PMAY-G was launched on 20th November, 2016 with the objective of the “Housing for All”. It has  the target of construction of 2.95 crore houses with all basic amenities by the year 2022. 

✅The construction cost of the houses will be shared in a 60:40 ratio between the Central and State  governments in plain areas and 90:10 for North Eastern and Himalayan States. 100% financing  will be offered by the Central government for the construction of houses in Union Territories. 

✅ Under the scheme, rural masons will be trained with the objective of improving workmanship and  quality of construction of houses while at the same time, increasing availability of skilled masons and  enhancing employability of such masons.