Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated 1.75 lakh houses built under Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana – Gramin (PMAY-G) in the state of Madhya Pradesh on 12 September 2020.
So far 1.14 crore houses have already been built across the country under the programme. In Madhya Pradesh, 17 lakh poor households have also benefited from this scheme till now.
Under PMAY-G, each beneficiary is given 100 per cent grant of Rs 1.20 lakh with a sharing ratio of 60:40 between the Centre and the State. The scheme envisages to construct 2.95 crore houses by 2022.
Work of 18 lakh houses has been completed throughout the country under the PMAY-G and among that 1.75 lakh houses completed in Madhya Pradesh itself.