Centre allocates five lakh houses to Andhra and Telangana under PMAY-G, says Pemmasani

The Union Government has allocated five lakh houses to Andhra Pradesh and Telangana under the Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G) scheme, aiming to achieve the 'Housing for all' goal, according to Union Minister of State for Communications and Rural Development Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar. Andhra Pradesh received an additional 2.25 lakh houses, bringing the total allocation to three lakh since the coalition government took office, while Telangana received an extra 1.21 lakh houses, increasing its total to two lakh.

Despite the significant allocation, only 42,000 houses, or 23%, of the 1.78 lakh allocated to Andhra Pradesh between 2019 and 2024 have been completed, and efforts are underway to finish the remaining houses within the next two to three years. The PMAY-G Plus app, geo-tagging, and self-surveys are being employed to ensure transparency in the selection process, which is based on eligibility irrespective of region or political affiliation.

The government has also raised the monthly income ceiling to ₹15,000 and removed two-wheelers and refrigerators from the disqualification criteria, with support potentially reaching ₹1.70 lakh to ₹1.80 lakh per house.

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