Uttar Pradesh
Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana & Mukhya Mantri Awas Yojana
- 02 Sep 2021
- 2 min read
Why in News
- On September 1, 2021, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath handed over the keys to 5.51 lakh beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Gramin) and Mukhyamantri Awas Yojana (Rural).
Key Points
- The Chief Minister handed over symbolic keys of houses to five beneficiaries from Ayodhya, Sonbhadra and Rae Bareli, while to other beneficiaries the keys were handed over through virtual medium.
- In the last four years, about 42 lakh houses have been sanctioned Under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban/Rural) and Mukhyamantri Awas Yojana (Rural) in Uttar Pradesh.
- On this occasion, the Chief Minister also observed the presentation of the work plan of Baba Gokarnath Rural Residential Complex developed in village Londonpur Grunt under Gola block of Lakhimpur Kheri district.
- The Chief Minister said that 52 lakh women have been linked to self-employment by forming self-help groups of women through the State Government Livelihood Mission.
- It is noteworthy that the ownership of about 70 percent of the houses in the state has been given to women.
- With the objective of providing housing to the poor, the ambitious scheme of the Government of India 'Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Rural)' was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on November 20, 2016 from Agra district of Uttar Pradesh.
