Module 8: Rural Housing - Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana Gramin (PMAY-G)

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Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana Gramin (PMAY-G):

Formerly known as the Indira Awas Yojana (IAY), PMAY-G is a flagship social welfare initiative of the Central Government designed to provide 'Housing for All by 2022'.

Core Features & Specifications:

Mandates the construction of a minimum 25 square meter pucca house equipped with basic amenities, including a hygienic cooking space, electricity connection, and a toilet (via SBM-G).
Cost Sharing Formula: The construction cost is split between the Central and State Governments in a 60:40 ratio across all general states, including Bihar. (For Himalayan and Northeastern states, it is 90:10; Union Territories receive 100% central financing).

Beneficiary Identification:

Eligible families are strictly identified and ranked using the Socio-Economic and Caste Census (SECC, 2011) database. Targeted priority is accorded to houseless households, families living in zero/one/two-room kutcha houses, households with no literate adult above 25 years of age, female-headed households, and families belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and minority communities. In rural Bihar, PMAY-G has been an indispensable vehicle for social dignity and security.

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Mandates the construction of a minimum 25 square meter pucca house equipped with basic amenities, including a hygienic cooking space, electricity connection, and a toilet (via SBM-G).
Cost Sharing Formula: The construction cost is split between the Central and State Governments in a 60:40 ratio across all general states, including Bihar. (For Himalayan and Northeastern states, it is 90:10; Union Territories receive 100% central financing).

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Mandates the construction of a minimum ______ square meter pucca house equipped with basic amenities, including a hygienic cooking space, electricity connection, and a toilet (via SBM-G). — 25
Cost Sharing Formula: The construction cost is split between the Central and State Governments in a 60:40 ratio across all general states, including Bihar. (For Himalayan and Northeastern states, it is 90:10; Union Territories receive 100% central financing).

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What is the cost sharing pattern for PMAY-G between the Central Government and the Government of Bihar?

In all general states including Bihar, PMAY-G construction cost is shared 60:40 between Centre and State.

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Mandates the construction of a minimum ______ square meter pucca house equipped with basic amenities, including a hygienic cooking space, electricity connection, and a toilet (via SBM-G).

Cost Sharing Formula: The construction cost is split between the Central and State Governments in a ______ across all general states, including Bihar. (For Himalayan and Northeastern states, it is 90:10; Union Territories receive 100% central financing).

60:40 ratio