Now women will get full ownership rights of houses under PM Awas Yojana

PMAY-G: Under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Rural), the central government aims to empower women living in villages. In the second phase of this scheme, a target has been set to give 100 percent ownership rights to women in the houses given in rural areas. Apart from this, a new survey ‘Awas-Plus 2024’ is being brought under which the beneficiaries will have to undergo the survey as per the updated norms for new houses. The government is trying to ensure that the houses registered in the second phase are registered in the name of female members of the beneficiary families.

According to an Economic Times report, a new list of beneficiaries will be prepared and through this, for the first time, people wishing to enroll in the scheme will be allowed to do a ‘self survey’. After the Central Government approved the construction of two crore houses under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G), now preparations to start its second phase are almost complete.

What is the participation of women in the current first phase?

Currently, 74 percent of the houses being built under PMAY-G are owned by women, either singly or jointly.

What will be special in the second phase?

According to a source in the Rural Development Ministry, ‘facial recognition’ technology will be used for all first-time survey takers and those being surveyed to maintain transparency. Along with this, the official source said that this time the eligibility criteria for Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana Gramin has been relaxed and some limitations have been removed. The new surveys will be conducted through ‘Awas Plus App’.

What is the time limit of the second phase of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin?

Many states in the country have been directed to complete the Housing-Plus 2024 survey by November 30 and approve houses for eligible families by December 31. The construction of these houses is expected to be completed within a year.

According to the Ministry of Rural Development, 2.67 crore houses have been built under PMAY-G since the launch of the scheme in 2016. At the same time, the construction of about 77 lakh houses pending under Indira Gandhi Awas Yojana has also been completed. PMAY-G was launched in 2016 and aimed to build 2.95 crore houses in five years.