Policy Briefs & Reports

Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana – Gramin (PMAY-G) is Government of India’s (GoI) flagship ‘Housing for All’ scheme. The scheme was launched in November 2016 and aims to provide monetary assistance for the construction of a pucca house with basic amenities to all rural houseless families and those living in dilapidated and kutcha houses.

Using government data, this brief reports on trends in PMAY-G along the following parameters:
■ Allocations and cost estimates;
■ Releases and expenditures;
■ Target completion and physical progress of house construction;
■ Payments to beneficiaries; and
■ Convergence with Ujjwala.