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The NDA government has accelerated its 'housing for all' initiative for rural India, bringing forward the deadline by three months to December 2023..
The remaining houses are at various stages of construction and will be finished by December.AgenciesHousing for all has been a key focus area for the Modi government especially in the rural areas...
It built 24.5 million houses for beneficiaries under the PM Awas Yojana (Gramin) until September 30, of the targeted 29.5 million to ensure every family in rural India has a house of their own, the ministry said..
Addressing reporters, rural development minister Giriraj Singh said the central government has constructed a record 32.1 million rural houses under both the PMAY (Gramin) and the Indira Awas Yojana since 2014..
Under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana, roads over 7,44,000 km have been completed and more than 1,62,000 rural habitations have been connected through all-weather roads, the minister said.. Singh said under the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojna (National Rural Livelihoods Mission), as many as 73.3 million women have been mobilised into self-help groups (SHGs)..
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