PM Awas Yojana: Good news for Bihar residents; first installment credited to 75,000 accounts

Bihar residents who are beneficiaries of the PM Awas Yojana received their first installments under this scheme. The state's Rural Development Minister, Sharwan Kumar, has transferred the first installment of funds to 75,295 beneficiaries online. Each beneficiary received Rs 40,000, totaling Rs 301.18 crore. The next two installments will be released within the next 100 days. 

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in the reverse migration of urban migrants and the poor to the country. Urban migrants stay in slums, informal settlements or unauthorised colonies/ peri-urban areas to save cost on housing. They need decent rental housing at an affordable rate at their work sites. The Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs has initiated Affordable Rental Housing Complexes (ARHCs), a sub-scheme under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana - Urban (PMAY-U). This will provide ease of living to urban migrants/ poor in the Industrial Sector as well as in the non-formal urban economy to get access to dignified, affordable rental housing close to their workplace. 

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Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana

Minister of Rural Development Department, Sharwan Kumar, on Monday sent the first installment of the assistance amount to the beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana Grameen in the online bank account. Secretary of the Department Lokesh Singh listed the achievements of the current financial year in a program organised in the Auditorium of the Rural Development Department located at the Chief Secretariat.

The Minister stated that under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana Gramin, the target of 2,43,903 was first achieved in September 2024. Compared to the said target, in the program organised on 17.09.2024, a lump sum expenditure of Rs 360 crores was made to about 90 thousand beneficiaries.

75,000+ PM Awas Yojana beneficiaries in Bihar receive first installment

Out of the above target, in the program organised on 24.03.2025, 75 thousand 2 hundred and 95 beneficiaries were paid a lump sum assistance amount of the first installment at the rate of 40 thousand rupees. A total of Rs 301 crore 18 lakh has been spent on this.

Bihar PM Awas Yojana: Rs 1200 crore spent on beneficiary schemes 

The Ministry of Rural Development has received an additional target of 5,46,745 from 27 January 2025 from the Government of India. Thus, the total target of the state in the current financial year 2024-25 under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana Rural is 7,90,648. Against the set target, the one-time first installment of assistance has been paid to three lakh beneficiaries on 5th March 2025 after sanction of housing, incurring an expenditure of Rs 1200 crore.

Bihar PM Awas Yojana: Over 58,000 houses completed

So far, housing approval has been given to 7 lakh 24 thousand 230 families, first installment to 6 lakh 30 thousand 49 beneficiaries, second installment to 2 lakh 1 thousand 82 beneficiaries, and third installment to 1 lakh 21 thousand 539 beneficiaries. In total 58 thousand 409 houses have been completed.

The beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana Gramin are given a total assistance of Rs 1.20 lakh in three installments with the progress of housing construction. In this scheme, 60 percent of the amount is borne by the central government and 40 percent by the state government. In this way, 40 per cent,t i.e. amount of Rs. 48 thousand, is given to the beneficiaries as the State share.

Second and third installments to be given in 100 days

In the next 100 days, the beneficiaries will be paid in the form of second and third installments at the rate of 80 thousand rupees. Along with this, these beneficiaries will be given 22,050 rupees as unskilled wages for 90 days through MNREGA and 12 thousand rupees for toilet construction from Lohia Swachh Bihar Mission.

Thus 1 lakh 54 thousand 50 rupees will be given per beneficiary. 75 thousand beneficiaries benefited in today's program will receive Rs 1155.375 crore in the next 100 days. Beneficiaries of the Patna district were present at the program.