Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana – Gramin is a flagship scheme of Government of India. It was earlier called Indira Awaas Yojana (IAY), a flagship scheme, has since inception been providing assistance to BPL families who are either houseless or having inadequate housing facilities for constructing a safe and durable shelter. This effort has been part of a larger strategy of the Ministry’s poverty eradication effort, supporting the development of an environmentally sound habitat with adequate provisions for incremental expansion and improvement.

• Indira Awaas Yojana has been restructured to Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana – Gramin
• Commitment of Government:  Housing for all by 2022
• Unit assistance of house - Rs 1.30 Lakh
• Mandatory: Toilet for Rs.12,000/- from SBM or MGNREGA and  95 days of unskilled wage for Rs 17290 under MGNREGA
• Minimum unit size 25 sq.mt including area for hygienic cooking excluding toilet

• The construction of houses will be completed in 18 (eighteen) months from the release of first installment.
• Fund will be released to beneficiaries in three installments.
• The houses will be constructed by the beneficiaries. No contractor is allowed to be engaged.