Bihar Completes 43 Lakh Pucca Houses for Poor Families
More than 43 lakh pucca houses have been completed in Bihar for poor families under a central rural housing scheme. The state has spent ₹56,743.40 crore under this scheme so far. Of these houses, 36.63 lakh were built between FY 2016-17 and FY 2021-22.
Context
Context: PMAY-G, the Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana (Gramin), is the central government's rural housing scheme for families without a proper home, launched in 2016. Pucca houses are permanent brick-and-cement homes, so the figure tracks how many poor rural families have moved into sturdier shelters.
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