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PMAY-Gramin — India's Rural Housing Push
Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana – Gramin is the Centre's rural housing scheme: the state sanctions and funds a pucca house, and the beneficiary family builds it.
Last updated 7 August 20265 min read
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Added the 3 August 2026 position — 3.12 crore rural houses finished against a 4.18 crore target, with 79 lakh sanctioned homes still under construction.
- PMAY-G
- Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana Gramin
- rural housing
- Ministry of Rural Development
- PAHAL
- AwaasApp
- PM-JANMAN
- Rural Mason Training
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