Ramnagar (West Champaran): Beneficiaries, who had constructed their houses up to the prescribed standards and were waiting for the second instalment, get good news.
Ramnagar Municipal Council has received the amount of the second installment under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana Urban-2 and the distribution has been started in bank accounts. They are being given second installment of one lakh rupees each to the beneficiaries who have met the departmental standards.
Geo-Tagged Required
The funds are being disbursed primarily to those beneficiaries who have undertaken the construction as per the set standards and have completed the geo-tagging process. After completion of roof casting, PM Awas Yojana board installation and final finishing work, the beneficiaries will get the final installment of 50 thousand rupees in the third installment.
Municipal Council Chairperson Geeta Devi said about Rs 4.77 crore has been received for the purpose.
First phase record
Under the PM Awas Yojana Urban Phase-2 in the town, around 1,361 beneficiaries were given one lakh rupees each as the first installment earlier. Except for a few cases of a technical nature, almost all eligible applicants had received the first installment amount.
The officials are constantly physically verifying the construction work to ensure that the scheme is being implemented in a transparent manner.
What is PM Awas Yojana?
The Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana Urban (PMAY-U) is a welfare scheme of the central government to provide pucca (permanent) houses to the urban poor.
Under this scheme, financial assistance and subsidies on home loans are provided to homeless families or families living in kutcha (temporary) houses to help them build homes. Under the beneficiary led construction component, eligible persons will get a total government assistance of up to ₹2.50 lakh directly credited to their bank accounts.
Who Can Apply and What Do You Need
The applicant should not be the owner of any pucca house anywhere in the country for being eligible under this scheme. This scheme is applicable for Economically Weaker Section (EWS), Low Income Group (LIG) and Middle Income Group (MIG) families.
For women empowerment, the ownership of the house shall be in the name of female member or in joint ownership. Aadhaar card, bank passbook, income certificate and land documents will be needed.