Q14. Consider the following Statements regarding Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana-Gramin:
1. To achieve goal of Housing for All by 2022, erstwhile Indira Awas Yojana was restructured as Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana-Gramin.
2. Beneficiaries will be identified based on Socio-Economic and Caste Census (SECC 2011).
Identify the correct statements:
(c) Both 1 and 2
In the context of Government’s priority for “Housing for All” by 2022, the rural housing scheme IAY (Indira Awas Yojana) has been restructured to Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G), which came into effect from 2016-17.
Beneficiaries are identified based on the Socio-Economic and Caste Census (SECC 2011) data covering households that are houseless or living in houses with kutcha walls and kutcha roof with two rooms or less after excluding households falling under the automatic exclusion category.