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29/10/23 08:47 AM IST

Abua Awas Yojna

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  • The Jharkhand Cabinet, approved the ‘Abua Awas Yojna’ (AAY)— a housing scheme for the poor, which will provide eight lakhs pucca houses to the homeless in the state, and has a total budget of Rs 1,6320 crore.
About AAY
  • A three-room and one kitchen house with a total area of 31 sq m will be provided under this scheme.
  • The government has set aside Rs 2 lakh per beneficiary in its budget, to be disbursed in four instalments.
  • In comparison, under PMAY-Rural, a house with only two rooms and one kitchen is constructed, with a provision of Rs 1.2-1.3 lakh per beneficiary.
  • There is also a provision, under this scheme, for beneficiaries to work under the MGNREGS and get wages of upto 95 unskilled man-days as per the current wage rate, for building the house.
  • There is also a provision to add a toilet in the construction of the house, with the help of Swaccha Bharat Mission funds or any other available scheme fund.
  • All houses built under AAY will be mandatorily registered on the name of the women in the beneficiary families.
Eligibility for the scheme
  • People living is kutcha houses;
  • The homeless or unattended;
  • People from Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG) will be given priority;
  • Families affected by any natural calamity;
  • Bonded labourers who were rescued as per the legal process; and
  • Such people who have not been made beneficiary of any other housing schemes
  • After taking the above parameters into consideration, a list will be prepared by the Gram Sabhas and a maximum of eight points will be given to prospective beneficiaries who fulfil all six criteria.
  • The list of beneficiaries will then be prepared as per the marks obtained.
Ineligible for the scheme
  1. People owning four wheeler or with a fishing boat;
  2. People owning three or four wheeler vehicle used for agricultural purposes;
  3. People working or retired from government or semi government jobs;
  4. Any member of the family elected as a public representative;
  5. Any income tax payer;
  6. Any person paying professional tax;
  7. A family having a refrigerator;
  8. A family having a 2.5 acre of land with a minimum of one irrigation equipment, or having 5 acres of irrigated land.
Source- Indian Express

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