PMAY (Gramin) gets ₹7,000-cr housing booster in UP

The UP Government has made a provision of ₹7,000 crore under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Gramin) in the Budget for the next fiscal. A provision of ₹369 crore has been made under the Mukhyamantri Awas Yojana (Gramin). Further, a provision of ₹5,548 crore has been made under Rashtriya Gramin Rojgar Guarantee Yojana to create 35 crore man-days employment. Under Batch-1 of Pradhanmantri Gram Sadak Yojana-3, ₹5,000 crore is proposed. As far as Panchayati Raj is concerned, a provision of ₹10 crore for the establishment of 2 Chandrasekhar Azad Gramin Vikas Sachivalaya in each Nyay Panchayat. A provision of ₹25 crore has been made to encourage excellent gram panchayats under the Mukhyamantri Panchayat Protsahan Yojana. A provision of ₹20 crore has been made for the construction of multipurpose panchayat buildings in gram panchayats. A budget arrangement of ₹653 crore is proposed for capacity augmentation, training and construction of structural framework in panchayats under the Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan. For the expansion of e-governance in villages, a provision of ₹4 crore has been made for Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Panchayat Sashaktikaran Yojana.