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Publish Date 12/06/2018
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Published By Times of India
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INDIA – HOUSING PLAN CREATED 52CR MAN DAYS OF JOBS

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Document Type: General
Publish Date: 12 Jun 2018
Primary Author: Subodh Ghildiyal
Edited By: Arsalan Hasan
Published By: Times of India

The rural housing scheme has generated over 52 crore person days of employment in two years, emerging a key source of subsistence for unskilled and skilled labourers in the countryside, says a study by National Institute of Public Finance and Policy. The Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (rural), the revamped version of Indira Awas Yojana, was launched in 2016. In two years, the scheme has constructed 25.32 lakh houses while 21.28 are under construction. The total expenditure during this period has been Rs.35,135 crore.

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