Mukhyamantri Jan Awas Yojana
Source Mukhyamantri Jan Awas Yojana: Business Standard
GS II: Government Scheme
Overview
- About Mukhyamantri Jan Awas Yojana
Why in the News?
A new housing scheme for urban residents was introduced by the Madhya Pradesh government.
About the Scheme
- A scheme will be introduced to build houses in urban areas of the state.
- Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced this at a public meeting in Indore.
- Under the scheme, residents of the state would be able to build houses on their plots with help from the state government.
- People who were ineligible for the PM Awas Yojana or those who could not get a house due to some reason will be able to apply for this scheme.
- The eligibility conditions of this scheme will also be similar to other housing schemes.
- To apply for it, the age of the applicant should be 18 years or more.
- The person cannot have any permanent house in his/her name.
- People below the poverty line or whose annual income is less than 2.5 lakh are eligible for this scheme.
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