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CM Majhi Launches Flagship Antyodaya Gruha Yojana
The Morning Standard
|March 31, 2025
CHIEF Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Sunday rolled out the Antyodaya Gruha Yojana, the flagship housing scheme for low-income households not yet selected under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G), at a state-level programme in Bhawanipatna of Kalahandi district.
Speaking at the event, Majhi said his government aims to construct over five lakh houses in the next three years, with a budget allocation of ₹2,600 crore for the current year and another ₹7,550 crore will be provided in the next three years. Around 26 lakh people have, after the recent survey, enrolled for housing assistance under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G), he added. He distributed work orders to 10 beneficiaries at the event while around 60,000 work orders were issued for beneficiaries across the state.
This story is from the March 31, 2025 edition of The Morning Standard.
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