PM Awas Yojana has been started to provide pucca houses to poor families. Under this scheme, people living below the poverty line are given benefits every year. However, if they have a pucca house, then they will not be given the benefit of this scheme. It was started in 2015.
Under this scheme of the central government, subsidy is issued to build a house. This subsidy is released by the government separately for urban areas and separately for rural areas. Under this scheme, any Indian citizen above the age of 18 years, who does not have a house, can apply. BPL category or low income group people can also take advantage of this.
Money may have to be returned in this situation
If a person applies under PM Awas Yojana and he is given subsidy under this scheme, but he is not able to get the house built due to some reasons, then money is recovered from him. That is, in case of non-construction of the house, the money is withdrawn.
How subsidy is released to the beneficiaries
First of all, the beneficiaries have to apply under this scheme. You have to submit the correct documents along with the application. If the documents are found to be correct then a team is sent for investigation. After the investigation, if everything is correct, then the report is sent to the center. After that the benefit of this scheme is given to the beneficiaries. But if the house is not built then the money is taken back.
Which documents are needed
To register under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, you have to have Aadhar Card, Voter ID Card, PAN Card, Ration Card, Passport Size Photo, Income Certificate, Caste Certificate, Registered Mobile Number, Age Certificate, Bank Account Number and Bank Passbook. It is necessary to be
Where is the application made
To apply for this scheme, you can go to the official website of PM Awas Yojana. Also you can apply through offline also. In offline application you can take help of village head and village officer.