January 25, 2024: Over 20 lakh houses to the poor will be provided in the state by 2027, announced Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren on January 23, 2024 while addressing beneficiaries of Abua Awas Yojana’ (AAY), a state-government sponsored housing scheme in a public event.
Under the ‘Abua Awas Yojana’ (My House), applications were sought during the ‘Apki Yojana, Apki Sarkar, Apke Dwar’ (Your scheme, your government at your doorstep) campaign.
“We received more than 30 lakh applications for the scheme. Of the total, 20 lakh are estimated to be genuine beneficiaries. So, the government has decided to provide houses to all 20 lakh beneficiaries by 2027,” the CM said, mentioned media reports.
Media reports mention that during the event, the Jharkhand CM also distributed approval letters and the first installment for the housing scheme to over 8,000 beneficiaries from Khunti and Simdega. The state will provide Rs 2 lakh for construction of a three-room house, under this scheme.
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