2 weeks ago
Vijayan Criticises UDF Government Over PMAY-U 2.0 Housing Aid Cut
The Indian state of Kerala has a housing plan called Life Mission that builds homes for people who do not have one.
A political leader named Pinarayi Vijayan is upset about a new government decision.
Before, each new house received 4 lakh rupees of help, and the family did not have to pay anything.
Under the new rules, families have to pay about 1 lakh rupees themselves.
Vijayan says that means the real help has dropped from 4 lakh to 3 lakh rupees.
He is also angry that the government agreed to put the central government's logo on the houses.
He says that hurts the feelings and dignity of the poor families who get the houses.
The government says it made the change so the state would not lose 450 crore rupees in central funding.
Vijayan thinks that reason makes no sense and wants the new rule cancelled so families do not have to pay.
Pinarayi Vijayan criticised the UDF government's decision to implement PMAY (Urban) 2.0 in Kerala.
He alleged the new scheme reduces per-house housing assistance from Rs 4 lakh to Rs 3 lakh.
Under the new arrangement, beneficiaries must bear 25 per cent of the project cost, or about Rs 1 lakh.
Vijayan said the decision undermines the Life Mission project that built homes for homeless families.
He described the government's Rs 450 crore central-fund argument as 'ridiculous' and demanded the order be withdrawn.
- Who
- Pinarayi Vijayan, Leader of Opposition in the Kerala Assembly, and the UDF-led state government.
- What
- Vijayan criticised the UDF government's implementation of PMAY (Urban) 2.0, alleging it cuts housing assistance from Rs 4 lakh to Rs 3 lakh and burdens beneficiaries.
- Where
- Kerala, India
- When
- Saturday, following the state Cabinet's recent approval to implement PMAY (Urban) 2.0 in Kerala.
- Why
- Vijayan says the new terms undermine the Life Mission housing project, force beneficiaries to contribute 25 per cent of the project cost, and yield to central conditions he calls anti-people.
Opposition (LDF)
UDF Government
Change in housing assistance
Opposition (LDF)
The Rs 4 lakh per-house assistance is being cut to Rs 3 lakh and pushes a Rs 1 lakh contribution onto poor beneficiaries.
UDF Government
Implementing PMAY (Urban) 2.0 on the Centre's prescribed terms is necessary to avoid losing Rs 450 crore in central assistance.
Centre's logo on houses
Opposition (LDF)
Displaying the Centre's logo on houses built for poor beneficiaries hurts their dignity, since the Centre provides only Rs 1.5 lakh per house.
UDF Government
The UDF government accepted the Centre's logo condition under PMAY (Urban) as part of implementing the scheme's prescribed eligibility criteria.
Key facts
- Former assistance per house
- Rs 4 lakh (including central share of Rs 1.5 lakh)
- Alleged new assistance per house
- Rs 3 lakh
- Beneficiary contribution
- 25 per cent of project cost, or Rs 1 lakh
- Houses completed under Life Mission (LDF tenure)
- More than 5 lakh, including 3.72 lakh built entirely by state and local governments
- PMAY (Urban) houses with central aid
- 93,600 houses at Rs 1.5 lakh each
- PMAY (Rural) houses with central aid
- 34,600 houses at Rs 72,000 each
- Central assistance at stake
- Rs 450 crore
- Vijayan's demand
- Withdraw the order imposing additional financial burden on beneficiaries
Quotes
Pinarayi Vijayan
Leader of Opposition in Kerala Assembly
“The decision of the UDF government to destroy the 'Life' project, which provided homes for the homeless to live with dignity, and to bow before the anti‑people conditions of the Centre cannot be accepted.”
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Sources
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