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Assam Receives PMAY Housing and Agricultural Support
Assam’s Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma met Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.
They discussed help for people whose homes and farms were damaged by floods.
The Centre approved many new homes through the PMAY-G housing programme.
Different reports gave different numbers for the homes: 3.1 lakh, 3.5 lakh and 3.8 lakh.
The housing assistance is linked to about ₹5,000 crore.
More homes may be approved for flood-affected families.
Tea garden families may also receive housing help after receiving land documents.
The Centre also approved money for farming, machines, gardens and sustainable agriculture.
The Centre approved PMAY-G housing assistance for Assam, but reports differ on whether the number is 3.1 lakh, 3.5 lakh or 3.8 lakh homes.
The housing approval involves approximately ₹5,000 crore and is intended to support flood-affected families.
Additional PMAY homes were promised for flood-hit areas, while tea garden workers may receive support after obtaining land pattas.
Agriculture action plans worth ₹832.70 crore, plus ₹33.36 crore for mechanisation and ₹96.87 crore under MIDH, were approved for flood-affected farmers.
Assam also received a ₹139 crore RKVY sanction to boost agricultural investment and promote sustainable farming.
- Who
- Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.
- What
- They discussed flood relief, rural housing and agricultural assistance; housing approval was announced under PMAY-G, along with multiple agricultural funding decisions.
- Where
- The reports identify Assam and Guwahati in the dateline or headline, while one account says the meeting took place in the national capital.
- When
- August 25, described in the reports as a Tuesday.
- Why
- To support flood-affected families and farmers, expand housing access for eligible tea garden families, and promote agricultural investment and rural development.
Key facts
- Housing programme
- Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G)
- Reported housing approval
- Reports variously state 3.1 lakh, 3.5 lakh and 3.8 lakh new homes.
- Housing investment
- Approximately ₹5,000 crore
- Additional housing support
- More PMAY homes were promised for flood-affected areas; eligible tea garden families may be covered through a digital survey after receiving land pattas.
- Agriculture action plans
- ₹832.70 crore under the Agriculture Unnati Yojana and Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana for flood-affected farmers.
- Other agriculture funding
- ₹33.36 crore for agricultural mechanisation and ₹96.87 crore under the Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture.
- RKVY sanction
- ₹139 crore for agricultural investment and sustainable farming in Assam.
Quotes
Himanta Biswa Sarma
Chief Minister of Assam
“I also received the sanction letter from him for Rs 139 crore under the Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana to boost agricultural investment and promote sustainable farming”
theprint.in
“In today’s meeting, he formally handed over the approval for 3.8 lakh new homes under PM Awas Yojana, involving an investment of nearly Rs 5,000 crore”
theprint.in
Sources
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