Jammu, June 8 (IANS) The Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) has been instrumental in erecting pucca (concrete) houses for a large section of destitute population across the country, including in Jammu and Kashmir. The financial assistance provided under the scheme has motivated and helped people to move from mud and makeshift houses to the one of their dreams. In Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district, Mohammad Akbar and his wife recall the difficult circumstances and hardships they went through while…
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New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) India’s housing schemes for the poor in the urban and rural areas, launched under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana are setting an example for the Global South as a tool for inclusion, gender justice and empowerment of the economically weaker sections.“In India, the push for “Housing for All” has increasingly been framed as a human rights agenda that links shelter with equality, social security and self-respect for the poorest citizens. Within this framework, the f…