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…
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Gandhinagar, Feb 18 (IANS) The Gujarat government has allocated Rs 3,472 crore for the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya-Mukhyamantri Amrutam (PMJAY-MA) scheme in the 2026-27 state budget, covering over 2.72 crore people, with more than 68 lakh beneficiaries having received cashless treatment, Finance Minister Kanu Desai announced on Wednesday.Speaking during the presentation of the budget in the Assembly, Desai said the state is also expanding In-Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) services, with facilities alre…
Gandhinagar, Jan 23 (IANS) In a people-centric decision aimed at easing the financial burden on rural households, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel has approved a one-time waiver of penal interest for beneficiaries of housing schemes run by the Gujarat Rural Housing Board. Under the relief measure, beneficiaries who clear the entire outstanding principal amount of their housing loans within a six-month window will be exempted from paying the penal interest charged at 2 per cent per month.The decisi…