✎ PM Awas Yojana Gramin provides permanent housing to rural poor with 20.53L houses built in Chhattisgarh and 3.65L new targets for FY26-27.
Relevance for Banking, SSC & RBI Grade B exams: Polity & Governance
Central Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan will visit Chhattisgarh on Friday, where he will participate in key events in Sakti, including the home-entrance ceremony under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Gramin) at Jetha. During the programme, he will distribute house keys to beneficiaries, highlighting the government’s commitment to providing pucca homes to rural families. The event will also feature a conference of panchayat officials to discuss rural development priorities and effective implementation of schemes at the grassroots level, underscoring the Centre’s focus on decentralised governance and last-mile delivery. The visit comes at a time when Chhattisgarh has already achieved the construction of over 20.53 lakh houses under PM Awas Yojana-Gramin since 2014-15, with a total expenditure of ₹25,504.76 crore by the Centre and state. This makes the initiative a critical case study for aspirants preparing for exams like RBI Grade B, where questions on rural welfare schemes, fund allocation, and governance models are frequently asked.
The visit also includes a ‘Lakhpati Didi’ conclave, where Chouhan will interact directly with women beneficiaries and self-help groups, reflecting the government’s emphasis on women-led economic empowerment. For SSC and banking exams like SBI PO and IBPS, this event is relevant as it ties into broader themes of financial inclusion, social welfare schemes, and gender budgeting. The numbers—₹4,382.15 crore allocated for 3.65 lakh new houses in FY 2026-27—can be cited in descriptive answers or data interpretation questions, while the focus on panchayati raj institutions aligns with polity syllabi, making it a multi-dimensional topic for aspirants across competitive exams.
Source: PIB (Press Information Bureau)
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